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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993TV-PG7 seasons7.9 / 10

At the edge of the Final Frontier, the Universe's greatest mystery is about to unfold.

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.

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Synopsis

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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Emissary

1h 30m7.6 / 10

Stardate: 46379.1. Commander Benjamin Sisko and a new crew of Starfleet and Bajoran officers take command of an abandoned Cardassian space station and make an incredible discovery that will change the galaxy and Sisko's future. A new crew is assigned to a former Cardassian space station: Deep Space Nine. It is a joint Federation/Bajoran force, with Commander Sisko in charge, but his life is dramatically changed when he is declared the Emissary to the Prophets by a Bajoran priest.

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Directed by David CarsonWritten by Michael PillerGuest stars Max Grodénchik, Patrick Stewart, Stephen Davies, Lily Mariye, Cassie Byram, J.G. Hertzler, Frank Owen Smith, Lynnda Ferguson

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Episode 2

Past Prologue

45m7.1 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. Kira finds her loyalties divided when a Bajoran extremist wanted by the Cardassians comes to the station with questionable intentions.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Katharyn PowersGuest stars Jeffrey Nordling, Gwynyth Walsh, Barbara March, Vaughn Armstrong, Richard Ryder, Susan Bay Nimoy, Andrew Robinson

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Episode 3

A Man Alone

45m6.5 / 10

Stardate: 46421.5. When the return of a man Odo sent to prison years earlier leads to his murder aboard the station, Odo becomes the prime suspect and a target for harassment.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Gerald Sanford, Michael Piller, Gerald SanfordGuest stars Edward Albert, Stephen James Carver, Diana Cignoni, Tom Klunis, Scott Trost, Patrick Cupo, Kathryn Graf, Judi Durand

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Episode 4

Babel

45m6.9 / 10

Stardate: 46423.7. A deadly virus created by the Bajorans 18 years earlier inadvertently breaks loose aboard the station, and prompts a race against the clock to find a cure.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Ira Steven Behr, Sally Caves, Naren Shankar, Michael McGreevey, Ira Steven Behr, Sally CavesGuest stars Jack Kehler, Matthew Faison, Geraldine Farrell, Bo Zenga, Ann Gillespie

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Episode 5

Captive Pursuit

45m7.3 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. When O'Brien befriends the station's first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant, he learns that the mysterious alien is on the run from determined pursuers.

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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Michael Piller, Jill DonnerGuest stars Scott MacDonald, Gerrit Graham, Kelly Curtis

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Episode 6

Q-Less

45m6.5 / 10

Stardate: 46531.2. Vash arrives from the Gamma Quadrant as Q plagues the station and an unknown force threatens to destroy it.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Hannah Louise Shearer, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Hannah Louise ShearerGuest stars Jennifer Hetrick, John de Lancie, Tom McCleister, Van Epperson, Laura Wilkinson

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Episode 7

Dax

45m6.7 / 10

Stardate: 46910.1. Jadzia Dax is charged with a murder that her symbiont's previous host Curzon allegedly committed. Now an extradition hearing may decide whether Jadzia can be held responsible for the actions of a previous life.

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Directed by David CarsonWritten by Peter Allan Fields, D.C. FontanaGuest stars Gregory Itzin, Anne Haney, Richard Lineback, Fionnula Flanagan

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Episode 8

The Passenger

45m6.2 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. A dangerous killer dies in an apparent accident, but the security officer providing his transport to prison believes the criminal's consciousness may have yet survived.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Michael Piller, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Morgan GendelGuest stars Julie Caitlin Brown, Christopher Collins, James Harper, James Lashly

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Episode 9

Move Along Home

45m5.8 / 10

The Wadi from the Gamma Quadrant are to make first contact and decide to visit DS9. When they catch Quark cheating they let him off by playing a special game.

