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Star Trek: Enterprise

2001TV-PG4 seasons7.5 / 10

The future is closer than you think.

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

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Synopsis

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

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Episode 1

Broken Bow

1h 26m7.3 / 10

The Enterprise, under Captain Jonathan Archer, sets off on its maiden voyage with a mission to return a wounded Klingon to his people.

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Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick BermanGuest stars Ricky Luna, Diane Klimaszewski, Van Epperson, Elaine Klimaszewski, Thomas Kopache, Joseph Ruskin, Jim Beaver, Chelsea Bond

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Episode 3

Fight or Flight

44m7.4 / 10

Captain Archer wants to convert curiosity into deeds and decides to enter a ship floating in space. Hoshi has trouble adjusting to life on Enterprise.

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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick BermanGuest stars Jeff Ricketts, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 4

Strange New World

44m6.7 / 10

Archer sends an away team to a habitable, luscious planet for observation. But when a storm occurs, the team begins to experience paranoid delusions.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Phyllis Strong, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Michael SussmanGuest stars Kellie Waymire, Henri Lubatti

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Episode 5

Unexpected

44m6.6 / 10

When Trip is dispatched to assist a Xyrillian ship with its power source problems, he is delighted to have a friendly encounter with one of the ship's female engineers. However, shortly after returning to Enterprise, he discovers that their seemingly innocuous interaction has led to a surprising result.

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Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick BermanGuest stars Randy Oglesby, Christopher Darga, Julianne Christie, Regi Davis, Mike Baldridge, John Cragen, Drew Howerton

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Episode 6

Terra Nova

44m6.6 / 10

The Enterprise crew alters course to investigate the mystery of Terra Nova, a legendary Earth colony whose inhabitants mysteriously disappeared decades ago. But when they arrive, they confront descendents of the colonists who have become more alien than Archer could ever have imagined.

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Directed by LeVar BurtonWritten by Antoinette Stella, Rick Berman, Brannon BragaGuest stars Erick Avari, Mary Carver, Brian Jacobs, Greville Henwood

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Episode 7

The Andorian Incident

44m7.8 / 10

Enterprise visits an ancient Vulcan spiritual sanctuary, despite T'Pol's concerns that her human colleagues will be an awkward and disruptive presence there. Upon landing, they discover that the monastery has been forcibly taken over by the Andorians, a paranoid and highly excitable race of aliens with a long history of conflict with the Vulcans.

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Directed by Roxann DawsonWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, Fred DekkerGuest stars Bruce French, Jeffrey Combs, Jeff Ricketts, Richard Tanner, Jamie McShane, Steven Dennis

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Episode 8

Breaking the Ice

44m7.1 / 10

A Vulcan starship interferes with Archer's probe of an oversized comet.

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Directed by Terry WindellWritten by André Jacquemetton, Maria JacquemettonGuest stars William Utay, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 9

Civilization

44m6.9 / 10

Captain Archer and the crew discover a fully inhabited, civilized though less advanced Earth-like planet. Disguised to look like its inhabitants, they pay the planet an exploratory visit where they learn that a pernicious illness is afflicting the local population. As Archer seeks to help them find the malady's source, he finds himself in a close encounter with a comely female alien.

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Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Michael Sussman, Phyllis StrongGuest stars Wade Williams, Diane DiLascio, Charlie Brewer

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Episode 10

Fortunate Son

44m6.8 / 10

The Enterprise crew is dispatched by Starfleet Command to assist Fortunate, a human freight vessel that has been attacked by Nausicaan pirates. On arriving, they are surprised to find that Fortunate's crew is resistant to Archer's efforts to help them and determined to seek revenge against their attackers, no matter the repercussions.

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Directed by LeVar BurtonWritten by James DuffGuest stars Lawrence Monoson, Kieran Mulroney, Danny Goldring, Charles Lucia, D. Elliot Woods, Daniel Henson, Elyssa D. Vito, Vaughn Armstrong

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Episode 11

Cold Front

44m7.5 / 10

When the Enterprise comes in contact with an alien vessel transporting stargazers to observe a spectacular stellar event, Archer invites them aboard the ship not realizing that Silik, a Suliban enemy, is among them. Archer quickly realizes that Silik is engaged in a nefarious time-travelling mission and must stop him before he can tamper with the course of history.

