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Alexander Rozhenko , also known as Alexander, son of Worf , was the son of Starfleet then- Lieutenant Worf and Federation Ambassador K'Ehleyr ; thus he was three-quarters Klingon. He was a member of the House of Mogh and the House of Martok . ( TNG : " Reunion ", " New Ground ")

• 1 Early life
• 2 Aboard the Enterprise -D
• 3 Service to the Empire
• 4 Personal interests
• 5.1 K'Ehleyr
• 5.3 Deanna Troi
• 6 Alternate realities and timelines
• 7.1 Appearances
• 7.2.1 Portrayals
• 7.2.2 Aging
• 7.2.3 Production notes
• 7.3 Apocrypha
• 7.4 External links

Early life [ ]

Alexander was conceived during a brief encounter between Worf and K'Ehleyr when, in 2365 , the ambassador came aboard the USS Enterprise -D in an effort to defuse a potential crisis presented by the return of a Klingon K't'inga -class battle cruiser , the IKS T'Ong , that had been dispatched decades before as a sleeper ship . ( TNG : " The Emissary ", " Reunion ") After the crisis was successfully resolved, K'Ehleyr departed the Enterprise . ( TNG : " The Emissary ") She concealed her pregnancy and the birth of Alexander from Worf. ( TNG : " Reunion ") Alexander was born on the forty-third day of Maktag , stardate 43205 . ( TNG : " New Ground ") Worf later stated to Miles O'Brien that he never saw his son when he was a toddler, and that it was " something I will always regret. " ( DS9 : " Business as Usual ")

Alexander's conception and birth were finally revealed to Worf by K'Ehleyr approximately one year later, when she returned to the Enterprise as part of a contingent representing K'mpec in his efforts to persuade Jean-Luc Picard to act as the Arbiter of Succession for the Klingon Empire . Until that point, Alexander had lived with his mother, not knowing who his father was.

Despite a coy attitude meant to antagonize Worf, K'Ehleyr wanted Worf to acknowledge Alexander as his son. Worf was reluctant to do so because of his recent discommendation and the dishonor that Alexander would be forced to share as a result. However, despite his concerns, Worf was forced to acknowledge the relationship of K'Ehleyr and Alexander to him when K'Ehleyr was killed by Duras because she had been investigating the circumstances surrounding the Khitomer Massacre and Worf's discommendation.

Although Worf took custody of Alexander following K'Ehleyr's death, he was sent to live on Earth with Sergey and Helena Rozhenko , Worf's adoptive parents, who were identified as his grandparents . ( TNG : " Reunion ")

Aboard the Enterprise -D [ ]

Alexander in 2367

Alexander was brought back onboard the Enterprise -D one year later by Helena Rozhenko. During his time on Earth, Alexander had had problems adjusting. Though smart and high-spirited, he was not always truthful and was sometimes difficult to control. Helena and Sergey believed that Alexander's behavior problems were not unusual for a boy of his age, but could only be solved by the presence of his father. Helena also admitted that the two of them were too old and ill-equipped to raise a Klingon child, even one who was ¼ Human . ( TNG : " New Ground ")

Alexander wasn't a "typical" Klingon child, considering that he had lived with Humans for most of his life. Initially, the adjustment to living on the Enterprise was very difficult. Much to his father's dismay, Alexander displayed tendencies toward telling lies and even was guilty of small instances of theft . Even after his father disciplined him, Alexander's behavior was a problem in school, causing Ms. Kyle to report to Worf that his defiance, along with continued theft and lying, was disrupting the class. His disobedience to Worf and disregard for the instructions of his elders and ship's regulations eventually came to a head when Alexander was nearly killed in a fire in the ship's biolab. ( TNG : " New Ground ")

Alexander eventually settled into life on the ship and made friends, but the adjustment took time. Deanna Troi took a special interest in the child and his difficulties adjusting to the ship and his father. The two developed a strong relationship, so much so that Worf asked the counselor to be Alexander's guardian when it appeared he might die following a dangerous medical operation. ( TNG : " Ethics ") Alexander was also friendly with Counselor Troi's mother, Lwaxana Troi , who came aboard the Enterprise in 2368 to be wed to Campio . In their brief time together, Alexander and Lwaxana spent time together on the holodeck and became good friends, much to his father's dismay. ( TNG : " Cost Of Living ")

While onboard the Enterprise , Alexander at one point developed a Deadwood holodeck program with the help of Reginald Barclay in 2369 . Despite his efforts to find extra duties for himself, Worf agreed to participate in the program as a means of interacting with his son and improving their relationship. To his surprise, Worf enjoyed the program, especially his role as the sheriff with Alexander as his deputy . Initially, the program was too easy and Alexander was disappointed, so he ordered the difficulty level be reset to four, forcing his father to expend more effort in apprehending the criminal characters. At the same time, Lieutenant Commanders Geordi La Forge and Data were conducting an experiment which went awry and influenced the program. The main characters took on the appearance and abilities of Data, and the holodeck safeguards were removed, making the 19th century firearms lethal and placing Alexander in jeopardy. Alexander eventually escaped, but he worried that the episode would mean his father would never again visit the program. His father assured him that, if the town of Deadwood were to be threatened again, they would need a sheriff … and a deputy . ( TNG : " A Fistful of Datas ")

In 2369 , Alexander helped Captain Picard and others regain control of the ship from DaiMon Lurin . The captain, along with Ro Laren , Keiko O'Brien , and Guinan , had passed through a molecular reversion field that had reverted them to a stage of physical youth. Blending in with the ship's civilian children, they re-took the ship. Alexander participated in their plan by distracting several of their guards and stealing items from sickbay . ( TNG : " Rascals ")

Alexander and his counterpart from the future

In 2370 , an adult Alexander, who had traveled back in time from forty years in the future , made contact with Worf and Alexander, posing as K'mtar , gin'tak to the House of Mogh. In an attempt to change history, he tried to convince Worf that his young counterpart needed to be trained in the ways of a Klingon warrior . When it became apparent that his counterpart was not willing to do so, however, he attempted to kill him, only to be stopped by Worf. He explained to Worf that, in his time, Worf had been assassinated on the floor of the High Council , due to Alexander's attempts at bringing peace to the Empire . Wishing to prevent this future, he had traveled back in time in an attempt to ensure that his counterpart would not grow up to be a diplomat, but rather a warrior who could fight at his father's side. Worf told him that, now that he had disrupted the flow of history, his death was no longer a certainty, and that he would be proud of his son no matter what path he chose to follow. After hearing these words, the adult Alexander departed, but not before expressing his love for his father. ( TNG : " Firstborn ")

Following the destruction of the Enterprise -D in 2371, Worf sent Alexander back to Earth to live with his foster parents while he journeyed to Boreth during an extended leave from Starfleet. Upon returning to active service, he chose to leave Alexander on Earth, believing he was far happier there than he was living with him. ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ")

Service to the Empire [ ]

In 2374 , after years of avoiding Klingon culture, Alexander enlisted in the Klingon Defense Forces at the height of the Dominion War . He was given the rank of bekk and assigned to the IKS Rotarran under General Martok and Worf, where he manned the ship's sensor console . He had severe trouble serving with other Klingons, as he was unskilled as a warrior and displayed many Human traits that the other crew members found soft and disgusting.

