Star Trek 60: Cinemark to Screen TOS Episodes, First 4 Feature Films

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Star Trek 60: Cinemark to Screen TOS Episodes, First 4 Feature Films

Cinemark will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek with the first four films, each paired with a classic The Original Series episode.

Published Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:07:09 -0500
by Tom Chang
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• Cinemark celebrates Star Trek 60 with Star Trek I-IV screenings from September 4-7, each paired with a classic TOS episode.
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture opens with The Changeling, linking V’ger and Nomad through creator-driven sci-fi mystery.
• The Wrath of Khan pairs with Space Seed, while The Search for Spock joins Amok Time for key Kirk and Spock stories.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home closes with The City on the Edge of Forever, blending Earth-based adventure and time travel.

Cinemark is looking to bring the best of both worlds to celebrate the Star Trek 60th anniversary, featuring the first four films of its cinematic end and pairing with some of the best The Original Series had to offer during its NBC run from 1966 to 1969. From September 4th to 8th, the theater chain will release a film along with a TOS episode each day until September 7th, featuring the adventures of Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov.

Cinemark Celebrates Star Trek's 60th Anniversary with the First Four Films and The Original Series Episodes

Starting off the celebration is 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a repurposed Phase II series revival proposed by creator Gene Roddenberry before the success of 1977's Star Wars prompted Paramount to refocus the franchise on cinemas. The film follows a mysterious, looming galactic threat, V'ger, as it approaches Earth in search of its creator, while the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to save the day. It will be paired with the TOS episode "The Changeling," not to be confused with the shapeshifting species of Deep Space Nine, which follows the Enterprise as they encounter a sentient metallic entity known as "Nomad" that possesses a deadly energy weapon (similar to V'ger), which calls Kirk (William Shatner) "The Creator."

The second pairing on September 5th will be 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, paired with the season one episode "Space Seed." The two go hand in hand because the episode focuses on Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban), a tyrant who emerged from the Eugenics Wars, genetically engineered to conquer, but who found himself and his loyal followers banished aboard a prison ship called the SS Botany Bay. As the Enterprise awakens them from their slumber, Khan takes over the Enterprise thanks to an Enterprise sympathetic crew member, Lt. Marla McGivers (Madlyn Rhue), who then helps Kirk retake the ship afterward. Rather than face a court-martial, McGivers chooses to be banished to a remote planet with Khan and his crew, which TWOK turns tragic as a planetary disaster pulls Ceti Alpha V from its orbit, while Khan seeks revenge on Kirk for the loss of his wife years later.

On September 6th, Cinemark will feature 1984's Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and the second season episode "Amok Time." With TSFS as the direct sequel to TWOK, the Enterprise travels to the Genesis planet to discover that Spock (Leonard Nimoy) has been reincarnated and is growing rapidly. At the same time, Klingons led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd) find out about the top-secret Federation research project and want the device that Khan detonated in the previous film. As the Enterprise mounts a rescue on the deteriorating planet of Spock and Saavik (Robin Curtis), he travels to Vulcan to retrain his mind after his memories and essence were restored by Bones/McCoy (DeForest Kelley) on Vulcan. In "Amok Time," Spock finds himself back on Vulcan for a brutal wedding ritual that would involve his betrothed, T'Pring (Ariene Martel). Unfortunately, for both Spock and Kirk, they had to fight to the death for T'Pring's affection after the Vulcan ritual of kal-if-fee.

The final film pairing for the set, many would argue, would be "saving the best for last," which is 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and the TOS season one classic "The City on the Edge of Forever," two stories that don't have a direct relationship other than taking place on Earth and time travel. TVH sees an ominous black, spacefaring log making its way to Earth on a path of destruction, as the Enterprise is sent to investigate. Upon further inspection, it's discovered the life form is communicating by whale song, a species that was long extinct in the Trek timeline, so they decide to slingshot around the sun using the Klingon Bird of Prey they hijacked from the previous film to travel back to 1980s Earth to pursue humpback whales. In "The City on the Edge of Forever," the Enterprise travels to a planet where there's an ominous being called the Guardian of Forever (voice of Bartell LaRue), a sentient time portal who tells travelers they can go whenever they want in time. Kirk and Spock find themselves having to jump through the portal themselves after McCoy accidentally injects himself with a hallucinogen and jumps through first, altering history to where the Nazis won World War II. As the two jump to 1930s New York, they discover they must let the humanitarian and pacifist Edith Keeler (Joan Collins) die before she changes history by preventing the US from entering World War II.

For more details on the event and tickets, check out Cinemark.

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