Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic Star Trek movies!
A COMPLETE FAN GUIDE TO STAR TREK III
CELEBRATING STAR TREK • We’re marking the 40th anniversary of the release of Star Trek III: The Search for Spock with a look back at the pivotal feature film, and exploring what’s to come for the record-breaking franchise.
HOW STAR TREK III CHANGED THE FRANCHISE FOREVER • When Leonard Nimoy stepped behind the camera to helm The Search for Spock, it led to a seismic shift.
NOT EVERYONE WAS HAPPY
SHOOTING THE FILM • Director Leonard Nimoy worked hard to ensure that the story in Star Trek III lined up with his vision for a true ensemble film.
THE HEART AND SOUL OF SAAVIK • As the second actor to play Vulcan Lt. Saavik, Robin Curtis set the standard for generations of Vulcans. She talks exclusively to Ryan Britt about her Star Trek experience.
THEY DON’T MESS AROUND
THE GENESIS OF TERRY MATALAS • The showrunner of Star Trek: Picard talks exclusively to Ryan Britt about how 1984’s The Search for Spock changed his life and influenced the triumphant Next Generation comeback.
WHAT’S NEXT • We explore what’s in store for the current Star Trek series and share the latest news on upcoming projects and the next big-screen blockbuster.
FUTURE’S END • Discovery Season 5 tackles the big questions as the most ambitious Star Trek series ever draws to a close.
LEGACY IN LIMBO • A Picard sequel series is ready to warp out. So, what’s the holdup?
CRUSHER BROTHERS
EXPLORING STRANGER NEW WORLDS • Fans are facing a long wait for the resolution of the Gorn cliffhanger in the upcoming Season 3.
BEAM HIM UP! • We’ll see more of Scotty in Season 3.
YOUTH TREK • Starfleet Academy could become the first teen drama in the Star Trek franchise.
REVENGE IS A DISH BEST SERVED COLD: THE CETI ALPHA V PODCAST
THE EVIL QUEEN RETURNS • Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will come storming back in Section 31, a stand-alone, straight-to-streaming movie on Paramount+.
PHASE 2 MATERIALIZES • What’s in store for the next era of Star Trek at Paramount+?
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT • Prodigy’s big Season 2 comeback will see the gang in a new ship—and on a new streaming platform.
THE LITTLE STARSHIP THAT COULD • Lower Decks’ fifth season will feature some “fun legacy characters,” series creator Mike McMahan revealed.
IS STAR TREK 4 LOST IN MOVIE SPACE? • We’ve been waiting eight years, but reports of a new origin story set decades before the trilogy has fans feeling hopeful.
A LOOK BACK • Remembering the iconic The Original Series and the TV shows and movies that boldly followed. Plus, we recall the franchise’s best—and worst—couples.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN • Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry was a visionary, but not everyone saw it.
THE FIRST TREK SPINOFF: AN ANIMATED SERIES
THE BEST OF THE BEST • The Original Series gave us so many memorable performances as well as real-life issues to ponder and created a blueprint for the franchise. We’re counting down the 10 best episodes.
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN • Star Trek came back again and again and again in a string of series—some more memorable than others.
ALL THE MOVIES • The franchise may have started on the small screen, but it was feature films that rocketed it to the next level.
LOVE IN SPACE • The 10 best (and worst) couples on the big and small screen.
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