Start Trek Voyager

The Star Trek franchise began in earnest with a now-unprecedented cast of characters on CBS's Star Trek: The Original Series in the 1960s. To read about this series and the first six motion pictures which paved the way to the robust drama we know today, read "Explaining Star Trek."

In that article, the seven incarnations of the franchise are listed as follows:

  • Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS)
  • Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS)
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG)
  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9)
  • Star Trek: Voyager (VOY)
  • Star Trek: Enterprise (ENT)
  • Feature Films

In 1987, while the original crew of the USS Enterprise were still dazzling fans on the big screen, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted in television syndication.

The Torch is Passed

With new episodes absent on television for nearly 20 years, a new crew, this time on the USS Enterprise-D, took the helm to bring new adventures in deep space to audiences across the world. The new series, chronologically set about 70 years ahead of TOS, features a staff led by Captain Jean Luc Picard and comprised of humans, aliens, and an android.