
Scripted series · Syndication
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
At the edge of the Final Frontier, the Universe's greatest mystery is about to unfold.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reads strongest on Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 173 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
2003116 episodes
Special installments of the series.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
199319 episodes
6.7IMDbThe Provisional Government of Bajor invites Starfleet to help them rebuild after the Cardassian Occupation. Commander Benjamin Sisko is selected to take command of their space station, formerly known as Terok Nor that is then designated by Starfleet as Deep Space 9. As part of the agreement between the Federation and Bajor, Starfleet will help them to become a member of the Federation.
Best episode · S01E18 Duet

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199326 episodes
7.0IMDbIn their second year together, the crew of Deep Space 9 face problems that will affect the galaxy forever. A Bajoran extremist group attempts to force the Federation out of the Bajoran system. The Cardassians are secretly supplying them with weapons, hoping to return to reclaim the planet and hold the Bajoran wormhole for the Cardassian Union. However, the greatest enemy of all is lurking beyond it.
Best episode · S02E26 The Jem'Hadar

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199426 episodes
7.1IMDbSeason 3 of Deep Space Nine marks a turning point for the series, as it introduces the USS Defiant, a powerful starship that allows the crew to explore the Gamma Quadrant and face the threat of the Dominion, a vast and ruthless empire ruled by the shape-shifting Founders.
Best episode · S03E21 The Die Is Cast (2)

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199525 episodes
7.2IMDbSeason 4 of Deep Space Nine marks a major shift for the series, as it introduces a new conflict between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, sparked by the latter's distrust of the shape-shifting Founders. Worf, the former security chief of the USS Enterprise-D, joins the station's crew as Sisko's strategic operations officer, and faces challenges in his loyalty, honor, and family.
Best episode · S04E25 Broken Link

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199626 episodes
7.3IMDbSeason 5 of Deep Space Nine begins the Dominion War arc that will dominate the rest of the show. The Federation and its allies face a new enemy in the form of the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which threatens to conquer the Alpha Quadrant.
Best episode · S05E26 Call to Arms

Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199726 episodes
7.3IMDbSeason 6 of Deep Space Nine marks the height of the Dominion War arc, as it depicts the Federation and its allies in a desperate struggle against the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which has occupied Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran system.
Best episode · S06E06 Sacrifice of Angels (2)

Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
199825 episodes
7.2IMDbSeason 7 of Deep Space Nine marks the end of the series, as it concludes the Dominion War arc and the saga of the characters and their relationships. The Federation and its allies face the final showdown with the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which is aided by the Breen. Sisko and his crew must also deal with the threat of the pah-wraiths, the evil counterparts of the Prophets, who are unleashed by Kai Winn and Dukat.
Best episode · S07E25 What You Leave Behind
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S06E06
Sacrifice of Angels (2)
Stardate: Unknown. The Federation's only hope of stopping massive Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant relies on Sisko's suicide mission to reach DS9 before the minefield is destroyed.
- Directed by Allan Kroeker
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler

S06E13
Far Beyond the Stars
Stardate: Unknown. Captain Sisko has a full sensory vision of himself as an under-appreciated science fiction magazine writer in 1950s America.
- Directed by Avery Brooks

S05E26
Call to Arms
Stardate: 50975.2. Sisko decides to mine the wormhole to prevent further Dominion ships crossing into the Alpha Quadrant. This provokes an attack by the Dominion and the Cardassians, and a desperate last stand on Deep Space Nine.
- Directed by Allan Kroeker
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe

S06E19
In the Pale Moonlight
Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.
- Directed by Victor Lobl
- Written by Peter Allan Fields

S05E06
Trials and Tribble-ations
Stardate: 4523.7. In this celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Original Series, the disgraced Klingon spy Darvin travels back in time to undo his century-old defeat by James Kirk. The DS9 crew must track him down and stop him, while blending in with the crew of the original Enterprise NCC-1701.
- Directed by Jonathan West

S07E25
What You Leave Behind
Stardate: 52902.0. As the war careens toward a final showdown on Cardassia, Sisko's definitive action as the Emissary draws near.
- Directed by Allan Kroeker
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S00E118
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: What We Left Behind

S00E01
Deep Space Nine: A Bold Beginning

S07E25
What You Leave Behind
- Directed by Allan Kroeker
- Written by Ira Steven Behr, Hans Beimler


S07E23
Extreme Measures
- Directed by Stephen L. Posey
- Written by Bradley Thompson, David Weddle

S07E22
Tacking Into the Wind
- Directed by Michael Vejar
- Written by Ronald D. Moore
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Rick Berman
Showrunner

Michael Piller
Creator
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Paul Robert Coyle
Writer
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John J. Ordover
Writer
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Sally Caves
Writer

Ira Steven Behr
Writer
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Morgan Gendel
Writer
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Joe Menosky
Writer

Ronald D. Moore
Writer
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John Whelpley
Writer
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Jim Trombetta
Writer

Bradley Thompson
Writer
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Writer
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Martin A. Winer
Writer
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Gary Holland
Writer
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Jill Donner
Writer
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Cindy Marcus
Writer

David Weddle
Writer
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Mike Krohn
Writer
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René Echevarria
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Evan Somers
Writer
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Gordon T. Dawson
Writer

Jane Espenson
Writer

Hans Beimler
Writer
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James Crocker
Writer

Mark O'Connell
Writer
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Bill Dial
Writer
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Gerald Sanford
Writer
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Lisa Klink
Writer

Michael Taylor
Writer

Naren Shankar
Writer
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David Mack
Writer
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Flip Kobler
Writer
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D. Thomas Maio
Writer
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Katharyn Powers
Writer
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Hannah Louise Shearer
Writer
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Peter Allan Fields
Writer
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Sam Rolfe
Writer
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Steve Warnek
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ira Steven BehrProducer
- Rick BermanProducer
- Robert Hewitt WolfeProducer
- Michael PillerProducer
- Peter Allan FieldsProducer
Writing
- Paul Robert CoyleWriter
- John J. OrdoverWriter
- Sally CavesWriter
- Ira Steven BehrWriter
- Morgan GendelWriter
- Joe MenoskyWriter
Direction
- Jesús Salvador TreviñoDirector
- Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
- Cliff BoleDirector
- René AuberjonoisDirector
- Corey AllenDirector
- Allan EastmanDirector
Cinematography
- Jonathan WestDirector of Photography
- Marvin V. RushDirector of Photography
- Kris KrosskoveDirector of Photography
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · latest 1993
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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