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Everyone's favorite Klingon Worf had a son in Star Trek: The Next Generation — and the character has been played by five different actors throughout the franchise (so far). Worf's son Alexander Rozhenko was a surprise: after a brief relationship in the TNG season 2 episode "The Emissary," half-human, half-Klingon K'Ehleyr became pregnant with Worf's child but never told him. Two seasons later, in the episode aptly named "Reunion," Worf and K'Ehleyr's paths crossed again, and she introduced him to his son, Alexander. Although Alexander never became a regular character, his presence was felt throughout Worf's narrative journey, and his return in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine marked a turning point in Worf's character arc.

In a tragic twist of events, K'Ehleyr perished in "Reunion," and Worf found himself responsible for a son he had only just met. Alexander had not been raised as a traditional Klingon , and although Worf himself was adopted by humans at a young age, Worf and Alexander struggled to find common ground because of K'Ehleyr's vastly different principles.

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Alexander appeared in 12 episodes of Star Trek: eight episodes of TNG , followed by four appearances in DS9 . Several of these episodes focused on Worf's relationship with Alexander, such as "Cost of Living," in which Worf and Alexander go to Troi to resolve ongoing conflicts, and the delightful "Fistful of Datas" episode that sees Worf and Alexander trapped together in a Western-themed holodeck program. The following is every actor who has played Alexander in Star Trek .

Alexander was introduced in the TNG episode "Reunion." By this time, Worf son was already a toddler. Because Alexander mother, K'Ehleyr, was killed by the treacherous Klingon Duras (K'Ehleyr was investigating Duras to uncover his role in a conspiracy that had harmed Worf's social standing considerably), Worf claimed Alexander as his kin — despite having previously stated he did not wish to share his dishonor with his son. In this episode only, Alexander is played by the late Jon Steuer, who left the acting industry in the mid '90s and pursued a career in music. When the character returned, he was played by an older actor — likely to accommodate labor laws that govern how long child actors of each age can work (which includes the hours they spend in a makeup chair).

Brian Bonsall

For most of the character's run, Alexander was played by Brian Bonsall. Bonsall first appeared in the role in the TNG season 5 episode "New Ground," and continued to play the role until his final appearance in the series: season 7, episode 21, "Firstborn." Bonsall is thus the version of Alexander most Trekkers think of for Worf's offspring.

Marc Worden

After TNG concluded in 1994, Worf transitioned into Deep Space Nine , joining the cast as a regular for season 4 in 1995. Alexander didn't move with him to the station — as Worf explained, they had continued difficulties getting along, and Worf felt it would be better for everyone if Alexander lived on Earth with his grandparents. However, in the season 6 episode "Sons and Daughters," Worf is surprised to encounter Alexander on the Klingon ship the Rotarran. Although he is only approximately 9 years old, Alexander has matured into a man (Klingon's mature faster than humans do) and is trying to reclaim a Klingon identity for himself.

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Alexander is played by Marc Worden in DS9 , since the character had matured into adulthood and therefore needed to be played by an adult. After "Sons and Daughters," Worden's Alexander appeared only once more, in "You Are Cordially Invited," the last canon appearance of the character in Star Trek .

James Sloyan

In the TNG episode "Firstborn," Worf and Alexander meet a mysterious Klingon named K'mtar (James Sloyan), an advisor to the House of Mogh. By the end of the episode, K'mtar reveals himself to actually be Alexander from forty years in the future; as an adult, Alexander witnessed his father being murdered, and he blamed himself because for what happened. Future Alexander then travelled back in time, vowing to turn his past self into a traditional Klingon warrior in order to prevent Worf's murder. Thus, Sloyan also played Alexander — but as an adult.

Richard Martinez

The last actor on this list only appeared as an image on Star Trek ; Richard Martinez was used for a framed picture of Worf and his son Alexander seen in Deep Space Nine season 4, episode 1, "The Way of the Warrior" and season 6, episode 16, "Change of Heart." Martinez was uncredited for the short stint, and the next time Alexander appeared in the Star Trek franchise, he would be played by the adult actor, Marc Worden.

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'Star Trek: The Next Generation' Alexander Actor Tragically Dies

Jon Paul Steuer died of unconfirmed causes on New Year's Day.

Punk rocker and former child actor Jon Paul Steuer, perhaps best known for his role as the young Klingon Alexander Rozhenko on Star Trek: The Next Generation , died of unconfirmed causes on Monday, January 1, at age 33. Steuer’s friends and P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. bandmates announced his passing on the band’s Facebook page on Wednesday, writing, “It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer.”

Steuer was the first young actor to portray Alexander, Lieutenant Worf and K’Ehleyr’s son, on TNG . Though he only played Alexander in a single episode of the series, Season 4’s “Reunion,” Steuer still marks the first actor to take on the role; Alexander was later portrayed by Brian Bonsall, Marc Worden, James Sloyan, and Richard Martinez. According to an interview with Jonathan Frakes (Commander William T. Riker) in a TNG Season 4 DVD special feature, Steuer was probably recast because he “was too shy, not a warrior.”

K'Ehleyr (Suzie Plakson) and Lieutenant Worf (Michael Dorn) with Jon Paul Steuer as their son, Alexander Rozhenko.

After Star Trek: The Next Generation , Freuer went on to star in the hit ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire from The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre. Freuer left the series after the first three seasons, quoting struggles with substance addiction, rehabilitation, and relapse. Steuer quit acting after Grace Under Fire , picking up a music career and later opening a vegan restaurant.

In the Facebook post announcing his death, P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. wrote:

The addition of Jonny to our dysfunctional band family was one of the best choices that we have ever made, and he brought a much needed sense of fun and lightheartedness to everything we did. He was only with us for a little more than a year, but we managed to cram a lifetime of great experiences into his tenure as our singer: dozens shows at home in Portland and across several states, an amazing European tour, and our best full-length release yet.

We’ve lost our singer, but far, far more than that we’ve lost a friend. Rest in peace, Jonny…we love you.

