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Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
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Episode 1
Stardate: 47025.4. Data abducts Picard, Troi and Geordi and holds them prisoners of the Borg, while he derives pleasure from being evil. Dr. Crusher is left in command of the Enterprise as it comes under attack from a Borg vessel.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by René EchevarriaGuest stars Benito Martinez, Jonathan Del Arco, Alex Datcher, James Horan, Brian Cousins, Michael Reilly Burke, Tracee Cocco
Episode 2
Stardate: Unknown. During an exchange program, Picard's shuttle crashes on an unknown planet where he is rescued by the sole survivor of another crash.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Lisa Rich, Jaq Greenspon, Jeanne Carrigan-Fauci, Roger EschbacherGuest stars Paul Eiding, Barbara Williams, Eric Pierpoint, Michael Harris, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Tracee Cocco
Episode 3
Stardate: 47215.5. Geordi defies direct orders from Captain Picard in an attempt to rescue his mother who had recently been reported as missing.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Ben Vereen, Madge Sinclair, Warren Munson
Episode 4
Stardate: 47135.2. An away team investigates the apparent death of Jean-Luc Picard who was supposedly killed in a bar fight. When Riker is abducted by a band of criminals who loot archaeological digs, he is shocked to find Picard alive and well, and undercover as a renegade archaeologist.
Directed by Peter LauritsonWritten by Naren Shankar, Christopher HattonGuest stars Bruce Gray, Richard Lynch, Robin Curtis, James Worthy, Julie Caitlin Brown, Sabrina Le Beauf, Derek Webster, Stephen Lee
Episode 5
Stardate: 47160.1. Picard and Riker covertly work together in an attempt to find out why the criminals are looting archaeological digs.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by Naren Shankar, Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Richard Lynch, Robin Curtis, James Worthy, Julie Caitlin Brown, Sabrina Le Beauf, Cameron Thor, Martin Goslins
Episode 6
Stardate: 47225.7. Data's new dream subroutine causes him to experience nightmares which provide a unique insight into strange events that are occurring on board the Enterprise.
Directed by Patrick StewartWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Clyde Kusatsu, Bernard Kates, Gina Ravera, David L. Crowley, Tracee Cocco
Episode 7
Stardate: 47254.1. Lwaxana Troi collapses with a repressed memory related illness. Her only chance for survival is if Deanna can probe her subconscious and find out what is killing her. However, the secret Lwaxana holds is deeper than Deanna imagined.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Hilary BaderGuest stars Majel Barrett, Kirsten Dunst, Amick Byram, Norman Large, Andreana Weiner, Tracee Cocco
Episode 8
Stardate: 47304.2. While on a a diplomatic mission, Dr. Crusher and Picard are captured and imprisoned. As a result, they are linked together via a telepathic device.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Nick SaganGuest stars Robin Gammell, Lenore Kasdorf, James Castle Stevens, Tracee Cocco
Episode 9
Stardate: 47310.2. The Enterprise is drawn to a region of space where many starships have been mysteriously disabled. They soon learn that a brother and sister team has been working together to bring attention to the fact that frequent high-warp travel is damaging the very fabric of space/time.
Directed by Robert LedermanWritten by Naren ShankarGuest stars Lee Arenberg, Michael Corbett, Margaret Reed, Tracee Cocco
Episode 10
Stardate: 47410.2. Data is disturbed by the claims of a woman who says she is Noonien Soong's ex-wife.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by René Echevarria, Dan KoeppelGuest stars Fionnula Flanagan, Bill Lithgow, Tracee Cocco
Episode 11
Stardate: 47391.2. Worf returns from a Klingon competition to find that he is shifting through different realities.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Mark Bramhall, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 12
Stardate: 47457.1. Riker is placed on a covert mission to find the missing starship he was once a member aboard, but the mission holds a secret that could destroy the peace treaty between the Federation and the Romulans.
