Series synopsis
Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure drama mystery television series that premiered on Syndication on September 28, 1987. It ended on May 23, 1994. It was created by Gene Roddenberry. It stars Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton.
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Premise
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Premise: New stars. New stories. New worlds to explore.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
- Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker
- Brent Spiner as Data
- LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
- Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
- Diana Muldaur as Katherine Pulaski
Supporting cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
- John de Lancie as Q
Guest cast
- Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien
- Robert Ito as Lt. Chang
- Michael Bell as Zorn
- Lee Arenberg as DaiMon Prak
- David Warner as Gul Madred
- Susan Gibney as Dr. Leah Brahms
- Jordan Lund as Kluge
- Daniel Roebuck as Jaron
- Brian Bonsall as Alexander Rozhenko
- Carolyn McCormick as Minuet
- David Ogden Stiers as Timicin
- Ron Canada as Martin Benbeck
Episodes
This series spans 8 seasons with 313 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 137 | July 23, 2012 | September 8, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 25 | September 28, 1987 | May 16, 1988 |
| Season 2 | 22 | November 21, 1988 | July 17, 1989 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 25, 1989 | June 18, 1990 |
| Season 4 | 26 | September 24, 1990 | June 17, 1991 |
| Season 5 | 26 | September 23, 1991 | June 15, 1992 |
| Season 6 | 26 | September 21, 1992 | June 21, 1993 |
| Season 7 | 25 | September 20, 1993 | May 23, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Energized! Taking Star Trek: The Next Generation to the Next Level This is an awesome look at how the entire restoration went, how the original film and audio elements were recovered in a monumental task of cataloguing. Berman talks about how he regretted not editing his show in an HD-ready format, but was excited when he found out they were remaking the entire show from scratch so they could do it. At first SD upconversion was used, but deemed totally unacceptable for this. If you want to see how something like this comes to pass then you really need to watch this. It's a fascinating look into how much work really went into this. Oh, and here's a little tidbit of information: the 13 seconds of lost footage in "Sins of the Father" that was released on the sampler disc, have since been found and will be included in that episode when its season comes out. |
July 23, 2012 |
| 2 |
Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation - Part 1: Inception Joins cast and crew as they give all-new interviews about what it was like trying to Gene Roddenberry on board for another 'Star Trek' television show. These are wonderfully candid interviews and don't feel promotional in the least. Instead it's the principle actors and producers looking back fondly on the show's illustrious run. |
July 23, 2012 |
| 3 |
Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek: The Next Generation - Part 2: Launch Starts with Patrick Stewart discussing how he came to get the part and how Roddenberry convinced him to take the part over drinks. Here we get some original make-up and wardrobe footage also. Very in-depth information from everyone, including great behind-the-scenes footage of the crew getting ready to launch this new series. Along with the press conference footage that started it all. |
July 23, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Encounter at Farpoint Stardate: 41153.7. The new commander of the recently built U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC1701-D), Captain Jean-Luc Picard takes the crew on their first mission to discover the secret of Farpoint Station. During their journey, they encounter an omnipotent being known as Q. Q accuses humanity of barbarism, and places humanity on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise or the human race will be annihilated. |
September 28, 1987 |
| 2 |
The Naked Now Stardate: 41209.2. The crew of the Enterprise are infected with a virus contracted by the away team while they were investigating the mysterious deaths of the entire crew of the Starship Tsilkovsky. |
October 5, 1987 |
| 3 |
Code of Honor Stardate: 41235.25. Tasha Yar must fight for her life and a vaccine to save a race of people when she is kidnapped and forced to battle with her abductor's wife. |
October 12, 1987 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Child Stardate: 42073.1. Troi undergoes a mysterious pregnancy when the Enterprise tries to escape from a system that has recently fallen victim to a deadly plague. |
November 21, 1988 |
| 2 |
Where Silence Has Lease Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity. |
November 28, 1988 |
| 3 |
Elementary, Dear Data Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences. |
December 5, 1988 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Evolution Stardate: 43125.8. A system-wide computer malfunction places the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in grave danger while they are escorting a scientist to a star in the process of exploding. |
September 25, 1989 |
| 2 |
The Ensigns of Command Stardate: 43133.3. A human colony is forced to evacuate a planet when the original inhabitants return and threaten the colonists with annihilation if they do not leave within four days. |
October 2, 1989 |
| 3 |
The Survivors Stardate: 43152.4. The Enterprise discovers a planet that has had all life eradicated, except for two mysterious residents and their home, which has been left in perfect condition. |
October 9, 1989 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Best of Both Worlds (2) Stardate: 44001.4. Riker must pull out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion being lead by none other than Locutus - otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. |
September 24, 1990 |
| 2 |
Family Stardate 44012.3. Picard meets with his older brother in France, and contemplates resigning his Starfleet commission after his ordeal with the Borg. Worf's adoptive parents spend time with their son on the Enterprise, and succeed in embarrassing him in front of his crewmates. |
October 1, 1990 |
| 3 |
Brothers Stardate: 44085.7 While escorting a seriously ill boy to the closest Federation Starbase for treatment, Data mysteriously takes control of the Enterprise and takes it to a distant planet. He learns that his creator has summoned him for an important meeting that could change his life. However, Dr. Soong unknowingly summoned Data's twin brother Lore, into the bargain. |
October 8, 1990 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Redemption (2) Stardate: 45020.4. Picard suspects a Romulan influence in the recent Klingon civil war, and must force the Federation to intervene before the Empire collapses. |
September 23, 1991 |
| 2 |
Darmok Stardate: 45047.2. Picard must find a way to communicate with the newly discovered Tamarians, who speak entirely in metaphors, when a Tamarian Captain is brutally killed. |
September 30, 1991 |
| 3 |
Ensign Ro Stardate: 45076.3. Picard exposes a planned genocidal attack on the Bajorans with the help of a new officer, Ensign Ro Laren. |
October 7, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Time's Arrow (2) Stardate: 46001.3. The away team's investigations are hampered by a nosy Samuel Clemens. Picard discovers that he originally met Guinan in the 1890s on Earth. |
September 21, 1992 |
| 2 |
Realm of Fear Stardate: 46041.1. Lt. Barclay's fear of using transporters is eerily justified when he sees bizarre aliens within the transporter beam. |
September 28, 1992 |
| 3 |
Man of the People Stardate: 46071.6. Deanna becomes attracted to an alien ambassador. Shortly thereafter, she starts ageing rapidly and starts becoming violent. |
October 5, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Descent (2) Stardate: 47025.4. Data abducts Picard, Troi and Geordi and holds them prisoners of the Borg, while he derives pleasure from being evil. Dr. Crusher is left in command of the Enterprise as it comes under attack from a Borg vessel. |
September 20, 1993 |
| 2 |
Liaisons Stardate: Unknown. During an exchange program, Picard's shuttle crashes on an unknown planet where he is rescued by the sole survivor of another crash. |
September 27, 1993 |
| 3 |
Interface Stardate: 47215.5. Geordi defies direct orders from Captain Picard in an attempt to rescue his mother who had recently been reported as missing. |
October 4, 1993 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Syndication |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 28, 1987 |
| Last aired | May 23, 1994 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday |