Scripted series · NBC
Star Trek
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
William Shatner
James T. Kirk (voice)
22 eps
Leonard Nimoy
Spock (voice)
22 eps
DeForest Kelley
Leonard McCoy (voice)
22 eps
George Takei
Hikaru Sulu (voice)
22 eps
Nichelle Nichols
Uhura (voice)
22 eps
James Doohan
Montgomery Scott (voice)
22 eps
Majel Barrett
Christine Chapel / Starfleet Computer (voice)
22 eps
Stanley Adams
Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Roger C. Carmel
Harcourt Fenton Mudd (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Ted Knight
Vendorian / Carter Winston (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Ed Bishop
Asmodeus (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Mark Lenard
Sarek (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Billy Simpson
Young Spock (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
David Gerrold
Security Ensign (voice) (uncredited)
2 eps
Lou Scheimer
Lemus / Aquan Harvester (voice) (uncredited)
3 eps
Keith Sutherland
Young Sepek (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
Norm Prescott
Romulan Commander (voice) (uncredited)
2 eps
Jane Webb
Lara / Vedala Female (voice) (uncredited)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Star Trek actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Star Trek reads strongest on World Building, Character Depth and Spectacle.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The animated adventures of Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock and the crew of the Starship Enterprise.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Yesteryear
Stardate: 5373.4 Spock travels back in time to prevent his death as a young Vulcan.
- Written by D.C. Fontana
S01E15
The Eye of the Beholder
Stardate: 5501.2 Telepathic aliens put Kirk, Spock and McCoy in a zoo.
- Written by David P. Harmon
S01E05
More Tribbles, More Troubles
Stardate: 5392.4 Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.
- Written by David Gerrold
S02E03
The Practical Joker
Stardate: 3183.3 The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.
- Directed by Bill Reed
- Written by Chuck Menville
S01E14
The Slaver Weapon
Stardate: 4187.3 Spock, Sulu, and Uhura discover a time capsule from an ancient and technologically advanced race. However, it draws some unwanted attention.
- Written by Larry Niven
S02E06
The Counter-Clock Incident
Stardate: 6770.3 With Commodore Robert April (the first commander of the Enterprise) on board, Kirk pursues a ship plunging into a supernova, and enters a universe where time runs backwards.
- Directed by Bill Reed
- Written by Fred Bronson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Drawn to the Final Frontier: The Making of Star Trek: The Animated Series
S00E02
What's the Star Trek Connection
S02E06
The Counter-Clock Incident
- Directed by Bill Reed
- Written by Fred Bronson
S02E05
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
- Directed by Bill Reed
- Written by David Wise, Russell Bates
S02E03
The Practical Joker
- Directed by Bill Reed
- Written by Chuck Menville
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Gene Roddenberry
Showrunner
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Joyce Perry
Writer
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David P. Harmon
Writer
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Paul Schneider
Writer
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Samuel A. Peeples
Writer
James Schmerer
Writer
Larry Niven
Writer
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Margaret Armen
Writer
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Chuck Menville
Writer
Howard Weinstein
Writer
Fred Bronson
Writer
Walter Koenig
Writer
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Dario Finelli
Writer
David Wise
Writer
Stephen Kandel
Writer
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Russell Bates
Writer
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Marc Daniels
Writer
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Larry Brody
Writer
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David Gerrold
Writer
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D.C. Fontana
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Norm PrescottProducer
- Lou ScheimerProducer
- Gene RoddenberryProducer
- D.C. FontanaProducer
Writing
- Joyce PerryWriter
- David P. HarmonWriter
- Paul SchneiderWriter
- Samuel A. PeeplesWriter
- James SchmererWriter
- Larry NivenWriter
Direction
- Hal SutherlandDirector
- Bill ReedDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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