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Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · TV Series · TV-PG · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · 72% critics
DramaMysteryActionScience Fiction
A starship crew travels the galaxy on exploratory missions, encountering unfamiliar worlds and lifeforms while facing tough choices that can affect entire civilizations. Each journey leans on dialogue, empathy, and careful decision-making as the team tries to solve conflicts without relying on force.
Based on Star Trek: The Original Series
Also known as Star Trek TNG
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Streaming on Paramount+.
~137 hours to watch · 177 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 1987–1994
- Release date
- 1987-09-28
- Network
- Syndication
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.4/10 (1,762 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want optimistic, idea-driven sci‑fi with stand-alone adventures and ethical questions, similar to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Star Trek: Voyager; Not for you if you need nonstop action or consistently fast pacing.
Pros: thoughtful moral dilemmas; hopeful future vision; strong ensemble chemistry | Cons: uneven early seasons; occasional cheesy moments; limited episode continuity
Themes
- android
- spacecraft
- space travel
- exploration
- space
- alien
- alien planet
- trek
- space opera
- adventurer
- imaginative
- explore
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Patrick Stewart
as Jean-Luc Picard
Jonathan Frakes
as William T. Riker
Brent Spiner
as Data
LeVar Burton
as Geordi La Forge
Michael Dorn
as Worf
Marina Sirtis
as Deanna Troi
Gates McFadden
as Beverly Crusher
Diana Muldaur
as Katherine Pulaski
Whoopi Goldberg
as Guinan
Wil Wheaton
as Wesley Crusher
Directed by Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton +35 more
Episodes7 seasons · 177 episodes
Season 125 episodes
- S1E1Encounter at Farpoint91mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E2The Naked Now46m
- S1E3Code of Honor46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E4The Last Outpost46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E5Where No One Has Gone Before46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E6Lonely Among Us46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E7Justice46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E8The Battle46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E9Hide and Q46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E10Haven46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E11The Big Goodbye46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E12Datalore46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E13Angel One46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E141100100146mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E15Too Short a Season46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E16When the Bough Breaks46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E17Home Soil46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E18Coming of Age46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E19Heart of Glory46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E20The Arsenal of Freedom46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E21Symbiosis46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E22Skin of Evil46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E23We'll Always Have Paris46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E24Conspiracy46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E25The Neutral Zone46mParamount+
Season 222 episodes
- S2E1The Child46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E2Where Silence Has Lease46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E3Elementary, Dear Data46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E4The Outrageous Okona46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E5Loud as a Whisper46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E6The Schizoid Man46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E7Unnatural Selection45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E8A Matter of Honor46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E9The Measure of a Man46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E10The Dauphin46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E11Contagion46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E12The Royale46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E13Time Squared46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E14The Icarus Factor46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E15Pen Pals46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E16Q Who46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E17Samaritan Snare46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E18Up the Long Ladder46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E19Manhunt46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E20The Emissary46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E21Peak Performance46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E22Shades of Gray46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
Season 326 episodes
- S3E1Evolution46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E2The Ensigns of Command46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E3The Survivors46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E4Who Watches the Watchers46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E5The Bonding46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E6Booby Trap46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E7The Enemy46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E8The Price46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E9The Vengeance Factor46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E10The Defector46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E11The Hunted46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E12The High Ground46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E13Déjà Q46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E14A Matter of Perspective46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E15Yesterday's Enterprise46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E16The Offspring46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E17Sins of the Father46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E18Allegiance46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E19Captain's Holiday46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E20Tin Man46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E21Hollow Pursuits46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E22The Most Toys46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E23Sarek46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E24Ménage à Troi46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E25Transfigurations46mParamount+
- S3E26The Best of Both Worlds (1)46mParamount+
Season 426 episodes
- S4E1The Best of Both Worlds (2)46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E2Family46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E3Brothers46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E4Suddenly Human46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E5Remember Me46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E6Legacy46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E7Reunion46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E8Future Imperfect46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E9Final Mission46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E10The Loss46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E11Data's Day46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E12The Wounded46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E13Devil's Due46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E14Clues46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E15First Contact46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E16Galaxy's Child46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E17Night Terrors46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E18Identity Crisis46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E19The Nth Degree46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E20Qpid46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E21The Drumhead46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E22Half a Life46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E23The Host46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E24The Mind's Eye46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E25In Theory46mParamount+
- S4E26Redemption (1)46mParamount+
Season 526 episodes
- S5E1Redemption (2)46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E2Darmok46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E3Ensign Ro46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E4Silicon Avatar46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E5Disaster46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E6The Game46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E7Unification (1)46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E8Unification (2)46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E9A Matter of Time46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E10New Ground46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E11Hero Worship46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E12Violations46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E13The Masterpiece Society46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E14Conundrum46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E15Power Play46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E16Ethics46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E17The Outcast46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E18Cause and Effect46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E19The First Duty46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E20Cost of Living46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E21The Perfect Mate46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E22Imaginary Friend46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E23I, Borg46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E24The Next Phase46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S5E25The Inner Light46mParamount+
- S5E26Time's Arrow (1)46mParamount+
Season 626 episodes
- S6E1Time's Arrow (2)46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E2Realm of Fear46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E3Man of the People46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E4Relics46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E5Schisms46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E6True Q46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E7Rascals46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E8A Fistful of Datas46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E9The Quality of Life46mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E10Chain of Command (1)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E11Chain of Command (2)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E12Ship in a Bottle45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E13Aquiel45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E14Face of the Enemy45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E15Tapestry45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E16Birthright (1)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E17Birthright (2)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E18Starship Mine45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E19Lessons45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E20The Chase45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E21Frame of Mind45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E22Suspicions45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E23Rightful Heir45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E24Second Chances45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S6E25Timescape45mParamount+
- S6E26Descent (1)45mParamount+
Season 726 episodes
- S7E1Descent (2)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E2Liaisons45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E3Interface45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E4Gambit (1)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E5Gambit (2)45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E6Phantasms45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E7Dark Page45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E8Attached45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E9Force of Nature45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E10Inheritance45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E11Parallels45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E12The Pegasus45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E13Homeward45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E14Sub Rosa45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E15Lower Decks45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E16Thine Own Self45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E17Masks45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E18Eye of the Beholder45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E19Genesis45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E20Journey's End45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E21Firstborn45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E22Bloodlines45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E23Emergence45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E24Preemptive Strike45mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S7E25All Good Things...92mParamount+
- S7E26Star Trek Next Generation Retrospective