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watch all of theStar Trekseries in timeline order is a great way to experience the final frontier . make by Gene Roddenberry , Star Trek -now dubbedStar Trek : The Original Series -premiered in 1966 . After only lasting 3 season on NBC , little could anyone have guessed thatStar Trekwould digest for over 57 year and spawn a dozen TV series(and counting ) as well as 13 feature picture show ( and perhaps more ) .
WatchingStar Trekin order was once relatively simple . Star Trek : The Original Seriesbegan with the 23rd - century voyages of the Starship Enterprise commanded by Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) . AfterStar Trekwas revived as a movie franchisein 1979 , a spinoff titledStar Trek : The Next Generationpremiered in 1987 and depicted the adventures of the novel USS Enterprise - D in the twenty-fourth century . Two more spinoffs followed before the first prequel series set in the 22nd century , Star Trek : Enterprise , premiered in 2001.Today , Star Trek on Paramount+ ’s multiple serial take place throughout theStar Trektimeline , from the twenty-third century to the distant future tense of the 32nd century . Here ’s the proper timeline order to watch every Star Trek serial .
Star Trek is terminate serial like Discovery and Lower Decks but regenerate Strange New Worlds while setting up new streaming and theatrical movies .
13Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)
22nd century: 2151-2161
The earliest - set Star Trek series isEnterprise , later retitledStar Trek : Enterprisein season 3 . Taking place almost a hundred years after Earth ’s First Contact with the Vulcans seen inStar Trek : First Contact , Enterprisecenters on the voyages of the NX-01 Enterprise led by Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) . Enterpriseaired for four seasons , and Archer ’s adventures primarily took place in the 22nd century with a couple of caveats : Enterpriseintroduced a Temporal Cold War that impacted the 25th hundred , and the controversialEnterpriseseries finale , " These Are The Voyages … " depicts events from 2161 but was actually set during the 24th one C ofStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 7 . Still , Enterpriseremains the recognized offset of Starfleet ’s mission of galactic geographic expedition inStar Trek .
12Star Trek: Discovery Seasons 1 & 2 (2017-2019)
23rd century: 2256-2258
Premiering in 2017,Star Trek : Discoveryseasons 1 and 2 were sic in 2256 and 2258 , about a hundred years afterStar Trek : Enterprise . The first two season ofDiscoveryalso take place about a decade beforeStar Trek : The Original Series , which makes it a prequel ( initially).DiscoverybroughtStar Trekinto the modern streaming TV era , but its characteristic movie - quality output values and storytelling risk clashed with establishedStar Trekcanon . At theend ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 2 , the series time jumps to the other oddment of theStar Trektimeline so that the rest ofStar Trek : Discoveryoccurs during the 32nd century .
In 2018 and 2019,Star Trekreleased a serial calledStar Trek : Short Treksthat add on event fromStar Trek : Discoveryseasons 1 and 2 and place upStar Trek : Picardseason 1 .
11Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 onward)
23rd century: 2259 onward
Star Trek : Strange New Worldspicks up in 2259 , months afterStar Trek : Discoveryseason 2 , and centers on Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) , Lt . Spock ( Ethan Peck ) , and Number One ( Rebecca Romijn),Star Treklegacy characters re-introduce inDiscoveryseason 2.Strange New Worldsis yet another prequel that takes stead roughly 5 - 7 days beforeStar Trek : The Original Series , but it has been implausibly well received for bringing the affirmative and occasional voyage of the Starship Enterprise to mod audiences . By theend ofStrange New Worldsseason 2 , younger interpretation of James T. Kirk ( Paul Wesley ) and Scotty ( Martin Quinn ) have also been successfully introduced .
10Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-1969)
23rd century: 2266-2269
Star Trek : The Original Serieswas the firstStar Trekshow ever to air , but its mid-23rd century setting ( 2266 - 2269 ) now setsTOSas the fourth serial in theStar Trektimeline . TheoriginalStar Trekis about the initiate five - class mission of Captain Kirk ’s Starship Enterpriseto seek out newfangled life and new civilizations . AfterTOSwas canceled , it stay popular thanks to syndication , which launch the doorway to an aborted sequel series , Star Trek : Phase II , which was turned into 1979’sStar Trek : The Motion Picture . TOScontinued as a movie dealership for six more films , concluding with 1991’sStar Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country .