Alexander's adjustment to life among Klingons was difficult. He was unable to offer a full explanation for his change of heart to either Worf or Martok but seemed to recognize, as he reached Klingon maturity, that his path lay with his people. Though none questioned his commitment, his combat skills were sorely lacking, and his lack of knowledge of Klingon customs hurt his standing on board. Upon being reunited, Alexander was emotionally cold towards Worf and was resentful and bitter at being abandoned by his father. Alexander also corrected Worf in conversation when Worf referred to his adoptive parents as Alexander's grandparents. ( DS9 : " Sons and Daughters ")

Moreover, his presence on the vessel proved a trial for Worf and a source of resentment among the crew. At Martok's urging, Worf attempted to mend his relationship with Alexander, both as a father and a first officer . Martok advised Worf to let matters essentially tend to themselves; that Alexander would find a place on the ship, and by extension, learn about Klingon culture along the way. Though he might suffer some broken bones, as well as other injuries, he would survive. When Alexander forgot to clear a battle simulation from the sensors, he called an alert, believing they were under attack. When the mistake was realized, the crew laughed. Martok told Worf the crew had accepted Alexander, and Worf replied yes, as the ship's fool.

Tension continued between Alexander and Worf when Martok agreed to Worf's request to have Alexander transferred off the ship at the next opportunity, due to Alexander's inability to master basic combat skills and his ongoing resentfulness towards Worf, which clouded his judgment as well as his lack of a real answer when Martok challenged his motivations. All of these made Martok believe Alexander unfit for battle. Alexander accused Worf of never accepting him. The Rotarran was attacked shortly after. While attempting to make repairs, Alexander managed to lock himself into a corridor, the ship's fool once again. When Worf observed the affection the crew held for Alexander and his own graceful acceptance of the role, Worf changed his mind about transferring Alexander off the ship, telling Alexander, " I cannot fix the mistakes I have made, but from now on I will stand with you. I will teach you what you need to know to be a warrior, and you will teach me what I need to know to be a father. " Alexander challenged Worf by saying, " Let's see if you mean it. " Eventually, the two reached a full reconciliation that led to Alexander joining the House of Martok . ( DS9 : " Sons and Daughters ")

Alexander continued his service aboard the Rotarran and strengthened his relationships with his fellow Klingons. He continued to make mistakes, such as flooding an entire corridor with superheated hydraulic fluid. This did not strain his position within the ship, however, as the crew considered him a good luck charm; the more mistakes Alexander made, the fewer they would make in battle. Later that year, along with most of the Rotarran 's crew, he transferred to the IKS Ya'Vang , where he hoped the goodwill toward him would continue. ( DS9 : " You Are Cordially Invited ")

By 2375 , Alexander had been made the Ya'Vang 's weapons officer due to their being shorthanded. ( DS9 : " Penumbra ")

Personal interests [ ]

Alexander in his "Deadwood" holoprogram

Worf considered Alexander to be more Human (in personality and interests) than Klingon and tried desperately to change him. ( TNG : " Reunion ", " New Ground ", " Cost Of Living ") It wasn't until the revelation that K'mtar was actually an older Alexander from an alternate future that Worf began to accept his son for who he was. ( TNG : " Firstborn ")

Alexander had a fondness for jazz music due to the influence of William T. Riker , and much to the annoyance of his father. ( TNG : " Phantasms ")

Alexander also had a fondness for the Wild West and often played in holodeck scenarios. ( TNG : " A Fistful of Datas ")

Although clumsy with a bat'leth , Alexander had some proficiency with the d'k tahg when dueling with rival Klingon officer Ch'Targh . ( TNG : " Firstborn "; DS9 : " Sons and Daughters ")

K'Ehleyr [ ]

Alexander only knew his mother briefly, but his love for her, and hers for him, remained with him his entire life. Likewise, her death marked him forever. It was the first time Alexander had seen death, and the powerful image of Worf over the bloody body of K'Ehleyr was particularly difficult for him. ( TNG : " Reunion ")

Many years later, the fear of losing his father in the same way that he had lost his mother haunted Alexander and drove him to travel back in time in order to prevent his father's death. ( TNG : " Firstborn ")

Worf and Alexander

From the beginning, Worf had a hard time adjusting to the presence of Alexander in his life. He was particularly distressed that K'Ehleyr had not taught the child anything of Klingon tradition before her death. His distress was made even more acute by Alexander's continued insistence that he had no desire to become a warrior. ( TNG : " Reunion ")

After Alexander came to live on the Enterprise , Worf was shocked to discover his son lied often and even stole objects. Despite his efforts to teach his son the values of Klingon society through traditional stories, such as the story of Kahless and Morath , Alexander did not take readily to the lessons. For a brief time, Worf considered sending Alexander away from the Enterprise to a Klingon school. Eventually, he decided against this, unable to part with his son, and offered Alexander the greater challenge of remaining onboard with him. ( TNG : " New Ground ") Still, it was the thought of his son that caused Worf to abandon thoughts of ritual suicide in 2368 and choose a risky surgery when he was paralyzed in an accident. ( TNG : " Ethics ")

In 2372 , Worf brought an image of Alexander to starbase Deep Space 9 when he was stationed there. ( DS9 : " The Way of the Warrior ") However, Alexander's relationship with Worf had not improved and he elected to live on Earth with the Rozhenkos rather than join his father on DS9.

