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Published Oct 22, 2022

Catching Up with The Search for Spock's Christopher Lloyd

The Star Trek III actor shares his memories of becoming a Klingon.

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Thanks to his storied career, Christopher Lloyd is many things to many people.

To millions of TV viewers, he’s Reverend Jim Ignatowski from Taxi. Moviegoers around the globe remember his performances as Doc Brown in the Back to the Future trilogy, Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Uncle Fester in the Addams Family features.

To Star Trek fans, Lloyd made his mark as the Klingon Commander Kruge — who gave Kirk and crew a run for their money — in the 1984 feature, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . In advance of his appearance at a Star Trek convention in Chicago, Lloyd agreed to talk with StarTrek.com . The result was a conversation in which he recounted his STIII experience and marveled at the enduring popularity of both STIII and Back to the Future .

StarTrek.com: You’ve done so much work over the years. How odd is it to you that you’re in demand for conventions like the one in Chicago and that people are still so interested in talking to you about your performance as Kruge in Star Trek III ?

Christopher Lloyd: Well, it’s part of the Star Trek mystique. It’s a role that I thoroughly enjoyed. It was fun to play an evil character that has no remorse about anything he does. The conventions are very interesting. They’re a lot of fun. It means a lot to the fans to come and meet the people from the shows and the films that they appreciate. It’s a chance to say hello and to have something signed.

StarTrek.com: You were buried under makeup and prosthetics as Kruge. Are you an actor for whom makeup complements a performance or does hours in a makeup chair wipe you out to the point it’s a struggle by the time you get to set?

Christopher Lloyd: It always enhances what I’m doing in a scene. That kind of makeup, when it’s put on well, it enhances what you’re doing and gives you more confidence that you’re going to be able to portray the character and make it believable.

StarTrek.com: What else do you remember about the Search for Spock shoot?

Christopher Lloyd: I hadn’t done that much film work before then, and I didn’t quite know what about me they saw from previous work that convinced them that maybe I’d be a good Klingon. But I love doing that kind of thing, a far-out character, and a far-out character with a good script and a wonderful cast. I’ve seen the movie (again recently) and it holds up very nicely.

StarTrek.com: Kruge’s death – Kirk kicking him off a cliff and down into lava – is a favorite demise among Trek fans. That was done with a combination of elements — you, a stuntman, a puppet/dummy, and animation. What did you think of the scene when you saw it all put together?

Christopher Lloyd: I thought it was great. I’m pushed off the edge of the cliff there and I just fall down into that chasm and I’m roasted. I thought it was a great ending for the character, very entertaining. And I couldn’t tell where I ended and the puppet started.

StarTrek.com: Sci-fi fans also loved you as Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films. Back when you made the original film, did you think it could be something special or was it just another movie?

Christopher Lloyd: I never thought of it (becoming a classic). It never occurred to me. I was going to be happy if it had a good, strong run, if it was a popular film. I thought it would run its course and that would be that. But it just kept rolling along and it keeps rolling along, and generation after generation keeps showing up to see it. It’s a wonderful thing to be a part of something that means so much to so many people and that just keeps thriving.

StarTrek.com: You’ve been touring the country in a Weston Playhouse production of Death of a Salesman. The story goes that you were asked what show you wanted to do, what role you wanted to play, and you said Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman . Now that the tour is nearly over, how has it been, inhabiting that character?

StarTrek.com: Christopher Lloyd: That story is true. I just thought, “Why not?” Willy Loman is not the kind of role that most people would consider casting me in and I wanted to sink my teeth into something of that depth. So I went for it and I’m just so happy that I did. I’ve loved doing it. Initially I thought of him more as a defeated man or more accepting of defeat, but as I got into it, and from working with the director, Steve Stettler, I feel Willy Loman is fighting to figure out a way to come out standing on his feet no matter how the cards are stacked against him at this point in his life. He is not defeated. He is fighting as hard as he can to make sense of the circumstances and to have something positive come out of it. He does succumb, but he doesn’t start the play in a defeated way.

StarTrek.com: If we go by IMDb, you have a bunch of upcoming projects. Are there any that you're excited for fans to see?

Christopher Lloyd: I’d love to see all of them get into theaters. You do some films and you don’t know if you’ll ever hear anything about them ever again. I love working, and I had a great time doing each of them. I’ll be finished doing Death of a Salesman in a couple of weeks and there are a couple of other things out there. We’ll just have to see how it goes and what else comes up, but I’m anxious to get into something else.

This article was originally published on October 22, 2010.

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Christopher Lloyd ( born 22 October 1938 ; age 85) is an American veteran actor, voice actor, and comedian who played the role of Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . However, he is perhaps best recognized for his roles on the television series Taxi and the Back to the Future film series.

Born in Stamford, Connecticut, Lloyd attended the prestigious Fessenden School in Massachusetts and later Staples High School in Connecticut, graduating from the latter in 1957. Since embarking on a career in acting, he has appeared in over a hundred film and television projects as well as over two hundred stage productions, and has become a highly recognized figure in show business.

• 1 Famous roles
• 2 Stage productions
• 3 Early film work
• 4 Later films
• 5 Television
• 6 Vincent Schiavelli
• 7.2 TV guest appearances
• 7.3 TV movies
• 7.4 Miscellaneous
• 8 External links

Famous roles [ ]

Lloyd first rose to fame as Reverend Jim Ignatowski on the ABC (and later NBC) television comedy Taxi also starring Carol Kane . Lloyd won two Emmy Award s for his role as the lovable, burnt-out Ignatowski, one in 1982 and another in 1983. Coincidentally (as revealed in the episode "Jim Joins the Network"), Lloyd's character was a huge fan of Star Trek: The Original Series and resented NBC's decision to cancel the show. However, one of his qualms about the series was the Romulan Commander (in TOS : " Balance of Terror "), whom he believed "did things no Romulan would ever do."

On film, Lloyd is probably best recognized for his portrayal of the eccentric inventor, Dr. Emmett L. "Doc" Brown, in the popular Back to the Future movie trilogy (1985-1990) ['BTTF']. This role not only earned him a Saturn Award nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, but also granted him worldwide recognition and status as a cinematic icon. The BTTF film series co-starred Michael J Fox, Lea Thompson , Ivy Bethune , Jeff O'Haco , and Sachi Parker . He continued portraying Doc Brown in Back to the Future: The Ride and the live action segments of Back to the Future: The Animated Series . Several other actors involved:

• Thomas F. Wilson as Biff Tannen in The film trilogy, the animated series and The Ride .
• Neil Ross as the Biff Tannen Museum narrator in Back to the Future, Part II .

Lloyd reprised the role in 2010 for Telltale Games Back to the Future: The Game . The game includes voice work from Roger L. Jackson , who voices several characters including the father of Emmett Brown.

Outside of the BTTF franchise, Lloyd also played Emmett Brown in The Earth Day Special , which included Kelsey Grammer in the role of Dr. Fraiser Crane and Robin Williams as Everyman.

Another role for which he is well-remembered – and for which he received a second Saturn Award nomination – is that of the sinister Judge Doom in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit , co-starring Joanna Cassidy and David L. Lander . He also had a memorable turn as Uncle Fester in the 1991 film The Addams Family and its 1993 sequel Addams Family Values , also starring Carol Kane. Both of these films co-starred Carel Struycken as the Addams family's butler Lurch.

Stage productions [ ]

Lloyd's first stage performance as a member of the Actors' Equity Association was a production of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1961, co-starring Ellen Geer . He made his Broadway debut in the play Red, White and Maddox , which ran for forty-one performances in 1969.

In 1973, Lloyd played the title role in Peter Handke's play Kaspar , for which he won an Obie Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. His subsequent stage credits include a production of MacBeth , Yale University productions of The Possessed and A Midsummer Night's Dream , and an off-Broadway production of In the Boom Boom Room .

From October 1974 through May 1975, Lloyd performed as Bill Cracker in the play Happy End at the Yale Repertory Theatre. [1] (X) When the play was brought to Broadway in 1977 (with Frank Kopyc working as a performer and understudy), Lloyd was unable to perform on opening night due to a leg injury sustained in a stage fall, and Bob Gunton went on in his place. Lloyd soon resumed his role, but had to do so on crutches. [2] [3] (X)

Lloyd's later stage credits include productions of Waiting for Godot , Oliver! , and the two-person play The Unexpected Man . His most recent Broadway production was Morning's at Seven in 2002. More recently, Lloyd played Pellinore in the New York Philharmonic's production of the musical play Camelot at Avery Fisher Hall from 7 May to 10 May 2008. The May 8th performance was broadcast nationwide on PBS as part of the Live from Lincoln Center series. [4] [5] (X)

Early film work [ ]

Lloyd made his feature film debut in 1975's Best Picture Academy Award-winner One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , playing Max Taber, one of the inmates at the mental institute which is the film's primary setting. Fellow Trek alumni Louise Fletcher , Brad Dourif , Michael Berryman , Peter Brocco , and Vincent Schiavelli also starred in this film. Three years later, Lloyd had a supporting role in the comic western Goin' South , directed by and starring his Cuckoo's Nest co-star Jack Nicholson and co-starring the likes of Ed Begley, Jr. , Georgia Schmidt , and Tracey Walter .

