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Star Trek Reveals Very Short Treks First Look & Release Date

While Star Trek: Lower Decks has proven that great Trek can come in animated form, its predecessor,Ā Star Trek: The Animated Series, has lived in the shadows for generations. However, that’s changing, as the franchise is going all out for the 50th anniversary celebration of TAS by premiering Star Trek: very Short Treks.

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You can see the teaser forĀ Star Trek: very Short Treks below. As noted by Gizmodo, the animations, which are billed as promotional materials, will launch on the Star Trek YouTube channel on Sept. 8. There will be five new shorts in total, and they’ll feature actors from throughout the franchise’s history.

The weekly veryĀ Short Treks take their title inspiration from the Star Trek: Short Treks done in between seasons ofĀ Star Trek: Discovery, which delivered some of the only truly great Trek that show has offered. The teaser trailer for the very Short Treks plays with the campy and sometimes budget feeling of the animated series is canon and what isn’t. We get a plethora of glimpses of a wide variety of well-known Trek characters animated into the style of TAS. Already confirmed to be featured in the series are Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker, Ethan Phillips asĀ  Neelix, Doug Jones as Saru, Armin Shimerman as Quark, Ethan Peck as Spock, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, Connor Trinneer as Trip Tucker, Bruce Horak as Hemmer, NoĆ«l Wells as Tendi, and George Takei as Sulu.

The show shorts will not be landing on Paramount+ but will instead head to Star Trek’s YouTube and website with five shorts premiering each week starting on September 8 and continuing on from there. In case you’re wondering about what the tone of these shows will beĀ Too Many Cooks Casper Kelly helped with creating them so things may get pretty weird. ForĀ TrekĀ fans, especially those who know thatĀ TAS offers some pretty amazing episodes, it should be a wonderfully nostalgic experience.
For those who really, really want moreĀ TASĀ love, there will also be a new digital comic book series byĀ very Short Treks creative consultant Casper Kelly called Star Trek: The Animated Celebration Presents The Scheimer Barrier.

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Matthew Razak
Matthew Razak is a News Writer and film aficionado at Escapist. He has been writing for Escapist for nearly five years and has nearly 20 years of experience reviewing and talking about movies, TV shows, and video games for both print and online outlets. He has a degree in Film from Vassar College and a degree in gaming from growing up in the '80s and '90s. He runs the website Flixist.com and has written for The Washington Post, Destructoid, MTV, and more. He will gladly talk your ear off about horror, Marvel, Stallone, James Bond movies, Doctor Who, Zelda, and Star Trek.