The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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

Series details

• Title: The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2021-11-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 58584
• IMDb ID: tt15766736
• TVDB ID: 398399

Cast and credited roles

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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-11-05; final listed air date 2022-02-15; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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