A new documentary marking six decades of Star Trek will reach Regal cinemas across the United States on October 9, 2026. Titled The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World, the film is executive-produced by William Shatner and brings together cast members from across the franchise's long history. Deadline reported the exclusive on August 7.

Mark A. Altman, whose oral-history book The Fifty-Year Mission chronicled the franchise's first half-century, serves as writer-director. Michael S. Broder of Galaxie Pictures produces alongside Aaron Rattner, under the banners of Altman2 Entertainment, Vital Signs Entertainment, and Galaxie Productions. The executive producer roster also includes Shatner, Altman, Broder, Daren Dochterman, Ashley E. Miller, Alan Pao, and Thomas P. Vitale. A soundtrack album is set for release through La-La-Land Records, a label long associated with film and television score preservation.

The on-screen lineup spans nearly the full breadth of Star Trek's television run. From the original 1966 series, Shatner is joined by Walter Koenig (Ensign Chekov) and George Takei (Lt. Sulu). The next generation is represented by Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and Gates McFadden. From later series come Robert Picardo, Denise Crosby, Nana Visitor, Ethan Peck, and Christina Chong. Gene Roddenberry, Jr. — son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry — also appears.

Select screenings will feature Star Trek talent appearing in theatres for live Q&A sessions, giving audiences a chance to hear directly from figures involved in the franchise.

The anniversary has already prompted a wave of activity across Paramount's own platforms. Paramount+ published a "Star Trek Turns 60" celebration page on July 20, covering the franchise's legacy and where to stream its various series. A week earlier, Paramount released a deluxe 60th-anniversary Blu-ray box set in collector packaging designed for the occasion. Yahoo Entertainment covered the box set's July 14 release.

For fans, the theatrical documentary adds a communal dimension to an anniversary otherwise spread across streaming menus and shelf-filling box sets. The Regal booking puts a Star Trek retrospective on the big screen — the format where the franchise's cinematic outings have lived since 1979, but rarely for a non-fiction feature. And with original-series cast members in their nineties, the Q&A appearances carry a particular weight for long-time viewers.

The October 9 release date places the film in the autumn corridor, a window that has historically favoured both specialty releases and fan-driven event cinema. Whether the six-decade milestone can pull Trek faithful into auditoriums will show in the grosses — domestic, meaning the United States and Canada — once Regal's locations report.