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Directed by Robert Duncan McNeillWritten by Stephen Beck, Tim FinchGuest stars Michael O'Hagan, Joseph Hindy, Leonard Kelly-Young, Lamont Thompson, John Fleck, Matt Winston, Louis Ortiz

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Episode 12

Silent Enemy

44m7.4 / 10

When Enterprise is attacked by an unidentified enemy ship, the crew must work frantically to get their new phase canons to operate. Meanwhile, the captain charges Hoshi with finding out Malcolm's favorite food in time for a surprise birthday dinner.

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Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by André BormanisGuest stars Guy Siner, Jane Carr, Paula Malcomson, John Rosenfeld, Robert Mammana, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 13

Dear Doctor

44m8.2 / 10

The crew discovers a new planet with two races, one in desperate need of medical and scientific assistance. In the course of trying to help, Dr. Phlox recalls his own Denobulan past to address the ethical dilemmas that arise in the present.

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Directed by James A. ContnerWritten by André Jacquemetton, Maria JacquemettonGuest stars Kellie Waymire, Alex Nevil, Karl Wiedergott, David A. Kimball, Christopher Rydell, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 14

Sleeping Dogs

44m7.3 / 10

While investigating a gas giant, Enterprise comes across a damaged vessel hovering in the atmosphere, and T'Pol, Hoshi and Malcolm board the vessel to investigate. However, once aboard, they are ambushed by a hostile female Klingon who hijacks their shuttlepod and strands them on the Klingon ship, which threatens to implode under the pressure of the planet's atmosphere.

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Directed by Les LandauWritten by Fred DekkerGuest stars Michelle C. Bonilla, Vaughn Armstrong

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Episode 15

Shadows of P'Jem

44m7.3 / 10

Archer and the crew are disappointed to discover that T'Pol has been ordered by the Vulcan High Command to leave Enterprise--and equally frustrated at her seeming indifference to leaving their ranks. T'Pol's last mission as a Starfleet officer, however, proves eventful when she and Archer are kidnapped by a militant faction on an alien planet.

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Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Phyllis Strong, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Michael SussmanGuest stars Jeffrey Combs, Gregory Itzin, Jeff Kober, Barbara Tarbuck, Steven Dennis, Vaughn Armstrong, Gary Graham, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 16

Shuttlepod One

45m7.2 / 10

Tucker and Reed set out on a mission in a shuttlepod, as Enterprise is busy investigating an asteroid field. Disaster strikes while the pair are away, leaving the shuttlepod damaged and the warp drive inoperable. They manage to make it back to the rendezvous coordinates only to discover Enterprise was apparently destroyed when it crashed into an asteroid. With the ship seemingly no more, the pair are left abandoned in the middle of nowhere with only a few days of air remaining.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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Episode 17

Fusion

44m6.9 / 10

Enterprise encounters a group of Vulcan civilians who have split off from the normal way of Vulcan life in an effort to explore their emotions. T'Pol is disturbed by the new visitors and warns the Captain that all attempts in the past to integrate Vulcan emotions into their lives has proven disastrous. Meanwhile, a message from Admiral Forrest leaves the Captain with the difficult task of trying to convince one of the visiting Vulcans to call home to speak with his dying father.

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Directed by Rob HeddenWritten by Phyllis Strong, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Michael SussmanGuest stars Robert Pine, Enrique Murciano, John Harrington Bland, Vaughn Armstrong

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Episode 18

Rogue Planet

44m6.2 / 10

While exploring an uncharted planet, Enterprise crew members encounter a group of aliens who are hunting down indigenous creatures for recreation. During their exploration, Archer is mesmerized by visions of an elusive, yet familiar woman who needs his help.

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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Chris Black, Chris BlackGuest stars Stephanie Niznik, Keith Szarabajka, Eric Pierpoint, Conor O'Farrell

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Episode 19

Acquisition

44m6.9 / 10

Enterprise encounters Ferengi pirates who use a booby-trapped artifact to gas the crew into unconsciousness, then pillage the ship for treasures. But they haven't counted on Tucker, who happens to be in the decon chamber and avoids the gas, and attempts to win back the ship from the pirates.

