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The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021–2022)

History · 1 season · 63 min

The Center Seat: 55 Years Of Star Trek is a multi-episode documentary series that takes viewers on the definitive in-depth journey behind the scenes of one of the greatest landmark franchises of all time: Star Trek. Celebrating the show's 55th anniversary, each episode focuses on a different chapter in the groundbreaking program's history, starting with its inception at Lucille Ball's legendary production company Desilu. Interviews with the cast, crew and experts reveal never-before-heard backstage stories and offer fresh insights. No stone is left unturned, including lesser-known aspects of the franchise like The Animated Series and Phase II. Additionally, The Center Seat features one of Leonard Nimoy's final in-depth Trek interviews. Star Trek is the most iconic television science-fiction saga of all time and remains more popular than ever. The Center Seat details how it began, where it's been, and how it's boldly going where no television series has gone before!

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Seasons

  1. Season 1 · 10 episodes · 2021

Cast

  • Gates McFadden
    Narrator
  • Larry Nemecek
    Author & Historian
  • Marc Cushman
    Author & Historian
  • John Tenuto
    Professor of Sociology
  • Ronald D. Moore
    Writer & Producer, Multiple Series
  • David Gerrold
    Writer, Multiple Series
  • Nichelle Nichols
    Uhura, The Original Series
  • Lucie Salhany
    Program Manager, WKBF Cleveland
  • Maria Jose Tenuto
    Professor of Sociology
  • Wil Wheaton
    Wesley Crusher, The Next Generation