Star Trek fans are looking forward to potential announcements about the franchise’s future. The franchise is now gearing up to organize a major event to celebrate a historic milestone.
According to Variety, the New York Comic-Con will feature a special Star Trek panel where franchise veteran William Shatner will make an appearance. The actor is best known for playing Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series. He also reprised the role in several Star Trek films and other television projects. Additionally, Shatner reprised the role in Star Trek: Generations alongside Patrick Stewart.
Shatner’s appearance comes as Star Trek celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. The Star Trek panel at New York Comic-Con will take place on Saturday, October 10, from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. ET on the Empire Stage. Fans are hopeful that the franchise may finally announce some new television shows and movies.
Attending fans will get a sneak preview of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2. The show’s stars Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané, and Robert Picardo will also be present, alongside co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau.
(Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures) What do we know about the Star Trek movie that’s currently in development?Paramount is reportedly keen on developing a new Star Trek movie. There has been no official confirmation about the new project yet. However, in a July 2026 interview with Collider, filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley shared that they are working on a new feature film installment within the franchise.
“The script is in progress,” Daley said at the time. “We’re very excited about it. I think people will be surprised.” Goldstein added, “…It won’t be the characters that you’ve seen previously in your Star Trek movies. So there’ll be a new sort of take on that, and I think it’ll probably be a little further into the future than we’ve been before.”
The movie remains in development, with the script still in progress and no production or release date announced.
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