Star Trek: Short Treks

Star Trek: Short Treks is an anthology series of shorts set in the Star Trek universe, acting as a companion to and . It is the second Star Trek companion series, the eighth series set in the Star Trek universe, and the first series to feature both live-action and animated episodes. 
Premiering in , the four live-action episodes of the first season were released monthly, running approximately fifteen to twenty minutes each. The six-episode second season premiered in . 
In 2023, it was followed by Star Trek: very Short Treks, a new series of non-canon animated shorts.
==Production history==
The series was announced in at San Diego Comic-Con, and details of the four initial shorts were revealed in . 
Following the conclusion of the second season of Discovery, it was initially announced that two new animated Short Treks would air in the spring of . 
In a interview, Alex Kurtzman stated that a total of six more episodes would be produced and air in the period prior to the premiere of the third season of Discovery. 
The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2020 for Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series. 
Although a third season of Short Treks has not been announced, in producer Alex Kurtzman said that he hoped more would be made. 
== Cast ==
Each episode of ST has its own unique cast and the series does not carry over cast members. The following have been credited in multiple episodes of ST:
* Jenette Goldstein as computer voice ()
* Anson Mount as Christopher Pike ()
* Ethan Peck as Spock ()
* Rebecca Romijn as Una ()
* Robert Verlaque as Aradar () / Principal ()
ST credited cast by episode:
* :
** Starring
*** Mary Wiseman (as Sylvia Tilly)
*** Yadira Guevara-Prip (as Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po)
*** Mimi Kuzyk (as Siobhan)
** Co-Starring
*** Geet Arora as Worker Bee #2
*** Milton Barnes as Deck Crew #1
*** Joe Delfin as Worker Bee #1
*** Julianne Grossman as Discovery Computer
* 
** Starring
*** Aldis Hodge (as Craft)
*** Annabelle Wallis (as Zora)
** Co-Starring
*** Sash Striga as Zora Holo-Dancer
* 
** Starring
*** Doug Jones (as Saru)
*** Hannah Spear (as Siranna)
*** Robert Verlaque (as Aradar)
*** and Michelle Yeoh (as Philippa Georgiou)
** Co-Starring
*** Lisa Auguste as Female Villager #5
*** Krista Deady as Female Villager #4
*** Clayton Scott as Male Villager #3
*** David Benjamin Tomlinson as Male Villager #1
*** Adam Winlove-Smith as Male Villager #2
* 
** Starring
*** Rainn Wilson (as Harcourt Fenton Mudd and Harcourt Fenton Mudd (android))
** Co-Starring
*** Dan Abramovici as Guard
*** Harry Judge as Tellarite
*** Barbara Mamabolo as Bounty Hunter
*** Myrthin Stagg as New Guard
*** Jonathan Watton as Federation Officer
* 
** Starring
*** Rebecca Romijn (as Una)
*** Ethan Peck (as Spock)
*** Anson Mount (as Christopher Pike)
** Co-Starring
*** Samora Smallwood as Lt. Amin
*** Sarah Evans as Upjohn
*** Jenette Goldstein as Enterprise Computer
* 
** Starring
*** Anson Mount (as Christopher Pike)
*** Rosa Salazar (as Lynne Lucero)
*** H. Jon Benjamin (as Edward Larkin)
** Co-Starring
*** Lisa Michelle Cornelius as Sarah
*** Matthew Gouveia as Noel
*** Krista Jang as Rob
*** John Jarvis as Admiral 
*** Loretta Shenosky as Cabot Computer
* 
** Starring
*** Anson Mount (as Christopher Pike)
*** Ethan Peck (as Spock)
*** Rebecca Romijn (as Una)
** Co-Starring
*** Amrit Kaur as Thira Sidhu
*** Steve Boyle as Security Officer #1
*** Colette Whitaker as Starbase 28 Computer
* 
** Starring
*** Kirk Thatcher (as narrator)
*** Jenette Goldstein (as computer voice)
* 
** Starring
*** Kenric Green (as Mike Burnham)
*** Kyrie McAlpin (as Michael Burnham)
* 
** Co-Starring
*** Joy Castro as Mom
*** Andrea Davis as Teacher
*** Jason Deline as Dad
*** Ilamaria Ebrahim as Kima
*** Alix Kell as Secretary
*** Sadie Munroe as Lil
*** Robert Verlaque as Principal
== Episode list ==
ST Season 1, 4 episodes
ST Season 2, 6 episodes
== Crew ==
* Alex Kurtzman – executive Producer, co-writer 
* Jenny Lumet – co-writer 
* Maja Vrvilo – director 
* Michael Chabon – writer 
* Olatunde Osunsanmi – director 
* Bo Yeon Kim – co-writer 
* Erika Lippoldt – co-writer 
* Douglas Aarniokoski – director 
* Mike McMahan – writer 
* Rainn Wilson – director 
* Mark Pellington – director 
* Graham Wagner – writer 
* Daniel Gray Longino – director 
* Kalinda Vazquez – writer 
* Sanji Senaka – director 
* Michael Giacchino – director 
* Kirsten Beyer – co-writer 
==Publicity==
For season 2, CBS All Access released an artwork series based on the old Pocket Books TOS covers from the 1980s.
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== Related topics ==
* ST directors
* ST performers
* ST studio models
* ST writers
* Character crossover appearances
== Media ==
* and are included as part of the Season 2 DVD and Blu-ray releases. 
* All four episodes from Season 1 and the first five episodes from Season 2 were released on on DVD and Blu-ray.
* is included as part of the Season 1 DVD and Blu-ray releases.
== External links ==
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