REVIEW: Current and Legacy Cast Celebrate “Star Trek”‘s 60th Anniversary at San Diego Comic-Con 2026

Badge Art for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds at San Diego Comic Con 2026. Photo credit: Paramount+. On September 8, 1966, a corny sci-fi series premiered on NBC. During its run, it was cancelled and resurrected twice in spite of low ratings. When it finally was cancelled after its third season, it somehow lived on in a new television concept called “syndication.” Its fanbase continued to grow despite the absence of anything new. The cast was reuniting for conventions and space shuttle launches. Fans refused to let this 79-episode network throw-away become lost to obscurity. This corny little sci-fi series was, of course, Star Trek. Sixty years later, former and current members of Star Trek‘s many casts came together at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to honor and celebrate the show’s enduring legacy. Trekkies had the opportunity to screen the first two episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ latest season, followed by an emotionally charged Hall H panel full of Star Trek legends. On Friday, July 24, Star Trek held a screening of the first two episodes of the latest season of Strange New Worlds at Balboa Theatre, “Valles Marineris” and “The Griffin Incident.” The first episode had alread...