Every version of Star Trek: The Next Generation — the films & series, compared across media.
Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they explore new worlds across the galaxy. From Captain Kirk's original five-year mission and a space station beside a wormhole, to a ship stranded 75 years from home and Starfleet's earliest voyages, these TV series and films all inhabit the same Federation, the same Final Frontier, and the same enduring questions about exploration, identity, and what it means to seek out new life.
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Star Trek
Rivals Kirk and Spock clash — one driven by instinct, one by pure logic — as the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.
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Star Trek Into Darkness
A terror from within Starfleet itself detonates the fleet and everything it stands for, forcing the Enterprise crew to respond.
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Star Trek Beyond
The Enterprise crew encounters a mysterious new enemy in uncharted space who puts the Federation to the test.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Kirk and crew travel back in time to bring back whales and stop an alien probe from vaporizing Earth's oceans.
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Star Trek: Section 31
Emperor Georgiou joins Starfleet's secret Section 31 division to protect the Federation while facing the sins of her past.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Captain Jean-Luc Picard leads the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D on intergalactic adventures exploring new worlds.
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Star Trek: Voyager
Stranded 75 years from home, a Starfleet crew and Maquis rebels must cooperate to find their way back.
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Star Trek
Captain Kirk and First Officer Spock command the USS Enterprise on a five-year mission to explore the galaxy.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Commander Sisko and crew run a space station near a wormhole, welcoming alien visitors and solving unexpected problems.
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Star Trek: Discovery
A Starfleet officer's voyages into the unknown force her to learn that understanding the alien starts with understanding yourself.
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Star Trek: Enterprise
Captain Archer captains Earth's first Enterprise during Starfleet's early years, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Captain Pike, Spock, and Number One explore new worlds in the years before Kirk took command of the Enterprise.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks
Support crew aboard Starfleet's least important ship balance duties and social lives in 2380.
Yes — both are set in the same Federation universe. Star Trek (1966) follows Captain Kirk and the original USS Enterprise, while Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) moves to a later era with Captain Picard commanding a new Enterprise crew.
There are eight TV series — The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, and the original Star Trek — plus five films, from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) through Star Trek: Section 31 (2025).
New viewers often begin with Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), the anchor of this collection, or the original Star Trek (1966) for Captain Kirk's five-year mission from the start.