59 Years Later, The 2 Oldest Sci-Fi Shows Just Sneakily Crossed Over
Ryan Britt
created: Aug. 18, 2025, 7:08 p.m. | updated: Aug. 23, 2025, 5:35 a.m.
Between 1963 and 1966, two sci-fi shows debuted and changed the course of the way people think about the genre.
Those shows were Doctor Who and Star Trek, two mega franchises that, in tone and spirit, have more in common than they don’t.
Several Doctor Who and Star Trek fans pointed this out on social media, including Jörg Hillebrand, who was also a research assistant on Star Trek: Picard.
It may take a few years, but because of the way Trek and Who have orbited each other lately, here’s hoping we won’t have to wait a decade for the answer.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams on Paramount+.
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