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Brian Bonsall earned a place in entertainment history with his role as the impossibly cute Andy Keaton in the final few seasons of the classic sitcom Family Ties , but he also holds an important spot in Star Trek lore. Bonsall portrayed Worf's son, Alexander Rozhenko, in seven episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Bonsall quit acting in 1994 and eventually ended up in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. These days, however, he's healthy and happy, and performing music with his bands -- Lowjob and Bootjack & Bonz -- out in Colorado. He'll venture to Los Angeles in a few days to appear at The Hollywood Show, an autograph event that will be held April 8-10 at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles; go to www.thehollywoodshow.com for details. In advance of his appearance, the amiable Bonsall chatted with StarTrek.com about his music, his memories of playing Alexander and more. Here's what he had to say: Let's start with Star Trek . How did you land the role of Alexander and how aware were you of Star Trek in general at the time and specifically of The Next Generation ? From what I remember, I tried out with a lot of other kids, because I do have a strong memory of the casting office being very crowded. I had definitely seen the show a fair amount and the stage ended up being around the corner from the Family Ties stage, so there's a little fun fact. The producers wanted Alexander to be a recurring character. How often were you expecting to play him? I think at the time, all we knew was that it was recurring. I was very busy around that time with other roles, too, so I was always running around to different jobs.

You'll be at the Hollywood Show this weekend. How do you enjoy meeting the fans, signing autographs, posing for photos? Honestly, it's kind of new to me again after being away from that environment for so long. It was definitely super-neat to sign so much Star Trek memorabilia and to see the positive response from the fans. I even caught a glimpse of a couple of Family Ties tribute tattoos, and that was cool. I'd have to say I do enjoy it a lot.

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Star Trek actor Jon Paul Steur has died, aged 33

Actor Jon Paul Steur, the first actor to play Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation, has died at the age of 33.

The child star passed away on New Year’s Day, although a cause of death is yet to be confirmed, according to the Willamette Week.

After beginning his acting career at the age of three, Jon’s biggest moment came when he bagged the role of Alexander in 1990, who was the son of Klingon Worf and Ambassador K’Ehleyr.

In 1991, he continued his career with a role in comedy series Late For Dinner, before winning greater plaudits with a turn as Quentin Kelly in the television series Grace Under Fire.

Despite his successes, he gave up acting altogether at the age of 12 to pursue music, and played in a series of bands under his new alter-ego Jonny P Jewels.

Rest in Peace, Jon Paul Steuer, the first actor to play Alexander in TNG. You will be deeply missed. pic.twitter.com/ATVn2uwezE — Star Trek Online (@trekonlinegame) January 4, 2018

At the time of his death, he was playing with P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S, who paid tribute to the singer after his death.

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“It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer”, the band wrote on Facebook.

It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA… Posted by P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. on  Wednesday, January 3, 2018

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Star Trek and Grace Under Fire actor Jon Paul Steuer dies at 33

Trekkies pay tribute to Jon Paul Steuer, who played Alexander Rozhenko as a child and went on to also forge a career as a singer.

By Ajay Nair, News Reporter

Friday 5 January 2018 17:13, UK

Actor and musician Jon Paul Steuer, who rose to fame as a child star playing Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek, has died aged 33.

The American, who appeared in the 1980s show Star Trek: Next Generation, was the first actor to play the character, who is the son of Worf and Ambassador K'Ehleyr.

The character went on to be played by Brian Bonsall, James Sloyan and Marc Worden.

Tributes from devoted fans of the show have since poured in for the performer who also forged a career as a musician and restaurateur.

According to the Willamette Week newspaper in Oregon, a cause of death has not yet been confirmed.

Following his death in Portland on New Year's Day, the official Star Trek Twitter account posted a tribute to the California-born star, who also appeared in American sitcom Grace Under Fire from 1993 until 1996.

Rest in Peace, Jon Paul Steuer, the first actor to play Alexander in TNG. You will be deeply missed. pic.twitter.com/ATVn2uwezE — Star Trek Online (@trekonlinegame) January 4, 2018

"Rest in Peace, Jon Paul Steuer, the first actor to play Alexander in TNG. You will be deeply missed," the account posted.

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Steuer's punk band P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S announced the singer's death in a Facebook post.

It wrote: "It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer.

"The addition of Jonny to our dysfunctional band family was one of the best choices that we have ever made, and he brought a much needed sense of fun and lightheartedness to everything we did.

"He was only with us for a little more than a year, but we managed to cram a lifetime of great experiences into his tenure as our singer."

The group added: "We've lost our singer, but far, far more than that we've lost a friend. Rest in peace, Jonny... we love you."

Dedicated Star Trek fans - known as Trekkies - also paid tribute online.

"My deepest sympathies to the colleagues and friends of Star Trek child actor Jon Paul Steuer. Rest easy, young Alexander Rozhenko," said one.

Another added: "RIP Jon Paul Steuer, Star Trek would have never been the save without you. Klingons for life."

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Steuer, who came to be known as Jonny P. Jewels in the Portland rock scene and played in the band P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. in recent years, died on January 1. As of this posting, the cause of Steuer’s death has not been confirmed.

“It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer.” the band wrote in a Facebook post . “The addition of Jonny to our dysfunctional band family was one of the best choices that we have ever made, and he brought a much needed sense of fun and lightheartedness to everything we did. He was only with us for a little more than a year, but we managed to cram a lifetime of great experiences into his tenure as our singer: dozens shows at home in Portland and across several states, an amazing European tour, and our best full-length release yet.”

“We’ve lost our singer, but far, far more than that we’ve lost a friend. Rest in peace, Jonny…we love you.”

Following his time on TNG, Steuer would go on to play Quentin Kelly on the ABC sitcom Grace Under Fire for three years. The role of Alexander would later be played by actor Brian Bonsall.

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Star Trek child star Jon Paul Steuer has died at the age of 33.

According to local reports, Steur - also known as musician and restaurateur Jonny P Jewels later in his career - died on January 1.

In 1990, the actor was the first to play the character of Alexander Rozhenko in The Next Generation , reportedly being the only child able to sit still for the three hours it took the make-up department to apply his Klingon facial prosthetics.