That decision haunted both Alexander and his father. Alexander felt that, because he had not been the son that Worf wanted, he had been rejected, and Worf acted as if he had no son. This rejection continued to divide father and son when Alexander came aboard the Rotarran . He declared that he had no family or House and that any honor earned would be his own. Worse, his obvious lack of combat skill and previous declarations to never be a warrior led Worf to accuse him of being ill-suited for life during the war, and eventually tried to transfer him off the ship. Alexander refused, and the confrontation between the two was only resolved after the rest of the Rotarran crew began to accept Alexander. ( DS9 : " Sons and Daughters ")

Not long after, the two continued to mend their relationship, when Worf asked Alexander to act as his Tawi'Yan , or swordbearer, during his wedding to Jadzia Dax . Alexander was honored, even more so because it was clear that the couple had altered their plans in order to include him in the wedding before he transferred to the Ya'Vang . ( DS9 : " You Are Cordially Invited ")

Deanna Troi [ ]

During his stay on the Enterprise -D, Alexander looked up to Counselor Troi, and Worf had considered her to be the closest thing to a mother that Alexander had. Worf asked the Troi of an alternate quantum reality to be Alexander's Soh-chIm , which meant that, if anything were to happen to Worf, Troi would take custody of Alexander. ( TNG : " Parallels ")

The elder Alexander, as K'mtar, suggested to the younger Alexander that he had female cousins around his age on Qo'noS , possibly the daughters of Kurn , as K'mtar said he had no male heirs. ( TNG : " Firstborn ")

Alternate realities and timelines [ ]

In 2370 , when Worf returned from a bat'leth tournament on Forcas III , Worf encountered a quantum fissure and began switching places with other versions of himself in alternate quantum realities. In some of the realities experienced by Worf, Alexander didn't exist. ( TNG : " Parallels ")

Alexander Rozhenko from 2410 , as K'mtar

In 2410, Alexander traveled back in time forty years into the past, made contact with Worf and Alexander, posing as K'mtar, gin'tak to the House of Mogh. In an attempt to change history, he tried to convince Worf that his young counterpart needed to be trained in the ways of a Klingon warrior. When it became apparent that his counterpart was not willing to do so, however, he attempted to kill him, only to be stopped by Worf. He explained to Worf that, in his time, Worf had been assassinated on the floor of the High Council, due to Alexander's attempts at bringing peace to the Empire. Wishing to prevent this future, he had traveled back in time in an attempt to ensure that his counterpart would not grow up to be a diplomat, but rather a warrior who could fight at his father's side. Worf told him that, now that he had disrupted the flow of history, his death was no longer a certainty, and that he would be proud of his son no matter what path he chose to follow. After hearing these words, the adult Alexander departed, but not before expressing his love for his father. ( TNG : " Firstborn ")

Appendices [ ]

Appearances [ ].

• " Reunion " (Season 4)
• " New Ground " (Season 5)
• " Cost Of Living "
• " Imaginary Friend "
• " Rascals " (Season 6)
• " A Fistful of Datas "
• " Firstborn " (Season 7)
• " The Way of the Warrior " (only in a picture) (Season 4)
• " Sons and Daughters " (Season 6)
• " You Are Cordially Invited "
• " Change of Heart " (only in a picture)

Background information [ ]

Portrayals [ ].

Alexander was portrayed, in all, by five different actors: Jon Steuer ("Reunion"), Brian Bonsall (seven episodes from TNG Season 5 through TNG Season 7), James Sloyan ("Firstborn"), unknown actor (in a photograph: "The Way of the Warrior" and "Sons and Daughters"), and Marc Worden ("Sons and Daughters", "You Are Cordially Invited", and in photograph: "Change of Heart").

According to the call sheet , Alexander's makeup in The Next Generation episode "Cost of Living" was applied by makeup artist Tania McComas .

For the adult alternate future version of Alexander, Rick Berman and Michael Piller were hesitant to cast James Sloyan in the role in "Firstborn", coming as it did so soon after the actor's first appearance as Doctor Mora Pol in the DS9 episode " The Alternate ". However, Jeri Taylor convinced them that the Klingon makeup would hide this fact, making Sloyan less recognizable. ( Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion  (2nd ed., p. 292))

As was also seen with another Klingon, Toral , this serves as an example of the phenomenon commonly referred to as Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome . Being portrayed by four different actors over an eight-year period, the presentation of Alexander appears to establish that Klingon youths mature more quickly than Humans do.

In his first appearance in the mid-Season 4 episode "Reunion", Alexander was described in the script as "a Klingon boy", specifically, "the boy should look about five human years old." It should be noted that Alexander was conceived a year and a half prior, near the end of TNG Season 2 . The Alexander's future self (in "Firstborn") from recalled that he had been three at the time of his mother's death, alluding to the fact that one Earth year was roughly equal to about three Klingon years.

His later appearances, beginning in mid-Season 5 through Season 7 , he grew at a "normal" rate. His age was not specifically addressed in any of these episode's scripts, with exception to a note in the mid-Season 7 episode "Firstborn", which stated that his friend, Eric Burton , as "about Alexander's age"; Burton was previously established in the script for " Masks " as being twelve years old.

Alexander then served on the Rotarran (in DS9), appearing to be the size of a mid-teenager, despite actually being age eight. In fact, according to the script, he was described both a "whiskerless youth" and as a "tall, thin, beardless young Klingon […] on the cusp of manhood." Ronald D. Moore directly addressed the seeming age discrepancy while talking about "Sons and Daughters": " We're pegging Alexander as being roughly the equivalent of a thirteen to sixteen-year-old Human male, although his actual age is much younger. Hey, Klingons mature faster, okay? " ( AOL chat , 1997 )

From an alternate production standpoint, Steve Oster explain that " [t]he role demanded a lot of time on the set. And the amount of time you have with a minor is very restrictive. Add to that the fact that Klingon actors need to go through three hours of makeup in the morning, and suddenly you have very little time with your actor. So his age was important. Also, we kept in mind the fact that if the actor was too young, Worf would seem too harsh. He'd come off like an abusive father, rather than a father who wants the best for his son. " ( Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion  (p. 490))

Production notes [ ]

Alexander was further referenced in the first draft script of the DS9 Season 4 episode " Body Parts ", where Worf remarked that, since he was sent back to Earth, " He is happier. I am happier, and there is much less noise. "

Apocrypha [ ]

The novel A Time for War, A Time for Peace established that, upon Worf's return to Starfleet, he nominates Alexander to succeed him as Federation ambassador to the Klingons. When Alexander asks why, Worf simply tells him that he once had a vision of Alexander's future (referencing "Firstborn") and Worf says Alexander's service to the galaxy will be one worthy of song. Alexander also appears in the two novels of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Left Hand of Destiny .

In Star Trek Online , set in 2409, players of the KDF faction encounter Alexander (under his "K'mtar" alias) on Rura Penthe , where he was imprisoned while attempting to discover a conspiracy against the House of Martok. With the player's aid, Alexander discovers that the House of Torg, whose members included the warden of Rura Penthe, were the masterminds of the conspiracy, aided by Romulan agents of the Tal Shiar . After Alexander and the player bring the evidence to the Klingon High Council, Chancellor J'mpok discommendates Torg and his entire House on the spot. When Torg attempts to kill Worf in revenge, Alexander sacrifices himself to save his father, thus preventing the fate that K'mtar had warned of in "Firstborn".

