Get ready for ‘Star Trek’ First Contact Day’s long voyage of streaming

Paramount+ is beaming in another day-long “Star Trek” celebration.

On Monday, April 5, the network will gift Trekkies a series of panels and stream a marathon of TV series episodes to commemorate #FirstContactDay, a nod to the 1996 film installment “Star Trek: First Contact.” In that movie, humans first make contact with an alien species — the Vulcans, of pointy-eared Spock fame — on April 5, 2063.  The programming will be hosted by “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum Wil Wheaton and actress Mica Burton — daughter of “Next Gen” star LeVar Burton — and will include virtual visits from talent including Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner (“Star Trek: Picard”); Sonequa Martin-Green (“Star Trek: Discovery”); and Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek: Voyager”). The marathon of series episodes — all featuring “first contact” themes — will kick off (for US viewers only) at noon ET, while panel discussions will stream from 3 to 5:45 p.m.; all events will be available for free at StarTrek.com/FirstContact, as well as on PlutoTV and the Paramount+ Twitch page.