Beginning this Friday, Star Trek fans can dive into the franchise’s history with the Brian Volk-Weiss-directed ten-part docuseries The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek on The History Channel. Featuring Star Trek: The Next Generation star Gates McFadden as narrator and executive producer, The Center Seat promises to reveal rare details about Star Trek’s beginnings, where it has gone over the course of the past 55 years, and where it could be headed in the future. Each episode of The Center Seat focuses on a different chapter in the sci-fi franchise’s history, beginning with the creation and production of Star Trek: The Original Series at Lucille Ball’s production studio Desilu before covering more recent film and television projects. Even oft-forgotten chapters of Star Trek history like Star Trek: The Animated Series and Star Trek: Phase II get covered.