In Star Trek (IDW) , Alexander, frustrated with Worf's seeming ignorance of him, joins Kahless II's god-killing cult and pitting him against his father and other Starfleet members. Ultimately, Worf is able to rescue his son, but is left with a bitter frustration. His story continues in Sons of Star Trek as he, Jake Sisko and Nog are transported to an alternate universe by Q Junior to help put their problems in order.

External links [ ]

• Alexander Rozhenko at StarTrek.com
• Alexander Rozhenko at Wikipedia
• Alexander Rozhenko at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Alexander Rozhenko at the Star Trek Online Wiki
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The Best Star Trek: The Next Generation Episodes To Watch With Kids

Boldly go with wholesome Trek.

For most of us who grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, our very first version of Star Trek wasn’t the William Shatner variety, but instead, the cozy series that starred Patrick Stewart. From 1987 to 1994, Star Trek: The Next Generation not only redefined the Star Trek franchise but also pushed the boundaries of just how far into the mainstream a geeky sci-fi series could go. There have been several renaissances of Trek since the classic show left the air in 1969; from the ’80s movies to the J.J Abrams era, to the current explosion of new streaming shows, including Discovery , Picard , and Strange New Worlds . But, The Next Generation was the Star Trek comeback that literally millions of people still adore more than any other, which culminated in 2023 with the very ‘90s throwback for grownups, Star Trek: Picard Season 3.

Hitting 20 million viewers on average during its heyday in the early ’90s, The Next Generation wasn’t just a big hit, it was also, in many ways, a family show. Less violent than its ’60s predecessor (or the newer shows that are definitely not for little kids) the ruminative and thoughtful nature of The Next Generation sometimes gave Star Trek the slightly unfair reputation of being an adventure series about a bunch of goody-goodies. But, as vintage action TV series go, TNG does hold up when it comes to family viewing.

If you want to revisit the show with your kids — and your kids are 6 years old or older — here are five episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation to watch as a family. These aren’t the biggest, most famous episodes, or even, the best ones. But, we think young kids will love them. (All links for episodes for streaming on Paramount+.)

“Pen Pals,” Season 2, Episode 15

Data meets his pen pal.

The first couple of seasons of TNG are generally regarded as rocky. This is mostly true. However, this particular episode is a stand-out, if you’re looking for one that may connect with a young child. In it, our resident friendly android Data (Brent Spiner) befriends an alien child via outer space emails. In doing so, Data breaks a bunch of Starfleet rules but ends up saving the day anyway. A heartwarming story, in that corny, honest, style, that Star Trek sometimes nails.

“Final Mission,” Season 4, Episode 9

Captain Picard and young Wesley Crusher on their “Final Mission.”

Wil Wheaton’s young Wesley Crusher was a slightly divisive character while the series was actually running. Older fans tended to complain that the teenage wiz-kid saved the Enterprise in way too many episodes. But, for those of us who actually grew up watching the show, Wesley was an audience surrogate in every meaningful way. These days, it’s easy to see that Wesley was one of the best characters on the series, and presented a positive, and oddly realistic, role model for kids who were coming of age. “Final Mission” is the episode in which Wesley leaves the show as a regular character. It’s a touching adventure that he shares with Captain Picard and a cool survivalist story to boot. Patrick Stewart and Wil Wheaton are great in this one.

“Data’s Day,” Season 4, Episode 11

Data and his cat, Spot in “Data’s Day.”

Episodes with Data are often great for kids because his character is essentially a robot version of Pinocchio. (Riker even calls him “Pinocchio” in the first episode of TNG , ever.) The episode “Data’s Day” is wonderful because there’s almost zero danger present. It’s mostly an episode about Data trying to do stuff throughout a regular day. Yes, he manages to help uncover a Romulan spy on the Enterprise , but kids will mostly love the scene where he tries to learn how to tap dance with Dr. Crusher.

“Disaster,” Season 5, Episode 5

Picard and the kids make it to safety in “Disaster.”

When the Enterprise hits a kind of hidden iceberg in space, everybody has to figure out what to do during what is basically a power outage. The highlight of this episode involves the normally stuffy Captain Picard getting trapped in an elevator with three children. He may be good at leading the Enterprise into strange, new worlds, but Picard is, at first, sort of terrible with kids. However, when the kids and Picard rally to climb to safety, it gets pretty awesome. Another highlight: the gruff Klingon warrior Worf helps deliver a baby. This is an episode of Star Trek where everybody goes full Fred Rogers and “looks for the helpers.”

“Rascals,” Season 6, Episode 7

The Enterprise crew is turned into children — but with adult brains.

Picard, Guinan, Keiko, and Ensign Ro are all turned into children. Yes, this is the entire premise of the episode. Four adult regulars on the series (including the Captain!) get zapped with a transporter malfunction that makes them grown-ups trapped in the bodies of children. It’s Freaky Friday Star Trek-style and utterly adorable. Plus, the moment when the kid-Picard has to team up with actual children who live on the Enterprise is priceless.

You can watch all of The Next Generation on Paramount+.

This article was originally published on March 26, 2022

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Star Trek's 10 Best Kid-Led Adventures

Here are some of the best Star Trek episodes that put young people in the spotlight.

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Star Trek routinely recognizes the contributions of young people, and there have been plenty of times that a starship has been saved (or captured!) by children. As a kid, watching episodes of Star Trek that featured people my age taking charge made me feel empowered.

So whether you’re young or just young at heart, you may also feel inspired by these episodes where kids take the lead!

" Disaster ," Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Disaster"

Captain Picard is famously uncomfortable around children, and so it is always a joy to see him forced to spend time with them. In this fifth-season episode of The Next Generation , the Enterprise loses power and Picard finds himself trapped in a turbolift with three children and a broken ankle.

Despite his insistence that they leave him behind, the kids insist that they all stay together, and we see Picard soften as he relies on their help to escape the turbolift and climb to safety. This episode also features Counselor Troi taking temporary command of the Enterprise (she holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander, after all), as well as the birth of Molly O’Brien!

" Progress ," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

"Progress"

While Deep Space Nine was the grittier, darker series in the Star Trek universe, best friends Jake and Nog always seemed able to make their own fun… and their own trouble. "Progress" is a great example of both.

When Nog overhears that Quark is getting rid of a huge amount of worthless yamok sauce, he and Jake acquire the sauce and embark on a series of trades that begins with the Cardassian condiment and ends with them owning of a parcel of land on Bajor under the name “The Noh-Jay Consortium.” In the end, the boys sell their land to Quark and finally get their latinum. This episode showcases young Jake and Nog’s friendship, as well as their negotiating skills and entrepreneurial spirit.