The year 1979 proved to be a busy one for Lloyd. Not only did he join the cast of Taxi , but he also appeared with his Cuckoo's Nest co-star Louise Fletcher, as well as Dick Miller and Phillip Richard Allen , in the gangster drama The Lady in Red . That same year, Lloyd co-starred with Jeff Corey , Peter Weller , Noble Willingham , John Schuck , and Cuckoo's Nest co-stars Peter Brocco and Vincent Schiavelli in Butch and Sundance: The Early Days . Also in 1979, Lloyd joined John Savage , Ronny Cox , Richard Herd , K Callan , Michael Pataki , Phillip Richard Allen, and John de Lancie as part of the cast of the acclaimed drama The Onion Field .

Lloyd's notable film work while Taxi was still in production included the 1980 thriller Schizoid , co-starring fellow Star Trek alumni Richard Herd , Marianna Hill , and Craig Wasson ; the 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice , starring John Colicos and Albert Henderson ; and the 1983 comedy Mr. Mom , with Terri Garr , Graham Jarvis , Carolyn Seymour , Bruce French , Michael Ensign , and Derek McGrath .

After Taxi was canceled in 1983, Lloyd played the Red Lectroid John Bigboote (that's "Bigboo-tay" ) in the comic science fiction film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension in 1984, co-starring with Butch and Sundance co-stars Peter Weller (in the title role) and Vincent Schiavelli, as well as Clancy Brown and Robert Ito . Since its release, Buckaroo Banzai has achieved a cult following and has even influenced other science fiction works: numerous in-joke references to this film have been made in Star Trek productions. The following year, Lloyd himself was part of a Star Trek production when Leonard Nimoy cast him as the villainous Kruge in Star Trek III . Nimoy initially wanted Edward James Olmos to play the part, but the role went to Lloyd instead.

Later films [ ]

Although he has been most inclined to perform in comedic roles, such as those of Buckaroo Banzai , 1985's Clue (co-starring Michael McKean ) and 1989's The Dream Team , Lloyd has often proven his versatility with dramatic turns in such projects as the 1995 crime drama Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (which also featured Bill Cobbs , Don Stark , Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. , Bill Bolender , and Bill Erwin ) and the 1993 drama Twenty Bucks . He won an Independent Spirit Award for his role as a bank robber in Twenty Bucks , which also starred Matt Frewer and Concetta Tomei .

Lloyd appeared opposite Paul Winfield in the 1993 adaptation of the comic strip Dennis the Menace (co-starring Bill Erwin). In 1994, he starred in Camp Nowhere , which featured TNG's Jonathan Frakes , Kate Mulgrew , and fellow Trek actors John Putch and Ron Fassler . Later that year, Lloyd appeared in and lent his voice to the fantasy film The Pagemaster , which also featured the voices of Patrick Stewart and Whoopi Goldberg , Robert Picardo , and Leonard Nimoy.

In the 1999 film My Favorite Martian , Lloyd starred as Uncle Martin the Martian, a role which TNG actor Ray Walston originated in the classic TV sitcom on which it is based. Walston himself also had a supporting role in the film, as did Wallace Shawn and Beau Billingslea . Other notable films in which Lloyd starred include Eight Men Out (1988, with Gordon Clapp , Kevin Tighe , and John Anderson ) and Angels in the Outfield (1994, with Neal McDonough ). In the latter, Lloyd played Al, the boss angel, a role which he reprised in a 1997 TV sequel called Angels in the Endzone , with Paul Dooley .

Lloyd lent his voice to several animated films, including Disney's DuckTales: The Movie – Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990, with Richard Libertini ), Anastasia (1997, with Kelsey Grammer , Kirsten Dunst , Glenn Harris , and Andrea Martin ), and Hey Arnold! The Movie (2002, with Paul Sorvino and Vincent Schiavelli). In 2008, his voice was heard in the CG-animated movies Fly Me to the Moon (with Adrienne Barbeau and Ed Begley, Jr.) and The Tale of Despereaux (with Frank Langella ). He also did voice work for the animated features Foodfight! (with Greg Ellis ) and Delhi Safari (with Jason Alexander and Vanessa Williams ).

Lloyd appeared in a 2010 film adaptation of Jack and the Beanstalk co-starring his My Favorite Martian co-star (and DS9 alum) Wallace Shawn. That same year, Lloyd and Star Trek Nemesis actress Dina Meyer appeared in the horror remake Piranha 3-D , work they received through casting director and producer Alyssa Weisberg . Lloyd reprised his role from this film in the 2012 sequel, Piranha 3DD .

Lloyd worked with Jeffrey Combs on the fantasy film Dorothy and the Witches of Oz , a spin-off of The Wizard of Oz set in New York in which Lloyd played the Wizard. His recent films have also included Magic (with Greg Grunberg ), InSight (with Daniel Roebuck ), Last Call (with Diora Baird , Clint Howard , and Richard Riehle ), Adventures of Serial Buddies (with Christopher McDonald ), Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Treasure (with Lee Arenberg ) and Super Athlete (with Faran Tahir and Tony Todd ).

Television [ ]

Besides his role on Taxi , Lloyd's television credits include guest appearances on several popular series, from Barney Miller (starring Ron Glass and James Gregory ) and Cheers (along with Christopher Carroll and Kelsey Grammer) to Malcolm in the Middle and The West Wing . In 1978, Lloyd appeared in the mini-series The Word , as did Diana Muldaur , Nehemiah Persoff , Allan Miller , Jonathan Banks , and VOY star Kate Mulgrew.

Lloyd won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on Road to Avonlea in 1992; among those who starred in this series were Star Trek guest stars Claire Rankin and Marc Worden . Lloyd and his Pagemaster co-star (and TNG star) Patrick Stewart appeared in the TV movie In Search of Dr. Seuss in 1994, along with Matt Frewer, Graham Jarvis, and Andrea Martin. In 1995, Lloyd was the lead villain of the short-lived series Deadly Games , of which Leonard Nimoy directed the pilot episode and was a creative consultant. TNG actors Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton appeared with Lloyd in two episodes of the series (Nimoy's son, Adam , also directed an episode).

Lloyd co-starred with Emma Thompson in the acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning 2001 HBO film adaptation of Margaret Edson's play, Wit . He has also lent his voice to such animated shows as The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and King of the Hill (with Pamela Segall ). More recently, he was a regular on the FOX TV sitcom Stacked .

In 2007, Lloyd appeared in an episode of the CBS Paramount Television ' Numbers with Next Generation star Wil Wheaton . Their episode revolves around a science fiction/comic book convention, the set of which was adorned with Star Trek posters and memorabilia. [6] (X) In the episode, entitled "Graphic," Lloyd plays the artist of a rare comic owned by (and stolen from) Wil Wheaton's character.

In 2009, Lloyd had a role in the NBC mini-series Meteor , as did Jason Alexander and William O. Campbell . Lloyd was also seen in the short-lived Sci-Fi Channel series Knights of Bloodsteel , along with Gwynyth Walsh .

In 2010, Lloyd made a guest appearance on the NBC series Chuck , on which VOY star Robert Duncan McNeill was a producer and Bonita Friedericy was a regular. In the show, Lloyd played a therapist whom the protagonist, Chuck Bartowski, visits when the pressures of the spy business becomes too much to bear. [7] (X)

In 2011, Lloyd guest-starred on the sci-fi series Fringe , which was co-created by J.J. Abrams , Alex Kurtzman , and Roberto Orci . In 2013, Lloyd appeared in an episode of the comedy Raising Hope (with Ric Sarabia ) and in an episode of the series Psych , which stars Corbin Bernsen .

