Star Trek's Lost Spin-Off Officially Releases Sooner Than Fans Think

Image via Paramount Published Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT John Dodge is an MTV Writer for CBR who specializes in movies, television, comics, and pop culture. He has a deep knowledge of franchises like Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Marvel, and DC Comics, along with a passion for indie and horror titles. An expert on obscure productions from the ’80s and ’90s, John is known for his encyclopedic recall of cult classics like Beetleborgs. Sign in to your CBR account IDW Publishing's latest Star Trek anthology release brings back the franchise's original spin-off nearly sixty years after it was canceled. On October 13, IDW Publishing's latest entry in their Classics Collection line of titles, Star Trek: The Edges of the Final Frontier, arrived in stores to the delight of fans everywhere. The new trade paperback collects three fan-favorite Star Trek titles, such as 2008's Star Trek: Assignment Earth, which gave readers a glimpse at what could have been the franchise's original spin-off series all the way back in 1968. Star Trek: The Edges of the Final Frontier Brings Back the Original Star Trek Spinoff Image via IDW Among the titles collected in Star Trek: The ...