In 60 seconds: All 13 Star Trek movies are free to stream on Pluto TV starting today, November 1 — no subscription, just ads — in the franchise's 60th anniversary year and days after the death of Patrick Stewart, who starred in four of them.
- All 13 Star Trek films stream free on Pluto TV beginning November 1, 2026, for a limited time.
- Pluto TV is ad-supported — no paid subscription is needed to watch.
- The set spans 1979's The Motion Picture through 2016's Star Trek Beyond: six original-crew films, four Next Generation films, and three Kelvin-timeline reboots.
- The release lands days after Patrick Stewart's death at 86, as The Next Generation re-enters Apple's TV chart at No. 5.
- More Trek is coming: a Starfleet Academy comic collection in January 2027 and the show's final season in March 2027.
A model of the Star Trek starship USS Enterprise. Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Sixty years after the original series first beamed onto television, the cheapest way to watch every Star Trek movie ever made is, well, free. Starting today, all 13 films in the franchise are streaming on Pluto TV at no cost — no subscription, no rental fee, just ads. If you've ever meant to work through the whole saga, from Kirk's first big-screen outing to the Kelvin-timeline reboots, the excuse "I'll get around to it" just ran out.
What happened
Pluto TV began streaming all 13 Star Trek feature films on November 1, 2026, as part of the franchise's 60th anniversary celebration. The films are available for a limited time, so this isn't a permanent library addition — it's a window. The service is ad-supported, which is the whole deal: you watch commercials, you don't pay a subscription, and you get the complete film collection.
The timing is hard to miss. The free release arrives days after the death of Patrick Stewart, who died October 28 at age 86, with his family confirming complications from Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia. Stewart's four Next Generation films are a third of the whole set. For a lot of viewers, this weekend's watchlist just became a tribute.
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Here's what's actually in the collection, because "all 13" covers three very different eras. The library opens with 1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture and runs through 2016's Star Trek Beyond. Inside that span: the six original-crew films, concluding with 1991's Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; the four Next Generation films starring Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard; and the three Kelvin-timeline reboot films from 2009 to 2016, with Chris Pine's Kirk leading a recast crew.
The original series debuted in 1966, which makes 2026 the franchise's 60th anniversary year — the reason Pluto TV's celebration exists at all. And the Stewart tributes are already showing up in the viewing data: Star Trek: The Next Generation has re-entered Apple's TV chart at number five, as audiences return to Picard in the days since Stewart's death. Over on the nostalgia network H&I, a five-episode Next Generation tribute block airs November 2.
A Star Trek: Enterprise panel at Dragon Con in September 2026. Photo: John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
One practical note: "limited time" is doing real work here. No public end date has been reported for the window, so if you're eyeing the full 13-film run, sooner beats later.
Why it matters
Honestly, the reason this one caught fire — it's the top trending entertainment search in the US today — is that it removes every barrier at once. No subscription to juggle, no rental fees stacking up across 13 titles, no wondering which service holds which era. All three crews are in one place, free, in the same week the franchise lost its most beloved captain.
There's a discovery angle here, too. Plenty of people know Picard from memes but have never sat through the four Next Generation films in order; younger viewers may only know the Pine-era reboots. A free, complete set turns "I've heard of Star Trek" into "I've seen Star Trek."
Impact on the USA and the world
The impact is playing out across American screens in three places at once: Pluto TV's free film window, Apple's TV chart, where The Next Generation sits at No. 5, and H&I's broadcast tribute on November 2. That's streaming, on-demand charts, and old-fashioned linear TV all pointing at the same franchise in the same weekend — a rare alignment, and a sign of how widely Stewart's death registered beyond the fan base.
The games side is moving too. Star Trek Online's upcoming season, titled "Rediscovered," brings the Kelvin timeline back into the game: the Romulan Narada starship, the Terran NX starship from Enterprise, the Tarellian plague ship from The Next Generation, and a Dominion War Starfleet starship bundle, all due by January 2027. Strange New Worlds star Ethan Peck voices Lieutenant Spock in the season, joining Piotr Michael as Captain Spock. For players, it's the same anniversary energy, just interactive.
What happens next
Beyond the free window, the franchise calendar stays busy. A trade paperback collecting the Starfleet Academy comic series, titled "Lost Contact," is due in January 2027. The Starfleet Academy TV series itself — first season debuted in January 2026 — returns for its second and final season on Paramount+ in March 2027. Further out, Paramount is developing a new standalone Star Trek movie, reported in November 2025 to be written and directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. No title, cast, or release date is confirmed, and the project is independent of the existing movies and series.
Our take: if you watch one thing this week, make it the film you haven't seen. For most people that's either an original-crew entry past the famous ones or one of the Next Generation films beyond First Contact. The free window won't last, the tribute moment won't either, and thirteen films sound like a lot until you realize the hardest part was always deciding where to start. Now the answer is simple: start at the beginning, and keep going.
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Frequently asked questions
How can I watch the Star Trek movies for free?
All 13 films are available on Pluto TV starting November 1, 2026, for a limited time. Pluto TV is ad-supported and requires no paid subscription.
Which movies are included?
The six original-crew films (1979–1991), the four Next Generation films starring Patrick Stewart, and the three Kelvin-timeline reboot films (2009–2016).
When does Starfleet Academy's final season arrive?
The second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ in March 2027.
Sources: ScreenRant, "All 13 Star Trek Movies Officially Set Free Streaming Release Date" (October 29, 2026); SuperHeroHype, "All 13 Star Trek Movies Will Be Available to Stream Free Very Soon in Honor of Patrick Stewart" (October 30, 2026); MovieWeb, "Patrick Stewart's 7-Part Sci-Fi Masterpiece Officially Returns to Dominate Streaming 39 Years Later" (October 31, 2026); ScreenRant, "Star Trek Is Officially Bringing Back The Kelvin Timeline One Last Time" (November 1, 2026); CBR, "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Officially Returns With New Adventures" (November 1, 2026).