On April 5, 2023, Lloyd appeared as Helgait in an episode of the third season of the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian , which previously included appearances by Eugene Cordero , Clancy Brown , and Titus Welliver . [8]

Vincent Schiavelli [ ]

Lloyd has co-starred with the late Vincent Schiavelli at least eight times since the two of them first appeared together in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . In addition to the aforementioned Butch and Sundance , Buckaroo Banzai , and Hey Arnold! , they shared the screen in the film Another Man, Another Chance (1977, also starring Michael Berryman) and three episodes of Taxi (1982-83). They later made brief appearances in 1999's Man on the Moon , a film depicting the life of their Taxi co-star Andy Kaufman .

Other Trek connections [ ]

Additional projects in which Lloyd worked with other Star Trek alumni are listed below:

• The Black Marble (1980, with Robert Foxworth , Barbara Babcock , John Hancock , Jorge Cervera, Jr. , and Herta Ware )
• National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982, with Elisha Cook and Dick Miller)
• Joy of Sex (1984, with Jeanne Mori )
• Back to the Future (1985, with Lea Thompson )
• Miracles (1986, with Teri Garr and Charles Rocket )
• Walk Like a Man (1987, with Megan Parlen , Earl Boen , John McLiam , and Ellen Albertini Dow )
• Track 29 (1988, with Seymour Cassel and Leon Rippy )
• Back to the Future II (1989)
• Back to the Future III (1990)
• Why Me? (1990, with Michael J. Pollard , Tony Plana , Jack Kehler , and Lawrence Tierney )
• Suburban Commando (1991, with Tom Morga )
• Radioland Murders (1994, with Corbin Bernsen, Ellen Albertini Dow, and Michael McKean)
• Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995, with Frank Gorshin and Bruce McGill )
• Cadillac Ranch (1996, with Jim Metzler and Kenneth Tigar )
• Changing Habits (1997, with Teri Garr and Bob Gunton)
• Baby Geniuses (1999, with Kim Cattrall )
• Wish You Were Dead (2002, with Clayton Landey )
• R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse (2003, with Michael McKean)
• Santa Buddies (2009, with Paul Rae )
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas (2009, with David Huddleston )

TV guest appearances [ ]

• Street Hawk pilot episode (1985, with James Avery , Lawrence Pressman , and Biff Yeager )
• Spin City episode "Back to the Future IV" (1999, with Alan Ruck )
• Masters of Horror episode "Valerie on the Stairs" (2006, with Tony Todd )

TV movies [ ]

• Money on the Side (1982, with Gary Graham )
• September Gun (1983, with Sally Kellerman and Clayton Landey)
• Old Friends (1984, with Stanley Kamel )
• The Cowboy and the Bellerina (1984, with Antoinette Bower and Michael Pataki)
• Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987, with Molly Hagan and Wendy Schaal )
• T Bone N Weasel (1992, with Graham Jarvis)
• Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992, with Bruce Gray and Bob Gunton)
• Rent-a-Kid (1995, with Matt McCoy )
• The Right to Remain Silent (1996, with Jack Shearer and Dey Young )
• Quicksilver Highway (1997, with Matt Frewer, Raphael Sbarge , and Bill Bolender )
• The Ransom of Red Chief (1998, with Alan Ruck, Richard Riehle , and Brad Greenquist )
• Alice in Wonderland (1999, with Whoopi Goldberg)
• The Big Time (2002, with John de Lancie, Pat Healy , and Dakin Matthews )
• Admissions (2004, with John Savage)
• Detective (2005, with Richard Riehle and Michael Shamus Wiles )
• A Perfect Day (2006, with Jude Ciccolella )

Miscellaneous [ ]

Mark Stark is an impressionist whose repertoire includes Christopher Lloyd.

External links [ ]

• Christopher Lloyd at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Lloyd at the Internet Broadway Database
• Christopher Lloyd at Wikipedia
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A Complete History of Star Trek's Klingons in The Original Series Era

The Klingons are some of Starfleet's best enemies, but the Star Trek aliens have a long history dating back before even the Federation or Starfleet.

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Star Trek has six decades of history behind the scenes, but the aliens and characters in the narrative go back millennia. Despite being created on a whim for Star Trek: The Original Series , the history of Klingons is one of the most fully realized in the universe. Even though much of it was defined after that first show, how the Klingon Empire took shape is important.

The Klingons were created by Gene L. Coon as a surrogate power for the Soviets to the Federation's United States of America. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the final film with The Original Series ' cast was in production. It told the story of how the Federation made peace with its most iconic enemies. The Khitomer Accords mark a significant point of transition in what it meant to a Klingon. Even though antagonism continued into the 24th Century, the way the Empire (as created by Kahless the Unforgettable) found a way to accept the peace-loving Federation is a remarkable Star Trek story. It's made better with Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds adding new details to this part of the timeline.

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The Klingons shared genetic markers, found in Vulcans and Romulans that point to a single humanoid ancestor more than four billion years in the past. This progenitor race seeded planets with unknown technology that encouraged the evolution of creatures with a head, two arms and two legs. Klingons, however, could trace their origins back to large reptilian or insectoid predators with exoskeletons and redundant organs .

The Klingon homeworld Qo'noS was ruled by Malor in the 10th Century CE on Earth. A common warrior, Kahless led a revolution that became the founding myth for the Klingon Empire. Legends of his battles were shared among Klingons into the 24th Century. He eventually killed Malor in single combat and founded the Klingon Empire. Kahless became a god-like figure in the culture, inspiring wars and warriors for millennia . There were a number of ruling dynasties and civil wars, continuing once Klingons took to the stars.

Four hundred years after Kahless united Qo'noS, the Hur'q species from the Gamma Quadrant sacked their homeworld. This started a period of uncertainty about war as a way of life. During the Second Dynasty, General K'Trelan killed the Imperial Family, installing more democratically minded Klingons in power. They claimed to be members of the Imperial houses to gain the respect of those bloodlines, but eventually they returned to their warlike ways.

Star Trek: Discovery's Klingons Were More Accurate Than the TNG-Era

The Klingons acquired warp drive sometime in the Earth's 20th Century, and they turned their attention on the galaxy at large. While they still warred with each other, there were new planets to conquer and people to fight. Vulcans, who also were new to warp drive, encountered Klingons who opened fire on them. Until diplomatic relations were officially opened, Vulcans would fire first on any Klingon ship, eventually called "the Vulcan Hello." Klingons traveled the stars, warring and exploring, including sending a vessel into the Delta Quadrant.

In the 2150s, a Klingon crash-landed on Earth and was shot by a farmer. Dr. Phlox, a visiting alien, saved his life, and the NX-01 Enterprise was launched taking the Klingon back to Qo'noS. Captain Archer helped this Klingon maintain his honor and relations between humans and Klingons were off to an amiable start, but this didn't last. The NX-01 Enterprise helped refugees flee the Klingons by engaging them in battle. This led to Captain Archer being wanted as an enemy of the state. He was put on trial on Qo'noS and sentenced to the Rura Penthe colony. He escaped, leading to multiple hostile encounters with them throughout the Star Trek: Enterprise series.

In 2154, tyrannical, genetically augmented humans attacked the Klingon Empire, but the Enterprise was able to avert war. However, a Klingon scientist tried to use the augment DNA to create superior Klingon warriors . Instead, a deadly virus broke out, and Dr. Phlox was kidnapped to help cure it. He was successful, but the treatment led to the Klingons losing their distinctive cranial ridges. The Klingons then withdrew from Federation territory, until the Klingon-Federation war.

Why Uhura Speaks Klingon in Strange New Worlds, but Not Star Trek VI

The Klingons weren't seen in what would become Federation space for much of the late 22nd and early 23rd Centuries. They had again entered into a period of infighting and civil war, as any house sought to rule. When Starfleet did encounter the Klingons, there were open hostilities. There was a raid on a planet called Doctari Alpha and a battle at a planet called Donatu V. The Klingons resorted to spiritual studies, usually based on the Kahless myth, though a sect studied time travel at the Borleth Monastery .

In 2256, T'Kuvma, a unique-looking Klingon spiritual leader , united the great houses on the ancient Sarcophagus Ship. He provoked a war with the Federation at the Battle of the Binary Stars, dying at the hands of Michael Burnham. General Kol, who originated Klingons' use of cloaking technology, took control. The war raged for a year, with the Klingons nearly defeating the Federation . When General Kol was killed and the Sarcophagus Ship destroyed, things only got worse. Eventually, Section 31 developed a plan to destroy the Klingon Homeworld, but Michael Burnham prevented it from reaching fruition. Instead, she gave control of the hydrobombs to L'Rell.