Steur went on to star as Quentin Kelly in US series Grace Under Fire and had a starring role in 1994 children's comedy film Little Giants .

In his later career as a restaurateur, Steuer owned his own establishment in Portland, Oregon and performed as part of the band P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S.

A cause of death is reportedly yet to be determined.

Steuer's bandmates confirmed his passing in a tribute which read: “It is with heavy hearts and saddened minds that we announce the passing of our dear friend and singer Jonny Jewels, AKA Jon Paul Steuer.

“The addition of Jonny to our dysfunctional band family was one of the best choices that we have ever made, and he brought a much needed sense of fun and lightheartedness to everything we did.

“He was only with us for a little more than a year, but we managed to cram a lifetime of great experiences into his tenure as our singer: dozens shows at home in Portland and across several states, an amazing European tour, and our best full-length release yet.

“We've lost our singer, but far, far more than that we've lost a friend. Rest in peace, Jonny...we love you. Jon Paul Steuer March 27, 1984 - January 1, 2018.”

Steuer was born in California and began his acting career at the age of 3 before quitting the industry just nine years later.

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Born as Jon Paul Steuer in Escondido, California, his acting career lasted for less than a decade. In 1989 he worked on an episode of Day by Day . He appeared in the 1991 film Late For Dinner with Tim Kelleher and Jeremy Roberts . That same year, he guest-starred in an episode of the drama series Homefront , playing the younger version of Ken Jenkins ' character; Sterling Macer, Jr. was also a regular on this series.

In 1993, Steuer had a supporting role in the CBS television movie When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn , opposite Gregg Henry . He then played Johnny Vennaro in the 1994 family sports comedy Little Giants , which co-starred Rickey D'Shon Collins , Mark Holton , Courtney Peldon and Susanna Thompson .

Steuer acquired his most recognition as an actor for playing Quentin Kelly on the situation comedy series Grace Under Fire . During his time on this series, Steuer worked with such Star Trek alumni as Rickey D'Shon Collins, Paul Dooley , Monte Markham , Penny Johnson , Cristine Rose , Heidi Swedberg , and Ken Thorley . According to the E! True Hollywood Story about the show, Steuer was afraid of his TV mother, played by Brett Butler. Steuer left Grace Under Fire in 1996 and never acted again. For his work on Grace Under Fire , he received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor Under Ten in a TV Series in 1995.

Steuer moved to Denver in 2003, where he formed the band called the Soda Pop Kids. In 2013, the group relocated to Portland, where he became known locally as Jonny P. Jewels . When the Soda Pop Kids disbanded in 2009, he went on to play with other projects, and was with the punk band P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. prior to his death. In 2015, Steuer opened a vegan restaurant in Northeast Portland called Harvest at the Bindery. He also performed as a DJ around Portland.

Steuer died on 1 January 2018. Six months later, his cause of death was determined to be suicide. [1] [2] [3]

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Jon Paul Steuer, the former child actor who played a young Klingon on Star Trek: The Next Generation and the eldest son of Brett Butler’s lead character on the 1990s sitcom Grace Under Fire , died of unknown or undisclosed causes January 1. He was 33.

His death was announced on the Facebook page of his Portland, Oregon, rock band P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. Steur, who sang with the group under the name Jonny Jewels, had been with the band for a little more than a year. (See the Facebook post below.)

On the Star Trek series, Steuer played Alexander Rozhenko, son of series regular character Worf, on a 1990 episode titled “Reunion.” Other actors, including Brian Bonsall, later played the role at various ages.

Steuer, a California native, played Butler’s son Quentin Kelly on the Chuck Lorre-produced Grace Under Fire for three seasons, leaving the show in 1996. He later said he quit acting in part because of the controversies surrounding the show over Butler’s often erratic behavior.

He told The A.V. Club website in 2015, “I wanted to forge on with acting after quitting the show, and I went out on a few interviews. But even then they’d turn into question-and-answer sessions with casting agents about Grace Under Fire. I was kind of blown away by how unprofessional people inside the industry were. It really soured me. I didn’t want that kind of attention.”

In addition to his singing career, Steuer also was a restaurateur in Portland. An obituary in the local Willamette Week said Steuer opened vegan restaurant Harvest at the Bindery in Northeast Portland in 2015.

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10 Star Trek Actors In Seinfeld

• There are deep ties between Star Trek and Seinfeld, with over 30 actors appearing in both iconic shows.
• Notable actors like Phil Morris and Brian George had roles in both Seinfeld and various Star Trek series.
• Connections between Star Trek and Seinfeld continue through current projects, showcasing the lasting impact of these beloved TV shows.

Unsurprisingly, given their prominence throughout the 1990s, there was considerable crossover of actors between the Star Trek franchise and Seinfeld . Premiering in 1989, the Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld-created sitcom left a huge cultural impact that continues to be felt to this day. The same can be said for Star Trek: The Next Generation , which premiered two years earlier in 1987 and launched three further Star Trek TV shows that kept Gene Roddenberry's vision alive throughout the 1990s. As TNG and Seinfeld were two of the most popular shows on TV, it was inevitable that jobbing actors would secure guest roles on both series .

The connection between Star Trek and Seinfeld continues today, with Jack McBrayer, who voices Badgey in Star Trek: Lower Decks , appearing as Steve Schwinn in Jerry Seinfeld's new Netflix movie Unfrosted . Overall, there are around 30 actors who have appeared in both the Star Trek franchise and Seinfeld 's nine seasons . For example, Teri Hatcher, who had an uncredited role as Lt. Robinson in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, episode 4, "The Outrageous Okona", also appeared as Jerry's girlfriend Sidra Holland in three episodes of Seinfeld .

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DS9's Armin Shimerman as Stan

Ds9's quark actor didn't enjoy his experience on "the caddy.".

In Seinfeld season 7, episode 12, "The Caddy", Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) meets Stan (Armin Shimerman), a golf caddy who's convinced he can turn Kramer into a professional. Unfortunately, a car crash caused by Elaine's friend Sue Ellen Mischkie wearing a bra in public puts paid to Kramer and Stan's ambitions. It's a small role for Shimerman that shows flashes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 's Quark , particularly when he advises Kramer to sue Sue Ellen for her family fortune.

