Summary
Due to the complexities of licensing rights in the streaming age, it can sometimes be difficult to know where you can stream everyStar TrekTV show and movie. Spanning almost six decades, eleven different TV shows, and 13 movies, theStar Trekfranchise is a veritable goldmine of content for streamers. Indeed, Paramount+ launched itself on the fact that it was the only place to experience theStar Trektimelinein its entirety.While Paramount+’s promise didn’t hold up for long, it’s still the best place to go for the majority of theStar Trekback catalog.
Paramount+ is continuing to expand itsStar Trekcatalog, too, with astreaming-exclusive movie,Star Trek: Section 31,due for release next year, and a YA series,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,set to enter production in the Fall. All of which cements the reputation of Paramount+ as the home of theStar Trekfranchise in a heavily populated streaming landscape. However, there are one or two gaps in the collection, meaning thatfans will have to turn to other streaming services to get the completeStar Trekexperience.
How To Watch All Star Trek TV Shows In Timeline Order
The Star Trek TV franchise has existed for 57 years and consists of 12 shows (and counting). Here’s how to watch them all in timeline order.
Every Star Trek TV Series (Except Star Trek: Prodigy) Can Be Watched On Paramount+
Subscribers can watch (almost) everything from 1966 to 2024.
Ten out of the eleven existingStar TrekTV shows can be watched with a subscription to Paramount+. This covers everything from 1966’sStar Trek: The Original Series, right up to the final season ofStar Trek: Discovery, released earlier in 2024. Next up on Paramount+ is the final season ofStar Trek: Lower Decks, set to stream weekly from late summer. The ability to watch almost 60 years ofStar Trekin one place means that fans can enjoy the whole rich tapestry, or cherry-pick certain stories that stretch across multiple series and timelines.
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Conspicuous by its absence on Paramount+ is the animated series,Star Trek: Prodigywhich was canceledand unceremoniously deleted from the service in 2023. As a sequel series toStar Trek: Voyager, it’s disappointing that fans have to go elsewhere to find out what happened next to characters like Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and Commander Chakotay (Robert Beltran). It’s a minor gap, given that there are still ten otherStar Trekshows on Paramount+, but the fate ofProdigyis a sobering warning about the fragility of the streaming bubble.
Star Trek: Prodigy Can Be Watched On Netflix
Prodigy seasons 1 and 2 are streaming now.
Star Trek Producers Give Hopeful Update For Prodigy Season 3 On Netflix
Exclusive: Star Trek: Prodigy executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman share the status of a potential Prodigy season 3 on Netflix.
The benefit ofStar Trek: Prodigybeing on Netflix is that it’s likely to be the streamer that most fans were already signed up to before Paramount+ first launched. This means that there was likely an existing audience, eager to watch the 40 episodes ofStar Trek: Prodigyseasons 1 and 2 that are available to stream now on Netflix. While it might be strange that the animated seriesdoesn’t sit alongside the otherStar Trekshows on Paramount+, thecritical acclaim forProdigyseason 2proves that it’s a show that is worth seeking out.
In the UK, Netflix still currently has streaming rights for allStar Treklegacy shows fromTOStoEnterprise.
Every Star Trek Movie Can Be Watched On Paramount+
The first 10 Star Trek movies recently left Max.
The first tenStar Trekmovies were recently restored to Paramount+ after a temporary spell on Max. This deal between Paramount+ and Max has been in existence for a while, meaning that for a short spell each year, only the Chris PineStar Trekmovies are available on Paramount+. For now though,everyStar TrekmoviefromThe Motion PicturetoStar Trek Beyondis available to stream on Paramount+.
The 13 existingStar Trekmovies will soon be joined by Michelle Yeoh’s streaming-exclusive movie,Star Trek: Section 31, which marks a new direction for the franchise.Depending on how wellSection 31performs, more standalone streaming movies could joinStar Trek’s big screen outings on Paramount+. A brand-new cinematic origin movie is also currently in development, which will likely make its streaming debut on Paramount+ in due course, further bolstering the streamer’sStar Trekcatalog.