Directed by LeVar BurtonWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Terry O'Quinn, Nancy Vawter, Michael Mack, Joyce Agu
Episode 13
Stardate: 47423.9. Worf's adoptive brother violates the Prime Directive to save an alien society whose planet is dying.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by Naren ShankarGuest stars Penny Johnson Jerald, Brian Markinson, Edward Penn, Paul Sorvino, Susan T. Collins, Joyce Agu, Tracee Cocco
Episode 14
Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Crusher attends her grandmother's funeral, to find that she had been in romantic encounters with a mysterious man who had been haunting the Howard family women for generations.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Brannon Braga, Jeri TaylorGuest stars Duncan Regehr, Ellen Albertini Dow, Shay Duffin, Michael Keenan, Tracee Cocco
Episode 15
Stardate: 47566.7. Four young ensigns compete for a promotion that only one of them will receive. However, they are soon placed on a top secret mission that places some of their lives in danger.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, Jeri TaylorGuest stars Dan Gauthier, Shannon Fill, Alexander Enberg, Bruce Beatty, Don Reilly, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 16
Stardate: 47611.2. Data find himself mysteriously stranded on a planet with no recollection of who he is or how he arrived there. Soon he is accused of spreading a plague among the inhabitants. Troi takes the bridge officer's test in an attempt to gain the rank of Commander.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Ronnie Claire Edwards, Kimberly Cullum, Mike Hagerty, Michael Rothhaar, Richard Miro, Andrew Benne
Episode 17
Stardate: 47615.2. The Enterprise is slowly transformed into an ancient alien temple when Data discovers an alien archive full of information about an ancient culture. Shortly after opening the archive, Data becomes possessed with several different personalities.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Rickey D'Shon Collins, Tracee Cocco
Episode 18
Stardate: 47622.1. While investigating the mysterious suicide of a crew member, Troi and Worf begin to show romantic feeling towards one another.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by René Echevarria, Brannon BragaGuest stars Mark Rolston, Nancy Harewood, Tim Lounibos, Johanna McCloy, Nora Leonhardt, Dugan Savoye, Tracee Cocco
Episode 19
Stardate: 47653.2. Upon returning from an away mission, Picard and Data find the ship drifting in space, and the crew de-evolving into their animal ancestors.
Directed by Gates McFaddenWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Dwight Schultz, Carlos Ferro, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 20
Stardate: 47751.2. Under the terms of the new Federation/Cardassian alliance, Picard is ordered to evacuate a colony of native Americans, but protests from Wesley hamper the process. Wesley's destiny is finally revealed to him when the Traveler returns.
Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Eric Menyuk, Natalija Nogulich, Ned Romero, Tom Jackson, Richard Poe, Doug Wert
Episode 21
Stardate: 47779.4. A disinterested Alexander must face his first Right of Ascension passage, but a mysterious warrior by the name of K'Mtar brings with him a disturbing request.
Directed by Jonathan WestWritten by Ronald D. Moore, René EchevarriaGuest stars Brian Bonsall, Armin Shimerman, Barbara March, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Gwynyth Walsh, James Sloyan, Joel Swetow, Colin Mitchell
Episode 22
Stardate: 47829.1. Picard tries to save his newly-discovered son from the retaliation of a vengeful Ferengi whose only son was killed by Picard during the Battle of Maxia many years before.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Nick SaganGuest stars Lee Arenberg, Ken Olandt, Amy Pietz, Peter Marx, Michelan Sisti, Tracee Cocco
Episode 23
Stardate: 47869.2. The Enterprise's computer systems starts having repeated malfunctions, leading the crew to believe that it may be evolving into a new life form.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Joe Menosky, Brannon BragaGuest stars Vinny Argiro, David Huddleston, Thomas Kopache, Arlee Reed, Nick Dimitri, Tracee Cocco
Episode 24
Stardate: 47941.7. Fresh from Starfleet's Advanced Tactical Training course, Ro Laren is assigned to infiltrate the Maquis. However, over time she begins to sympathize with them, which forces her to choose between her loyalty to the Federation, and her new friends in the Maquis.
Directed by Patrick StewartWritten by Naren Shankar, René EchevarriaGuest stars Michelle Forbes, Natalija Nogulich, John Franklyn-Robbins, William Thomas, Jr., Shannon Cochran, Richard Poe, Joyce Agu, Tracee Cocco
Episode 25
Stardate: 47988.0. Shortly after Picard is diagnosed with a long-term, potentially debilitating brain disorder, he starts experiencing bizarre shifts into three main time periods: 25 years into the future, a few days before the Enterprise-D is sent on its mission to Farpoint station, and the present. Picard realizes that Q is behind these shifts through time. Stardate: 47988.1. After his encounter with Q, Picard assembles the senior staff, and wonders if Q is actually giving him a chance to save humanity by showing him that the spatial anomaly also exists in the past. As they talk, the ship reaches the Neutral Zone, then Picard returns to the future, where Beverly's ship is also on the edge of the Neutral Zone. He convinces a reluctant Worf to accompany the group into Klingon territory, and then travels to the past, where he orders the crew into the Devron system.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe, David CarsonWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Brannon BragaGuest stars Denise Crosby, John de Lancie, Clyde Kusatsu, Colm Meaney, Andreas Katsulas, Patti Yasutake, Pamela Kosh, Alison Brooks
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Patrick StewartJean-Luc Picard
Jonathan FrakesWilliam T. Riker
Brent SpinerData
LeVar BurtonGeordi La Forge
Michael DornWorf
Marina SirtisDeanna Troi
Gates McFaddenBeverly Crusher
Diana MuldaurKatherine Pulaski
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