Sadly, Armin Shimerman didn't enjoy his Seinfeld experience (via TheThings ) telling a convention audience that the cast were " non-communative, ugly, non-responsive " and " insular ". In response, Star Trek fan and Seinfeld 's George Costanza actor Jason Alexander said on his podcast, Really? No Really? , that he felt they were always a " welcoming cast ". Clearly, Armin Shimerman, himself a member of a huge ensemble cast on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , disagrees.

Phil Morris as Jackie Chiles

Kramer's lawyer had various star trek roles between 1966 and 1999..

Phil Morris is best known as Cosmo Kramer's long-suffering attorney, Jackie Chiles in Seinfeld , but the actor had been appearing in Star Trek since childhood . Phil Morris' first appearance was one of the children in Star Trek: The Original Series , season 1, episode 11, "Miri". Years later, Morris returned to the franchise with a small role as Cadet Foster in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . Morris' young cadet asked Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) if they might get a hero's welcome, to which Kirk memorably replied " God knows, there should be. "

Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series follows the exploits of the crew of the USS Enterprise. On a five-year mission to explore uncharted space, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) must trust his crew - Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Forest DeKelley), Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Chekov (Walter Koenig) and Sulu (George Takei) - with his life. Facing previously undiscovered life forms and civilizations and representing humanity among the stars on behalf of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, the Enterprise regularly comes up against impossible odds and diplomatic dilemmas.

Phil Morris also appeared alongside the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine cast as two different characters, the Klingon warrior Thopok in "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places", and Jem'Hadar soldier Remata'Klan in "Rocks and Shoals". Phil Morris' final Star Trek role was as John Kelly, the tragic 21st century astronaut whose corpse the USS Voyager discovers in "One Small Step". Morris gave his best Star Trek performance as Kelly , delivering moving monologues that were later accessed by Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) in an attempt to piece together what happened to him.

One of the starships in Star Trek: Picard season 3's Frontier Day parade was the USS John Kelly, named after Phil Morris' Star Trek: Voyager character.

Star Trek: Voyager Cast & Character Guide

In its seven seasons, Star Trek: Voyager introduced many new faces to the Trek universe. Here is a breakdown of the show's main cast and characters.

Voyager's Richard Herd as Mr. Wilhelm

Tom paris' dad was george costanza's supervisor in seinfeld..

Richard Herd played the recurring role of Admiral Owen Paris in Star Trek: Voyager , the disappointed father of Lt. Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) and early mentor of Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) . However, the maverick Tom Paris was a breeze compared to Seinfeld 's George Costanza, whom Richard Herd's Mr. Wilhelm supervised in multiple episodes of Seinfeld . Herd made his debut in Seinfeld season 6, episode 18, "The Jimmy", in which George was accused of stealing sports equipment from the New York Yankees.

Star Trek: Voyager

The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they've never faced before.

Mr. Wilhelm was already a fairly inept supervisor, but working with George between Seinfeld season 6 and 8 drove him insane. In Seinfeld season 8, episode 7, "The Checks", Wilhelm joined the Sunshine Carpet Cleaning cult, after George hired them to clean the carpets at Yankee Stadium. Mr. Wilhelm later returned for Seinfeld 's controversial finale , delivering damning prosecution evidence against George as he and the cast stood trial.

Richard Herd also played L'Kor in Star Trek: The Next Generation 's season 6 two-parter, "Birthright".

Voyager's Tom Wright as Mr. Morgan

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Another of George's Yankees colleagues in Seinfeld was Mr. Morgan (Tom Wright), with whom Costanza had a series of run-ins. In his first appearance, "The Pledge Drive", Morgan is impressed by George because he eats a candy bar with a knife and fork, a decision he quickly regrets. Ultimately, George accidentally got Mr. Morgan fired with an involuntary wink in Seinfeld season 7, episode 4, "The Wink".

Tom Wright is best known to Star Trek fans as Tuvix from Star Trek: Voyager , the tragic hybrid of Neelix (Ethan Phillips) and Lt. Tuvok (Tim Russ). Much like the unfortunate Mr. Morgan, Tuvix was also unceremoniously ejected from his position aboard the USS Voyager, albeit in a manner more brutal than an involuntary wink. Tom Wright later returned to the franchise as Ghrath in Star Trek: Enterprise season 4, episode 1, "Storm Front" . Ghrath was a member of the Na'kuhl, one of the powers involved in the Temporal Wars.

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TNG's Michelle Forbes as Julie

Ro laren was george costanza's girlfriend in "the big salad".

Julie (Michelle Forbes) was just one of many women who were far too good for George Costanza over the course of nine seasons of Seinfeld . In "The Big Salad", George torpedoes his relationship with Julie because he feels that she took credit for buying lunch for Elaine (Julia Louis Dreyfus). It's a typically petty move from George, and Michelle Forbes' withering delivery of the line " I just handed someone a bag " is a perfectly pitched put-down.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.

Julie is a minor entry in the long list of Michelle Forbes' acting roles outside Star Trek , but it's another big 1990s TV show that she can tick off her list. As well as playing Julie in Seinfeld , and Ro Laren in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Michelle Forbes also appeared in multiple episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street as Dr. Julianna Cox. With roles in three of the biggest TV shows of the 1990s, there's little wonder that Michelle Forbes is still in demand to this day .

DS9's Brian George as Babu Bhatt

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Brian George is a well-known British-Israeli actor who has appeared in multiple cult classic shows like Quantum Leap and The X-Files , as well as beloved sitcoms like New Girl and The Big Bang Theory . In Seinfeld , Brian George played Babu Bhatt, who first appeared in "The Café" , in which he opened up a restaurant which quickly went under thanks to some unsolicited advice from Jerry. Babu later returned in "The Visa", when Jerry's attempts to make amends only led to Babu being deported. Babu was one of the many prosecution witnesses called in the Seinfeld finale's trial.

Brian George was one of many Star Trek actors who returned for the Seinfeld finale, including Teri Hatcher, Phil Morris, and Richard Herd.

