All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Runaway

    • October 4, 2018
    • CBS All Access

    Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye.

  • S01E02 Calypso

    • November 8, 2018
    • CBS All Access

    After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.

  • S01E03 The Brightest Star

    • December 6, 2018
    • CBS All Access

    Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.

  • S01E04 The Escape Artist

    • January 3, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Harry Mudd, back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship — just in time to try out his latest con.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Q&A

    • October 5, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Ensign Spock's first day aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise doesn't go as planned when he and Number One are unexpectedly stuck together in a turbo lift.

  • S02E02 The Trouble with Edward

    • October 10, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Newly minted Captain Lynne Lucero is excited to take command of the U.S.S. Cabot, until she meets Edward Larkin, an ornery scientist who believes he has found a revolutionary new use for tribbles.

  • S02E03 Ask Not

    • November 14, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    When an attack on Starbase 28 leaves a surprise prisoner under Cadet Thira Sidhu's watch, she is faced with making a decision that may threaten her standing in Starfleet.

  • S02E04 Ephraim and Dot

    • December 12, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Ephraim, a humble tardigrade, is flying through the mycelial network when an unexpected encounter takes her on a bewildering adventure through space.

  • S02E05 The Girl Who Made the Stars

    • December 12, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    When a lightning storm in space scares a young Michael Burnham, her father aims to ease her fears with a mythical story about a brave little girl who faced her own fears head on.

  • S02E06 Children of Mars

    • January 9, 2020
    • CBS All Access

    12 year-old classmates Kima and Lil find themselves at odds with each other on a day that will change their lives forever.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Inside Short Treks: When Spock Met Number One

    • October 7, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Watch as Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn discuss Spock's first day aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise and meeting Number One in the Star Trek: Short Treks installment "Q&A."

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Inside Short Treks: Here Comes Tribble

    • October 17, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Star Trek: Short Treks star H. Jon Benjamin dissects his new (and offbeat) character Edward Larkin in "The Trouble With Edward," AND tells us exactly what tribble meat tastes like!

  • SPECIAL 0x3 Inside Short Treks: A Captive Captain Pike

    • November 18, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Anson Mount talks about his character's unorthodox return in the new Short Trek installment called "Ask Not."

  • SPECIAL 0x4 Inside Short Treks: Ephraim And Dot

    • December 18, 2019
    • CBS All Access

    Director/Composer Michael Giacchino and VFX Supervisor Jason Zimmerman describe the old-school cartoon approach to the animated Short Trek "Ephraim And Dot."

  • SPECIAL 0x5 Inside Short Treks: The Girl Who Made The Stars

    • December 20, 2019
    • CBS All Access
  • SPECIAL 0x6 Michael Giacchino's Musical Journey On Star Trek: Short Treks

    • January 8, 2020
    • CBS All Access

    Not only did Michael Giacchino direct and compose the music for his own Short Trek "Ephraim And Dot," he helped find up-and-coming composers for the other shorts as well!

  • SPECIAL 0x7 The Unreal VFX Of Star Trek: Short Treks - “The Girl Who Made The Stars”

    • February 2, 2020
    • CBS All Access

    The visual effects wizards at Pixomondo offer a closer look at the cutting-edge technology they used to create the animated Short Trek "The Girl Who Made The Stars." Stream Star Trek: Short Treks now on CBS All Access. Air Date: Feb 2, 2020

  • SPECIAL 0x8 Coming of Age

    • CBS All Access

    Tied to the Runaway short, the first installment of the new Short Trek format was written by executive producers Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman about Tilly finding a stowaway with whom she can relate. In this behind-the-scenes interview, Kurtzman, Director Maja Vrvilo and star Mary Wiseman talk about the use of the short to give the audience further insight into Tilly’s character.

  • SPECIAL 0x9 Shall We Dance

    • CBS All Access

    Writer Michael Chabon and Director Olatunde Osunsanmi discuss the challenges of creating a compelling story with only one on-screen character in the familiar setting of the USS Discovery for the Calypso short.

  • SPECIAL 0x10 First Comtact: Kaminar

    • CBS All Access

    A deep dive into The Brightest Star short and creating Saru’s backstory with the Star Trek actors and writers.

  • SPECIAL 0x11 Covered in Mudd

    • CBS All Access

    Tied to The Escape Artist short, an interview with star Rainn Wilson about directing the Harry Mudd short and his experience on both sides of the camera.

  • SPECIAL 0x12 Ensign Spock's First Day

    • CBS All Access

    Writer Michael Chabon talks about writing for Ensign Spock and finding hidden talents in relation to the Q&A short.

  • SPECIAL 0x13 Score!

    • CBS All Access

    A behind-the-curtain discussion with Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino about taking the reins on Ephraim and Dot and directing and composing for Star Trek: Short Treks.

  • SPECIAL 0x14 Bedtime Stories

    • CBS All Access

    Writer Brandon Schultz, director Olatunde Osunsanmi, and actor Kenric Green (“Mike Burnham”) discuss the development of The Girl Who Made the Stars, the animated Short Trek about a bedtime story.

  • SPECIAL 0x15 The Making of Short Treks

    • CBS All Access

    An in-depth discussion with executive producer Alex Kurtzman and more about how and why the new concept Short Treks were made.