In Star Trek’s 60th year, one sad footnote is that after Starfleet Academy season 2, no further Trek is currently in production. In William Shatner’s 95th year, he seems eager to pick up the slack. On September 23rd, it was announced that Shatner will appear at the NYCC 2026Star Trek Universepanel on October 10th. Of course he will. He’s everywhere. He may just be on his way to your house.
Behold the 2026 Shatner Activity Timeline, as best as could be compiled. And it’s only October.
January
- 1/19 – Shatner is photographed eating Raisin Bran in his car.
- 1/30 – Kellogg’s releases its “Will Shat” big game commercial preview, with Shatner as “bran ambassador.”
February
- 2/3 –Cosmos Confidential: Bill and Neil’s Excellent Bromanceaudio book goes live, a conversation between Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
- 2/8 – “Will Shat” Raisin Bran big game commercial officially airs.
- 2/20-2/27 – Shatner appears onStar Trek: The Cruise IX, where (among other activities), he performs Elton John’s Rocket Man live on stage.
March
- 3/6-3/7 – Appears at Emerald City Comic Con, Seattle.
- 3/13-3/15 – Appears at Fan Expo Cleveland.
- 3/19 – Interviews with WUTCScenic Rootsabout his life and upcoming Wrath of Khan tour appearance.
- 3/23 – Interviews with WTVC NewsChannel 9 /This N Thatabout his 95th birthday (celebrated on 3/22).
- 3/25 – Interviews withThe James and Kim Cast, “A candid interview with William Shatner.”
April
- 4/14 – Interviews with WFAECharlotte Talksahead of an upcoming Charlotte appearance.
- Appears atStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanscreenings + Shatner Live in:
- 4/15 – Greenboro, NC
- 4/16 – Roanoke,VA
- 4/17 – Charlotte, NA
- 4/18 – Chattanooga, TN
- 4/19 – Knoxville, TN
- 4/24-4/25 – Appears at Calgary Expo.
- 5/2-5/3 – Appears at Liverpool Comic Con, UK
- 5/8 – Interviews with KCRW’sThe Business(Part 1) alongside Neil deGrasse Tyson ahead of their upcoming stage show.
- 5/12 – Shatner returns as “the Negotiator” in a new Priceline commercial to pass the torch to Randall Park.
- 5/15 – Part 2 of KCRW’sThe Businessinterview airs, including discussion of Shatner’s then-in-development heavy-metal album.
- 5/16-5/17 – Appears at Motor City Comic Con
- 5/19-20 – Appears with deGrasse Tyson in 2 performances ofThe Universe Is Absurd!, discussing science, space, comedy and humanity.
- 5/30 (Day) – Appears at the Hollywood Show in Burbank, CA
- 5/30 (Night) – Hosts William Shatner’s 36th annual Hollywood Charity Horse Show gala
- 6/13-14 – Appears at Spacecon San Antonio.
- 6/25 – Appears on the Jonas Brothers’Hey Jonas!Podcast in “Hey William Shatner!”
- 6/25-6/28 – Appears at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, Ticonderoga, NY.
Are you tired yet? You’re justreadingit.
- 7/3 –Interviews with TV Guide/TV Insider about Kirk and theStar Trek60th Anniversary
- 7/10-7/12 – Appears at GalaxyCon New Orleans.
- 7/15 – Interview with TV Insider to announce his first heavy metal live performance.
- 7/23-7/25 – Appears at GalaxyCon Raleigh.
- 7/28 – Appears on CBSMorningswith his daughter Melanie to discuss their simultaneous Stage 4 cancer experiences and recovery.
- 7/29 – Launches a podcast with his daughter,No Time But Now with William Shatner and Melanie Shatner Gretsch.Premiere episode is “Our Story.”
- 7/30 – Interviews with CNNOutFrontwith his daughter about their experiences and his future as Kirk.
August
- 8/5 –No Time But Nowpodcast airs:“Designing Your Own Blue Zone” with Dan Buettner.
- 8/7-8/8 Appears at FanExpo Boston.
- 8/9 – Appears at ST-LV: Trek to Vegas convention.
- 8/12 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “Why We Get Triggered”with Dr. Gabor Maté.
- 8/15 – Appears at FanExpo Chicago.
- 8/19 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “Food as Medicine” with Dr. William Li.
- 8/19 – Interviews withThe Delta Flyerspodcast, hosted by Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill to promote his book,William Shatner…And You.
- 8/21 – Releases a spoken-word album,Love & Other Mysteries, with Brad Paisley
- 8/22 – Appears with daughter Melanie on CBS’sThe Uplift: The Shatners.
- 8/31 – Shatner’s latest book is released –William Shatner…And You, co-written with Joshua Brandon, featuring Shatner interviewing fans and celebrities.
William Shatner – how are you doing all of this? Did you secretly pull a Picard and transfer your consciousness into a synthetic body?
September
- 9/2 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “The Long Game” with Terry Bradshaw.
- 9/4-9/5 – Appears at Tucson Comic Con.
- 9/8 – Interview with Boston’s NPR station WBUR alongside his daughter, about their podcast.
- 9/8 – Guest-stars on Me TV’sToon in With Mefor their Star Trek 60th Anniversary special.
- 9/9 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “From Inspiration to Invention” with David Schmidt.
- 9/16 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “Unstoppable” with Dr. Dawn Mussallem
- 9/19 – Shatner’s first live heavy metal concert.William Shatner & The *uckersdebuts at Riot Fest Chicago.
- 9/20 –William Shatner & The *uckers’ perform once more at Riot Fest Chicago.
(Pretty *ucking impressive, William Shatner.)
- 9/22 – Interviews withThe Moynihan Report– about mortality, religion, AI, Blue Origin,The Intruderand his metal album
- 9/23 –No Time But Nowpodcast: “A Cancer Cure?”with oncologist Dr. Azra Raza
- 9/24 – Attended the LA premiere ofThe Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World.
Expected in October-December (as of this writing):
- 10/8 – Appearing at the NY premiere of The Sixty-Year Mission.
- 10/9-10/10 – Appearing at NYCC at the GalaxyCon booth (according to his official website) andStar Trek Universepanel.
- 10/24-10/25 – Appearing at Comic Con Scotland, Edinburgh
- 10/27 –Another Shatner book release–Wisdom & Worries: Reflections on Life, Death, and Everything in Between, written with Robert Sharenow.
- Appearing atStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khanscreenings + Shatner Live in:
- 10/28 – Madison, WI
- 10/29 – Joliet, IL
- 10/30 – Indianapolis, IN
- 10/31 – Louisville, KY
- 11/1 – Northfield, OH
- 11/13-11/15 – Appearing at the Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, Ticonderoga, NY.
- 11/21-11/22 – Appearing at Comic Con Ireland, Dublin.
- 12/4-12/5 – Appearing at Galaxy Con Columbus
William Shatner is 95 years old. The Borg may want to assimilate his stamina.
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