The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek on SBS 2 airs Thursday 3 September 2026 at 8.25pm. The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek the big-screen era begins.
The documentary series traces Star Trek as The Next Generation cast moves from television to the big screen.
The SBS 2 premiere is built for Star Trek fans, with franchise insiders looking at the handover from Kirk’s crew to the Next Generation era.
Episode one, It Was Fun, looks at Paramount’s attempt to put Patrick Stewart and William Shatner on the big screen together.
The series continues across Friday and Saturday with episodes on First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis.
What happens in The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek
Series premiere centres on the big-screen era begins. Episode one, It Was Fun, looks at Paramount’s attempt to put Patrick Stewart and William Shatner on the big screen together.
The series continues across Friday and Saturday with episodes on First Contact, Insurrection and Nemesis.
When to watch The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek
The Center Seat: 60 Years of Star Trek airs Thursday 3 September 2026 at 8.25pm on SBS 2 and streams on SBS On Demand.
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