A less war-hungry acolyte of T'Kuvma she was able to continue his mission of uniting the warring factions on Qo'noS. She even allied her fleet with the Federation to stop a rogue AI that threatened all life in the Alpha Quadrant. The Timekeepers at the Borleth Monastery also helped Starfleet solve the mystery of the "Red Angel," and helped Captain Christopher Pike fix the timeline after he tried to prevent his future debilitating accident. Time itself needed James Kirk and Spock to take the helm of the Enterprise. However, the tenuous peace wouldn't last for long.

What Made Worf a Better Klingon Warrior on Star Trek: The Next Generation?

A new war broke out between the Federation and the Klingons in 2257, but it was short-lived. When the USS Enterprise and General Kor's fleet arrived at Organia, the powerful beings that lived there forced them to negotiate an end to hostilities. The Treaty of Organia ended the war, but there were still clashes and battles throughout the sector. Klingons armed pre-warp species, as did Kirk and the Enterprise crew, albeit reluctantly. A Klingon who went by the name Arne Darvin was surgically altered to look human, and almost carried out a terrorist bombing on a starbase.

After a little more than a decade of relative peace, a rogue Klingon commander named Kruge took a Bird of Prey to the newly-created Genesis planet. There he destroyed the Starfleet science vessel studying it and killed David Marcus, the son of James Kirk. He defeated the Klingons, killing all but one of them, and stole the Bird of Prey. Another rogue Klingon Captain named Klaa tried to battle Kirk and the Enterprise, but Klingon Ambassador Korrd ordered Klaa to save him from the God of Sha Ka'Ree. With the destruction of the moon Praxis in 2293, the Klingon homeworld was threatened and peace finally had a real chance.

Chancellor Gorkon knew the Klingon Empire wouldn't survive unless it made peace and accepted help from the Federation. A conspiracy of Starfleet officers, Romulans and Klingons (including General Chang) assassinated Gorkon and framed Captain Kirk for it. He was sent to Rura Penthe, escaping with the help of Spock and the Enterprise. They arrived at the peace summit just in time to save the Federation president. Captain Kirk's heroics led to the signing of the Khitomer Accords and all-but the end to open hostility between the Klingons and the Federation . While not completely allies with the Federation, the Klingons and Starfleet were no longer at war.

The Star Trek universe encompasses multiple series, each offering a unique lens through which to experience the wonders and perils of space travel. Join Captain Kirk and his crew on the Original Series' voyages of discovery, encounter the utopian vision of the Federation in The Next Generation, or delve into the darker corners of galactic politics in Deep Space Nine. No matter your preference, there's a Star Trek adventure waiting to ignite your imagination.

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The Klingons were completely changed and updated in Star Trek: The Next Generation in the season 2 episode "Matter of Honor."

• TNG changed Klingons forever by emphasizing honor, reflecting Worf's struggle to balance his heritage and Starfleet duties.
• Klingon culture explored deeply in TNG & DS9, evolving from TOS' devious portrayal to one centered on honor and glory.
• Riker excels as a Klingon First Officer in "Matter of Honor," adapting well to their culture and proving unexpected similarities.

Star Trek: The Next Generation set the tone for every Klingon story that came after it and changed the warrior race forever. Set about a century after Star Trek: The Original Series , TNG follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D. By the time of TNG , the United Federation of Planets had achieved peace with the Klingon Empire, and Lt. Worf (Michael Dorn) was added to the Enterprise crew to emphasize this peace. As the only Klingon in Starfleet, Worf often struggled to reconcile his Klingon heritage with his duties as a Starfleet officer.

Since their introduction in Star Trek: The Original Series season 1, episode 27, "Errand of Mercy," the Klingons have become one of Star Trek's most recognizable and beloved alien species. While TOS did not reveal much about Klingon culture, both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine delved deeper into the Klingon way of life . Although three Klingon fugitives visited the Enterprise in TNG season. 1, episode 20, "Heart of Glory," it was TNG season 2, episode 8, "Matter of Honor" that established the Klingon culture of the 24th century.

Every Version Of The Klingons In Star Trek

Tng's "matter of honor" changed klingons in star trek forever, the klingons changed quite a bit between tos & tng..

With the notable exception of Kor (John Colicos) in "Errand of Mercy," the Klingons of Star Trek: The Original Series didn't exemplify honor, but were instead devious and underhanded. By the time of Star Trek: The Next Generation , however, honor had become one of the Klingon's defining traits , one that Worf in particular, valued above all else. Not every Klingon throughout TNG acted with honor, of course, as they are just as flawed and inconsistent as humans. But honor and glory in battle became a defining characteristic in Klingon culture, and TNG's "Matter of Honor" underlines this.

The Klingon philosophy of death before dishonor plays an important role in many Klingon stories moving forward.

When Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) participates in a Federation Officer Exchange Program, he takes on the role of First Officer on the Klingon ship , the IKS Pagh. When Riker sits down for a meal in the mess hall on the Pagh, the Klingons joke and laugh and reminisce about their families. The Second Officer, Lt. Klag (Brian Thompson), explains that his father escaped from the Romulans and now lives without honor on Qo'noS, the Klingon homeworld. The Klingon philosophy of death before dishonor plays an important role in many Klingon stories moving forward.

Worf's brother, Commander Kurn (Tony Todd), would later participate in the same Officer Exchange Program, where he serves as the temporary First Officer on the Enterprise-D in TNG season 3, episode 17, "Sins of the Father."

Star Trek: TNG's Commander Riker Makes A Surprisingly Good Klingon

Riker more than holds his own on a ship full of rowdy klingons..

Before traveling to the Klingon ship, Commander Riker researches Klingon culture, tries their food, and talks to Worf about his experiences. Riker arrives on the Pagh prepared and with a solid understanding of the way the chain of command works on a Klingon ship. Will fits in well, making "Matter of Honor" one of Riker's best episodes , and quickly learning that the Klingons have more in common with humans than he originally believed . He adapts his own sense of humor to match the Klingon's more rowdy tone and is surprised to hear the Klingon's boisterous laughter. (Riker's main reference for Klingon culture is Worf, after all, who rarely laughs.)

Riker also holds his own in a hand-to-hand fight with Klag, knocking the second officer down a peg when he questions Riker's loyalty. Later, after Riker has shamed Captain Kargan (Christopher Collins) by taking over his command, Will allows the Klingon captain to hit him and order him off the ship. Riker has come to understand Klingons well enough that he gives Kargan the chance to reclaim some of his lost dignity . Commander Riker's assignment on the Pagh is cut short when both the Klingon ship and the Enterprise discover a strange organism eating away at their ships, but Will handles himself remarkably well during his brief stint as a Klingon First Officer in Star Trek: The Next Generation .

Star Trek: The Next Generation is available to stream on Paramount+.

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3 Klingon characters join the cast of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’

The new series is set 10 years before the original 'star trek.'.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Posted on Dec 13, 2016   Updated on May 25, 2021, 9:48 am CDT

Three new cast members have joined the Star Trek: Discovery  team, playing Klingon characters.

British actor Shazad Latif ( Penny Dreadful ‘s Dr. Jekyll) will play Klingon commanding officer Kol, according to a new report from Deadline . He is joined by Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, the battle deck commander of Kol’s ship, and Chris Obi as T’Kuvma, a Klingon political leader.

Variety  describes T’Kuvma as Kol’s mentor, a leader who seeks to unite the perennially feuding Klingon houses. This follows earlier hints that Klingons will play a much greater role in Discovery  than in previous series. Kol’s Klingon ship appears to play an important part in the show, alongside the Starfleet ships Discovery and Shenzhou , which is helmed by Michelle Yeoh’s character, Captain Georgiou.

This brings the Discovery  cast up to six, following the casting announcements for Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones, and Anthony Rapp last month. The show is set to premiere in May on CBS before moving online to CBS All Access.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that even among the greatest television shows in Star Trek history, most of them take two seasons to stop being kind of bad. Never has that been more true or more excruciating than in the case of Star Trek: Discovery .

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Often it felt like what Discovery was really doing in its early seasons was discovering what didn’t work. Strong performances from a great cast? That works. A Klingon design that absolutely nobody liked ? Definitely not. But despite the stumbles, Discovery season 1 had still averaged C’s and B’s with reviewers, and had built an audience and a subscriber base for Paramount Plus. On the strength of Disco ’s first season, Paramount greenlit Star Treks Picard , Lower Decks , and Prodigy , three new shows covering a huge range of ages and nostalgic tastes. And spinning out of Disco ’s second season, which introduced familiar , nostalgic characters and a brighter, more Star Trek-y tone, Paramount produced Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , inarguably the best new addition to the franchise since 1996.

