List of ‘Star Trek’ film, TV franchise
Updated: January 2026
List of the “Star Trek” films and TV series. The original “Star Trek” was created by Gene Roddenberry in 1964 and became a TV series; Roddenberry and others created later series. Film descriptions sourced from rottentomatoes.com; directors, stars and episode information sourced from the Internet Movie Database:
1966-69 (television): Star Trek — Also known as Star Trek: The Original Series or TOS. Hourlong NBC series from September 1966-June 1969, 80 episodes, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, George Takei
1973-74 (television): Star Trek: The Animated Series — Hourlong NBC series from September 1973-October 1974, 22 episodes, animated with voices including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett
1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture — Rated G, 2 hours, 23 minutes, directed by Robert Wise, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Persis Khambatta
1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan — Rated PG, 1 hour, 53 minutes, directed by Nicholas Meyer, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Ricardo Montalban, Kirstie Alley
1984: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock — Rated PG, 1 hour, 45 minutes, directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Robin Curtis
1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home — Rated PG, 1 hour, 59 minutes, directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Jane Wyatt
1987-94 (television): Star Trek: The Next Generation — Hourlong syndicated series from September 1987-June 1994, 176 episodes, starring Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg
1989: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier — Rated PG, 1 hour, 47 minutes, directed by William Shatner, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Spice Williams-Crosby
1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country — Rated PG, 1 hour, 50 minutes, directed by Nicholas Meyer, starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Kim Cattrall
1993-99 (television): Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Hourlong syndicated series from January 1993-May 1999, 173 episodes, starring
Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor
1994: Star Trek Generations — Rated PG, 1 hour, 58 minutes, directed by David Carson, starring Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Frakes, Alan Ruck
1995-01 (television): Star Trek: Voyager — Hourlong UPN series from January 1995-May 2001, 168 episodes, starring Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Jeri Ryan
1996: Star Trek: First Contact — Rated PG-13, 1 hour, 51 minutes, directed by Jonathan Frakes, starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden
1998: Star Trek: Insurrection — Rated PG, 1 hour, 43 minutes, directed by Jonathan Frakes, starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, F. Murray Abraham
2001-05 (television): Star Trek: Enterprise — Hourlong UPN series from September 2001-May 2005, 98 episodes, starring Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene, Dominic Keating, Linda Park
2002: Star Trek: Nemesis — Rated PG-13, 1 hour, 56 minutes, directed by Stuart Baird, starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Tom Hardy
2009: Star Trek — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 7 minutes, directed by J.J. Abrams, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy, Winona Ryder
2013: Star Trek Into Darkness — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 12 minutes, directed by J.J. Abrams, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoë Saldana, Leonard Nimoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alice Eve
2016: Star Trek Beyond — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 2 minutes, directed by Justin Lin, starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana, Simon Pegg
2017-24 (television/streaming): Star Trek: Discovery — Hourlong series streamed on Paramount+ from September 2017-May 2024, 65 episodes, starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, Doug Jones, Mary Wiseman, Michelle Yeoh
2018-20 (television/streaming): Star Trek: Short Treks — Descriptions on Wikipedia differ as to whether this is considered one of the franchise’s television series (either 12 series, or 13 series, as of 2025 have had completed episodes), episodes running 8 to 18 minutes (later editions were shortest) streamed on Paramount+ from October 2018-January 2020, 10 episodes, starring Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Aldis Hodge, Rainn Wilson
2020-23 (television/streaming): Star Trek: Picard — Episodes running often around 45 minutes but ranging from 39 minutes to the 63-minute finale, streamed on Paramount+ from January 2020-April 2023, 30 episodes, starring Patrick Stewart, Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill, Brent Spiner
2020-24 (television/streaming): Star Trek: Lower Decks — Animated series for adults, most episodes around 25 minutes, streamed on Paramount+ from August 2020-December 2024, 50 episodes, voices including Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Jeffrey Combs, Noël Wells, Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell
2021-24 (television/streaming): Star Trek: Prodigy — Animated series for younger viewers, most episodes around 24 minutes, first streaming on Paramount+ in 2021-22, then second season on Netflix in 2024, 50 episodes, voices including Brett Gray, Rylee Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Ella Purnell, Jason Alexander, Wil Wheaton
2022-present (television/streaming): Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — Streaming on Paramount+ May 2022-August 2023, two seasons have aired, third season of 10 episodes scheduled to air in 2025 and fourth season to air in 2026, it was reportedly renewed for a fifth and final season, episodes have ranged from 46 minutes to 62 minutes, starring Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, Carol Kane
2025: Star Trek: Section 31 — Rated PG-13, 1 hour, 35 minutes, directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, starring Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson, Robert Kazinsky, Kacey Rohl
Upcoming: (television/streaming): Star Trek: Starfleet Academy — Premiering Jan. 15, 2026. It was reportedly renewed for a second season before a premiere date had been set, starring Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Katie Nora Ready-Walters, Robert Picardo, Rebecca Quin