" Miri ," Star Trek : The Original Series

"Miri"

In this TOS episode, the crew finds a planet that appears similar to 1960s Earth with one difference — a lethal virus kills anyone who has experienced puberty.

Having been exposed when they arrived on the planet, Kirk, McCoy, Spock, Yeoman Rand, and two red shirts are now racing against time to find a cure for the deadly disease. Miri, an older girl, acts as the landing party’s guide and defender, helping the crew regain lost equipment in order to create a vaccine. The children of this world are then able to live without fear of the virus, and with only a normal amount of fear of puberty.

" The Naked Now ," Star Trek: The Next Generation

"The Naked Now"

After encountering a research vessel whose entire crew has perished from an unknown disease, the Enterprise ’s crew soon finds themselves infected with an illness that lowers inhibitions and causes a state of extreme intoxication. An afflicted Wesley does what any teen would do — he tricks the engineering crew into a force field and effectively takes control of the ship.

When the adults manage to retake Engineering, a compromised Wesley still finds a way to propel the ship away from a collapsing star, saving them all. This episode serves as a sequel to the TOS episode “ The Naked Time ,” which featured the same sickness (resulting in a swashbuckling Sulu). Fans will also remember this as the episode when Data and Security Chief Tasha Yar are, in Data’s words, "intimate."

"Collective," Star Trek: Voyager

"Collective"

When the Delta Flyer stumbles upon a malfunctioning Borg cube, Chakotay, Paris, and Neelix are taken hostage by a group of five juvenile drones, the only survivors of a plague that wiped out the rest of the ship. In the end, Seven is able to talk the children into relinquishing control and leaving their Borg life behind them.

The process of shedding conformity and embracing one’s own individuality is a natural part of adolescence, although there are usually fewer cybernetic implants involved. Added bonus — Borg baby!

"And The Children Shall Lead," Star Trek: The Original Series

"And The Children Shall Lead"

The Enterprise discovers a team of dead scientists, and five surviving children who have been given psychic powers by a mysterious humanoid named Gorgan. Typical stuff, really. The kids nearly succeed in taking over the ship, but Kirk’s “innate goodness” (in the words of Gorgan) allows him to overcome their psychic grasp. It isn’t clear whether the children were under the influence of Gorgan the whole time or if they were just on a pint-sized power trip, but either way they are so grounded!

"Rascals," Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Rascals"

We’ve seen our fair share of transporter accidents in the Star Trek universe, from melding two crew members together, to creating an evil twin. But no transporter mishap is stranger than the one that transforms Captain Picard, Guinan, Ensign Ro Laren, and Keiko O’Brien into 12-year-old versions of themselves.

Don’t think too much about the physics, and instead focus on how satisfying it is when the tween dream team uses a classroom computer to neutralize the invaders. We’re used to our crew being responsible and serious, so it’s a treat to see 12-year-old Picard posing as Riker’s son and throwing a tantrum. On a sweet closing note, Ensign Ro, deprived of a carefree childhood on occupied Bajor, delays returning to adulthood so that she can enjoy being a kid for the first time.

"In the Cards," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

"In the Cards"

While Jake and Nog’s teenage mischief usually lived in the B plots, this episode took them front and center. Jake wants to buy a Willie Mays baseball card for his father at Quark’s auction, but an eccentric doctor outbids him. Nog then spearheads a series of favors and barters for the card, bettering the day of everyone in their path, even a suspicious and menacing Weyoun.

Watching Jake and Nog’s friendship evolve as they grow up is one of the best parts of Deep Space Nine , and as this series prepared to go into dark territory with the Dominion War this episode served as a good reminder of what the Federation was fighting for.

"The Game," Star Trek: The Next Generation

"The Game"

Riker returns from a vacation on Risa with a game that turns out to be addictive and places the crew under a kind of mind control. Wesley, with the help of Ensign Robin Lefler (guest star Ashley Judd) realize something’s wrong and races to reverse the effects of the game before they’re forced to play.

They manage to reactivate Data, who had been neutralized by Dr. Crusher, and he cures the crew just as Riker’s fling from Risa shows up to take control of the Enterprise . This episode teaches us that we should not give in to peer pressure, and that we should not trust everyone we meet on Risa.

"The Corbomite Maneuver," Star Trek: The Original Series

"The Corbomite Maneuver"

The Enterprise is trapped by Commander Balok, who appears on their viewscreen as an imposing blue-skinned figure. Kirk bluffs his way out of this stand-off by claiming that his ship is carrying “corbomite,” a highly explosive material that would destroy both ships if ignited. The ruse works and the crew soon discovers that Balok is actually a child (played by Clint Howard) with a penchant for mischief and a now-iconic beverage called tranya. While Howard doesn’t get much screen time, his iconic turn as the child-like Balok continues to be one of the most recognizable references to TOS in popular culture.

These certainly are not the only times in the Star Trek universe when young people took charge. Star Trek shows us that we all have the ability to save the day, and that age truly is nothing but a number. Pass the tranya and enjoy!

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Erin Foley-Chan (she/her) is a freelance writer and producer based in New York City. She can be found on Twitter @erinfoleychan, and on her couch using her dog as a blanket.

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Parents need to know that Star Trek: The Next Generation is pretty different from the original series. While the first series broke ground for addressing important social issues, The Next Generation is more focused on pure entertainment than social commentary. It's plenty of fun; the special effects…

Positive Messages

The series highlights the importance of empathy and respecting other (alien) races and cultural traditions while co-existing peacefully. Storylines sometimes act as metaphors for contemporary social issues, like discrimination and ethical practices in scientific research. Additional themes include communication, courage, and teamwork.

Positive Role Models

Starfleet places a premium on conformity and obedience. Characters, often guided by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, often debate right and wrong and how their actions will affect others. Picard is a thoughtful, sincere leader who strives to be the best example he can be, while also being a good friend and captain. The show is often racially diverse both in its main cast and guest stars. Women are often shown as high-ranking Starfleet officers.

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Plenty of spaceship battles, phaser shootouts, and even the occasional fistfight -- but the conflicts are generally pretty bloodless.

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Mild flirting and occasional romance, but no onscreen nudity. Characters are sometimes seen in bed together and sex is implied. Occasional episodes revolve around concepts of sexuality both alien and familiar, including a species of aliens who are all homosexual, and a traditional Betazoid nude wedding (no body parts shown).

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Some social drinking, but nobody ever seems drunk. Characters on the Enterprise drink Synthohol, a synthetic alcohol.