Star Trek: Discovery crawled so that the rest of modern Trek could run... and then it started to walk. The show’s third season saw the USS Discovery and crew in the place that should have been their starting blocks: the bleeding future edge of Star Trek’s timeline. Thanks to season 3’s groundwork, season 4 became the first time that Discovery had a status quo worth returning to. In its fifth and final season, Star Trek: Discovery is finally free — free in a way that a Star Trek TV series hasn’t been in 23 years.

Star Trek: The Next Generation is such an elder statesman of the television elite that it’s easy to forget that it was daring. The show’s triumph wasn’t just that it featured a new cast of characters, but also its audaciousness in imagining the future of the future — and making that future unmistakably different . The Original Series showed a racial and national cooperation that seemed fantastical in its time, with an alien crewmember to denote the next frontier of embracing the other . Next Generation saw that bet and raised it, installing a member of the Klingon species, the Federation’s once-feared imperialist rival state, as a respected officer on the bridge of Starfleet’s flagship.

Next Generation ’s time period — one century after Kirk’s Enterprise — wasn’t a nominal choice, but a commitment to moving the story of Star Trek forward. From the show’s foundations, Gene Roddenberry and his collaborators, new and old, set a precedent that the Federation would evolve. Therefore, in accordance with the utopian themes of the franchise, old enemies would in time become friends. Next Generation embraced The Original Series ’ nemeses and the rest of ’90s Trek saw that bet and raised it again, pulling many of Next Gen ’s villains into the heroic fold. Voyager welcomed a Borg crewmember and disincorporated the Borg empire; Deep Space Nine gave the franchise the first Ferengi Starfleet cadet, and brokered a Federation-Klingon-Romulan alliance in the face of an existential threat.

But Discovery — at least until it made its Olympic long-jump leap 900 years into the future — couldn’t move Star Trek forward. So long as it was set “immediately before Kirk’s Enterprise,” hemmed in by the constraints of a previously established era of Star Trek history, it could graft on new elements (like Spock’s secret human foster sister) but it couldn’t create from whole cloth (like a galaxy-wide shortage of starship fuel that nearly destroyed the Federation). Like its predecessor, the ill-fated Star Trek: Enterprise of the ’00s, it was doomed to hang like a remora on the side of the events of The Original Series , or, if you’ll pardon another fish metaphor, doomed like a goldfish that can only grow as large as its half-gallon fishbowl will allow.

Discovery ’s later, free seasons in the 32nd century have shown the Federation at its most vulnerable, a subtler echo of Picard ’s own season 1 swing at fallen institutions . (Fans of Voyager and Deep Space Nine know that this is an extremely rich vein of Trek storytelling.) In its third season, Discovery solved a galaxy-wide fuel crisis that had shattered the community of the Federation. In its fourth it fought for a fragile new Federation alliance and its millennia-old ideals.

And those seasons have also boldly committed to the idea of imagining the future’s future — 900 years of it. The centuries-old rift between Vulcans and Romulans is long healed, Ferengi serve as captains in Starfleet, the work of Doctor Noonien Soong has brought new medical technologies to the fore.

Even still, Discovery hasn’t been truly free in its third and fourth seasons. Star Trek: Picard was out there, forming new past elements of a post- Next Gen / Voy / DS9 era that Discovery had to abide by. And, after all, the show still had to make sure there was something for its own next season to come back to.

But now — with Prodigy and Picard finished, and Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks locked into their settings of Star Trek’s established past, and Starfleet Academy and Section 31 not yet in production at the time that its final season would have been written — Discovery has reached the final final frontier for a Star Trek show. If you’re a Star Trek fan, that should excite you.

Not since Deep Space Nine in 1999 and Voyager in 2001 has a Star Trek series had the freedom to wrap up its run with the Federation in any state it wants to. With franchise flagship Next Generation at an end, and Voyager restricted to the Delta Quadrant only, Deep Space Nine used its last seasons to throw the Federation into all-out war, making sweeping changes to the established ficto-political norms of ’90s Trek. Voyager used its finale to do what Captain Picard never could: defang the Borg (mostly).

We don’t know exactly what Discovery will do with that freedom. Season 4 directors have talked about reaching “ into the past to get further into the future ,” and likened it to Indiana Jones. Official news releases have said the crew will “uncover a mystery that sends them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries.” But speculating on what that means would be beside the point.

Discovery , the show about an intergalactically teleporting starship, can finally, actually, go anywhere. It’s been almost a quarter of a century since a beloved Star Trek series was so free to boldly go. Let’s hope they’re very bold indeed.

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Kenneth Mitchell’s 4 Star Trek: Discovery Characters Explained

• Kenneth Mitchell's diverse roles in Star Trek showcased his talent and dedication despite battling ALS.
• Mitchell's impact on Star Trek extended beyond his on-screen roles, inspiring his fellow cast and crew.
• The character of Aurellio in Star Trek: Discovery season 3 was created specifically for Mitchell.

The late Kenneth Mitchell was a beloved member of the Star Trek: Discovery cast, playing four different roles between seasons 1 and 3. As well as playing multiple roles in Discovery, Kenneth Mitchell also voiced several characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1, episode 8, "Veritas" . In 2018, Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurological disease that causes progressive degeneration of the nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. When Kenneth Mitchell sadly passed away on February 24th, 2024, a statement on his Instagram highlighted his " commitment to living a full and joyous life in each moment " despite the " awful challenges " presented by ALS.

When Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with ALS, he first told Star Trek: Discovery cast member Mary Chieffo, who helped him share the news with the wider cast. In response, the Discovery team created the character of Aurellio, a hoverchair user, so they could keep working with Mitchell in season 3. To further honor Mitchell and his impact on the show, Star Trek: Discovery season 4 also featured the USS Mitchell, named in the actor's honor . Although Kenneth Mitchell was taken far too soon, there is some comfort in the fact that his four characters in Star Trek: Discovery will be enjoyed for decades to come.

"I'm Absolutely Gutted": Star Trek Reacts To Kenneth Mitchell's Death

Kol in star trek: discovery season 1, episodes 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9, the klingon war's blood-soaked general was kenneth mitchell's first star trek role.

Kenneth Mitchell's first role in Star Trek: Discovery was Klingon military and political leader, Kol . Following the death of T'Kuvma (Chris Obi) in Discovery season 1, episode 2, "The Battle of the Binary Stars", Kol seized the chance to secure power. Kol convinced T'Kuvma's followers to abandon his protege, Voq (Shazad Latif) and then solidified his position within the Klingon High Council. However, he still wasn't able to secure absolute power over the Klingon Houses, and so launched a plan to steal Discovery's spore drive technology . It would be his final act, as the Discovery eventually destroyed his ship and killed all hands, including Kol.

It was originally announced that Shazad Latif would play Kol in Star Trek: Discovery , but the actor was actually cast as Voq/Ash Tyler.

Kenneth Mitchell revealed to Star Trek Magazine Discovery Collector's Edition that he wasn't even aware that he was auditioning for a Klingon character. In the same interview, Mitchell discussed how he would spend his time in the makeup chair learning Klingonese . As the extensive makeup for Kol was applied to Mitchell, the actor repeatedly ran his Klingon lines, a level of commitment that paid dividends on screen.

Kol-Sha in Star Trek: Discovery, Season 2, Episode 3, "Point of Light"

Kenneth mitchell played l'rell's fiercest political rival..

Kenneth Mitchell returned to Star Trek: Discovery as Kol's father, Kol-Sha in season 2, episode 3, "Point of Light" . Kol-Sha was the fiercest political rival of L'Rell (Mary Chieffo) following her ascension to High Chancellor, and he sought to depose her in the wake of the Federation-Klingon War. Obtaining intelligence that L'Rell had conceived a child with Voq, Kol-Sha kidnapped the infant and held it to ransom. Kol-Sha hoped that L'Rell would step down from the role of High Chancellor to protect the life of her child. Section 31's Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) intervened, enabling L'Rell to kill Kol-Sha and save her child.

Kenneth Mitchell had previously expressed a desire to return to the role of Kol, despite the character's death in Star Trek: Discovery season 1. Mitchell even joked that Kol could come back as a Changeling (via TrekMovie ), but the role of Kol-Sha was the next best thing. It was a memorable role for Mitchell, whose second Discovery character had an important role to play in the ongoing stories of L'Rell, Georgiou, and Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif).

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Tenavik in star trek: discovery, season 2, episode 12, "through the valley of shadows", kenneth mitchell's keeper of the time crystals had much to teach captain pike.

