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(written from a production point of view)
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Events[]
January[]
- 2 January – J. Patrick McNamara dies.
- 3 January –
- Kevin Lowe dies.
- Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Volume 1 DVD and Blu-ray are released.
- 4 January – Issue 3 of Star Trek by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- 5 January – Earl Boen dies.
- 15 January – Craig Smith dies.
- 17 January –
- Star Trek: Prodigy young-adult novel Supernova by Robb Pearlman, from Simon Spotlight, is released.
- Star Trek: Prodigy young-adult novel A Dangerous Trade by Cassandra Rose Clarke, from Simon Spotlight, is released.
- To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights by Angela Dalton and Lauren Semmer, from HarperCollins, is released.
- 18 January – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Resurgence by Daniel Martin and Andrew Grant, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- 25 January – Issue 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- 26 January – Nicholas Kepros dies.
- 29 January – Annie Wersching dies.
February[]
- 1 February – George Wilbur dies.
- 10 February –
- Richard J. Anobile dies.
- Issue 4 of Star Trek by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- 14 February – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres in Albania, the Czech Republic, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, and Slovakia on the SkyShowtime streaming platform.
- 15 February – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Resurgence, by Daniel Martin and Andrew Grant, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 16 February – "The Next Generation", the first episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 17 February – Gerald Fried dies.
- 18 February – Barbara Bosson dies.
- 21 February – Gallery SNW novel The High Country, by John Jackson Miller, from Gallery Books is released.
- 23 February – "Disengage", the second episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 24 February – Ed Fury dies.
- 26 February – Julian Christopher and Caryl Codon-Tharp die.
- 28 February – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premieres in Hungary, Romania, and Spain on the SkyShowtime streaming platform.
March[]
- 1 March – Robert Jodlowski dies.
- 2 March – "Seventeen Seconds", the third episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 6 March – Gordon Dawson dies.
- 7 March –
- "The Actor's Director with Jonathan Frakes", the first episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- What Is the Story of Captain Picard? by David Stabler, from Penguin Workshop is released.
- 9 March – "No Win Scenario", the fourth episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 15 March –
- Issue 5 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 5 of Star Trek: Resurgence, by Daniel Martin and Andrew Grant, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 16 March –
- Sharon Acker dies.
- "Imposters", the fifth episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 20 March – Michael Reaves dies.
- 21 March –
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 1 DVD, Blu-ray, and limited-edition Blu-ray Steelbook are released.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Aliens, from IDW Publishing.
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Trek, subtitled The Complete, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek, by Peter Holmstrom, from NacelleBooks.
- "Into the Stratosphere with Swapna Krishna", the second episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- 23 March – "The Bounty", the sixth episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+, along with an aftershow.
- 30 March – "Dominion", the seventh episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+, along with an aftershow.
April[]
- 4 April – "Marrying a Trek Fan with Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero", the third episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- 5 April – Issue 1 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Dog of War, by Mike Chen and Angel Hernández, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 6 April – "Surrender", the eighth episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+, along with an aftershow.
- 11 April – Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier from Vernon Press is released.
- 12 April –
- 13 April – "Võx", the ninth episode of season 3 of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 15 April – TRR: "Võx" premieres.
- 18 April –
- "The Possibility of Life with Jaime Green", the fourth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- The Possibility of Life by Jaime Green, from Hanover Square Press, is released.
- 20 April – "The Last Generation", the final episode of Star Trek: Picard, premieres on Paramount+.
- 23 April – Ralph Humphrey dies.
- 25 April – Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 DVD is released.
- 26 April – Issue 7 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
May[]
- 2 May –
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Lower Decks, by Ryan North and Chris Fenoglio, from IDW Publishing is released.
- "Comics and Klingons with Christopher Cantwell", the fifth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- Michael Michaelian dies.
- 3 May – Issue 2 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – The Dog of War, by Mike Chen and Angel Hernández, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 6 May – Star Trek: Prelude to Day of Blood, by Jackson Lanzing, et al., from IDW Publishing is released.
- 10 May –
- Issue 3 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Randall Bosley dies.
- 13 May – Douglas Rowe dies.
- 16 May – "Building Character Inspirations with Michelle Yeoh", the sixth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive is released.