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Parents need to know that Star Trek: The Next Generation is pretty different from the original series . While the first series broke ground for addressing important social issues, The Next Generation is more focused on pure entertainment than social commentary. It's plenty of fun; the special effects are a vast improvement over the original; and many episodes do try to make a larger point, but in general the goal is simply storytelling. And that's just fine. The show contains frequent sci-fi violence, but for the most part it's bloodless. Swearing is infrequent, as is romance.

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION stars Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) as the unflappable captain of the new Enterprise. He is a calm and organized leader -- a sharp contrast to the original Star Trek's James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ). While TNG is about mankind's ongoing quest to promote peace and tranquility, it's also about having adventures in space. These adventures take the lively crew to far-flung planets and into the past and future. All the while, Picard wrestles with the Prime Directive -– his oath to help people and fix problems without imposing his own will on others.

Is It Any Good?

The real accomplishment of this series is that it managed to create an entire future universe that seems plausible, is nearly religious about maintaining internal consistency, and is loads of fun to watch. Star Trek: The Next Generation is much bigger than the original series -- the bridge, where much of the action takes place, is bigger, the crew is bigger, and even the Federation seems to cover more of the galaxy. Each episode seems to introduce a new race of people (or creature -– or even entity), so viewers might need a guidebook to keep track of which ones are allies and which are hostile. (Fortunately, the series was so popular in its seven seasons on the air that several of those books are available.)

TNG gradually created an elaborate canon of Star Trek lore, which has been replicated in three additional spin-off shows. This complex, finely nuanced interior literature gave the series a strong foundation for storytelling, and many of the episodes have complex, intriguing plots and profound social undercurrents.

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How do the characters in Star Trek: The Next Generation demonstrate communication and empathy ? What about teamwork and courage ? Why are these important character strengths ?

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Star Trek: The Next Generation facts for kids

Star Trek: The Next Generation was the second television series of the science fiction franchise Star Trek . It was created by Gene Roddenberry , and was aired for seven years, from 1987 to 1994.

The Next Generation was set in the 24th century , eighty years after the original series of Star Trek , and it focused on the lives of a crew on a starship called Enterprise . The crew's mission was to explore the universe, as was the mission of the crew in the original series.

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The u.s.s enterprise (ncc-1701-d), images for kids.

The Starfleet officers and members in Star Trek: The Next Generation and most 24th century Star Trek based shows had to wear a jumpsuit, (except for children and some parents on board the Enterprise) with a communicator badge (also known as a combadge) shaped in the form of an oval, with the Starfleet logo over top of it on the upper right side. The uniform colors would also represent your position.

For ranks from Petty Officer to Captain you could see on the right collar of the uniform (Seasons 3-7) or on the collar bone area of the uniform (Seasons 1-2), were gold pips, an outline, or solid, that defined the rank of the officer.

With ranks higher than Captain, including the rank of Admiral (1 to 5 star) the pips would be on both collars.

During other episodes including (TNG: Future Imperfect) the TNG crew had a different way to show rank. The ranks were shown on a different communicator badge with the Starfleet logo and four long bars behind the logo, closely separated vertically. Each bar that was lit would represent a rank. The rank of admiral was shown with the bars on the combadge being full white. There was also another communicator (TNG: All Good Things Part I & II) with an outline of a Starfleet logo and two long vertical trapezoids, each separated horizontally.

The U.S.S Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is a Galaxy Class starship from the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation. The Enterprise was set in the 24th century, with the same mission as the original U.S.S Enterprise (NCC-1701). She weighed in at 4,960,000 tons and was powered by a warp core with a top speed of Warp 9.925.During the time of its service, the Enterprise -D was the flagship of the Federation Starfleet. A Galaxy -class starship, it was a large, long-range exploratory ship with 42 decks and a usual complement of 1,014 crew and civilians (e.g., their family members) but it was capable of carrying over 6,000 personnel. The Enterprise had 12 Type X phasers and three Photon Torpedo launchers. The ship has a high-capacity shield grid. It could carry 250 photon torpedoes. The ship had 1 shuttle, and 8 transporter rooms. The Enterprise can separate into 2 separate into two sections, saucer and star drive(hull).

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Bridge stations within the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) , as seen at Star Trek: The Experience

Denise Crosby and Gates McFadden were in Season 1 as Tasha Yar and Doctor Crusher respectively, but were removed for Season 2. McFadden then returned for Season 3 as a regular and remained as such for the rest of the series, while Crosby appeared sporadically.

LeVar Burton starred as Geordi La Forge in all seven seasons airing between 1987 and 1994, and four TNG movies premiering between 1994 and 2002. In the second season, the character became Chief Engineer aboard the Enterprise D, remaining so for the rest of the series.

Wil Wheaton plays Wesley Crusher, Beverly Crusher's son, a regular character in the first four seasons, appearing sporadically in the last three.

Patrick Stewart plays Captain Picard throughout the series, as well as in all four films and as the central character in Star Trek: Picard .

Brent Spiner stars as the android Data on the show and in all four movies, and also plays Data's "father" (i.e. manufacturer) and "brother".

John de Lancie plays the role of the mysterious but powerful alien known as Q. Like many actors in the series, he also worked on some of the video games of the period.

Whoopi Goldberg portrays Guinan in The Next Generation . She was inspired to take on the role by Nichelle Nichols' portrayal of Uhura on the original series.

Michael Dorn plays Lieutenant Worf and appears in all seven TNG seasons and four TNG films, a scene as an ancestor of Worf in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country , and in four seasons of the spin-off show DS9 , making him appear more times as a regular cast member than any other actor in the franchise's history.

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Jean-luc hated kids in tng but he changed his mind in star trek: picard.

Children made Jean-Luc Picard visibly uncomfortable in Star Trek: The Next Generation, but he came to feel differently by Star Trek: Picard.

• Captain Picard's discomfort with children was established early in Star Trek: The Next Generation and continued throughout the series, but his views on family and children began to shift over time.
• Picard's interactions with children in various episodes of TNG showcased his initial unease, but also his ability to connect with them and develop newfound respect.
• In Star Trek: Picard, Picard's encounter with young Elnor forced a significant change in him as he embraced the role of a father figure, leading to a softer attitude towards children and a reevaluation of his views on family.

Throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation , Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) made it very clear that he did not care for children, but he had softened a bit by the time of Star Trek: Picard . As Captain of the USS Enterprise-D, Picard could hold his own against god-like aliens, devious Romulans, and the Borg, but he became visibly uncomfortable around children. In the series premiere of TNG , Picard even specifically asks his new First Officer Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) to "keep [him] from making an a** of [himself] with children." Jean-Luc fully acknowledges that he is not a family man, and while he would hold on to this view for a long time, it wouldn't last forever.

