Star Trek Documentaries & Specials

Your destination: the 24th century. Your mission: to voyage where few have gone before--behind the scenes of Star Trek: The Next Generation! Join Jonathan Frakes, Next Generation's Commander William Riker, for this fascinating chronicle of Gene Roddenberry's beloved, Emmy Award-winning series. You'll explore the Enterprise, meet the show's stars (and some villainous guest stars), learn special-effects secrets and makeup magic, and finally get the answer to that nagging question, "Where is the bathroom on the Enterprise?" Other highlights include a visit to a Star Trek convention, and a stop at the scoring stage to watch Marina Sirtis (Lt. Commander Deanna Troi) lead the orchestra in a recording session. This program concludes with a special look at the series' thrilling final episode ("All Good Things . . .") and a sneak peak at the crew's movie debut, Star Trek: Generations. So set a course for an adventure like no other.

William Shatner takes us on a trip through original series.

Star Trek: Voyager's Doctor himself, Bob Picardo, introduces us to his show, the biggest of the UPN channel's premiere shows, through clips from the pilot and interviews with creators, producers, actors and other people behind the show.

For the first time in Star Trek history, five of the final frontier's greatest names have been brought together for a 70 minute rare and unprecedented round table event. Filmed exclusively for the Star Trek: Original Motion Picture Collection. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and host Whoopi Goldberg share candid insights, humorous moments, and intimate details about life on the set, working with each other and how Star Trek has affected their lives.

The Captains is a feature length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed Starship captains within the illustrious science-fiction franchise.

Ira Steven Behr explores the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation's best and brightest, including the trailblazing astronauts who became the first Black, Asian and Latino men and women to fly in space.

Originally broadcast as part of MTV Networks' BIG PICTURE series, THE STAR TREK LOGS finds Counsellor Troi of Star Trek: The Next Generation on the bridge of a deserted Enterprise-D as she recalls the events of the "Battle for Peace" that eventually led to the historic signing of the Khitomer Accords between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForrest Kelley and the rest of the STAR TREK crew recalling the events of STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY as Federation history.

The Star Trek star, Leonard Nimoy, tells the behind the scenes stories of the legendary television series.

How real is the 'science' in Star Trek?

The story of the struggle to create the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

A Documentary on the making of Star Trek: Voyager. It aired just a few days before the pilot episode as a way to celebrate the launch of the series. It's hosted by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry and features interviews from the cast.

A Documentary about the movie Star Trek: Generations. It commemorates the end of the show Star Trek: The Next Generation while celebrating the new movie that the cast is "returning" to. The show may be over, but film has just begun.

In both the featured story and on the set of the show "Star Trek: the Next Generation" (which LeVar also stars in), we learn how TV shows are made and how actors in costumes and special effects can make imaginary things seem real.

This is a documentary about Star Trek's transition phase of filming early Season 7 of The Next Generation and of filming late Season 1 of Deep Space Nine. The fandom is in transition and E! has the scoop.

As Star Trek: Deep Space Nine airs its pilot episode, Paramount airs this 50 minute documentary as a way to spark excitement about the new show. It includes interviews from the cast and contains sneak peaks into the show's first season.

A tribute to Star Trek on its 25th anniversary which tells the story of all Star Trek thus far, especially the upcoming film: The Undiscovered Country. Includes plenty of behind-the-scenes clips and bloopers, plus interviews with the cast.