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If you love Star Trek you’re going to want to mark your calendars for September 8. Paramount+ has announced its Star Trek Day 2021 programming and it is packed full of panels to help you celebrate all things Trek! The live-streaming event kicks off on Wednesday, September 8 at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET and will be hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton live from the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, California.

If you’re a fan of the original series, you’ll probably remember that September 8 marks the anniversary of the premiere of the first episode, “The Man Trap”, which made it’s debut on network television in 1966. 55 years later, Paramount+ is honoring this milestone anniversary and the franchise’s enduring legacy with the service’s second annual Star Trek Day celebration.

There will be over two hours of free live-streamed panels and programming reuniting iconic cast members and creative minds from 10 of the iconic Star Trek television series. Jeff Russo, the composer of the main themes for Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard, will be on hand with a live orchestra performing Star Trek music throughout the event.

Keep going for the trailer for the 2nd Star Trek Day lineup as well as the full panel schedule:

STAR TREK DAY 2021 PANELS

"Star Trek: Prodigy" : with series voice cast including Brett Gray and Dee Bradley Baker, along with executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman and co-executive producer/director, Ben Hibon.
"Star Trek: Discovery": with series stars Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander and co-showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise.
"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds": with series stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, who will be joined by co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.
"Star Trek: Lower Decks”: with voice cast members Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero alongside series creator, showrunner and executive producer Mike McMahan.
"Star Trek: Picard”: with series stars Patrick Stewart and Jeri Ryan, co-showrunner and executive producer Akiva Goldsman and a special live performance from Isa Briones, singing "Blue Skies," which was featured in the "Picard" season one finale.
Roddenberry Legacy Panel: featuring a conversation with Gene Roddenberry's son and the CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, Rod Roddenberry, alongside Gates McFadden ("Star Trek: The Next Generation"), LeVar Burton ("Star Trek: The Next Generation") and George Takei ("Star Trek: The Original Series"), as they discuss the "Star Trek" creator's indelible impact on science fiction and culture.

Star Trek Day 2021 will stream on September 8 at 5:30 pm/PT 8:30 pm/ET. You can find it for free through the official Star Trek Day website, as well as the Paramount+ streaming service, the Paramount+ Twitch page, and the Paramount+ YouTube channel.

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H/T: StarTrek.com