Star Trek 60th Anniversary Documentary “The Sixty-Year Mission” to Screen at Regal Cinemas Starting Oct. 9

Star Trek’s 60th anniversary is set to arrive in theaters on October 9, with the release of a new documentary, The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World, which will screen stateside at Regal Cinemas, according to Deadline’s exclusive report. The film is framed as a retrospective on how the original Star Trek television series took shape and how its ideas traveled beyond television into broader public culture.

The documentary, described as charting the origins of the original Star Trek TV series, includes interviews with key figures from the franchise. Deadline reports that William Shatner, who starred in Star Trek as Captain James T. Kirk, appears in the film, alongside Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov.

Deadline’s report also presents the October Regal release as a structured cinema event tied directly to the franchise’s anniversary. The announcement positions the screenings as part of a coordinated, nationwide viewing window rather than a solely streaming or one-off premiere model, giving theater audiences a shared way to mark the anniversary.

For Regal, the engagement extends the company’s role in hosting event-style film programming for major entertainment milestones. The release date is set for October 9, placing the documentary in the fall theater calendar leading into the holiday season, when multiplex foot traffic is often higher, though the scope of the run and specific theater counts were not detailed in the report.

The documentary’s title indicates its emphasis on long-range cultural impact, describing the project as not just a behind-the-scenes look, but an account of how Star Trek changed television and the world. Deadline’s summary points to an origin story focus, centered on the creation and early development of the original series, and it describes the interviews as part of that historical approach.

With Shatner and Koenig participating, the film is likely to draw audience interest from viewers who associate the franchise’s early era with the actors who defined its most recognizable characters. Deadline’s report does not outline additional interview subjects, nor does it specify whether the film includes archival material, but it does establish that it is built around first-person commentary from Star Trek’s central cast.

As of publication, Deadline’s report provides the key logistics of the release and the participating names, while leaving other distribution details unreported. Those items will likely be clarified by further announcements from the documentary’s distributors and Regal regarding participating locations, runtime, and screening formats for October 9.

Theaters and franchise media outlets are using the 60th anniversary timeline to bring older properties back into the mainstream conversation through documentary programming. The October release creates a formal public event around the franchise’s legacy, with audience members able to experience the anniversary retrospective in a shared cinema setting rather than only through home viewing platforms.