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First Contact Day Schedule
On April 5, join hosts Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton for FREE virtual panels and programming celebrating First Contact Day with the iconic cast members and creative minds from the “Star Trek” universe, here at StarTrek.com/FirstContact, presented by Paramount+.
The panels begin at 12:00 PM PT with Welcome and Intro remarks. Please see below for more information. All times Pacific Time.
Panel #1
Special Presentation
A special announcement and presentation by Patrick Stewart.
Scheduled to appear
Wil Wheaton
Patrick Stewart
Panel #2
Revisiting “Star Trek: First Contact”
The cast of “Star Trek: First Contact” revisit the film's importance and impact on Star Trek canon, 25 years after its premiere.
Scheduled to appear
Wil Wheaton
Patrick Stewart
Brent Spiner
Alice Krige
Jonathan Frakes
Panel #3
Creating First Contacts
There would be no “First Contact” without these panelists. These behind-the-camera experts discuss how the collaboration between creature design, make-up, costuming, photography, VFX, and more work to create the strange new worlds of Star Trek.
Scheduled to appear
Mica Burton
Gersha Phillips
Jason Zimmerman
Neville Page
James Mackinnon
Panel #4
Women In Motion
Our panelists look back at how Star Trek: The Original Series actress Nichelle Nichols helped pave the way for women of color on television and overall, her lasting impact on not only “Star Trek,” but science and culture.
Scheduled to appear
Mica Burton
Sonequa Martin-Green
Isa Briones
Dawnn Lewis
Michelle Hurd
Panel #5
Second Contact
Our panelists discuss how some of the hilarious B-stories from past series like Star Trek: The Next Generation paved the way for new iterations of “Star Trek,” including Star Trek: Lower Decks, the “Star Trek” franchise’s first animated comedy.
Scheduled to appear
Wil Wheaton
Paul F. Tompkins
Mike McMahan
Jonathan Frakes
Brent Spiner
Panel #6
First Contact with Star Trek: Prodigy
Kevin and Dan Hageman are joined by Star Trek: Voyager’s Captain Kathryn Janeway herself, Kate Mulgrew, who is reprising her role in animated form in Prodigy, as they talk about the highly anticipated upcoming CG-animated kids series.
Scheduled to appear
Mica Burton
Kate Mulgrew
Dan Hageman
Kevin Hageman
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