As well as playing the Klingon that kidnapped L'Rell and Voq's son, Kenneth Mitchell played the adult version of Tenavik in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, episode 12, "Through the Valley of Shadows". Realizing that the child would always be in danger, Tyler left the baby on the planet Boreth to be raised by the monks who protected the time crystals. Those time crystals aged Tenavik in a matter of months, so that he was a grown man when Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) visited the planet.

In an interview on "The Well" podcast, Kenneth Mitchell told Anson Mount that he was offered the role of Tenavik after Shazad Latif's beard interfered with the makeup required to play Voq/Tyler's son.

In Star Trek: Discovery season 2, episode 12, "Through the Valley of Shadows", Pike is seeking a time crystal to power the Red Angel suit. Tenavik complies with Pike's request but warns the captain of the Enterprise that he may get a glimpse of his own future. Tenavik is arguably Kenneth Mitchell's most important Star Trek role because it's him that effectively gives Pike foreknowledge of his tragic accident.

Aurellio In Star Trek: Discovery Season 3

The greatest scientific mind in the emerald chain.

The character of Aurellio in Star Trek: Discovery season 3 was specifically written for Kenneth Mitchell . As Mitchell had become a regular fixture of the recurring cast of Discovery , there was no reason that his ALS should have prevented him from future appearances. As Kenneth Mitchell was now using a wheelchair, the character of Aurellio was written to be a hoverchair user, who had been living with a genetic condition since childhood. To secure him a future, Aurellio's parents appealed to the Emerald Chain, and he was taken under the wing of Osyraa (Janet Kidder).

It's heartening to know that Kenneth Mitchell's final Star Trek: Discovery character is still out there somewhere, working toward a more positive future for the Federation.

Aurellio was eternally grateful to Osyraa, but began to feel conflicted about his connections to the Emerald Chain in Star Trek: Discovery season 3. Aurellio refused to torture Cleveland Booker (David Ajala), a decision which effectively severed his ties with Osyraa and the Emerald Chain. A brilliant scientist, Aurellio was given a second chance by the Federation, and was last heard of working with Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle) on the spore drive in season 4. It's heartening to know that Kenneth Mitchell's final Star Trek: Discovery character is still out there somewhere, working toward a more positive future for the Federation.

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Casts Three Major Klingon Roles

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If ever you wondered which alien race might have the largest presence in CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery , the latest round of casting isn’t exactly subtle. Three new stars have joined the All-Access cast, and all three of them playing Klingon roles.

Per Entertainment Weekly , Roots star Chris Obi will play T’Kuvma, described as “a leader seeking to unite the Klingon houses,” while Penny Dreadful alum Shazad Latif will play Kol, a Klingon Commanding Officer and protege of T’Kuvma. Additionally, Mary Chieffo will play the role of L’Rell, described as “the Battle Deck Commander of a Klingon ship.”

Previously, Star Trek: Discovery confirmed among the cast Doug Jones, Adam Rapp and Michelle Yeoh , while ex-showrunner Bryan Fuller stepped up to clarify his limited involvement in the project going forward . Shooting in Toronto , the new 13-episode Star Trek: Discovery is officially said to take place 10 years before Kirk’s original Enterprise mission , as well to be “heavily serialized,” akin to a novel, more-so than episodic. The new series will also feature a non-captain female lead, with a Klingon captain and a British doctor , and explore the fallout of an event referenced, but never seen in the original series.

Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer has also joined alongside Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod , fan-favorite Voyager novel alum Kirsten Beyer, franchise vet Joe Menosky and Heroes writer Aron Coleite. So reads the initial synopsis for the series, which debuts on CBS in May 2017 before moving to All-Access :

The brand-new “Star Trek” will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.

Additional castings will emerge within the next few weeks, but what do we make of the first official Star Trek: Discovery Klingons?

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“I can’t believe I get to play the captain of the Enterprise.”

“Strange New Worlds” is the 12th “Star Trek” TV show since the original series debuted on NBC in 1966, introducing Gene Roddenberry’s vision of a hopeful future for humanity. In the 58 years since, the “Star Trek” galaxy has logged 900 television episodes and 13 feature films, amounting to 668 hours — nearly 28 days — of content to date. Even compared with “Star Wars” and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Star Trek” stands as the only storytelling venture to deliver a single narrative experience for this long across TV and film.

In other words, “Star Trek” is not just a franchise. As Alex Kurtzman , who oversees all “Star Trek” TV production, puts it, “‘Star Trek’ is an institution.”

Without a steady infusion of new blood, though, institutions have a way of fading into oblivion (see soap operas, MySpace, Blockbuster Video). To keep “Star Trek” thriving has meant charting a precarious course to satisfy the fans who have fueled it for decades while also discovering innovative ways to get new audiences on board.

“Doing ‘Star Trek’ means that you have to deliver something that’s entirely familiar and entirely fresh at the same time,” Kurtzman says.

The franchise has certainly weathered its share of fallow periods, most recently after “Nemesis” bombed in theaters in 2002 and UPN canceled “Enterprise” in 2005. It took 12 years for “Star Trek” to return to television with the premiere of “Discovery” in 2017; since then, however, there has been more “Star Trek” on TV than ever: The adventure series “Strange New Worlds,” the animated comedy “Lower Decks” and the kids series “Prodigy” are all in various stages of production, and the serialized thriller “Picard” concluded last year, when it ranked, along with “Strange New Worlds,” among Nielsen’s 10 most-watched streaming original series for multiple weeks. Nearly one in five Paramount+ subscribers in the U.S. is watching at least one “Star Trek” series, according to the company, and more than 50% of fans watching one of the new “Trek” shows also watch at least two others. The new shows air in 200 international markets and are dubbed into 35 languages. As “Discovery” launches its fifth and final season in April, “Star Trek” is in many ways stronger than it’s ever been.

“’Star Trek’s fans have kept it alive more times than seems possible,” says Eugene Roddenberry, Jr., who executive produces the TV series through Roddenberry Entertainment. “While many shows rightfully thank their fans for supporting them, we literally wouldn’t be here without them.”

But the depth of fan devotion to “Star Trek” also belies a curious paradox about its enduring success: “It’s not the largest fan base,” says Akiva Goldsman, “Strange New Worlds” executive producer and co-showrunner. “It’s not ‘Star Wars.’ It’s certainly not Marvel.”

When J.J. Abrams rebooted “Star Trek” in 2009 — with Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldaña playing Kirk, Spock and Uhura — the movie grossed more than any previous “Star Trek” film by a comfortable margin. But neither that film nor its two sequels broke $500 million in global grosses, a hurdle every other top-tier franchise can clear without breaking a sweat.

There’s also the fact that “Star Trek” fans are aging. I ask “The Next Generation” star Jonathan Frakes, who’s acted in or directed more versions of “Star Trek” than any other person alive, how often he meets fans for whom the new “Star Trek” shows are their first. “Of the fans who come to talk to me, I would say very, very few,” he says. “‘Star Trek’ fans, as we know, are very, very, very loyal — and not very young.”

As Stapf puts it: “There’s a tried and true ‘Trek’ fan that is probably going to come to every ‘Star Trek,’ no matter what it is — and we want to expand the universe.”

Every single person I spoke to for this story talked about “Star Trek” with a joyful earnestness as rare in the industry as (nerd alert) a Klingon pacifist.

“When I’m meeting fans, sometimes they’re coming to be confirmed, like I’m kind of a priest,” Ethan Peck says during a break in filming on the “Strange New Worlds” set. He’s in full Spock regalia — pointy ears, severe eyebrows, bowl haircut — and when asked about his earliest memories of “Star Trek,” he stares off into space in what looks like Vulcan contemplation. “I remember being on the playground in second or third grade and doing the Vulcan salute, not really knowing where it came from,” he says. “When I thought of ‘Star Trek,’ I thought of Spock. And now I’m him. It’s crazy.”

To love “Star Trek” is to love abstruse science and cowboy diplomacy, complex moral dilemmas and questions about the meaning of existence. “It’s ultimately a show with the most amazing vision of optimism, I think, ever put on-screen in science fiction,” says Kurtzman, who is 50. “All you need is two minutes on the news to feel hopeless now. ‘Star Trek’ is honestly the best balm you could ever hope for.”

I’m getting a tour of the USS Enterprise from Scotty — or, rather, “Strange New World” production designer Jonathan Lee, who is gushing in his native Scottish burr as we step into the starship’s transporter room. “I got such a buzzer from doing this, I can’t tell you,” he says. “I actually designed four versions of it.”