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Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Maria Jacquemetton, André JacquemettonGuest stars Clint Howard, Ethan Phillips, Jeffrey Combs, Matt Malloy, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 20

Oasis

44m7.0 / 10

While exploring a crashed vessel on a desolate planet, the Enterprise crew is haunted by some ghostly figures, and they encounter an alien race that has survived despite insurmountable odds. Trip helps repair their derelict vessel and is befriended by Liana, an attractive humanoid alien who develops feelings for him.

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Directed by Jim CharlestonWritten by Stephen Beck, Stephen Beck, Rick Berman, Brannon BragaGuest stars Tom Bergeron, René Auberjonois, Annie Wersching, Claudette Sutherland, Rudolph Willrich

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Episode 21

Detained

44m7.0 / 10

While exploring a planet, Archer and Mayweather enter a “military zone” and are detained in an internment prison by an alien race called Tandarans, who are at war with the Suliban. While the Enterprise crew's previous encounters with the Suliban have been disastrous, Archer and Mayweather find themselves sharing a cell with some Suliban detainees who they believe may be wrongly imprisoned.

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Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Phyllis Strong, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Michael SussmanGuest stars Dennis Christopher, Jessica D. Stone, Dean Stockwell, David Kagen, Wilda Taylor, Christopher Shea, Louis Ortiz

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Episode 22

Vox Sola

44m6.9 / 10

A strange, alien creature comes aboard Enterprise, and captures several crew members in its cocoon-like web. With her crewmates' lives in jeopardy, Hoshi faces her biggest challenge yet, in trying to communicate with the lifeform, in order to return it to its home planet.

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Directed by Roxann DawsonWritten by Fred Dekker, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Fred DekkerGuest stars Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vaughn Armstrong, Joseph Will, Louis Ortiz

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Episode 23

Fallen Hero

44m7.8 / 10

Enterprise is sent to the planet Mazar to pick up a Vulcan ambassador who has been expelled for misconduct.

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Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Alan Cross, Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Chris BlackGuest stars John Rubinstein, Fionnula Flanagan, J. Michael Flynn, Dennis Howard, Vaughn Armstrong, Bobby Pappas

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Episode 24

Desert Crossing

44m6.3 / 10

When Archer and Trip are invited to a desert-like planet by an alien leader, they discover he is a terrorist who has lured them there under false pretences. Meanwhile, T'Pol, while in command, faces a tough decision when she cannot locate Archer and Trip in the desert.

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Directed by David StraitonWritten by André Bormanis, André Bormanis, Rick Berman, Brannon BragaGuest stars Clancy Brown, Charles Dennis, Brandon Karrer

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Episode 25

Two Days and Two Nights

44m6.4 / 10

Archer, Hoshi, Travis, Malcolm and Trip have decidedly different experiences during shore leave on Risa. Meanwhile, on Enterprise, Phlox enters his annual hibernation cycle.

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Directed by Michael DornWritten by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga, Chris BlackGuest stars Kellie Waymire, Rudolf Martin, Dey Young, Geoff Meed, DonnaMarie Recco, Stephen Wozniak, James Ingersoll, Jennifer Williams

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Episode 26

Shockwave (1)

44m8.3 / 10finale

Starfleet orders Enterprise to return home when the crew seemingly causes the destruction of an alien planet. However, a visit from Crewman Daniels leads Archer to believe that this disaster was the plot of one of the factions from the temporal cold war.

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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Brannon Braga, Rick BermanGuest stars James Horan, Stephanie Erb, David Lewis Hays, John Fleck, Matt Winston, Vaughn Armstrong, Gary Graham

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Episode information updated Sep 16, 2026

More about Star Trek: Enterprise

Cast

Scott BakulaJonathan Archer
Jolene BlalockT'Pol
Connor TrinneerCharles 'Trip' Tucker III
John BillingsleyPhlox
Dominic KeatingMalcolm Reed
Linda ParkHoshi Sato
Anthony MontgomeryTravis Mayweather
Daniel Dae KimCorporal Chang

Credits

Created by
Brannon Braga, Rick Berman
Written by
Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, Michael Sussman, Manny Coto, Chris Black, André Bormanis, Phyllis Strong

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
97
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • UPNUnited States
  • Paramount TelevisionUnited States
  • CBS StudiosUnited States

Themes

22nd centuryadventurealienalien planetapologeticexcitingexplorationgalaxy