# Star Trek And Doctor Who Crossover Cancelled

> Corporate bickering killed Star Trek and Doctor Who crossover plans.
- Title: Star Trek And Doctor Who Crossover Cancelled · SlashFilm
- Summary: Corporate bickering killed Star Trek and Doctor Who crossover plans. Paramount and Disney refused to share first-rights for a potential Star Trek-Doctor Who…
- Keywords: star trek, doctor who, paramount, disney, crossover, miniseries, first-rights, doctor who writer, star trek showrunner, entertainment, culture, Star
- Source: SlashFilm — https://slashfilm.com/2288745/star-trek-doctor-who-crossover-miniseries-killed-one-thing
- Author: Witney Seibold
- Published: 2026-10-17T14:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: star trek, doctor who, paramount, disney, crossover, miniseries, first-rights, doctor who writer, star trek showrunner, entertainment, culture
## Crossover plans nearly formed
Star Trek and Doctor Who writers tried to create a crossover but were blocked by corporate disagreements.

> They were dying to do it. Actually, they've started talking about it.
## Pelia as time-traveling companion
Pelia, the USS Enterprise's chief engineer, was proposed as a Doctor Who companion in a crossover concept.

> Remind me to tell you about the time I spent with a time-traveling doctor I once knew
## Corporate first-rights battle
Paramount and Disney couldn't agree on who would air the crossover first.

> The nightmare [...] would be to get Paramount and Disney to share it. You know when a show belongs to the BBC and Netflix, the biggest row [...] behind the scenes [is] on first-rights to a viewing, who shows it first.
## Multi-episode plan
The crossover was intended to be a miniseries with multiple episodes.

> We had even talked about potentially doing it as a separate spin-off episode
## Crossover cancelled
Corporate disagreements prevented the Star Trek-Doctor Who crossover from happening.

> Getting Paramount and Disney on the same page, then, was too daunting a task, and the crossover halted before it could properly begin
## Non-canonical crossovers
Fans can still enjoy non-canonical crossovers like the Assimilation² comic book.

> In that case, the Star Trek and Doctor Who properties crossed over via a storyline in which the Eleventh Doctor joins forces with Captain Picard
## Key takeaway

Paramount and Disney refused to share first-rights for a potential Star Trek-Doctor Who miniseries.