LEGO Star Trek has a whole new universe to potentially explore
With the first-ever LEGO Star Trek sets launching on Black Friday, the future is wide open for more possible models based on the iconic sci-fi franchise.
Star Trek fans will finally be able to get their hands on 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D from November 28, when the LEGO Icons build launches online and in stores. Lucky LEGO Insiders will also be able to grab a free 40768 Type-15 Shuttlepod GWP between November 28 and December 1, with the first-ever minifigure-scale LEGO Star Trek set only available with the larger ship (while stocks last).
How well both models perform will ultimately determine whether or not more LEGO Star Trek releases will appear further down the road, but there’s certainly plenty of source material to choose from if and when it comes to potential future builds.
With that mind, let’s take a look at which of the many Star Trek TV shows and movies that possible LEGO Star Trek sets might be able to draw upon, assuming a dedicated theme based on the near 60 year-old franchise eventually becomes a reality.
Classic Star Trek
What better way for a full LEGO Star Trek theme to kick off than with brick-built ships, playsets and minifigures inspired by the original 1960s TV series? Despite the LEGO Icons design team stating that it wanted to start with ‘something a little closer to our current times,’ there’s no doubting the draw of Gene Roddenberry’s ground-breaking show.
From the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and Klingon D7-class battlecruiser to the Romulan Bird-of-Prey and K-7 Space Station, there are a number of ships and vehicles that could be released as LEGO sets. In addition, fans would almost certainly want to get their hands on minifigures of multiple characters including Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu and Chekov.
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine and Voyager
Following in the warp trails of 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D and 40768 Type-15 Shuttlepod could come additional Star Trek: The Next Generation models. With 176 episodes of the TV show and four films to dive into, there’s a rich universe of characters, worlds and ships just waiting to be explored.
That same approach would also work for other TV shows set during the 24th century, with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager both offering exciting new vessels, locations, famous faces and classic scenes just ripe for LEGO Star Trek releases.
Star Trek movies
The classic 60s crew graduated to the big screen in 1979 with the launch of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. From there, the Enterprise continued to explore strange new worlds in five film sequels, culminating in the final voyage for the full roster of fan-favourite characters in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country in 1991.
Those six movies are full of exciting moments that would translate well into potential LEGO sets, such as multiple variations of the Enterprise’s bridge, rediscovering a genetically engineered tyrant on Ceti Alpha V in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, travelling back in time to 1986 to search for humpback whales in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and many more.
Star Trek: Enterprise
Despite a lukewarm reaction from some fans, Star Trek: Enterprise still managed to clock up an impressive run of 98 episodes across four seasons. With a diverse crew led by Scott Bakula’s Captain Jonathan Archer, the show acted as a prequel to the original show and was set in the 22nd century, long before Kirk’s adventures took place.
When it comes to possible LEGO Star Trek sets based on the short-lived series, we’d be hoping for at least a brick-built version of the NX-01, the first starship to bear the name ‘Enterprise,’ along with its key cast of characters as minifigures in the shape of Archer, T’Pol, Trip Tucker, Phlox, Malcolm Reed, Travis Mayweather and Hoshi Sato.
Kelvin timeline films
The Star Trek franchise received a major reboot in 2009 thanks to the arrival of a new big screen film from J.J. Abrams. Star Trek now featured a younger cast taking on the role of the classic 60s crew, as well as Leonard Nimoy returning as Spock to reconnect the original series and movies and create what would ultimately become known as the Kelvin Timeline.
From those three reboot films, there would certainly be possibilities for different LEGO Star Trek minifigures, an alternate take on the USS Enterprise, the Romulan starship Narada, the Klingon homeworld of Kronos, the USS Vengeance and more sets.
Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Strange New Worlds, Starfleet Academy
The Star Trek franchise has continued to move forward in recent years, releasing a number of live-action and animated shows. A new generation of fans have therefore been exposed to the likes of Star Trek: Discovery, Picard and Strange New Worlds, with a Starfleet Academy series currently in development and due to be released on January 15, 2026.
Once again, a potential full LEGO Star Trek theme could go all out with models of the experimental spore drive-powered USS Discovery, Captain Pike’s Enterprise and the newly-christened Enterprise-G from Season 3 of Picard, as well as a whole universe of exciting, diverse and fan-favourite minifigure characters too.
Of course, all of the above remains pure speculation for now, until such time as any potential future LEGO Star Trek sets are officially announced.
To find out more about 10356 USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, be sure to take a look at our in-depth review of the LEGO Icons set right here, and it’s impressive minifigure selection here, as well as cast your eyes over what we thought about 40768 Type-15 Shuttlepod here.
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Long term ST fan here, planning on buying 1701-D on day of release. To be a successful and long term licence I think Lego would need to stay in the Berman era. The majority of ST fans now would have come to the franchise in this era(which includes Enterprise) and are the ideal demographic for higher priced models for disposable income with the added likelihood of having children themselves increasing the potential for sales. TOS offers some iconic possibilities too but fans of the OG are going to be circa 70 years old, which doesn’t discount them from being purchasers but is likely a smaller market. New Trek either hasn’t provided anything iconic enough to generate enough demand to keep a ST Lego licence going strong, or is too similar(Kelvin timeline/SNW) to TOS to warrant being designed and released in addition to or instead of their original counterparts. Ultimately I fear we won’t see anywhere near the proliferation of Lego Star Wars because as much as it pains me to say it, I don’t think the fan base is anywhere near as big even though they are equally passionate.