2019 (production)

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

For information about 2019 in the fictional Star Trek universe, please see 2019.

Table of Contents: January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December • Media

Events[]

January[]

3 January – "The Escape Artist", the fourth episode of Star Trek: Short Treks, premieres on CBS All Access.
4 January – Rudy Cataldi dies.
7 January – W. Morgan Sheppard dies.
8 January –
- Gallery DIS novel, The Way to the Stars, by Una McCormack.
- Star Trek: Designing Starships - The USS Voyager and Beyond, a mass-market reprint of Star Trek: Designing Starships Volume Two, by Ben Robinson and Marcus Riley, from Random House is released.
- Little Golden Books, I Am Captain Kirk, by Frank Berrios is released.
- Little Golden Books, I Am Mr. Spock, by Elizabeth Schaefer is released.
16 January –
- The Short Treks episodes "Runaway", "Calypso", "The Brightest Star", and "The Escape Artist" are released internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix.
- Issue 4 of the Star Trek vs. Transformers comic series from IDW Publishing is released.
17 January – "Brother", the first episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 2, premieres on CBS All Access.
18 January – "Brother" is released internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix.
23 January – "Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita, Issue 6" from IDW Publishing is released.
24 January – DIS: "New Eden" premieres on CBS All Access.
25 January –
- Matt Rose dies.
- "New Eden" is released internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix.
- The Ready Room premieres with "Brother and New Eden" on Facebook Live.
30 January –
- Dick Miller dies.
- "Star Trek: The Next Generation - IDW 20/20" and "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 1", from IDW Publishing, are released.
31 January – DIS: "Point of Light" premieres on CBS All Access.

February[]

1 February –
- "Point of Light" is released internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
- To Explore Strange New Worlds, by Elizabeth W. Barnes, is released.
5 February – Star Trek: New Visions, Volume 8, by John Byrne, from IDW Publishing, is released.
7 February – DIS: "An Obol for Charon" premieres on CBS All Access.
8 February – "An Obol for Charon" is released internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
11 February – The Economics of Star Trek, by Rick Webb, is released.
13 February – Star Trek Magazine issue 197 is released.
14 February – DIS: "Saints of Imperfection" premieres on CBS All Access.
15 February – "Saints of Imperfection" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
16 February – These Are the Voyages: Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek in the 1970s, Volume 1 (1970-75) is released.
21 February – DIS: "The Sound of Thunder" premieres on CBS All Access.
22 February –
- Bob Sordal, Beverly Swanson and Morgan Woodward die.
- "The Sound of Thunder" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
27 February – "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 2" and "Star Trek vs. Transformers, Issue 5", from IDW Publishing, are released.
28 February –
- DIS: "Light and Shadows" premieres on CBS All Access.
- The Kelvin Timeline of Star Trek, edited by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell and Ace G. Pilkington, is released.

March[]

1 March – "Light and Shadows", releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
6 March – "Star Trek: Discovery - Captain Saru" from IDW Publishing is released.
7 March – DIS: "If Memory Serves" premieres on CBS All Access.
8 March –
- "If Memory Serves" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
- The Final Frontier, by Joel R. Campbell and Gigi Gokcek, is released.
14 March –
- Joe Knowland dies.
- DIS: "Project Daedalus" premieres on CBS All Access.
15 March – "Project Daedalus" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
20 March – "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 3" from IDW Publishing is released.
21 March – DIS: "The Red Angel" premieres on CBS All Access.
22 March – "The Red Angel" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
23 March – Joseph Pilato dies.
28 March – DIS: "Perpetual Infinity" premieres on CBS All Access.
29 March – "Perpetual Infinity" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.

April[]

1 April – Vonda N. McIntyre dies.
4 April – DIS: "Through the Valley of Shadows" premieres on CBS All Access.
5 April – "Through the Valley of Shadows" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
7 April –
- Seymour Cassel and Eric Mansker die.
9 April – Pocket TNG novel Available Light, by Dayton Ward, is released.
11 April – DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow" premieres on CBS All Access.
12 April – "Such Sweet Sorrow" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
18 April –
- DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2", the second season finale, premieres on CBS All Access.
- Maurice Harvey dies.
19 April – "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" releases internationally (except USA and Canada) on Netflix and its The Ready Room aftershow is released on Facebook Live.
22 April – Filming starts on the first season of Star Trek: Picard.
24 April – "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 4" and Issue 1 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, are released.
26 April – Jessie Lawrence Ferguson dies.
30 April –
- Mass-market edition of Star Trek: Designing Starships The Kelvin Timeline by Ben Robinson, from Random House, is released.
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek: The Next Generation - Terra Incognita from IDW Publishing is released.

May[]

9 May – Clement von Franckenstein dies.
13 May – What We Left Behind, Ira Steven Behr's documentary about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, is released in theaters.
21 May –
- Omnibus edition of Star Trek vs. Transformers from IDW Publishing is released.
- Stephen Mines dies.
23 May – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Fluxx, by Looney Labs and Gale Force Nine is released.
28 May –
- Pocket TOS novel, The Captain's Oath, by Christopher L. Bennett, is released.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Missions Continue, from IDW Publishing, is released.
- The 2020 edition of the Star Trek: The Original Series calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
29 May – Issue 2 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.