The Enterprise-D had families and children aboard , which set it apart from the Starship Enterprise of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek: The Original Series . Though only a handful of episodes featured the children of the Enterprise-D, Patrick Stewart brilliantly portrayed Picard's unease whenever he had to interact with young children. Picard had clearly prioritized his Starfleet career, and he considered the crew of his ship to be the only family he needed. Star Trek: Picard revisits Jean-Luc's past, exploring why he made the choices he made and how his views on family and children have shifted over the years.

7 Ways Star Trek Changed Jean-Luc From TNG To Picard Season 3

Star trek: tng made it clear picard hated children.

After establishing in the pilot that children make Captain Picard uncomfortable, Star Trek: The Next Generation revisited this idea several times over the course of the series. In TNG season 1, episode 17, "When the Bough Breaks," several children are stolen from the Enterprise by a desperate group of people who cannot have kids of their own. Picard fights to get the children back, refusing to give up until they are safe on the Enterprise. But when the young Alexandra (Jessica & Vanessa Bova) visits the bridge to thank Picard, he awkwardly stoops to her level for an even more awkward (but still incredibly sweet) hug.

Later, in TNG season 5, episode 5, "Disaster," Captain Picard gets trapped in a turbolift with three children. With an injured ankle, Picard works to calm the kids and encourage them, eventually helping them to climb out of the turbolift. Despite his initial discomfort, Picard ends up being great with the kids, and he develops a newfound respect for them . Later, in TNG season 5, episode 25, "The Inner Light," Picard experiences an entire alternate life, complete with a wife and children. Because of these experiences, Picard's attitude about children begins to soften even before Star Trek: Picard .

Throughout early TNG , Picard also acted as a mentor to the teenage Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton), developing a certain admiration for the young acting ensign.

Elnor In Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Forced A Big Change In Jean-Luc

Although TNG showed glimpses of Jean-Luc's later softening toward children, Star Trek: Picard season 1 saw him temporarily embrace the role of father figure with young Elnor (Ian Nunney). While visiting Vashti, a planet home to many relocated Romulans, Elnor develops a certain fondness for Admiral Picard. When Elnor greets Picard with a hug, Elnor's caretaker remarks, with the absolute candor of the Qowat Milat: "You're making the Admiral uncomfortable, Elnor. He dislikes displays of emotion. And he's not overly fond of children." Although this remark hurts Elnor's feelings, Picard is quick to reply that he does, in fact, like Elnor.

While Picard still claims to dislike children, he clearly cares for Elnor. Picard visits several times to check up on the young Romulan, often bringing him gifts and helping him practice his reading and fencing. During his last visit, Picard receives news that synths have attacked Mars and he leaves abruptly. Despite promising Elnor that he would return soon, Picard does not make it back to Vashti for another fourteen years. Still, Picard's feelings toward children softened because of Elnor , and he clearly felt guilt that he did not return to visit the boy sooner.

When he visits the home of Will Riker and Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis) in Picard season 1, Jean-Luc looks at a photo of himself with the Troi-Riker's infant son, Thaddeus. Jean-Luc looks genuinely happy in the photo, another example of the shift in his feelings about young children.

Jean-Luc Is Softer Towards Children in Star Trek: Picard

Over the course of Star Trek : Picard's three seasons, Jean-Luc's feelings about family and children go through a significant shift. After getting a glimpse of what life as a father would be like with Elnor in Picard season 1, Jean-Luc confronts his own troubled childhood in Picard season 2 . Through a series of flashbacks, Picard season 2 reveals that Jean-Luc's mother suffered from severe mental illness that led her to eventually take her own life. The young Jean-Luc did not fully understand his mother's illness or the ways his father tried to help, and he blamed himself for his mother's death for much of his life. Picard's views of family and children were irrevocably shaped by his difficult childhood and the loss of his mother at such a young age.

After working through much of his childhood trauma in Star Trek: Picard season 2, Jean-Luc slowly became more open to the idea of romance and family. Picard season 3 beautifully completes Jean-Luc's story arc by reconnecting him with Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) and introducing him to a son he didn't know he had. Although Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) is an adult when he and Jean-Luc first meet, Picard expresses regret that he was not present for Jack's childhood. Beverly had her own valid reasons for keeping Jack from Picard, but Jean-Luc wishes he would have had the chance to help raise him. While the Captain Picard of early Star Trek: The Next Generation did not care much for children, his journey from then to Star Trek: Picard season 3 saw him change his views.

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Captain Kirk should have gone aboard Star Trek: The Next Generation's Enterprise

W illiam Shatner's Captain Kirk made his final appearance on Star Trek: Generations. He, Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) and Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) joined the Enterprise-B for its inaugural adventure, and Kirk saves the ship from a gravimetric field and is presumed dead. From that point forward, Kirk is trapped in the Nexus while the world goes on without him. But, as Screenrant writer Rachel Hulshult points out , Generations missed out on a HUGE opportunity by not bringing Kirk aboard Captain Picard's (Patrick Stewart) Enterprise.

Generations was, essentially, a way to pass the torch from The Original Series movies to The Next Generation movies. It was the final time that Captain Kirk would have an adventure in the universe, and while he was brought back to help save that same universe...again, his presence in the movie, if utilized properly, could have made such a big difference in how it was received.

Having Shatner in this movie should have been one of the major focuses. Pairing him with Captain PIcard aboard the Enterprise would have been more of a torch-passing moment than a fight with Macolm McDowell's character, Dr. Soran. To see the two captains on the bridge of that iconic ship, one who led her and one who currently leads her, would have been a truly classical moment.

Imagine Kirk's face on seeing the differences a hundred years brought to his ship. With Kirk able to see the advancements and Picard's crew in awe of Kirk, this would have made the movie about something other than just leaving The Original Seris in the dust. And I'm wholeheartedly in agreement with Hulshult's statement that "Star Trek: Generations blew it by not having Kirk aboard Picard's Enterprise." By utilizing Kirk, Picard and his crew, and the Enteprise as a team, Generations could have made history for a better reason than the death of Captain Kirk .

This article was originally published on redshirtsalwaysdie.com as Captain Kirk should have gone aboard Star Trek: The Next Generation's Enterprise .

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Collision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship. Collision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship. Collision with a quantum filament leaves Troi in charge of a damaged and endangered Enterprise with emergency bulkheads cutting off sections of the ship.

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Lieutenant Worf : Congratulations. You are fully dilated to ten centimeters. You may now give birth.

Keiko O'Brien : [groans] That's what I've been doing.

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The new Star Trek prequel movie is set to be revealed on the big screen. Probably.

