Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987–1994 · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 7 seasons · ★ 8.4

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Synopsis of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Set in the late 24th century, when Earth is part of the United Federation of Planets, the series follows the crew of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Starfleet ship. Its mission is to explore the Alpha and Beta quadrants of the Milky Way in search of unknown worlds and new civilizations. The ship is designed for exploration and diplomacy, though it is ready for combat if strictly necessary. In command is Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, a more intellectual and philosophical leader than is typical in science fiction. Alongside him, the crew encounters highly advanced technological species. The series was created by Gene Roddenberry and airs in syndication.

«New stars. New stories. New worlds to explore.»

7seasons

176episodes

45 minper episode

8.4audience scoreTMDB · 1,881 votes

8.7IMDb rating151,836 votes

Seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 11987 · 25 ep. · ★ 6.6

Season 21988 · 22 ep. · ★ 6.7

Season 31989 · 26 ep. · ★ 7.2

Season 41990 · 26 ep. · ★ 7.2

Season 51991 · 26 ep. · ★ 7.1

Season 61992 · 26 ep. · ★ 7.2

Season 71993 · 25 ep. · ★ 6.8

Cast by Star Trek: The Next Generation

Patrick StewartJean-Luc Picard176 episodes

Jonathan FrakesWilliam T. Riker176 episodes

Brent SpinerData176 episodes

LeVar BurtonGeordi La Forge176 episodes

Michael DornWorf176 episodes

Marina SirtisDeanna Troi176 episodes

Gates McFaddenBeverly Crusher154 episodes

Wil WheatonWesley Crusher82 episodes

Tracee CoccoJae (uncredited)63 episodes

Colm MeaneyMiles O'Brien53 episodes

Majel BarrettEnterprise Computer (voice) / Lwaxana Troi35 episodes

Denise CrosbySela33 episodes

Whoopi GoldbergGuinan28 episodes

Diana MuldaurKatherine Pulaski22 episodes

Michael BraveheartCrewman Martinez (uncredited)22 episodes

Patti YasutakeNurse Alyssa Ogawa16 episodes

Joyce RobinsonEnsign Gates (uncredited)14 episodes

Michelle ForbesEnsign Ro Laren9 episodes

Lorine MendellCrewman Diana Giddings (uncredited)9 episodes

John de LancieQ8 episodes

Tim McCormackEnsign Bennett (uncredited)8 episodes

Rosalind ChaoKeiko Ishikawa7 episodes

Brian BonsallAlexander Rozhenko7 episodes

Cameron OppenheimerEnsign Kellogg7 episodes

Rachen AssapiomonwaitCrewman Nelson (uncredited)7 episodes

Denise Lynne RobertsPatti (uncredited)6 episodes

James G. BeckerTen Forward Crew6 episodes

Dwight SchultzLt. Barclay5 episodes

April GraceTransporter Technician Hubbell5 episodes

Robert O'ReillyGowron5 episodes

Carel StruyckenMr. Homn5 episodes

Sheila FranklinEnsign Felton5 episodes

Natalie WoodBailey (uncredited)5 episodes

Andreas KatsulasCommander Tomalak4 episodes

Lanei ChapmanSariel Rager4 episodes

Natalija NogulichAdmiral Alynna Nechayev4 episodes

Michael RiderTransporter Chief4 episodes

Armin ShimermanLetek4 episodes

Marc AlaimoCommander Tebok4 episodes

Guy VardamanDarien Wallace (uncredited)4 episodes

Technical Details

Created by: Gene Roddenberry
Address: Cliff Bole, Les Landau, Winrich Kolbe, Rob Bowman, Robert Scheerer
Production companies: Paramount Television, Norway Corporation
Network or Platform: Syndication
Country: United States
Original Language: English
Premiere: September 28, 1987
Last Episode: May 23, 1994 (7x25)
Status: Ended
Type: Fiction
Awards: Won 18 Emmy Awards; 40 wins and 62 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about Star Trek: The Next Generation

The flute from “The Inner Light” was appraised at up to 1,000 dollars at a late 2006 auction, but sold for more than 40,000.

One of the three original models of the USS Enterprise-D sold at a Christie's auction for 576,000 dollars, the highest figure of the event.

In the end, 210 stations covering 90% of the United States joined Paramount's informal national network for the series.

Roddenberry believed conflicts between coworkers would no longer exist in the future, so there were none of the typical banter between Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.

Roddenberry initially refused to take part, but joined as a creator after being dissatisfied with the initial concept work.

Diana Muldaur, who played Dr. Pulaski, never appeared in the opening credits, but was a special guest star in the first act.

Gates McFadden said in 2026 that the series limited Dr. Beverly Crusher's command duties to make room for storylines involving "Star Trek: Voyager," according to a recent interview.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)