Between his appearance in "The Visa" and his return for the Seinfeld finale, Brian George played Richard Bashir in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , season 5, episode 16, "Doctor Bashir, I Presume". At the end of the episode, Richard agreed to serve a prison sentence for his role in genetically augmenting Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) as a child. Brian George later returned to the franchise as O'Zaal, the Antarian ambassador who coordinated the race that Tom Paris competes in the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Drive" .

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Star Trek: First Contact's Jack Shearer as Mr. Tuttle

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In a classic Seinfeld set-up, George Costanza pretends to have a job at a company after the man interviewing him, Mr. Tuttle (Jack Shearer) dismisses him mid-job interview before telling him if he's been successful. Seinfeld season 5, episode 8, "The Barber" aired a few months after Jack Shearer had made his first of many Star Trek appearances . In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 1, episode 17, "The Forsaken", Shearer played the Bolian ambassador who joins Lwaxana Troi (Majel Barrett) on a fact-finding mission to the Gamma Quadrant.

Jack Shearer later appeared in Boston Legal , which starred his Star Trek: Deep Space Nine co-star, Rene Auberjonois, and William Shatner.

Jack Shearer later played a Romulan diplomat called Ruwon, who plotted to destroy the Bajoran wormhole and Deep Space Nine to prevent the Dominion from reaching the Alpha Quadrant. Out of make-up, Jack Shearer played two different Starfleet admirals, Strickler in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Non Sequitur", and Hayes in both Star Trek: First Contact and the Voyager episodes "Hope and Fear" and "Life Line". As "Non Sequitur" takes place in an alternate reality, it may account for Jack Shearer playing two completely different admirals .

TNG's Elizabeth Dennehy as Allison

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In Seinfeld season 4, episode 22, "The Handicap Spot", Star Trek: The Next Generation 's Elizabeth Dennehy played Allison, the fiancée of Jerry and Elaine's friend The Drake (Rick Overton) . It's a small role, given that Allison and The Drake's relationship ends in a break-up, forcing Jerry and Elaine to try and reclaim their engagement gift. Dennehy made a brief, uncredited performance as "The Drakette" in the finale of Seinfeld season 4, having reunited with her fiancé.

Elizabeth Dennehy's episode, "The Handicap Spot" marks the first appearance of Jerry Stiller as Frank Costanza in Seinfeld .

To Star Trek fans, Elizabeth Dennehy is best known as Lt. Commander Elizabeth Shelby from "The Best of Both Worlds". The arch-rival of Commander William T. Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Shelby became Riker's Number One when Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) was assimilated by the Borg Collective . Shelby returned in Star Trek: Picard , becoming the second of the starship Enterprise's three female captains by commanding the USS Enterprise-F during the ill-fated Frontier Day parade.

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DS9's Melanie Smith as Rachel

Gul dukat's daughter romanced jerry seinfeld..

Melanie Smith was the third, and longest serving, actress to play Tora Ziyal in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . From being enslaved by the Breen Confederacy to execution at the hands of Legate Damar (Casey Biggs), Ziyal had a devastating DS9 arc, with Melanie Smith playing the character in seasons 5 and 6. The tragic daughter of Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo) was miles away from the character of Rachel Goldstein, who appeared in three episodes of Seinfeld .

With three appearances in Seinfeld , including a double episode, Rachel Goldstein was Jerry's longest running on-screen girlfriend in the series.

Rachel and Jerry start dating in the two-part episode "The Raincoats", in which they get caught making out during a screening of Schindler's List . Later, in the episode "The Hamptons", Rachel causes tension between George and his girlfriend Jane by casting doubt on the size of his manhood. Eventually, Rachel dumps Jerry in "The Opposite", but he's not that cut up about it, deciding that someone else will come along.

Seinfeld's Jason Alexander as Noum and Kurros

The george costanza actor appeared in star trek: voyager and prodigy..

Jason Alexander is best known for playing George Costanza in all nine seasons of Seinfeld . In a 2011 interview with the official Star Trek website , Jason Alexander spoke of how he was drawn to the "humor and poetry" of Star Trek 's stories. The Seinfeld star also cites William Shatner's Captain Kirk as the person who inspired him to become an actor in the first place. Knowing that he was a fan, Star Trek regularly offered Jason Alexander roles, but he turned them down because he wanted to play an alien, and not a human character.

Estelle Harris, who played George's mother in Seinfeld appeared as an unnamed Nechani woman in Star Trek: Voyager season 3, episode 7, "Sacred Ground". Heidi Swedberg, who played George's ill-fated fiancee Susan, appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Rekelen in season 2, episode 18, "Profit and Loss".

Jason Alexander finally got his wish when he was cast as Kurros in Star Trek: Voyager season 5, episode 20, "Think Tank". Kurros was part of an interspecies group of alien geniuses, who wanted to add Seven of Nine to their number. More recently, Jason Alexander has voiced the character of Lt. Noum in Star Trek: Prodigy season 1. It's unknown if Noum will return for Prodigy season 2, but it's fair to say that with two alien roles, Jason Alexander's Star Trek ambitions have been well served.

All episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy are available to stream on Netflix.

All other episodes of Star Trek are available to stream on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy is the first TV series in the Star Trek franchise marketed toward children, and one of the few animated series in the franchise. The story follows a group of young aliens who find a stolen Starfleet ship and use it to escape from the Tars Lamora prison colony where they are all held captive. Working together with the help of a holographic Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the new crew of the USS Protostar must find their way back to the Alpha Quadrant to warn the Federation of the deadly threat that is pursuing them.

Seinfeld stars Jerry Seinfeld as a stand-up comedian whose life in New York City is made even more chaotic by his quirky group of friends who join him in wrestling with life's most perplexing yet often trivial questions. Often described as "a show about nothing," Seinfeld mines the humor in life's mundane situations like waiting in line, searching for a lost item, or the trials and tribulations of dating. Co-starring is Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Jerry's ex-girlfriend and current platonic pal, Elaine Benes; Jason Alexander as George Costanza, Jerry's neurotic hard-luck best friend; and Michael Richards as Jerry's eccentric neighbor, Kramer.

