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Star Trek
Developer Gene Roddenberry
Publisher Paramount Pictures
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Star Trek is an American multimedia series consisting of television shows, films, comics, music, and video games.

It was created by Gene Roddenberry with the premiere of the eponymous series on September 8, 1966.

Fictional history

After Earth makes contact with its first alien species, the Vulcans, Earth becomes a united planet within a century. It is one of the founding entities in the United Federation of Planets, which unites planets together with the goal of peacefully exploring the known universe and beyond.

Star Trek

Star Trek, also known as Star Trek: The Original Series, premiered in 1966. In it, Captain James T. Kirk is the captain of the USS Enterprise, the flagship of the Federation. This iteration featured the Enterprise NCC-1701-A and the NCC-1701-B.

Star Trek television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: The Original Series Desilu Productions
Paramount Television
Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1966-1969 The first three years of the Enterprise's five year mission.
Star Trek: The Animated Series Filmation Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1973-1974 The final two years of the Enterprise's five year mission.

Star Trek films

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1979 The 1997 Director's Cut utilizes CGI by Foundation Imaging.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1982 Lucasfilm Graphics Group made the first fully CGI sequence in this film.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1984 The holographic computer game was CGI by Lucasfilm Graphics Group.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1986 Time warp by Lucasfilm Graphics Group was the first photorealistic CGI.
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1989 No CGI effects because ILM was busy working on other films.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1991 Several CGI effects by Industrial Light and Magic.
Star Trek: Generations Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1994 The Next Generation crossover with several CGI effects by ILM.

Star Trek video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Mike Mayfield
David H. Ahl
Mary Cole
BASIC, BASIC-PLUS 1971 Text-based
Super Z Trek Mike Mayfield
David H. Ahl
Mary Cole
Bob Leedom
BASIC, C, Z-code 1974 Text-based. Expansion of Star Trek from 1971.
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Interplay Productions DOS 1992
Star Trek: Judgment Rites Interplay Productions DOS 1993
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Interplay Productions Windows 1997
Star Trek: Starfleet Command 14° East
Quicksilver Software
Windows 1999
Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Cryptic Studios Windows 2016 Adds TOS uniforms for characters and a story with Chekov and Scotty.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in 1987. A century after the original Star Trek, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is the captain of the USS Enterprise, which remains the flagship of the Federation. This iteration featured the Enterprise NCC-1701-D and the NCC-1701-E.

Star Trek: The Next Generation television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: The Next Generation Paramount Television Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1987-1994
Star Trek: Picard CBS Studios Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2020-2023 Jean-Luc Picard is now in his 90s.

Star Trek: The Next Generation films

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Generations Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1994 Crossover with Star Trek: The Original Series.
Star Trek: First Contact Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1996
Star Trek: Insurrection Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1998
Star Trek: Nemesis Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2002

Star Trek: The Next Generation video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Online Cryptic Studios Windows 2010 Takes place a decade after Star Trek: Picard.
Star Trek Online: Legacy of Romulus Cryptic Studios Windows 2013 Adds Romulans as playable characters and a story with Commander Sela.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered in 1993. In the same timeframe as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Benjamin Sisko is the captain in charge of the Deep Space Nine space station as well as the USS Defiant.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Paramount Television Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1993-1999

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Online: Victory is Life Cryptic Studios Windows 2018 Adds the Gamma Quadrant, Jem'Hadar as playable characters, and a story with Odo, Kira, Dr. Bashir, Quark, Rom, Leeta, Nog, Garak, Martok, Wyoun, Brunt, Dukan'Rex, and the Female Changeling.

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager premiered in 1995. In the same timeframe as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Kathryn Janeway is the captain of the USS Voyager.

Star Trek: Voyager television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Voyager Paramount Television Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 1995-2001

Star Trek: Voyager video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Online: Delta Rising Cryptic Studios Windows 2014 Adds a story with Tuvok, Harry Kim, Seven of Nine, the Doctor, and Neelix.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise, originally known simply as Enterprise, premiered in 2001. It takes place a century before the original Star Trek. In it, Captain Jonathan Archer is the captain of the Enterprise, the first starship built by United Earth that was capable of reaching Warp Five. This iteration featured the Enterprise NX-01.

Star Trek: Enterprise television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Enterprise Paramount Television Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2001-2005

Star Trek: Enterprise video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Cryptic Studios Windows 2016 Adds a story featuring the Temporal Cold War and temporal operative Daniels.

Kelvin timeline

The Kelvin timeline is an alternate timeline that premiered in the 2009 Star Trek film. It was created when a Romulan named Nero traveled a century into the past and destroyed the USS Kelvin, including its first officer and acting captain, George Kirk. Due to Kirk's death, his son didn't become captain of the Enterprise until an older Spock, who also traveled back in time with Nero, convinced his alternate younger self that James T. Kirk was the best choice for captain.

Kelvin timeline films

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2009
Star Trek Into Darkness Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2013
Star Trek Beyond Paramount Pictures Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2016

Kelvin timeline video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek D·A·C Naked Sky Entertainment
Bad Robot Interactive
macOS
Windows
2009 The Enterprise, the Federation flagship, fights against the Romulans.
Star Trek Online: Agents of Yesterday Cryptic Studios Windows 2016 Temporal operative Daniels goes into the Kelvin timeline to help secure the starship Yorktown.

Kelvin timeline comics

Title Publisher Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Countdown IDW Publishing trade paperback 2009 A prequel to the 2009 Star Trek film.

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery premiered in 2017. It originally takes place a decade before the original Star Trek, then later takes place centuries later. Michael Burnham is the captain of the USS Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Discovery CBS Studios Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2017-present

Star Trek: Discovery video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Online: Season 15 - Age of Discovery
Star Trek Online: Season 16 - Mirror of Discovery
Star Trek Online: Season 17 - Rise of Discovery
Cryptic Studios Windows 2018
2019
2019
Adds a story featuring Lorca, Landry, and a mirror version of Tilly.

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks premiered in 2020. It is an adult animated comedy series that takes place between Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard. It follows the Lieutenant Junior Grade officers Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Sam Rutherford, and D'Vana Tendi on the lower decks of the USS Cerritos.

Star Trek: Lower Decks television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Lower Decks CBS Eye Animation Productions Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2020-present

Star Trek: Lower Decks video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek: Lower Decks launch collaboration Cryptic Studios Windows 2020 Adds Boimler, Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi as special duty officers.

Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy premiered in 2021. Five years after the end of Star Trek: Voyager, a group of aliens find an abandoned starship known as the Protostar and then join Captain Janeway as warrant officers on the USS Voyager-A to find the original Protostar crew.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds CBS Eye Animation Productions Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2021-present

Star Trek: Prodigy video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Day Cryptic Studios Windows 2020 Added the Protostar in a Starfleet Museum for a limited Time.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered in 2022. It is set before Star Trek: The Original Series. Christopher Pike is the captain of the USS Enterprise.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds television series

Title Studio Format Release Notes
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds CBS Studios Blu-Ray, Digital, DVD 2022-present

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds video games

Title Developer System Release Notes
Star Trek Day Cryptic Studios Windows 2020 Added Pike's Enterprise in a Starfleet Museum for a limited Time.