June[]

4 June –
- Keith Birdsong and Billy Mayo die.
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Klingon Fleet, by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Matt McAllister, from Random House, is released.
- The 2020 edition of the Star Trek Poster Calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
11 June – Star Trek Trilogy: The Kelvin Timeline Blu-ray collection is released.
18 June – The 2020 edition of the Star Trek: Discovery calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
19 June – Peter Allan Fields dies.
23 June – Stephanie Niznik dies.
25 June – The 2020 edition of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
26 June - "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 5" from IDW Publishing is released.

July[]

2 July – Little Golden Books Too Many Tribbles!, by Frank Berrios, is released.
3 July – Issue 3 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
9 July –
- Cheri Ruff dies.
- Star Trek: The Next Generation: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D Illustrated Handbook, by Ben Robinson and Marcus Riley, from Random House is released.
15 July – Hailing Frequencies Open, by Thomas D. Parham III, is released.
19 July –
- Ivy Bethune and Jeremy Kemp die.
23 July – The 2020 edition of the Star Trek Daily Calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
24 July – "Star Trek: The Q Conflict, Issue 6" from IDW Publishing is released.
25 July – Scott Rubenstein dies.
30 July –
- Pocket DIS novel, The Enterprise War, by John Jackson Miller is published.
- Cosmo Genovese and Audrey Trent die.

August[]

6 August – Blu-ray and DVD releases of Ira Steven Behr's documentary What We Left Behind are released.
7 August – Issue 4 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing is released.
8 August – Ernie Colón dies.
11 August – Barbara March dies.
13 August –
- Warren A. Stevens dies.
19 August – Jim Alexander dies.
- Pocket TOS novel The Antares Maelstrom by Greg Cox is released.
21 August – Issue 5 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
27 August – The 2020 edition of the Star Trek Engagement Calendars from Universe Publishing is released.
30 August – Filming is completed on the first season of Star Trek: Picard.
31 August – Keith Taylor dies.

September[]

3 September –
- Star Trek: The Official Guide to the Animated Series, by Aaron Harvey and Rich Schepis, is released.
- Star Trek: Discovery Designing Starships, by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Matt McAllister, from Random House, is released.
4 September – Issue 1 of Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath from IDW Publishing is released.
7 September – Robert Axelrod dies.
15 September – David Hurst dies.
17 September – Patricia Blau Price dies.
18 September – Issue 6 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
19 September – John Winston dies.
21 September –
- Jack Donner, Aron Eisenberg and Sid Haig die.
24 September – Star Trek: Classic Picard from Titan Comics is released.
25 September – Issue 2 of Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath, from IDW Publishing, is released.

October[]

1 October – Star Trek: The Motion Picture novelization (40th Anniversary Edition).
4 October – James Schmerer dies.
5 October – "Q&A", the first episode of Star Trek: Short Treks season 2, premieres on CBS All Access.
8 October –
- Star Trek: The USS Enterprise NCC-1701 & 1701-A Illustrated Handbook, by Ben Robinson, Marcus Riley, and Simon Hugo, from Random House, is released.
- Pocket TNG novel Collateral Damage, by David Mack, is released.
- The First Star Trek Movie, by Sherilyn Connelly, from McFarland Publishing is released.
10 October – "The Trouble with Edward", the second episode of Star Trek: Short Treks season 2, premieres on CBS All Access.
15 October – Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection Blu-ray US edition is released.
23 October –
- Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection Blu-ray is released in Australia.
- Issue 7 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
29 October – Omnibus edition of Star Trek: The Q Conflict, from IDW Publishing, is released.

November[]

5 November – William Wintersole dies.
7 November –
- Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection Blu-ray, is released in Germany.
- Steve Marlo dies.
12 November – Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in the US.
14 November – the third episode of Star Trek: Short Treks season 2, "Ask Not", premieres on CBS All Access.
18 November –
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in the UK.
- Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection Blu-ray is released in the UK.
19 November
- Star Trek: Shipyards - Federation Members, by Ben Robinson and Marcus Riley, from Random House is released.
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Italy.
20 November –
- Issue 3 of Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath from IDW Publishing is released.
- Michael J. Pollard dies.
21 November – Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Germany.
22 November – Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Spain.
25 November –
- Claude Earl Jones dies.
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Nordic countries.
27 November –
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
- Issue 1 of Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, from IDW Publishing, is released.
28 November – Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in Denmark.
29 November – Tiny Ron dies.

December[]

2 December – D.C. Fontana dies.
3 December – Star Trek: Body by Starfleet, by Robb Pearlman, is released.
4 December –
- Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Blu-ray and Star Trek: Discovery Season Two DVD are released in France and Australia.
- Issue 8 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing, is released.
5 December – Robert Walker dies.
7 December – Michael Lamper dies.
8 December – Rene Auberjonois dies.
12 December –
- The fourth and fifth episodes of Star Trek: Short Treks season 2, "The Girl Who Made the Stars" and "Ephraim and Dot", premieres on CBS All Access.
- Star Trek: Voyager - Mirrors and Smoke from IDW Publishing is released.
14 December – Emil Richards dies.
16 December – Shatner, by Michael Seth Starr, from Applause Books is released.
17 December – Pocket DIS novel, Dead Endless, by Dave Galanter, is released.
18 December –
- Issue 9 of Star Trek: Year Five, from IDW Publishing.
- Issue 2 of Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, from IDW Publishing.
27 December – Jack Sheldon dies.
30 December – Syd Mead dies.