All Roads Lead to Discovery: The Full Star Trek Timeline, Explained

Star Trek: Discovery takes place at the furthest point in the franchise timeline. Here is the stardate for each major entry in the series.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, the final season, is currently underway. The series debuted in 2017 and was used as the launch title for the streaming service CBS All Access, now rebranded Paramount+. It was also the first Star Trek series on television in 12 years following the conclusion of Star Trek: Enterprise back in 2005. While Paramount has spent nearly a decade trying to get Star Trek 4 out of development hell , the franchise has been going strong on Paramount+ with various series on the streaming service at different times of the year. Now, there is almost always a Star Trek series on the air at any given point.

Star Trek: Discovery is a fascinating case for the franchise, as it was originally conceived as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series , but following the conclusion of Season 2 and starting in Season 3, the series jumped far into the future, the farthest point in the franchise history. Star Trek: Discovery now takes place in a universe built on years of stories. Here is a breakdown of the Star Trek timeline across television and film and how it all leads to Star Trek: Discovery .

Star Trek: Enterprise (2151-2155)

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The last television series on air before Star Trek: Discovery is also the first in the timeline as Star Trek: Enterprise takes place over 100 years before the adventures of Kirk and Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series . The series follows Jonathan Archer, the captain of the Enterprise NX-01 which was Earth’s first starship able to reach warp five. Major events in the series are around first contact with alien species like the Klingon and the Xindi. The series also featured the true formation of the United Federation of Planets.

The series also established the Temporal Wars, a conflict that stretched across time and space and resulted in the creation of multiple timelines as agents from various factions in the 32nd century were sent back in time to move history in their favor. This eventually resulted in an all-out war, and while it was resolved, it later had some major ramifications for the franchise. The first was that all-time travel technology became outlawed or destroyed in the 32nd century, so when the crew of Discovery jumped forward in time, they had no way of returning home. The other was a way for the writers to fix continuity errors , like moving up the date of Khan's rise and the Eugenics wars from the 1990s, as established in The Original Series , to the 2010s.

Star Trek: Discovery: Seasons 1 and 2 (2256-2258)

When Star Trek: Discovery first premiered, it was pitched as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series , taking place nine years before the events of the series. It introduced Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, the never-before-mentioned adopted sister of Spock who ended up starting the war between the Federation and the Klingons, one that would have repercussions for the franchise for years. Star Trek: Discovery dealt with a threat from the Mirror Universe , a faction that would come into play in Star Trek: The Original Series , while season two brought on fan-favorite versions of characters from the original Star Trek pilot in the form of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijln), and Spock (Ethan Peck).

Star Trek: Discovery season two ended with the crew of the Enterprise making the decision to jump forward 1000 years in the future to save the galaxy from an artificial intelligence threat. This resulted in Pike, Spock, and Number One telling Starfleet that Discovery was destroyed in the battle and vowing never to speak of it or the crew again to prevent another incident like the rouge AI Control from happening. This was done to explain why nobody in the later series of Star Trek mentioned any of the characters on Discovery or the advanced technology the ship had as the first and only one of its kind to use an experimental spore drive.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2259-TBD)

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is both a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery , following Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise, introduced in that series, as well as a continuation of the original pilot for Star Trek: The Original Series "The Cage." Now that Captain Pike knows the fate that awaits him by the time Star Trek: The Original Series happens, he and the crew of the Enterprise begin exploring strange new worlds. The series is notable for featuring not only Spock but also his first-ever meeting with Captain Kirk (Paul Wesley) and the first missions of Uhurua (Celia Rose Gooding). Other members of the original crew, like Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush) and Doctor M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), while Season 2's finale introduces a young Scotty (Martin Quinn).

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It also adds a new wrinkle to the lore: La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong), who is a descendant of villain Khan Noonien Singh. The series has so far fleshed out the alien race, The Gorn, and features the foundation of the Prime Directive rule, one that forbids a Starship from interfering with the development of an alien planet. It also features time travel in two key episodes. The first was when La'an and another version of Kirk traveled to 2020 Toronto, where La'an has a chance to kill a young Khan when he was just a boy but doesn't due to him not being guilty of any crime yet, and the other involved the crew of Star Trek: Lower Decks traveling back in time and arriving back 100 years before their time.

Star Trek: The Original Series (2265-2269)

The one that started it all, Star Trek: The Original Series , follows the crew of the USS Enterprise in their five-year mission to explore strange new worlds and go where no one has gone before. Under the guidance of Captain Kirk (William Shatner), his first officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and friend and ship doctor Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelly), the crew of the USS Enterprise are the most important characters in the Star Trek franchise. Decisions and events here have major ripple effects on the entire franchise.

There are far too many to name, but the biggest ones include in 2267 when the crew finds and uncovers the body of Khan Nooniegn-Signh, and after he attempts a mutiny, they leave him on a planet to begin a new life, an action that will have repercussions decades later.

Star Trek: The Animated Series (2269-2270)

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Star Trek: The Animated Series was made in 1973, four years after Star Trek: The Original Series was canceled. It featured the continuing adventures of the crew of the Enterprise's five-year mission. It lasted for two seasons and helped round out the stories of Captain Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the USS Enterprise.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2271)

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While no official stardate is mentioned in Star Trek: The Motion Picture and is only identified as the 2270s, supplementary material for the film dates it one year after the crew of the Enterprise's five-year mission. The film sees the crew of the Enterprise reunite to investigate a mysterious and powerful alien cloud known as V'Ger, which is destroying everything in its path as it approaches Earth. While not stated in the film, subsequent Star Trek material has suggested that V'Ger is the progenitor of the Borg, one of the franchise's most popular recurring enemies.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (2285)

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The most iconic Star Trek film, The Wrath of Khan , picks up 15 years after the events of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed." The time since the planet Khan was marooned on , it became a wasteland after one of the planets near it was destroyed and altered the atmosphere. Khan now seeks revenge on Kirk and does so by going after the planet-terraforming machine called the Genesis device, a machine created by Kirk's ex, Carol Marcus, and his son, David Marcus. Kirk is able to defeat Khan but at a price, as Mr. Spock is forced to give his life to save the crew of the Enterprise. Spock's death will have major repercussions on the franchise that will be felt for years.

