"The Cage" 60th Anniversary

This featurette looks back sixty years to the filming of the first Star Trek pilot -- which decades later inadvertently birthed a sequel series, "Strange New Worlds."

On November 27, 1964, filming began on the Star Trek pilot episode, “The Cage.” Video source: OTOY YouTube channel.

Sixty years ago today, filming began at the Desilu Culver City lot on the Star Trek pilot episode, “The Cage.”

This OTOY video featurette includes an interview with Robert Butler, who directed the pilot.