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Star Trek: The Next Generation

New stars. New stories. New worlds to explore.

8.4IMDb2K votesOutstanding
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1987 – 19947 seasons · 176 episodes~45 min per episodeTV-PGEnded
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TV DNA

How Star Trek: The Next Generation actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Star Trek: The Next Generation reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.

BingeabilityDefining9.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectacleDefining9.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Character DepthDefining8.9

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightVery strong7.1

How much the series is designed to affect you.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedLight3.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

The run

Seasons

7 seasons · 176 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    2012137 episodes

    Special installments of the series.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    198725 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Picking up decades after the original Star Trek series, season one begins the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

    Best episode · S01E24 Conspiracy

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    198822 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    In season two, the Enterprise continues on its journey across the galaxy with the birth of a new member. Picard once again leads the team as unknown civilizations take notice of the ship and wishes to know more about the crew and their operations. Riker struggles with his loyalty to the Enterprise as his life is threatened and Data tries to become more human to understand his role upon the Enterprise. This season looks closer into the relationship of man vs. machine as Q once again tries to test Picard against a new enemy. The Ferengi threatens the Enterprise and the mystery of the holodeck pits the crew against the clock as lives hang in the balance.

    Best episode · S02E09 The Measure of a Man

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    198926 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    With the disappearance of a Federation colony, the Enterprise warp speeds to action to uncover if the reason was political or something much more sinister. Along their travels, the crew must escort a scientist who may hold the key to a malfunction that places the crew in danger. Prime Directives are broken as Picard is taken for a god on a primitive world. The Romulans continue to notice Federation intrusion into the Neutral Zone and threatens war against the Enterprise. Things become much more complex as an old enemy stops by and Picard must decide if he should offer solace or choose to remain enemies as a precaution. All leading up to finally answering the motives of Starfleet and the Federation as the Enterprise continues on its mission to explore the galaxy.

    Best episode · S03E26 The Best of Both Worlds (1)

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    199026 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    As Riker tries to save the Enterprise and the Earth from a powerful alien race, Captain Picard's life hangs in the balance. The crew faces their own demons and must overcome their own obstacles to continue their mission. This leads Data to return to his creator to better understand emotions. Worf must accept his Klingon heritage and face his former family. A power struggle threatens the Federation as the Romulans try to make peace with their universe and the Klingons deal with a potential successor to their empire. Political relations are strained within the Enterprise as a rogue ship attacks former enemies of the Federation, ultimately leading up to a civil war where one member of the Enterprise must decide where his loyalty lies.

    Best episode · S04E01 The Best of Both Worlds (2)

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    199126 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    In season five, Starfleet becomes involved in a vast conspiracy amidst a Klingon civil war which forces the Enterprise to become an unwilling pawn against the Romulans as Starfleet's motives are unknown. This leads Picard and Data to undertake a journey to seek out a mysterious member who is trying to make peace between the Romulans and the Vulcans. Meanwhile, a visitor from the future arrives on the Enterprise as Wolf struggles with his own handicap. The crew becomes even more conflicted as an injured enemy arrives. Peace is seen on the horizon but at what cost?

    Best episode · S05E25 The Inner Light

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    199226 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    In season six, the crew is faced with a familiar face from the past who insists that machines cannot replace human experience. This causes conflict in Data who questions his affiliation with the Enterprise vs. joining a powerful enemy in order to feel his first emotion. Worf begins a quest to find his father as a means to finally accept his Klingon heritage and to restore honor upon his family. As the journey continues through the galaxy, Picard is kidnapped by a rebel alien command and Riker takes on the role of Captain to free Picard and restore the Enterprise. To Riker’s surprise, an old enemy returns and offers assistance with Picard’s rescue. All finishing with the Enterprise facing its most shocking surprise.

    Best episode · S06E11 Chain of Command (2)

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    199325 episodes

    6.8IMDb

    In the seventh and final season, Riker goes undercover and rediscovers Picard posing as a mercenary on an alien ship. Together they initiate a plan to find a lethal artifact. The crew struggles to deal with Data's new found human elements which cause several traumatic episodes for the crew. As Picard is imprisoned by an alien race, he comes to terms with past emotions. Riker is once again conflicted between his loyalty to Picard and his obligation to Starfleet and the Federation. As the lives of the crew members are endangered, Picard is taken on a journey to the past, present, and future to see the results of his actions.

    Best episode · S07E25 All Good Things...

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from The Best of Both Worlds (1)

S03E26

The Best of Both Worlds (1)

8.9IMDb73 votes

Stardate: 43989.1 An Starfleet expert on the Borg, Lt. Cmdr. Shelby, is assigned to the Enterprise to investigate the disappearance of a Federation colony. Picard is abducted by the Borg and assimilated into the Collective, which forces Riker to attempt a rescue mission.

18 Jun 199046 min
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S02E09

The Measure of a Man

8.7IMDb76 votes

Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

13 Feb 198946 min
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S04E01

The Best of Both Worlds (2)

8.6IMDb65 votes

Stardate: 44001.4. Riker must pull out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion being lead by none other than Locutus - otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.

24 Sept 199046 min
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S03E15

Yesterday's Enterprise

8.5IMDb68 votes

Stardate: 43625.2. A rift in the space/time continuum brings the U.S.S. Enterprise - C forward into the 24th Century, and alters the timeline. In this future, the Federation is at war with the Klingons, Tasha Yar is on the bridge, Worf did not join the Federation, and only Guinan's unique perception of reality may restore the timeline.

19 Feb 199046 min
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S05E25

The Inner Light

8.5IMDb71 votes

Stardate: 45944.1. Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.

1 Jun 199246 min
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S07E25

All Good Things...

8.4IMDb57 votes

Stardate: 47988.0. Shortly after Picard is diagnosed with a long-term, potentially debilitating brain disorder, he starts experiencing bizarre shifts into three main time periods: 25 years into the future, a few days before the Enterprise-D is sent on its mission to Farpoint station, and the present. Picard realizes that Q is behind these shifts through time. Stardate: 47988.1. After his encounter with Q, Picard assembles the senior staff, and wonders if Q is actually giving him a chance to save humanity by showing him that the spatial anomaly also exists in the past. As they talk, the ship reaches the Neutral Zone, then Picard returns to the future, where Beverly's ship is also on the edge of the Neutral Zone. He convinces a reluctant Worf to accompany the group into Klingon territory, and then travels to the past, where he orders the crew into the Devron system.

23 May 199492 min

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