Star Trek: Voyagergot the movie fans wanted and financed. The flagship series of the United Paramount Network (UPN),Star Trek: Voyagerran for seven seasonsfrom 1995-2001. UnlikeStar Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Voyagerdid not transition into feature films. However,Voyagerdelivered several two-part episodesthroughout its seven seasons, which were TV movies in their own right.
Produced by David Zappone’s 455 Films,To The Journey: Looking Back At Star Trek: Voyagerpremiered at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles on August 02, 2025, and at Symphony Space in New York City on November 11.To The Journeyscreened for backers of the retrospective documentary’s Indiegogo campaign, which raised over $1.2 million, making it the most successful Indiegogo fundraiser of all time. I was fortunate to be a guest at the LA premiere thanks to producer Ryan T. Husk and 455 Films.
Star Trek: Voyager’s Documentary Premiered In LA And New York
Both Premieres Were Star-Studded
To The Journey: Looking Back At Star Trek: Voyager’s Los Angeles premiere was a star-studded gala at the Paramount Theater in Paramount Studios. Special guests included Robert Beltran, Robert Picardo, Garrett Wang, and Tim Russ, as well as Dominic Keating fromStar Trek: Enterprise, Nicole de Boer fromStar Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Rekha Sharma fromStar Trek: Discovery.
Star Trek: Voyager Cast & Character Guide
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Also in attendance wereStar Trek: Voyagerexecutive producers Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, and Bryan Fuller, Denise and Michael Okuda, as well as Bill Nye andStar Trek: Prodigyco-executive producer Aaron J. Waltke.It was a rare chance to see Berman and Braga, in particular, reunite in person.Following the screening, the cast, crew, producers, and everyone in attendance associated withStar Trek: VoyagerandTo The Journeytook the stage for a group photo. Check it out below:
To The Journey’s New York premiere at Symphony Space in New York City followed the weekend’s Star Trek New Jersey convention held by Creation Entertainment. Special guests at theStar Trek: Voyagerdocumentary’s NYC premiere wereStar Trek: Voyager’s Kate Mulgrew and Ethan Phillips, as well asStar Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Terry Farrelland Robin Curtis from theStar Trekmovies.
Star Trek: Voyager Documentary’s LA Premiere Was A Tribute To Jeri Taylor
Jeri Taylor Is The Mother Of Star Trek: Voyager
To The Journey’s Los Angeles premiere was preceded by heartfelt tributes toStar Trek: Voyager’s writer and executive producer Jeri Taylor, who passed away on July 10, 2025. Executive producers Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, and Bryan Fuller, along with actors Garrett Wang and Robert Picardo, spoke about the influence and impact of Jeri Taylor. The speakers were well-chosen as they delivered about Jeri from the perspective of actors, fellow writers, and producers, describing justhow important Taylor was to the development and quality ofStar Trek: Voyager.I recorded some video of the tributes that you can watch below:
Jeri Taylor holds a lofty and celebrated status as the first femaleStar Trekshowrunner. Before she helped develop Star Trek: Voyager,Taylor was an executive producer ofStar Trek: The Next Generation,and she was showrunner for the seventh and final season ofTNG.Jeri is credited as the guiding force behind the character of Captain Kathryn Janeway, working with Kate Mulgrew to create the iconic first female Captain to lead aStar Trekseries. Taylor also wrote theStar Trek: Voyagernovel “Mosaic,” which served as Janeway’s biography.
Voyager’s Documentary Honored Its Importance To Star Trek Canon
It’s Hard To Imagine Star Trek Without Voyager
Without giving spoilers,To The Journeyis a thorough, insightful, and, at times, emotional examination of the importance and impact ofStar Trek: Voyageron its cast, crew, creators, and generations of fans. Nearly the entirecast ofStar Trek: Voyagerwas interviewed, as well as the show’s executive producers, and many otherStar Trekluminaries.
To The Journeyalso looks back on Genevieve Bujold, the original actress cast as Captain Janeway who quitStar Trek: Voyagerjust a few days into filming.
To The Journeyis a celebration ofStar Trek: Voyager, but it also doesn’t shy away from the show’s mistakes and controversies. While many stories told are familiar, some are revelatory and offer a more complete picture of this hallmarkStar Trekseries.
Star Trek: Voyager’s impact continues today in shows likeStar Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, andStar Trek: Prodigy. Star Trek: Voyageris more popular and influential now than it was when it was airing on UPN.
What becomes clear after viewingTo The Journeyis thatStar Trek: Voyagerundeniably enriched theStar Trekfranchise. UPN counted onVoyageras the heir toStar Trek: The Next Generation. AlthoughVoyagerdid not matchTNG’s ratings and popularity, Captain Janeway and her crew inspired a new generation of fans who didn’t just fall in love withStar Trekbut also pursued careers in medicine, the sciences, and the arts.
Where Is Star Trek: Voyager’s Cast Now?
Voyager’s Actors Maintain Active Careers
Star Trek: Voyagermay have ended in 2001, but the actors have continued to have lively careers. Kate Mulgrew starred in multiple films and TV series, includingOrange Is The New Black, and published two memoirs.Mulgrew returned to voice Admiral Janeway and Hologram Janeway inStar Trek: Prodigy. Robert Picardo joined Kate inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, reprising The Doctor in the animated series. Picardo will bringThe Doctor back to live-action inStar Trek: Starfleet Academy.
Star Trek: Voyager Cast’s Holodeck Team-Ups Ranked Worst To Best
Star Trek: Voyager’s cast teamed up on the holodeck in a number of memorable episodes, but some programs were more interesting than others.
Jeri Ryan also continued her TV work afterStar Trek: Voyager,notably starring inBoston PublicandBody of Proof.Ryan then returned as Seven of Nine, joining the cast ofStar Trek: Picardfor all 3 seasons,which ended with Seven becoming Captain of the USS Enterprise-G. Tim Russ' TV career also continued afterStar Trek: Voyagerbefore he joined Ryan in a cameo at the end ofStar Trek: Picardseason 3. Roxann Dawson and Robert Duncan McNeill became in-demand TV directors.
Most of Star Trek: Voyager’s cast are also regular guests on the convention circuit.
Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill hostThe Delta Flyerspodcast, where the duo rewatch and look back onepisodes ofStar Trek: Voyager.Ethan Phillips continued his acting career in plays and numerous TV guest roles. Most ofStar Trek: Voyager’s cast are also regular guests on the convention circuit whereStar Trekfans can meet their favorite stars.
To The Journeywill be released in 2025 to markStar Trek: Voyager’s 25th anniversary.
Being part ofStar Trek: Voyagerundeniably changed all of the cast’s lives, andTo The Journey: Looking Back At Star Trek: Voyagerdelivers one more nostalgia-filled flight through their pivotal seven years in the Delta Quadrant.