Lee is especially proud of the walkway he created to run behind the transporter pads — an innovation that allows the production to shoot the characters from a brand-new set of angles as they beam up from a far-flung planet. It’s one of the countless ways that this show has been engineered to be as cinematic as possible, part of Kurtzman’s overall vision to make “Star Trek” on TV feel like “a movie every week.”

Kurtzman’s tenure with “Star Trek” began with co-writing the screenplay for Abrams’ 2009 movie, which was suffused with a fast-paced visual style that was new to the franchise. When CBS Studios approached Kurtzman in the mid-2010s about bringing “Star Trek” back to TV, he knew instinctively that it needed to be just as exciting as that film.

“The scope was so much different than anything we had ever done on ‘Next Gen,’” says Frakes, who’s helmed two feature films with the “Next Generation” cast and directed episodes of almost every live-action “Trek” TV series, including “Discovery” and “Strange New Worlds.” “Every department has the resources to create.”

A new science lab set for Season 3, for example, boasts a transparent floor atop a four-foot pool of water that swirls underneath the central workbench, and the surrounding walls sport a half dozen viewscreens with live schematics custom designed by a six-person team. “I like being able to paint on a really big canvas,” Kurtzman says. “The biggest challenge is always making sure that no matter how big something gets, you’re never losing focus on that tiny little emotional story.”

At this point, is there a genre that “Strange New Worlds” can’t do? “As long as we’re in storytelling that is cogent and sure handed, I’m not sure there is,” Goldsman says with an impish smile. “Could it do Muppets? Sure. Could it do black and white, silent, slapstick? Maybe!”

This approach is also meant to appeal to people who might want to watch “Star Trek” but regard those 668 hours of backstory as an insurmountable burden. “You shouldn’t have to watch a ‘previously on’ to follow our show,” Myers says.

To achieve so many hairpin shifts in tone and setting while maintaining Kurtzman’s cinematic mandate, “Strange New Worlds” has embraced one of the newest innovations in visual effects: virtual production. First popularized on the “Star Wars” series “The Mandalorian,” the technology — called the AR wall — involves a towering circular partition of LED screens projecting a highly detailed, computer-generated backdrop. Rather than act against a greenscreen, the actors can see whatever fantastical surroundings their characters are inhabiting, lending a richer level of verisimilitude to the show.

But there is a catch. While the technology is calibrated to maintain a proper sense of three-dimensional perspective through the camera lens, it can be a bit dizzying for anyone standing on the set. “The images on the walls start to move in a way that makes no sense,” says Mount. “You end up having to focus on something that’s right in front of you so you don’t fall down.”

And yet, even as he’s talking about it, Mount can’t help but break into a boyish grin. “Sometimes we call it the holodeck,” he says. In fact, the pathway to the AR wall on the set is dotted with posters of the virtual reality room from “The Next Generation” and the words “Enter Holodeck” in a classic “Trek” font.

“I want to take one of those home with me,” Peck says. Does the AR wall also affect him? “I don’t really get disoriented by it. Spock would not get ill, so I’m Method acting.”

I’m on the set of the “Star Trek” TV movie “Section 31,” seated in an opulent nightclub with a view of a brilliant, swirling nebula, watching Yeoh rehearse with director Olatunde Osunsanmi and her castmates. Originally, the project was announced as a TV series centered on Philippa Georgiou, the semi-reformed tyrant Yeoh originated on “Discovery.” But between COVID delays and the phenomenon of “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” there wasn’t room in the veteran actress’s schedule to fit a season of television. Yeoh was undaunted.

“We’d never let go of her,” she says of her character. “I was just blown away by all the different things I could do with her. Honestly, it was like, ‘Let’s just get it done, because I believe in this.’”

If that means nothing to you, don’t worry: The enormity of the revelation that Garrett is being brought back is meant only for fans. If you don’t know who the character is, you’re not missing anything.

“It was always my goal to deliver an entertaining experience that is true to the universe but appeals to newcomers,” says screenwriter Craig Sweeny. “I wanted a low barrier of entry so that anybody could enjoy it.”

Nevertheless, including Garrett on the show is exactly the kind of gasp-worthy detail meant to flood “Star Trek” fans with geeky good feeling.

“You cannot create new fans to the exclusion of old fans,” Kurtzman says. “You must serve your primary fan base first and you must keep them happy. That is one of the most important steps to building new fans.”

On its face, that maxim would make “Section 31” a genuine risk. The titular black-ops organization has been controversial with “Star Trek” fans since it was introduced in the 1990s. “The concept is almost antagonistic to some of the values of ‘Star Trek,’” Sweeny says. But he still saw “Section 31” as an opportunity to broaden what a “Star Trek” project could be while embracing the radical inclusivity at the heart of the franchise’s appeal.

“Famously, there’s a spot for everybody in Roddenberry’s utopia, so I was like, ‘Well, who would be the people who don’t quite fit in?’” he says. “I didn’t want to make the John le Carré version, where you’re in the headquarters and it’s backbiting and shades of gray. I wanted to do the people who were at the edges, out in the field. These are not people who necessarily work together the way you would see on a ‘Star Trek’ bridge.”

For Osunsanmi, who grew up watching “The Next Generation” with his father, it boils down to a simple question: “Is it putting good into the world?” he asks. “Are these characters ultimately putting good into the world? And, taking a step back, are we putting good into the world? Are we inspiring humans watching this to be good? That’s for me what I’ve always admired about ‘Star Trek.’”

Should “Section 31” prove successful, Yeoh says she’s game for a sequel. And Kurtzman is already eyeing more opportunities for TV movies, including a possible follow-up to “Picard.” The franchise’s gung-ho sojourn into streaming movies, however, stands in awkward contrast to the persistent difficulty Paramount Pictures and Abrams’ production company Bad Robot have had making a feature film following 2016’s “Star Trek Beyond” — the longest theaters have gone without a “Star Trek” movie since Paramount started making them.

First, a movie reuniting Pine’s Capt. Kirk with his late father — played in the 2009 “Star Trek” by Chris Hemsworth — fell apart in 2018. Around the same time, Quentin Tarantino publicly flirted with, then walked away from, directing a “Star Trek” movie with a 1930s gangster backdrop. Noah Hawley was well into preproduction on a “Star Trek” movie with a brand-new cast, until then-studio chief Emma Watts abruptly shelved it in 2020. And four months after Abrams announced at Paramount’s 2022 shareholders meeting that his 2009 cast would return for a movie directed by Matt Shakman (“WandaVision”), Shakman left the project to make “The Fantastic Four” for Marvel. (It probably didn’t help that none of the cast had been approached before Abrams made his announcement.)

The studio still intends to make what it’s dubbed the “final chapter” for the Pine-Quinto-Saldaña cast, and Steve Yockey (“The Flight Attendant”) is writing a new draft of the script. Even further along is another prospective “Star Trek” film written by Seth Grahame-Smith (“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”) and to be directed by Toby Haynes (“Andor,” “Black Mirror: USS Callister”) that studio insiders say is on track to start preproduction by the end of the year. That project will serve as an origin story of sorts for the main timeline of the entire franchise. In both cases, the studio is said to be focused on rightsizing the budgets to fit within the clear box office ceiling for “Star Trek” feature films.

Far from complaining, everyone seems to relish the challenge. Visual effects supervisor Jason Zimmerman says that “working with Alex, the references are always at least $100 million movies, if not more, so we just kind of reverse engineer how do we do that without having to spend the same amount of money and time.”

The workload doesn’t seem to faze him either. “Visual effects people are a big, big ‘Star Trek’ fandom,” he says. “You naturally just get all these people who go a little bit above and beyond, and you can’t trade that for anything.”

In one of Kurtzman’s several production offices in Toronto, he and production designer Matthew Davies are scrutinizing a series of concept drawings for the newest “Star Trek” show, “Starfleet Academy.” A bit earlier, they showed me their plans for the series’ central academic atrium, a sprawling, two-story structure that will include a mess hall, amphitheater, trees, catwalks, multiple classrooms and a striking view of the Golden Gate Bridge in a single, contiguous space. To fit it all, they plan to use every inch of Pinewood Toronto’s 45,900 square foot soundstage, the largest in Canada.

But this is a “Star Trek” show, so there do need to be starships, and Kurtzman is discussing with Davies about how one of them should look. The issue is that “Starfleet Academy” is set in the 32nd century, an era so far into the future Kurtzman and his team need to invent much of its design language.

“For me, this design is almost too Klingon,” Kurtzman says. “I want to see the outline and instinctively, on a blink, recognize it as a Federation ship.”

