The Captains Close Up (2013)

Name: The Captains Close Up
Genre: Biography
Rating: 7.2
Cast: William Shatner

Biography

In this documentary mini series, Shatner, in each of the five half an hour episodes, presents and interviews one of the people who played the five Star Trek captains before the 2009 reboot. Chris Pine interviews him.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (390 votes)
Episode average: 7.5 +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

William Shatner Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.48 avg 5 episodes 7.6 → 7.1 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	William Shatner	7.6	49
2	Patrick Stewart	7.8	38
3	Avery Brooks	7.5	37
4	Kate Mulgrew	7.4	35
5	Scott Bakula	7.1	33