CBS All Access to offer “culturally relevant” Star Trek episodes for free, pledges Black Lives Matter donations with #StarTrekUnitedGives mentions
#StarTrekUnited from CBS All Access
Star Trek and CBS are doing their part to support the Black Lives Matter movement with a special event - today only.
According to an announcement from CBS, #StarTrekUnited is two events in one: one part education and entertainment, and one part fundraiser. First off, there’s the education/entertainment part, where they’ve curated a selection of 15 of the most culturally relevant Star Trek episodes that you can stream - for FREE - for a limited time.
The 15 episodes are:
Star Trek season 1 episode 25, “The Devil in the Dark”
Star Trek season 3 episode 10, “Plato’s Stepchildren”
Star Trek season 3 episode 15, “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield”
Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2 episode 9, “The Measure of a Man”
Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3 episode 7, “The Enemy”
Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4 episode 21, “The Drumhead”
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 6 episode 13, “Far Beyond the Stars”
Star Trek: Voyager season 3 episode 6, “Remember”
Star Trek: Voyager season 4 episode 4, “Nemesis”
Star Trek: Enterprise season 4 episode 20, “Demons”
Star Trek: Enterprise season 4 episode 21, “Terra Prime”
Star Trek: Discovery season 2 episode 6, “The Sound of Thunder”
Star Trek: Picard season 1 episode 1, “Remembrance”
Star Trek: Picard season 1 episode 2, “Maps and Legends”
Star Trek: Picard season 1 episode 3, “The End is the Beginning”
Starting today, June 17th, you can stream all 15 of these episodes for free on CBS.com, StarTrek.com and PlutoTV. If you’re a Twitch user, you can stream them there too, but only today.
Join us for #StarTrekUnited tomorrow to help raise money for charities supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and to stream Star Trek's most culturally impactful episodes for free. Only together, will we create the future we deserve. pic.twitter.com/KfqU6iktzX
— Star Trek on CBS All Access (@startrekcbs) June 16, 2020
Now, it’s not just free TV that CBS is giving away. They’ve also pledged a donation to prominent Black Lives Matter groups. According to the CBS announcement, “For every fan that tweets using the hashtag #StarTrekUnitedGives, $1 will be donated to organizations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, including Black Strategy Fund, Movement for Black Lives, and Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles.” There doesn’t appear to be an upper limit here, but it is just for the one day - today - only. So get out there and tweet your support for #StarTrekUnitedGives and show CBS All Access that you care about the Black Lives Matter movement too.