The time period was first introduced on Season 3 of “Discovery,” when the lead character, Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), transported the namesake starship and its crew there from the 23rd century. “It was exciting, because every time we would make a decision, we would say, ‘And now that’s canon,’” says Martin-Green.

“We listened to a lot of it,” Kurtzman says. “I think I’ve been able to separate the toxic fandom from really true fans who love ‘Star Trek’ and want you to hear what they have to say about what they would like to see.”

By Season 2, the “Discovery” writers pivoted from its dour, war-torn first season and sent the show on its trajectory 900-plus years into the future. “We had to be very aware of making sure that Spock was in the right place and that Burnham’s existence was explained properly, because she was never mentioned in the original series,” says executive producer and showrunner Michelle Paradise. “What was fun about jumping into the future is that it was very much fresh snow.”

That freedom affords “Starfleet Academy” far more creative latitude while also dramatically reducing how much the show’s target audience of tweens and teens needs to know about “Star Trek” before watching — which puts them on the same footing as the students depicted in the show. “These are kids who’ve never had a red alert before,” Noga Landau, executive producer and co-showrunner, says. “They never had to operate a transporter or be in a phaser fight.”

In the “Starfleet Academy” writers’ room in Secret Hideout’s Santa Monica offices, Kurtzman tells the staff — a mix of “Star Trek” die-hards, part-time fans and total newbies — that he wants to take a 30,000-foot view for a moment. “I think we need to ground in science more throughout the show,” he says, a giant framed photograph of Spock ears just over his shoulder. “The kids need to use science more to solve problems.”

Immediately, one of the writers brightens. “Are you saying we can amp up the techno-babble?” she says. “I’m just excited I get to use my computer science degree.”

After they break for lunch, Kurtzman is asked how much longer he plans to keep making “Star Trek.” 

“The minute I fall out of love with it is the minute that it’s not for me anymore. I’m not there yet,” he says. “To be able to build in this universe to tell stories that are fundamentally about optimism and a better future at a time when the world seems to be falling apart — it’s a really powerful place to live every day.”

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"[It's] the best episode of television I’ve ever done," Frakes told Variety , referring to a Hollywood murder-mystery episode he directed. The actor-director starred as Captain William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation and began directing episodes during the show's third season. He went on to helm Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and episodes of almost every subsequent live-action Star Trek TV show including Voyager, Discovery, Picard, and Strange New Worlds.

Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship Enterprise as they embark on intergalactic adventures that take place in the 23rd century. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Ugly Betty writer Henry Alonso Myers serve as showrunners. The cast includes Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun, and Rebecca Romijn.

The series premiered in on Paramount Plus, the home for all things Star Trek, in 2022 and became the most-watched original Star Trek series on the network. Season 2 was greenlit in January 2022 and aired in June 2023. Season 3 was announced in March of last year, but production was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 does not yet have a release date, but is expected to hit Paramount Plus sometime in 2025. For more, check out our list of the best new TV shows coming your way in 2024 and beyond.

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“The moment that they told us it was [ALS], it was like I was in my own movie,” Mitchell told the publication. “That’s what it felt like, like I was watching that scene where someone is being told that they have a terminal illness. It was just a complete disbelief, a shock.”

Mitchell played three Klingon characters in Star Trek: Discovery’ s first two seasons. He portrayed Kol in Season 1, Kol-Sha and Tenavik in Season 2. In Season 3, as the disease progressed, he played Aurellio, a character who used a hoverchair, created to incorporate his need for a wheelchair, into the series.

He also voiced three characters in the first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1, a black ops operative and a Romulan guard.

StarTrek.com also posted a tribute to Mitchell.

“Being a part of Star Trek keeps me inspired and gives me purpose,” Mitchell told Syfy Wire in 2020. “Hopefully, that will keep going.”

Mitchell is survived by his wife, Susan, their children, Lilah and Kallum, his parents and in-laws and several nieces and nephews.

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Out of all the upcoming video game tv shows and movies , it's fair to say Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is one of the most anticipated. Audiences are ready to see the Blue Blur in action once again, especially after the way the second movie ended . It's looking like the third installment will finally introduce Shadow The Hedgehog and open up the world of Sonic drastically.

The following are all the actors and actresses we know that are involved with Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Right now, there is still some mystery as to who some of these actors are playing, so be sure to check back in for updates should we learn more about some of these actors' roles before the premiere date in December.

Ben Schwartz

At three movies in, there's only one man who can voice the "Blue Blur," and his name is Ben Schwartz . We know that Schwartz is back in Sonic 3 to play the title character, but could he be voicing someone else as well? Schwartz told CinemaBlend he's ready for his "villainous era" when we speculated he could also voice Shadow The Hedgehog. We'll have to wait and see if that. actually happens, but I'd be down to see him pull double duty.

James Marsden

James Marsden has been the perfect sidekick to his CGI co-star, and that's thanks in part to the various Sonics used on set to make it look accurate. Marsden's Tom Wachowski is the vehicle that keeps this franchise quickly moving along, and it wouldn't feel the same without seeing him in the mix.

Tika Sumpter

Tika Sumpter is back in Sonic 3 , though for fans, it may not seem like she's been away that long. She'll be one of the main cast set to return as part of the Knuckles cast , but what would this movie be without Maddie Wachowski around to help out their furry friends?

I'm not sure if playing Dr. Eggman was ever a long-term goal for Jim Carrey , but it certainly feels that way, given how well he understands and plays the role. The main villain of the Sonic franchise disappeared at the end of the second movie, but with G.U.N. unable to find a body, it was assumed that Robotnik had slipped away.

Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Colleen O'Shaughnessey is back and voicing the role of Sonic's best sidekick, Tails. I don't think there's any denying that Tails is Sonic's best friend in the franchise, but with Knuckles now allied with the heroes, there's going to be some proving that he's not the weak link in the chain in this adventure.

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After appearing as the antagonist in the second movie and starring in his own self-titled series, Idris Elba 's Knuckles is back and ready to use his super strength to fight for the good guys and, hopefully, stop whatever the latest threat from Dr. Eggman may be. We'll get to see how this group works together in the series, assuming readers have a Paramount+ subscription .

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Dr. Robotnik is skilled, but it's Agent Stone, played by Lee Majdoub, who helps him pull off half of his wild schemes. Readers might remember that Stone narrowly escaped capture by posing as an operative for G.U.N. No doubt he'll play a key part in plotting Eggman's return and may even be in a position of power hiding in the shadows of Green Hills. Either that, or he's putting plans in place for the next big scheme for the villain.

Tom Butler's Commander Walters was disappointed he couldn't find Robotnik at the end of Sonic The Hedgehog 2, and concerned about what he learned next. It was uncovered that a secret location to a lab was exposed, and it was revealed Project Shadow was worked on there. It's a problem we expect to see resolved in the upcoming movie, and Walters will undoubtedly have more to share on the project.

Krysten Ritter

Krysten Ritter will make her debut in Sonic The Hedgehog 3, according to IGN , but we're still in the dark on how she'll be involved. With that said, Ritter is a star of repute, having been in Breaking Bad and Jessica Jones before joining the cast, so it's possible she'll be voicing one of the notable Sonic characters who hasn't been introduced. On the other hand, she could be playing a new character in live-action as well.

James Wolk is another actor with a big question mark next to the character he'll be playing, as we don't know anything beyond the fact he was cast to be in the movie. Wolk is an actor who has had roles on prominent shows like The Crazy Ones and Mad Men , and he's a great addition to the Sonic 3 cast.

Sofia Pernas

Actress Sofia Pernas, who has starred in The Young and the Restless and Justin Hartley's hit CBS series Tracker , will also be a part of the Sonic 3 cast. Unfortunately, we're in the dark once again about what her character will do or if they're appearing in live-action or via CGI, but it's always exciting to see a fresh face join an established franchise!

Cristo Fernández

While Ted Lasso fans brainstorm ways the series can return , star Cristo Fernández is branching out into the Sonic franchise. We have no idea what character he'll play in the upcoming movie, but if his character has the same peppy energy as Dani Rojas, I'm beyond excited to see who he'll play.

Jorma Taccone

Jorma Taccone, one of the masterminds behind The Lonely Island group, will also be in Sonic 3 in an unknown role. Considering he's a force behind a scene considered so wtf it had to be cut from Hot Rod , I'm assuming he's coming into the movie to play a comedic role. We'll have to wait for confirmation to find out for certain, though he could surprise us with something a little more serious for this latest romp in cinema.

Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is currently slated to be released on December 20th, 2024. Hopefully, we'll learn more details about what roles all the actors are playing before its arrival, or at the very least, who will be voicing the villainous Shadow The Hedgehog.

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