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Directed by David CarsonWritten by Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci, Frederick Rappaport, Lisa RichGuest stars James Lashly, Joel Brooks, Clara Bryant, Max Grodénchik

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Episode 10

The Nagus

45m6.5 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. Grand Nagus Zek, the leader of Ferengi society, comes to DS9 to oversee the introduction of a Ferengi business presence in the Gamma Quadrant and announce Quark as his successor.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Ira Steven Behr, David LivingstonGuest stars Lou Wagner, Barry Gordon, Lee Arenberg, Max Grodénchik, Wallace Shawn, Tiny Ron, Aron Eisenberg

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Episode 11

Vortex

45m6.9 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. A wanted man from the Gamma Quadrant with questionable motives reveals to Odo stories about other "Changelings," which may hold clues to Odo's mysterious origin.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Sam RolfeGuest stars Majel Barrett, Cliff DeYoung, Randy Oglesby, Gordon Clapp, Kathleen Garrett, Leslie Kendall Dye, Max Grodénchik

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Episode 12

Battle Lines

45m6.6 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. Sisko, Kira, and Bashir take Kai Opaka through the wormhole for a brief excursion in the Gamma Quadrant. But when they crash-land on a desolate planet, they find a divided, warring penal colony where no one ever dies.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Evan Somers, Hilary Bader, Richard DanusGuest stars Majel Barrett, Paul Collins, Jonathan Banks, Patricia Tallman, Camille Saviola, Tracee Cocco

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Episode 13

The Storyteller

45m5.9 / 10

Stardate: 46729.1. When O'Brien and Bashir beam down to a Bajoran village, the community selects O'Brien as their next Sirah - expecting him to save them from a menacing entity.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Ira Steven Behr, Kurt Michael Bensmiller, Kurt Michael BensmillerGuest stars Lawrence Monoson, Kay E. Kuter, Gina Philips, Jim Jansen, Jordan Lund, Amy Benedict, Aron Eisenberg

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Episode 14

Progress

45m6.4 / 10

Stardate: 46844.3. Kira finds herself in a difficult moral situation when her job demands she force an adamant Bajoran man from his home in the name of progress.

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Directed by Les LandauWritten by Peter Allan FieldsGuest stars Nicholas Worth, Brian Keith, Michael Bofshever, Terrence Evans, Annie O'Donnell, Daniel Riordan, Aron Eisenberg

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Episode 15

If Wishes Were Horses

45m6.2 / 10

Stardate: 46853.2. The DS9 crew's own imaginations cause mysterious beings with unknown intentions to appear on the station.

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Directed by Robert LegatoWritten by Michael Piller, Nell McCue Crawford, William CrawfordGuest stars Keone Young, Michael J. Anderson, Hana Hatae, Rosalind Chao

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Episode 16

The Forsaken

45m6.5 / 10

Stardate: 46925.1. Odo and Lwaxanna Troi come to a mutual understanding when a computer malfunction causes them to become trapped in a turbolift.

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Directed by Les LandauWritten by Michael Piller, Jim Trombetta, Don Carlos DunawayGuest stars Constance Towers, Michael Ensign, Jack Shearer, Benita Andre, Majel Barrett

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Episode 17

Dramatis Personae

45m6.7 / 10

Stardate: 46922.3. An alien "telepathic matrix" causes the DS9 crew to re-enact an ancient power struggle, leading Kira to attempt mutiny and overthrow Sisko.

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Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Tom Towles, Stephen Parr, Jeff Pruitt, Tracee Cocco

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Episode 18

Duet

45m8.2 / 10

A Cardassian suffering from Kalla-Nohra, a disease that indicates he served in a labor camp, visits DS9. Kira is determined to convict him as a war criminal.

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Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Peter Allan Fields, Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci, Lisa RichGuest stars Harris Yulin, Tony Rizzoli, Ted Sorel, Norman Large, Robin Christopher, Marc Alaimo

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Episode 19

In the Hands of the Prophets

43m7.2 / 10finale

Stardate: Unknown. The Federation and Bajoran people of DS9 fall into conflict when a Bajoran religious extremist comes to the station and challenges the secular teachings of Keiko O'Brien's school.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Robert Hewitt WolfeGuest stars Robin Christopher, Michael Fairman, Louise Fletcher, Philip Anglim, Rosalind Chao

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More about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Cast

Avery BrooksBenjamin Sisko
Nana VisitorKira Nerys
Colm MeaneyMiles O'Brien
Terry FarrellJadzia Dax
Alexander SiddigJulian Bashir
Cirroc LoftonJake Sisko
Armin ShimermanQuark
René AuberjonoisOdo

Credits

Created by
Rick Berman, Michael Piller

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
173
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • SyndicationUnited States
  • Paramount TelevisionUnited States
  • CBS StudiosUnited States

Themes

24th centuryadventurealienalien planetexplorationexploreimaginativeprophecy