The Star Trek Reboot Trilogy Lands on Peacock Just in Time for the 60th Anniversary
Beam me up, Peacock!
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Key Takeaways
- The Star Trek reboot trilogy — Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), and Star Trek Beyond (2016) — will stream on Peacock starting in September 2026, coinciding with the franchise’s 60th anniversary and Star Trek Day celebrations.
- The reboot films feature a high-profile cast including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Idris Elba, with Pine’s portrayal of Captain Kirk highlighting both confidence and vulnerability.
- Originally debuting on NBC in 1966, Star Trek became a defining science-fiction franchise that expanded into animated series, feature films, and multiple television spin-offs while influencing modern sci-fi storytelling and culture.
Nearly two decades ago, Star Trek was introduced to a new audience thanks to a reboot trilogy series that kicked off in 2009. And now, all three movies can be enjoyed on Peacock as the franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Beginning in September 2026, you can stream Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), Star Trek Beyond (2016) all on Peacock. Keep reading for all the exciting details, below.
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The Star Trek reboot trilogy has arrived on Peacock
Now available to stream on Peacock, the three-film reboot of Star Trek consists of the following movies:
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)
The triology's cast is as star-studded as it gets — Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldaña, Simon Pegg, Winona Ryder, Chris Hemsworth, Victor Garber, Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, all have prominent roles in the franchise.
Pine in particular shines as Captain James T. Kirk, a role that has long been synonymous with William Shatner, who portrayed Kirk in the original series.
The Star Trek franchise's 2026 release on Peacock comes at the perfect time for Trekkies — Star Trek Day is widely celebrated by fans on September 8 every year, and we can think of no better way to commemorate the day than by watching all three films on Peacock.
Star Trek first premiered on NBC in 1966
Set in the 23rd century, Star Trek tells the story of the crew aboard the iconic starship USS Enterprise built by the United Federation of Planets. The USS Enterprise's mission is simple: "To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."
The show is widely credited for pioneering modern science-fiction theme and stylistic elements that eventually made its way into popular culture.
It first premiered as a television series in the U.S. in September 1966 on NBC, starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. The "Original Series" ended in 1969, but the show became massively popular in syndication throughout the '70s and '80s, eventually leading to a spin-off series, 1973's Star Trek: The Animated Series, and six feature films based on the franchise, beginning with 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and a syndicated sequel television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
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Chris Pine had an "interesting challenge" as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness
In a 2013 interview with StarTrek.com, Pine opened up about what he was "excited" to explore with his role as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Into Darkness, explaining that he was eager to show another side of the iconic character.
"What I was most excited about was that, for someone like who Kirk, for someone who you'd expect to be a strong and confident leader, and who, certainly from the first film had that self-assuredness, in this one I got to explore the flip side of that," the star revealed. "The flip side is self-doubt and fallibility and this kind of existential crisis about whether or not he's meant for the captain's chair and whether or not he's good enough. To begin a film and to carry the hero, or one of the heroes, from such a place of weakness, I thought that was an interesting challenge and one I looked forward."
