Ninety-five-year-old WILLIAM SHATNER is everywhere

By Z. Rice

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 2026 Star Trek Universe panel 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 Bromance audio 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 on Star 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 WUTC Scenic Roots about his life and upcoming Wrath of Khan tour appearance.
• 3/23 – Interviews with WTVC NewsChannel 9 / This N That about his 95th birthday (celebrated on 3/22).
• 3/25 – Interviews with The James and Kim Cast, “A candid interview with William Shatner.”

April

• 4/14 – Interviews with WFAE Charlotte Talks ahead of an upcoming Charlotte appearance.
• Appears at Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan screenings + 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.

May

• 5/2-5/3 – Appears at Liverpool Comic Con, UK
• 5/8 – Interviews with KCRW’s The 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’s The Business interview 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 of The 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

June

• 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 just reading it. 

July

• 7/3 – Interviews with TV Guide/TV Insider about Kirk and the Star Trek 60th 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 CBS Mornings with 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 CNN OutFront with his daughter about their experiences and his future as Kirk.

August

• 8/5 – No Time But Now podcast 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 Now podcast: “Why We Get Triggered” with Dr. Gabor Maté.
• 8/15 – Appears at FanExpo Chicago.
• 8/19 – No Time But Now podcast: “Food as Medicine” with Dr. William Li.
• 8/19 – Interviews with The Delta Flyers podcast, 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’s The 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 Now podcast: “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’s Toon in With Me for their Star Trek 60th Anniversary special.
• 9/9 – No Time But Now podcast: “From Inspiration to Invention” with David Schmidt.
• 9/16 – No Time But Now podcast:  “Unstoppable” with Dr. Dawn Mussallem
• 9/19 – Shatner’s first live heavy metal concert. William Shatner & The *uckers debuts 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 with The Moynihan Report – about mortality, religion, AI, Blue Origin, The Intruder and his metal album
• 9/23 – No Time But Now podcast: “A Cancer Cure?” with oncologist Dr. Azra Raza
• 9/24 – Attended the LA premiere of The 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) and Star Trek Universe panel.
• 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 at Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan screenings + 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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