AfterStar Trekrereuns became a hit in syndication in the seventies , a revivification serial publication , Star Trek : Phase II , was planned before the success ofStar Warsled Paramount to reworkPhase IIintoStar Trek : The Motion Picture , launching theStar Trekmovie franchise .
9Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974)
23rd century: 2269-2270
Star Trek : The Animated Seriescontinued the five - class commission of the Starship Enterprise fromStar Trek : Original Series . TASfeatured most of theStar Trekactors vocalize their characters and many of the writers from the resilient - action serial write scripts . TAScan be regarded asStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 4 , but its canonical position was considered apocryphal for years . The more recentStar Trekseries have included numerous reference toTAS , make the animatedStar Trekshow relevant and canonical once more .
In 2023,Star Trekreleased a series of animate shorts calledStar Trek : very scant Treksthat are n’t consideredStar Trekcanon .
8Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994)
24th century: 2364-2370
Star Trek : The Next Generationbegins in the mid-24th one C , about 70 years afterStar Trek : The Original Series . TNGis about the USS Enterprise - D led by Captain Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) . air out for 7 wildly successful season , Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s castinherited theStar Trekmovie franchise , render four moving-picture show from 1994 - 2002 . Perhaps the most popularStar Trekseries of all , TNGkicked off what is creatively the richest and most complex period ofStar Trek , engender three spinoff shows . Star Trek : The Next Generation ’s bequest is concluded inStar Trek : Picard .
7Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)
24th century: 2369-2375
Star Trek : Deep Space Nineis the first spinoff ofStar Trek : The Next multiplication , and it start around the fourth dimension ofTNGseason 6 . The firstStar Trekseries starring a ignominious lead character , Commander and subsequently Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks),DS9broke theStar Trekformulaby being set up on a outer space station guarding the Bajoran Wormhole . DS9pioneered serialize storytelling inStar Trek , and the pop Klingon Worf ( Michael Dorn ) fromTNGjoinedDeep Space Nine ’s mold in season 4 . ArguablyDS9 ’s outstanding storyline was the Dominion War , which altered the late twenty-fourth - centuryStar Trekgalaxy and continue to impactStar Trek : Picardin the early twenty-fifth C .
6Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)
24th century: 2371-2378
The second spinoff ofStar Trek : The Next Generation , Star Trek : Voyagertakes post at the same time asStar Trek : Deep Space Nineand theTNGmovies in the 24th century . Voyager ’s eponymous starship , led by Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) , was strand in the Delta Quadrant million of light years from menage . Janeway , the first female Captain to lead aStar Trekseries , commanded the USS Voyager throughout its tumultuous 7 - season journey back home to Earth . Voyagerexplored a realm of theStar Trekuniversenever before seen and created a breakout character in the former Borg namedSeven of Nine(Jeri Ryan ) .
5Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 onward)
24th century: 2380 onward
The firstStar Trekanimated comedy , Star Trek : Lower Decksis set in the belated 24th 100 , begin in 2380 , about two years after the USS Voyager return to Earth and a twelvemonth after the finalTNGfilm , Star Trek : Nemesis . down Decksis acontinuation ofStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s era , but centering on the"less important"starship , the USS Cerritos , and its next-to-last officers . Lower Decksproved a comedic Star Trek can process wonder , shake off a humorous novel light on both the routine and fantastic events of being a Starfleet Officer .
Star Trek : Lower pack of cards ' Ensigns Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) and Bradward Boimler ( Jack Quaid ) represent their characters in live - action in a comedic crossing withStar Trek : Strange New Worlds .
4Star Trek: Prodigy (2021 onward)
24th century: 2383 onward
Star Trek : Prodigyis designed to bring a novel young interview toStar Trekand instill the values of Starfleet into raw viewers . Star Trek : Prodigy ’s castconsists of all - new teen characters mentored by legacyStar Trekicons like Admiral Janeway fromStar Trek : Voyager . Star Trek : Prodigybegins in 2383 but incorporates clip travel into its saga , with the upcomingStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 brace to trip to an alternate twenty-fifth - hundred timeline and perchance beyond while touching upon every other iteration of theStar Trekfranchise .
Star Trek : Prodigywas cancel by Paramount+ but found a new cyclosis house in Netlfix , thanks in part to a dedicared # SaveStarTrekProdigy fan campaign .
