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Paramount+ is beaming up a cult favorite for September, pulling in Galaxy Quest, the affectionate Star Trek parody with Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman, and parking it on the platform from September 1. It lands in a busy month for the streamer, with fresh premieres and returning hits circling the dock, so consider this your comfort watch with extra warp speed.
Whether you quote “never give up, never surrender” for fun or for personality, this is the cozy, goofy classic that ties the month together and sets the vibe for sci-fi season. The platform will also now be hosting all the Star Trek movies apart from Galaxy Quest.
Paramount+ is adding 127 new movies to its list, some of which include: Blade (1998), Friday the 13th (1980), Fatal Attraction (1987), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Arrival (2016), and Cloverfield (2008).
More details about Galaxy Quest
Back in 1999, Hollywood accidentally made one of the greatest Star Trek movies that wasn’t actually a part of Star Trek. Galaxy Quest dropped like a cosmic prank, part parody, part love letter, and all heart. Directed by Dean Parisot, the cast had Tim Allen as a narcissistic captain, Sigourney Weaver as the token “tech translator,” Alan Rickman as a Shakespearean alien with permanent existential dread, and Sam Rockwell as a guy literally named “Guy.”
The film follows Jason Nesmith, played by Tim Allen, an egotistical has-been who once played Commander Taggart on the show. At conventions, he laps up fan adoration while his co-stars, Weaver’s underappreciated Gwen, Rickman’s Shakespearean misery machine Alexander, and Shalhoub’s oddly chill Fred, just seethe. But then enter the Thermians, sweet, squid-like aliens who treat the series like gospel and beam the cast onto a fully functional replica of their ship. Suddenly, the actors are fighting intergalactic warlord Sarris, played by Robin Sachs, fumbling their way through “real” sci-fi danger with nothing but catchphrases and improv skills.
What makes Galaxy Quest magic is how much heart it sneaks in under the comedy. It pokes fun at fandom while also celebrating it, giving us hilarious meta bits like Guy, played by Sam Rockwell, who’s convinced he’ll die because he once played “Crewman #6” in a single episode. There are rock monsters, malfunctioning teleporters, and an ultimate weapon called the “Omega 13” that no one knows how to use.
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Critics and audiences adored it. The movie snagged the Hugo Award, a Nebula, and cult status that only grew with time. Trekkies even voted it one of the best Star Trek movies ever made, which is wild, since it’s technically not one.
Starting from September 1, fans will be able to stream Galaxy Quest on Paramount+.
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