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Star Trek

1966–present

The Original Series

The Next Generation

Reboot (Kelvin Timeline)

Broadcast television

Streaming

The franchise began with Star Trek: The Original Series, which debuted in the US on September 8, 1966, and aired for three seasons on NBC. It was first broadcast on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV network.[4] The series followed the voyages of the crew of the starship USS Enterprise, a space exploration vessel built by the United Federation of Planets in the 23rd century, on a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before". In creating Star Trek, Roddenberry was inspired by C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower series of novels, Jonathan Swift's 1726 novel Gulliver's Travels, the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, and television westerns such as Wagon Train.


The Star Trek canon includes the Original Series, 11 spin-off television series, and a film franchise; further adaptations also exist in several media. After the conclusion of the Original Series, the adventures of its characters continued in the 22-episode Star Trek: The Animated Series and six feature films. A television revival beginning in the 1980s saw three sequel series and a prequel: The Next Generation, following the crew of a new starship Enterprise a century after the original series; Deep Space Nine and Voyager, set in the same era as the Next Generation; and Enterprise, set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel. The adventures of the Next Generation crew continued in four additional feature films. In 2009, the film franchise underwent a reboot, creating an alternate continuity known as the Kelvin timeline; three films have been set in this continuity. The newest Star Trek television revival, beginning in 2017, includes the series Discovery, Picard, Short Treks, Lower Decks, Prodigy, and Strange New Worlds, streaming exclusively on digital platforms.


Star Trek has been a cult phenomenon for decades.[5] Fans of the franchise are called "Trekkies" or "Trekkers". The franchise spans a wide range of spin-offs including games, figurines, novels, toys, and comics. From 1998 to 2008, there was a Star Trek–themed attraction in Las Vegas. At least two museum exhibits of props travel the world. The constructed language Klingon was created for the franchise. Several Star Trek parodies have been made, and viewers have produced several fan productions.


Star Trek is noted for its cultural influence beyond works of science fiction.[6] The franchise is also notable for its progressive civil-rights stances.[7] The Original Series included one of the first multiracial casts on US television.

Star Trek 4: Initially in April 2018, was hired to direct a sequel written by J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay that would have brought back Chris Hemsworth as George Kirk, father of Chris Pine's James T. Kirk, from the prologue of the first reboot film.[106] However, contract negotiations with Pine and Hemsworth ended in August with the pair leaving the project.[107][108] A new script was developed by Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet,[109] and Matt Shakman was hired to direct it in July 2021.[110] In November 2021, Josh Friedman and Cameron Squires were re-writing the script.[111] Abrams announced in February 2022 that the main cast from the reboot films would return,[112] which was a surprise to the actors as negotiations had not yet begun.[113] Shakman left the film in August 2022.[114] In January 2024, Star Trek 4 was described as the "final chapter" of the main reboot film series.[115] Steve Yockey was writing a new draft of the script by March of the same year.[116]

S. J. Clarkson

: In April 2023, a film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi from a script by Craig Sweeny was announced. Star Trek: Section 31 is set to star Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a role she portrayed in the first three seasons of Discovery. In the film, Georgiou joins the Section 31 division of Starfleet. The project originally began development as a television series in 2017. ``Section 31`` is in post production with filming ending in March 2024.[117] No release date has been announced. The studio also stated that intentions are for a new Star Trek film to release on Paramount+ every two years, as part of expanding the Star Trek universe.[118]

Section 31

Journey's End: Saga of Star Trek Next Generation, hosted by Jonathon Frakes, it reviewed the final season of the series and the upcoming Generations.[170]

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(1997), exploring the subculture of Star Trek fandom.

Trekkies

(2007), exploring a giant Christie's auction of tens of thousand of Star Trek props, hosted by actor Leonard Nimoy.[171]

Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier

The Center Seat (2016), an 85-minute special on Star Trek for its 50th anniversary, aired by the network.[168]

History

(2016), focusing on the history and impact of the character Spock.

For the Love of Spock

What We Left Behind (2019), about the production and legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[172]

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(2021), an eight-episode documentary series ordered by the cable network History covering the franchise's decades-long history.[168][173] It was narrated by Gates McFadden, who was also one of the executive producers.

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Enterprise

List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: The Next Generation

List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: The Original Series

List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Voyager

Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars

Outline of Star Trek

Outline of space science fiction franchises

Timeline of science fiction

Official website

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