The star trek franchise has broken the fiftyyear barrier and continues to boldly go on in the movies and television the timeline, as many trekkies will know, is almost as confusing as river. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which eventually acquired the retronym star trek. New star trek movies in order star trek series order. How to watch star trek in order, including picard techradar. Voyager series finale endgame, where admiral janeway goes back 27 years to the delta quadrant and secures voyagers earlier return to the alpha quadrant. Apr 05, 2011 during the time of tng, ds9 and voyager, some of these series ran in parallel. The next generation series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Star trek timeline on tv how the various series all fit. After doing some research online, we discovered that no such list exists. Deep space nine season 1 is shorter, airing at the same time as the rest of tng season 6. However, since im not entirely into the series i have no idea the chronological order for the entire franchise apart from that star trek 2009 is a new continuity and into darkness follows after it. The next generation season 6 episodes ship in a bottle descent. That is why i created this page, it lists all the episodes of star trek in the order of their original air date, so you can watch them in the order they were originally broadcast.
Watching star trek in order can be an intimidating task. Created by gene roddenberry, the science fiction television series star trek which. Thats the simple answer, but its slightly more complicated than that. Star trek was doing the whole cinematic universe thing over a decade before marvel gave it a shot. Spoilerfree star trek viewing orders the original star trek timeline at a glance. Shop all of the official merchandise for star trek. Tng books in order of when they were originally published, as well as a list of the novels in chronological order. Kirk and the crew of the uss enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the united federation.
Abrams rebooted the series with the film star trek, creating a new. List of star trek films and television series wikipedia. Captain kirk must learn the limits to the power of a 17yearold boy with the psychic ability to create anything and destroy anyone. For star trek crossover series, please see star trek. Star trek the original series in production order imdb.
Star trek 1966 to 1969 ran for three seasons and 79 episodes. Wouldnt it be cool to watch the entire liveaction star trek canon in chronological order as the events occur within the star trek universe. Star trek is an american media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by gene roddenberry. Star trek is one of the largest media tieins around, next to star wars novelizations. Voyager novels based on the american science fiction television series of the same name. The original series referred to as star trek, prior to any spinoffs is the first star trek series. Mar, 2020 watching star trek in order can be an intimidating task. Jan 24, 2020 but how does picard fit into the larger star trek timeline.
The first television series, called star trek and now known as the original series, debuted on september 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Burnham has suppressed her human tendencies in order to. The novels of the series are adapted from the popular television series and movies of the same name that were telecast between the year 1966 and 1969. Following the original series, star trek has formed movies and seven television. Here are all the star trek movies and series, by order of when they premiered in theatres or on tv. Department of temporal investigations series, and the star trek. The original series and the release of the motion picture. How to binge watch 726 star trek episodes and 12 movies. Includes television episodes for all star trek series, plus all star trek movies, listed chronologically by date of setting. The latest entry to the star trek universe the new star trek. Filling the gaps in your cultural knowledge is equal parts boring and fun. If youre new to the series, you should definitely be watching the star trek movies in order. This marks a remarkable sixth show for the franchise thats the most in tv history and, therefore, may present something of a problem for new viewers or older ones who may be a little bit rusty with their star trek history. Although released in multiple series such as the original series, the next generation, section, etc you can read these books as one large, interconnected story line.
The original series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Following the original series, star trek has formed movies and seven television series. The official star trek website and gateway to the final frontier. The original series starred william shatner as captain james t. I am mainly just looking at the movies and tv series. In fact, star trek is so successful that there is a film scheduled for release in 2016, 60 years after the initial tv series hit the market. Picard is the ninth series in the star trek franchise and centers on the character jeanluc picard. Aug 17, 2018 they decided to launch new star trek movies series order list first film named star trek the motion picture. Coming up with a watch order for a franchise thats over 50 years old is a trick, especially when you consider that at star trek s height in the 90s there were years where two series were on the air and a movie hit theaters. The original book series by multiple authors includes books star trek. Nov 10, 2015 in case you missed the news last week, its been announced that star trek will be receiving a new television series starting sometime in 2017. What is the chronological order for the star trek series. Abrams rebooted the series with the film star trek, creating a new timeline for the already confusing trek universe.