For 30 years — from 1979 to 2009 — the longest wait between new Star Trek feature films was seven years. And, for most of that period, from the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) to Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), there was almost always a new Star Trek movie in theaters every two to four years. But after the wildly successful J.J. Abrams-directed reboot film in 2009, the release clip for Trek movies went from maximum warp to impulse power, to glacially slow. And now, by the time the next Star Trek movie hits theaters, it will have been about 10 years since the previous one — Star Trek Beyond — beamed into cinemas in 2016.

Since that time, for Trekkies, updates of a new Star Trek film have been very similar to the game football Lucy plays with Charlie Brown; just when a hypothetical movie sounds real, it gets snatched away. But now, there’s a glimmer of hope. Thanks to reports out of CinemaCon 2024, it looks like, the next Trek film is scheduled for release in either 2025 or 2026. But what’s it about? And will it really happen?

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The new “origin story” will be set before the 2009 reboot. But how many decades before?

During CinemaCon 2024, Paramount confirmed several in-development projects including a live-action GI Joe / Transformers crossover (teased in 2023’s Rise of the Beasts ), a hardcore Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie, a remake of the sci-fi thriller The Running Man (from Edgar Wright), the confirmation of an Avatar trilogy, and the assertion that a new Star Trek feature film will go into production this year, with a release date soon to follow.

Since 2016 to now, there have been at least five different attempts to make a new Star Trek film, either as timey wimey direct sequel to Beyond (“Star Trek 4”) a one-off space mobster movie (Quentin Tarantino’s script) or something else entirely (Noah Hawley and Matt Shakman’s attempts that remain undisclosed). But now, although Paramount is reportedly developing a sequel to Beyond — which would feature the reboot cast from the 2009 film one last time — the next Star Trek movie is not that sequel, but instead, as previously reported , an “origin story” that “takes place decades before the 2009 Star Trek film that rebooted the franchise.” This movie has been confirmed to be directed by Toby Haynes ( Andor, Doctor Who ) with a script from Seth Grahame-Smith ( The Lego Batman Movie , Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter) .

Wait? Wasn’t the 2009 film an “origin story?” While the answer to this question is technically a “yes,” the 2009 film (just titled Star Trek ) was also partially a time-travel sequel to the canon established in The Next Generation , and literally everything else in the Trek franchise up until that point. By saying the new prequel film takes place “decades before” the first reboot, this could hypothetically mean that the movie takes place in both the Prime and Kelvin timelines simultaneously.

TLDR: The Trek timeline diverged in the first reboot movie, beginning in the year 2233, so, a story set even a few decades before that divergence, in the 2210s or 2220s or earlier, would be consistent with all versions of Trek's future history. Presumably, the “origin story” won’t take place in the two decades between the prologue of the 2009 film (2233) and the main story (2258), because honestly, even for hardcore Trekkies that’s a big canon headache. So, sometime in the early 2200s, but before the 2230s is probably the best bet. And, even if the movie was set a bit earlier than that — say in the late 2180s or 2190s — we’d still be dealing with a very early point of Starfleet history that has never been depicted and that we know almost nothing about. Hence, if you squint — and don’t think about the prequel series Enterprise (2151-2161) too much — then yes, we’re looking at an origin story in which pretty much anything could happen.

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One of the earliest shots of the USS Enterprise — from the 1964 Star Trek pilot episode “The Cage.” The new prequel film will likely be set half a century before this moment.

While some tweets out of CinemaCon seemed to indicate that the new Star Trek movie could hit next year in 2025 , TrekMovie confirmed that the “Untitled Star Trek Origin Story,” is on the Paramount slate for 2025 or 2026. TrekMovie also predicted that 2026 is more likely, writing, “If Paramount can move fast enough they could get the origin movie into theaters by 2026 — in time for Star Trek’s 60th anniversary.” Then again, 2025 is not impossible, it’s just cutting it a little close.

It should also be noted that the entire corporate entity of Paramount is reportedly close to a merger that would see it purchased by Skydance Media, the same production company behind the three existing J.J. Abrams-produced Star Trek reboots. If that deal is finalized soon, then, yes, this Star Trek feature film might actually happen very quickly. And if it doesn’t, there will still be plenty of new Star Trek shows streaming , not to mention the first direct-to-streaming standalone Star Trek movie, Section 31 , starring Michelle Yeoh, which will hit Paramount+ sometime later this year.

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CinemaCon 2024: The new project will be produced by longtime “Star Trek” steward J.J. Abrams

Paramount Pictures is ready to boldly go (again).

After rumors circulated earlier this year, Paramount officially announced a new “Star Trek” prequel film on Thursday, this time taking place decades before the original 2009 “Star Trek” feature.

“Andor” director Toby Haynes will direct from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith (who is also writing another hotly touted CinemaCon title, the third “Now You See Me” film). J.J. Abrams is returning to produce.

But then again, we’ve heard about a new “Star Trek” movie before.

During the run-up to “Star Trek Beyond” in 2016, it was revealed that a fourth film would reunite Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk with his deceased father (played, once again, by Chris Hemsworth). A year later, Quentin Tarantino approached Paramount about doing a “Star Trek” movie – this time as an R-rated gangster movie (based, in part, on the 1968 episode of the original series “A Piece of the Action”). In 2018 S.J. Clarkson, a TV vet who would eventually direct “Madame Web,” was hired to direct the fourth film in the Abrams-verse, but salary disputes led to Pine and Hemsworth leaving the project. That version was canceled in 2019 and Tarantino stated in 2020 that he wouldn’t be making his “Star Trek” either.

In November 2019 “Fargo” creator Noah Hawley was hired to write and direct a new “Star Trek” film based on his version of the series. A year later, this movie was canceled by new Paramount Pictures president Emma Watts. In 2021 “Star Trek: Discovery” writer Kalinda Vazquez was hired to write a version based on her original pitch, but a separate script was being developed by Lindsey Beer and Geneva Robertson-Dworet. The studio even set a summer 2023 release date for a new “Trek” (which “Trek” was the question).

In 2021 that release date was pushed to Christmas 2023, under the direction of “WandaVision” director Matt Shakman. Josh Friedman and Cameron Squires were brought on to retool the script. In early 2022 it was announced that the stars of the three previous “Star Trek” installments in the Abrams-verse would all be returning, although it was later reported that the actors had not entered negotiations to return.

In 2022 Shakman left “Star Trek” to join Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four.” But just last month Steve Yockey was hired to write a fourth “Star Trek” movie.

Now, we are finally getting word of another film in development, with another writer/director team. But it’s not the first time that a “Star Trek” prequel script has been floated, as Erik Jendresen, cowriter of “Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning,” had submitted a script for “Star Trek: The Beginning” before J.J. had taken over and pitched his 2009 version. It depicted the Earth-Romulan War.

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