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (2285)

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock picks up just months after The Wrath of Khan , as the crew of the Enterprise discovers that there is a way to revive Spock. They go against Starfleet's orders and steal the Enterprise to return Spock's body and mind to Vulcan so that he can be reborn. The crew must also face off with hostile Klingons, led by Kruge (Christopher Lloyd), who is bent on stealing the secrets of the powerful terraforming Genesis.

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The film features some major hallmarks of the franchise. The first is the destruction of the Enterprise, a ship that had been with the franchise for years and would be absent in the following film. The second was establishing the core characters as fugitives from the United Federation of Planets, which would set up clearing their names in the follow-up. It also featured Spock being resurrected but at another cost for Kirk, the death of his son, which would begin to drive Kirk's prejudice against Klingons for many films.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286 and 1986)

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home sees the former crew of the USS Enterprise discover that Earth is in grave danger from an alien probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. The crew travels to Earth's past to find whales who can answer the probe's call. The first and final part of the movie takes place one year after The Search for Spock , but the majority of the movie takes place in 1986, the present day for moviegoing audiences. While Star Trek had done time travel stories before, this one set a template for future entries in the franchise. By the end of the film, Kirk and his crew had been reinstated and cleared of all charges.

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (2287)

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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier deals with the crew of the new USS Enterprise-A as they confront renegade Vulcan Sybok, who is searching for God at the center of the galaxy. Sybok is Spock's half-brother , and he is from his father's previous relationship with a Vulcan woman. This makes the second chronological secret member of Spock's family and the first introduced in the series in order of release.

Sybok's presence was actually hinted at in the series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds when his lover, Angel, attacks his half-brother's ship. The entry is also the first to allude to a higher power in the Star Trek franchise, and while God would not be revealed in the series, the idea of someone being the creator of life in the galaxy would be picked up years later in Star Trek: The Next Generation and is now the main storyline for the final season of Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (2293)

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The final time the entire crew of the USS Enterprise would be together was in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country . The Klingons seek to form an alliance with the Federation after years of fighting due to their planet suffering a major catastrophe, but Kirk is still bitter after the death of his son at the Klingon's hands in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock . Kirk and Bones are framed for the murder of a high-up Klingon official, which threatens the peace accords, and they, alongside the rest of the crew of the Enterprise, must work to clear their names.

This final entry for most of the original cast marks a turning point in the franchise. It marked the end of the Federation and Klingon conflict, setting up Star Trek: The Next Generation , featuring the character Worf in a prominent role as part of the crew. The film takes place 28 years after Star Trek: The Original Series, and through one live-action show, an animated series, and six films, audiences saw a massive epic unfold for these characters, but the story was far from over as a new era began for the franchise and the next generation began.

Star Trek: The Next Generation (2364-2370)

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Star Trek: The Next Generation takes place a century after the events of Star Trek: The Original Series . The series follows Captain Jean Luc-Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise-D as they continue to explore strange new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations. For many audiences, this was their Star Trek and introduced a whole new host of concepts to the franchise, with the most iconic being the villain, The Borg.

Star Trek: The Next Generation might be one of the most important in terms of how it connects to Star Trek Discovery. The first is the episode "Unification," in which Spock looks to bring peace between the Vulcans and Romulans. Not only is this paid off as Spock's vision of a united Romulus and Vulcan comes true in the form of the planet Ni'Var in Star Trek: Discovery , but his work with the Romulan people will lead to the events that create the alternate Kelvin timeline of Star Trek , Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond .

Yet the most important element is in the episode "The Chase," which reveals that the reason various alien life in the galaxy looks so similar is due to sharing a common ancestry from an ancient species that crafted life in their image. This revelation forms the backbone of Star Trek: Discovery 's final season as the crew looks to find the technology of the species that created life, now dubbed the Progenitors. The episode debuted in 1993, and now, 31 years later, the series is finally going to delve into some answers.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2369-2375)

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine broke from franchise conventions as instead of being focused on a starship, it was set on a space station Deep Space Nine, located adjacent to a wormhole connecting Federation territory to the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. The series begins one year before the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation come to a conclusion and is firmly connected to the events of that series as Benjamin Sisko, head of Deep Space Nine, is mourning the death of his wife, who was killed by the Borg at the Battle of Wolf 359 seen in the episode "The Best of Both Worlds Part II" from The Next Generation and has a difficult time seeing the face of Jean-Luc Picard as that was the face he saw leading the Borg that lead to the death of his wife.

The biggest event of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is The Dominion Wars, a massive story arc that ran over the course of the series. It involved all major powers of the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants, organized into two opposing military alliances, the Federation Alliance and the Breen-Dominion Alliance, which resulted in the deadliest conflicts in the galaxy. It would begin the drive for the Federation to become a more militarized organization.

Star Trek Generations (2371)

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Star Trek: Generations occupies an interesting place within the timeline. It is set one year after the events of The Next Generation and two years into Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the year 2371. Yet the film's beginning takes place shortly after the events of Star Trek VI: The Final Frontier, which sees Captain Kirk stuck in a pocket dimension, allowing him to meet Captain Jean-Luc Picard of The Next Generation nearly a century later into his future. This film marked the death of Captain Kirk , who died the way he lived, a man of adventure.

Star Trek: First Contact (2373)

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Star Trek: First Contact is another time travel movie, similar to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home . Set six years after being assimilated by the Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation , Captain Picard and his crew travel through a time portal to pursue the Borg to April 4, 2063. This is the date before the historic warp drive flight that leads to humanity's first encounter with alien life, and the Borg are looking to alter the future so humans never make contact. The film's date of April 5th has now become an unofficial Star Trek holiday known as First Contact Day .

Star Trek: Insurrection (2375)

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Star Trek: Insurrection is notable as the film is set in 2375, the same year as the final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Trying to take the renegade Starfleet team element from Star Trek III: The Search for Spock , the crew of the USS Enterprise -E rebels against Starfleet after they discover a conspiracy with the Son'a species to steal the peaceful Ba'ku's planet for its rejuvenating properties.