Written by various authors, the pocket books series has been an ongoing publication since 1979. The motion picture, the entropy effect, the klingon gambit, and several more. From a modern tv viewers perspective, the original series, with all of its 1960s storytelling quirks and anachronisms, was the hardest entry in star trek. Join the conversation and connect with cbss star trek. The following is a recommendation of a reading order for the novels that are set in andor interact with the postnemesis era of star trek.
This is the very same original star trek timeline order as above, but in a bulleted list so that you can quickly. Lower decks was announced on october 25, 2018 by cbs all access as a twoseason order for a halfhour adult animated comedy series created by. The original series 2267 after spock mutinies, a gravely injured christopher pike is taken to the offlimits talos 4, and lives out a normal life thanks to the illusions of. This includes the ongoing adventures in the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, and enterprise lines, along with spinoff series titan and adventures of the uss. Picard series just debuted on cbs all access in the us and prime video in the uk. This is the order i would recommend watching them in if you want to. The cbs series is set where no trek has gone before, well past the events of tvs star trek. Be sure to only watch the specific seasons mentioned in my notes. For maximum enjoyment, i would recommend saving enterprise series 14 and discovery until last. Voyager ran for seven seasons, airing from january 16, 1995, to may 23, 2001. Seasons 1 and 2 laid the fundamental foundations for what star trek would become and gave us classic science fiction starring iconic characters. The animated series aired on nbc for 2 seasons spanning 22 halfhour episodes from 1973 to 1974. Jul 20, 2016 the star trek franchise was born on television, but its bigscreen incarnations have become a central part of the trek canon.
After he tries to take over the ship, khan and his. Star trek tv shows and movies in chronological order. This is the order i would recommend watching them in if you want to work your way through the entire saga. Every star trek series, ranked worst to best screen rant. A gap of 10 years passed between the broadcast of the last episode of star trek. A better order for viewing the series and movies would be to follow the order in which they were produced with some minor variations for consistency. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star. Enterprise ncc1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by earthbased starfleet command to explore the galaxy. The original series pocket books novel series in order of when the books were originally published, as well as our best effort to list the novels in chronological.
Set at the end of the 24th century, 18 years after the events of star trek. The next generation book series by multiple authors includes books ghost ship, the peacekeepers, the children of hamlin, and several more. Paramount pictures released its six parts with same original cast of television series between 1979 and 1991. The show was created by gene roddenberry as a wagon train to the stars. The first episode of the show aired on 6 september 1966 on ctv in canada, followed by a 8 september 1966 airing on nbc in america.
The original series, view video clips and full episodes on cbs. The original series the enterprise discovers ss botany bay, and awakens khan noonien singh from suspended animation. The original series is a series of novels written by various authors and based on the science fiction genre. The first television series, simply called star trek and now referred to as the original series, debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on nbc. Enterprise 20012005 tvpg 60 min action, adventure, drama. Star trek postnemesis novel reading order shastrix books. May 17, 2016 there are six star trek tv series that ran at irregular intervals between 1967 and 2005. It followed the voyages of the starship uss enterprise on its fiveyear mission, the purpose of which was to explore strange new. Every series of star trek and all of the movies in rough stardate order. In the film, a bad guy travels back in time and destroys the uss. Since 2003, he has been one of pocket books most prolific and popular authors of star trek tie in fiction, including the epic next generation prequel the buried age, the star trek. So i am wondering, what is the chronological order for the star trek franchise.
Just in case you wanted to rewatch all 12 movies and 6 tv series a little differently this time, weve got you covered. Here begins the simultaneous series that well see a lot of for the rest of this guide. James blish wrote adaptations of episodes of the original series in twelve. The original series page 3 official star trek shop. The original star trek series focuses on the 23rd century adventures of captain james t. The next generation novel series began in 1987 and is still ongoing. The original series page 5 official star trek shop. The definitive chronological viewing order for the star trek. Fontana, the animated series was, at the time, considered to be the fourth season of star trek and won an emmy in 1975 for outstanding entertainment childrens series. Enterprise, originally titled enterprise, is a prequel to the original star trek series.
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