- 17 May –
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Echoes, by Marc Guggenheim and Oleg Chudakov, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 8 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 23 May – Star Trek: Resurgence, a video game from Dramatic Labs for the Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and 5, and PC is released.
- 26 May – Theology and Star Trek, edited by Shaun C. Brown and Amanda MacInnis Hackney, from Fortress Academic is released.
- 30 May –
- Gallery DIS novel Somewhere to Belong, by Dayton Ward, from Gallery Books is released.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer, by Mike Johnson and Kirsten Beyer, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: The Mirror War, by Scott and David Tipton, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Star Trek: Warriors of the Mirror War, by Celeste Bronfman, et al., from IDW Publishing is released.
- "Meaningful Asian Representation with Phil Yu", the seventh episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive is released.
- 31 May – 2023 Star Trek Annual by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, from IDW Publishing, is released.
June[]
- 6 June – Paul S. Eckstein and Jerry Spicer die.
- 7 June –
- 13 June –
- the Star Trek Library Collection, Volume 1 from IDW Publishing is released.
- "Sir Patrick Stewart (Extended Cut) - The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert", the eighth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive is released.
- 14 June –
- Rick Winquest dies.
- Issue 9 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 2 of Star Trek: The Motion Picture – choes, by Marc Guggenheim and Oleg Chudakov, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 15 June – "The Broken Circle", the first episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 22 June – "Ad Astra per Aspera", the second episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 26 June – John Copage and Nicolas Coster die.
- 27 June – "John Hodgman's Favorite Episode of The Next Generation", the ninth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive is released.
- 29 June – "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow", the third episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
July[]
- 1 July – A Different Trek: Radical Geographies of Deep Space Nine, by David K. Seitz, from University of Nebraska Press is released.
- 5 July –
- 6 July – "Among the Lotus Eaters", the fourth episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 9 July – Manny Coto and Paul Schiffer die.
- 11 July –
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: Picard calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the 2024 edition of The Star Trek Calendar, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: The Next Generation calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: Cats calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: Discovery calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: Lower Decks calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the premiere edition of the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- 12 July –
- 13 July – "Charades", the fifth episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 16 July – Tom Ormeny dies.
- 18 July – Star Trek, Volume 1: Godshock from IDW Publishing is released.
- 19 July – Issue 1 of Star Trek: Day of Blood, from IDW Publishing.
- 20 July – "Lost in Translation", the sixth episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 22 July – "Those Old Scientists", the seventh episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- 25 July –
- "From Fan to Science Fiction Consultant with Erin Macdonald", the tenth episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- Bobbie Benton Hull dies.
- 27 July – "Under the Cloak of War", the eighth episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
August[]
- 1 August –
- Star Trek: Prodigy young-adult novel Escape Route, by Cassandra Rose Clarke, from Simon Spotlight is released.
- the 2024 edition of the Star Trek Daily Calendars, from Universe Publishing is released.
- the audiobook of A Stitch in Time, read by its author, Andrew J. Robinson, from Simon & Schuster is released.
- 2 August –
- 3 August –
- Mark Margolis dies.
- "Subspace Rhapsody", the ninth episode of season 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, premieres on Paramount+.
- Captain's Log - Solo Roleplaying Game, from Modiphius Entertainment.
- 8 August –
- Martine Wood dies.
- Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page, by Joe Nazzaro, from Titan Books is released.
- "The Creation of the Klingon Language - Unsung Science with David Pogue", the eleventh episode of season 3 of the podcast Star Trek: The Pod Directive, is released.
- 9 August –
- 10 August – "Hegemony" has its streaming premiere on Paramount+.
- 18 August – Steven Lambert dies.
- 21 August – Elizabeth Hoffman dies.
- 23 August –
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Scorpius Run, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 11 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 28 August – Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain's Chair by Jason A. Kaufman and Aaron M. Peterson, from McFarland & Company is released.
September[]
- 4 September – Patricia McNulty dies.
- 5 September –
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - The Making of the Classic Film, by John Tenuto and Maria Jose Tenuto, from Titan Books is released.
- William Shatner: A Little Golden Book Biography, by Bruce Hale and Martín Morón, from Little Golden Books is released.
- Star Trek: Picard season 3 DVD and Blu-ray and Star Trek: Picard - The Complete Series Blu-ray are released.
