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The series was a follow-up to the original Star Trek series which was broadcast on NBC between 1966 and 1969, [4] with characters from the original series appearing in The Next Generation on several occasions; a crossover movie titled Star Trek Generations was also released. [5]
The characters from The Next Generation returned in four films: Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and in the television series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023). The series is also the setting of numerous novels, comic books, and video games.
For further information about the primary cast of this show see List of Star Trek: The Next Generation cast members. Due to the use of Star Trek characters elsewhere in the franchise and the frequent re-use of non-regular cast members, the order in which they appear in the list is necessarily imprecise.
Abbreviation Title Date(s) Medium TC "The Cage" (Star Trek: The Original Series) 1966: TV TOS: Star Trek: The Original Series: 1966–1969: TV TAS: Star Trek: The Animated Series: 1973–1974
William Shatner as James T. Kirk, commanding officer of the USS Enterprise.; Majel Barrett as Christine Chapel, medical officer.; James Doohan as Montgomery Scott, chief engineer.
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry (pictured in 1976) was hired by Paramount to create a new television series set in the same universe. As production was underway on the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Paramount executives began to work on ideas to bring Star Trek back to television, [1] hiring writer/producer Greg Strangis to develop some proposals. [2]
In 2019, ScreenRant ranked it the 5th worst episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation based on IMDB ratings, which was 5.8 out of 10 at that time. [23] In 2020, Syfy highlighted this episode for the character of Troi, noting how it gives her a "dramatic moments of crisis" rather than having to more typically offer advice to others, along with ...
In April 2022, it was confirmed that all the last main cast members of Star Trek: The Next Generation would be joining the cast of Star Trek: Picard. To join Patrick Stewart is Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes.