Star Trek, Doctor Who Announce Surprise Comic-Con Team-Up

Star Trek and Doctor Who are joining forces to celebrate the first Intergalactic Friendship Day at San Diego Comic-Con. Timed to coincide with the annual International Friendship Day, the celebration will take place throughout San Diego Comic-Con 2024 via the “Friendship is Universal” gallery experience in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. The exhibition will feature props and costumes from Star Trek and Doctor Who’s histories. On Friday, July 27, Star Trek television franchise head Alex Kurtzman and Doctor Who  will appear together on the Intergalactic Friendship Day panel, moderated by TVLine‘s Keisha Hatchett. Kurtzman and Davies will discuss storytelling in their respective sci-fi universe and friendship. More info on both events can be found below.

In addition to the shared panel and exhibition, Star Trek and Doctor Who will have significant individual presences at Comic-Con. Doctor Who and Millie Gibson will join Davies for a Hall H panel on Friday, July 26th. Paramount+ will present its current and upcoming Star Trek projects – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and Star Trek: Section 31 – during a panel in Hall H on Saturday, July 27th, just hours before the Intergalactic Friendship panel. CBS is bringing Star Trek: Prodigy for a panel and screening on Sunday in Room 6DE, with Star Trek star Kate Mulgrew in attendance.

Intergalactic Friendship Panel: Star Trek x Doctor Who

Saturday, July 27, 5:30 – 6:30 PM, Room 6A

The collaboration will kick off at San Diego Comic-Con, where Alex Kurtzman, showrunner and executive producer of the Star Trek franchise, and Russell T Davies, showrunner and executive producer spearheading the Doctor Who Whoniverse, come together for an exclusive creator-to-creator conversation about the art of storytelling in alternative universes and to celebrate the power of friendship. The SDCC Intergalactic Friendship Panel: Star Trek x Doctor Who will be on Saturday, July 27, from 5:30-6:30 PM, in Room: 6A, and will be moderated by Keisha Hatchett, staff editor of TVLine. Attendees to the creator conversation will each receive a special Doctor Who X Star Trek poster designed by artist Dusty Abell.

“Friendship is Universal” Gallery Experience

Thursday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28, 226 and 230 5th Avenue in Gaslamp Quarter

Under the banner of “Friendship is Universal,” Star Trek and Doctor Who will operate a special celebratory gallery experience at 226 and 230 5th Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. The gallery experience will feature original costumes and props from across the storied histories of both, highlighting themes of friendship and shared values between the two universes. There will also be photo opportunities for fans as well as special friendship bracelet giveaways. “Friendship is Universal” activation hours of operation are Thursday, July 25 through Saturday, July 27 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, and Sunday July 28 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Admission is free. No SDCC badge is required.