Star Trek: Voyager (2371-2378)

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Star Trek: Voyager begins in 2371, the same year as Star Trek: Generations . It follows the adventures of the USS Voyager as it attempts to return home to the Alpha Quadrant after being stranded in the Delta Quadrant on the far side of the galaxy. This entry is key for introducing two characters to the franchise that will play major roles in future installments. The series introduced Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), the first female Captain in the franchise, who will later have a major role in Star Trek: Prodigy .

The second is Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), a former Borg drone that was born Annika Hansen before being assimilated by the Borg at age six in 2356, eight years before the start of Star Trek: The Next Generation . Seven of Nine plays a major role in Star Trek: Picard as the series delves more into the Borg's history and culture.

Star Trek: Nemesis (2379)

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Star Trek: Nemesis takes place fifteen years after the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation and deals with a threat from a clone of Captain Picard named Shinzon (Tom Hardy), who has taken control of the planet Romulus and was created by the Romulan Empire originally to create a spy within the Federation but the plans were abandoned likely due to the events of "Unification" and the clone child was left on die as a slave on the Romulan controlled planet Remus. The film marked the final film for the crew of The Next Generation as it marked many landmarks, including the wedding of Commander Will Ryker and Deanna Tori and the death of Data, all elements that lead into Star Trek: Picard .

Star Trek: Lower Decks (2380-TBD)

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Star Trek: Lower Decks is a comedic spin on the Star Trek franchise . This animated adventure follows the low-ranking support crew of the starship Cerritos and begins one year after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis . Star Trek: Lower Decks crossed over with Star Trek: Strange New World in that series' second season episode, "Those Old Scientists," which saw Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid get the chance to play their roles of Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler, respectively, in live-action.

The series just announced its fifth and final season, meaning both it and Star Trek: Discovery will come to a close in 2024, and fans are certainly hoping to hear a mention of the characters of Lower Decks in Discovery just to know these lowly crew members did become big names with the Federation history.

Star Trek: Prodigy (2383-TBD)

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Star Trek: Prodigy was an attempt to create a new starting point for young kids to get into the Star Trek franchise. Set in 2383, it follows a group of young aliens from the Delta Quadrant who find the abandoned starship Protostar and learn about Starfleet with the help of the ship's computer, an AI of Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . This young crew of kids makes their way to the Alpha Quadrant while discovering what it means to be a crew and what being part of Starfleet is all about.

The series features plenty of cameos and references to the past Star Trek series but does so in a way that invites the young viewer to learn more about them. The series was canceled at Paramount+ after one season but was then picked up by Netflix, where it will have a second season.

Kelvin Timeline (2387, 2255 - 2263)

This is where things get a bit tricky. In the year 2387, a supernova destroys the planet Romulus. For those in the original timeline, the destruction of Romulus kicks off the events of Star Trek: Picard, but a major event happens that none of the characters are aware of at the time: the creation of a new timeline.

In an attempt to stop the supernova, an elder Spock launches a piece of red matter into the supernova that creates a black hole that sucks both him and the Romulan villain Nero (Eric Bana) through it and back in time. Nero arrives first in the year 2233, which results in the destruction of the USS Kelvin and the death of Geroge Kirk on the birth of his son James T. Kirk's birth, creating a new branching timeline that is the Kelvin timeline, which is where the events of Star Trek , Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond take place. This means that while the events of the Kelvin timeline take place earlier, they are doing so in a separate timeline that is built off the events of the prior stories. So 2009's Star Trek is both a reboot, a prequel, and a sequel to the franchise.

Due to the timeline changing, the events of the Kelvin timeline actually take place earlier than in Star Trek: The Original Series . 2009's Star Trek takes place in 2255, while Into Darkness takes place four years later in 2259, and Beyond is set in 2263, roughly four years into the crew's five-year mission. This is notably two years before Star Trek: The Original Series begins. By the 31st century of Star Trek: Discovery season three, the Prime Timeline is aware of the Kelvin timeline. They established a Starfleet officer named Yor, a time soldier who originated from another timeline and referenced the events of 2009's Star Trek .

Star Trek: Picard (2399-2402)

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Star Trek: Picard takes place 20 years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis in the year 2399. In the years since the series concluded, the Federation has become more isolationist. Following the destruction of Romulus, the Romulan people have become scattered; meanwhile, an attack on a Starfleet operation has led to a ban on synthetics. Season one focuses on Picard discovering more about the syncs with the discovery of Data's daughter Soji while also exploring more into the Borg culture as Romulans have begun mining Borg technology.

Season 2 takes place two years later, in 2401, and sees an old adversary named Q, an extra-dimensional being, traping Picard and his new crew in an alternate reality which forces them to travel back in time to Los Angeles 2024 to save the future while exploring more about Picard's own family origin. Finally, season three takes place one year later, in 2402, as Picard reunites with his old crew from The Next Generation , as well as his long-lost son, for a final showdown with the Borg.

Star Trek: Discovery: Seasons 3-5 (3188-TBD)

Now, finally, it's time to loop back to Star Trek: Discovery . Season 3 sees the crew of Discovery travel to the year 3188 to discover the Federation fragmented and investigates the cause of a cataclysmic event known as the "Burn" as they attempt to rebuild Starfleet. Burnham is promoted to captain at the end of the season, and in season four, the crew helps rebuild the Federation while facing a space anomaly created by unknown aliens that causes destruction across the galaxy, similar to the plot of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.

The fifth and final season sees Discovery faced with its biggest task yet. They embark on a journey to uncover the mystery of The Progenitors, the species that The Next Generation revealed created multiple sentient lifeforms in the universe. The final season of Star Trek: Discovery , the series set furthest in the Star Trek timeline, is now taking the franchise to answer the oldest question in the cosmos: where do we come from, and what is our purpose?

With humans making first contact with aliens on April 5, 2063, to the events of Star Trek: Discovery in 3188, the story of Star Trek is one that spans 1,125 years. It is an epic tale filled with heroes, villains, and worlds filled with imagination and hope. Star Trek continues forward as there are plenty more stories to tell.