- 6 September – Issue 7 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 7 September –
- "Twovix", the first episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee", the second episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 12 September – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Resurgence by Andrew Grant and Dan Martin, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 13 September – Issue 5 of Star Trek: The Motion Picture – Echoes, by Marc Guggenheim and Oleg Chudakov, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 14 September –
- Joseph Musso dies.
- "In the Cradle of Vexilon", the third episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 15 September – Dan Kern dies.
- 17 September – Emily Banks dies.
- 19 September – Bob Scribner dies.
- 21 September – "Something Borrowed, Something Green", the fourth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 22 September – Allan Asherman dies.
- 23 September – Issue 11 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 26 September – Star Trek: Prodigy – Season 1, Volume 2 DVD and Blu-ray are released.
- 27 September –
- Star Trek: Day of Blood - Shaxs' Best Day by Ryan North, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 12 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Picard's Academy, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 28 September – "Empathological Fallacies", the fifth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 29 September – Star Trek: Discovery - Black Alert, a board game set in the mirror universe, from WizKids.
October[]
- 3 October –
- Star Trek: Year Five Deluxe Edition, Volume 1 from IDW Publishing is released.
- Making It So by Patrick Stewart, from Gallery Books is released.
- 4 October –
- Issue 2 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Holo-ween, from IDW Publishing is released.
- Issue 8 of Star Trek: Defiant, by Chris Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 5 October – "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place", the sixth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 9 October – Keith Giffen dies.
- 10 October –
- Ken Lally dies.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, from IDW Publishing is released.
- The Star Trek Prodigy Collection boxed set, from Simon Spotlight is released.
- 11 October –
- Issue 2 of Star Trek: Holo-ween from IDW Publishing is released.
- Star Trek: Day of Blood - Directors Cut, Issue 1 from IDW Publishing is released.
- Star Trek and the Philosophy of Entertainment, by George A. Gonzalez, from Peter Lang Publishing is released.
- 12 October –
- "A Few Badgeys More", the seventh episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- Star Trek: Infinite, a video game set several decades before Star Trek: The Next Generation, from Paradox Interactive is released.
- 16 October – Star Trek Discovery and the Female Gothic by Carey Millsap-Spears, from Lexington Books.
- 17 October – the Star Trek Library Collection, Volume 2 from IDW Publishing is released.
- 18 October – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Holo-ween from IDW Publishing is released.
- 19 October – "Caves", the eighth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 21 October – Stephen Kandel dies.
- 23 October – Tom Klunis dies.
- 25 October –
- 26 October – "The Inner Fight", the ninth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 29 October – Peter C. Antoniou dies.
November[]
- 1 November –
- Peter White dies.
- Issue 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 2 November – "Old Friends, New Planets", the tenth episode of the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, premieres on Paramount+.
- 3 November – Robert Butler dies.
- 6 November – Glenn Ota dies.
- 7 November – Star Trek: The Picard Legacy Collection Blu-ray, from Paramount Home Entertainment is released.
- 8 November –
- 14 November – Star Trek: Defiant, Volume 1 by Christopher Cantwell and Ángel Unzueta, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 15 November – Margot Muraszkiewicz dies.
- 21 November – The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko, by Derek Tyler Attico, from Titan Books is released.
- 22 November – Issue 14 of Star Trek, by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 23 November – Ernest Perry, Jr. dies.
- 26 November – Virginia Simonson dies.
- 28 November – Jack Axelrod dies.
December[]
- 2 December – Jeffrey S. Jensen dies.
- 5 December –
- Lost Federations: The (Unofficial) Unmade History of Star Trek, by A.J. Black, from Polaris Publishing is released.
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2 DVD, Blu-ray, and limited-edition Blu-ray Steelbook are released.
- Star Trek, Volume 2: The Red Path from IDW Publishing is released.
- 6 December – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Scorpius Run, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 13 December – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Picard's Academy, from IDW Publishing is released.
- 19 December – Star Trek: Lower Decks - Crew Handbook by Chris Farnell, from Titan Books is released.
- 20 December –
- 22 December – Mary Anne McGarry dies.
- 25 December – Season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy begins streaming on Netflix.
- 29 December – Michael Ray Rhodes dies.
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