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Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987TV-PG7 seasons8.4 / 10

New stars. New stories. New worlds to explore.

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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Synopsis

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.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Encounter at Farpoint

1h 31m6.7 / 10

Stardate: 41153.7. The new commander of the recently built U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC1701-D), Captain Jean-Luc Picard takes the crew on their first mission to discover the secret of Farpoint Station. During their journey, they encounter an omnipotent being known as Q. Q accuses humanity of barbarism, and places humanity on trial. Jean-Luc must prove otherwise or the human race will be annihilated.

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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Gene Roddenberry, D.C. FontanaGuest stars John de Lancie, Michael Bell, Colm Meaney, Tim Dang, David Erskine, DeForest Kelley, Evelyn Guerrero, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

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Episode 2

The Naked Now

46m6.4 / 10

Stardate: 41209.2. The crew of the Enterprise are infected with a virus contracted by the away team while they were investigating the mysterious deaths of the entire crew of the Starship Tsilkovsky.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by D.C. Fontana, John D.F. BlackGuest stars Skip Stellrecht, Benjamin Lum, David Renan, Michael Rider, Brooke Bundy, Kenny Koch

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Episode 3

Code of Honor

46m5.1 / 10

Stardate: 41235.25. Tasha Yar must fight for her life and a vaccine to save a race of people when she is kidnapped and forced to battle with her abductor's wife.

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Directed by Russ Mayberry, Les LandauWritten by Katharyn Powers, Michael BaronGuest stars Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Michael Rider, Karole Selmon, Julian Christopher, Bernie Pock

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Episode 4

The Last Outpost

46m6.1 / 10

Stardate: 41386.4. A powerful entity disables the Enterprise and a Ferengi ship. Their only means of escape is if they can correctly answer the riddles he asks.

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Directed by Richard A. CollaWritten by Herbert Wright, Richard KrzemienGuest stars Mike Gomez, Tracey Walter, Jake Dengel, Darryl Henriques, Armin Shimerman

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Episode 5

Where No One Has Gone Before

46m7.2 / 10

Stardate: 41263.1. The Enterprise is flung across space into a distant galaxy billions of light years away when a propulsion engineer and his mysterious companion, attempt to re-design the ship's engine systems.

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Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by Diane Duane, Michael ReavesGuest stars Victoria Dillard, Eric Menyuk, Stanley Kamel, Biff Yeager, Herta Ware, Charles Dayton

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Episode 6

Lonely Among Us

46m6.2 / 10

Stardate: 41249.3. Picard's mind is taken over by an energy field that the Enterprise passes through.

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Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by D.C. Fontana, Michael HalperinGuest stars Colm Meaney, John Durbin, Kavi Raz, Marc Alaimo

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Episode 7

Justice

46m5.9 / 10

Stardate: 41255.6. Picard is forced to choose between friendship and the Prime Directive when Wesley Crusher is sentenced to death for accidentally breaking the law on Rubicon III.

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Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Worley Thorne, John D.F. BlackGuest stars Josh Clark, Brenda Bakke, Jay Louden, David Q. Combs, Richard Lavin, Judith Jones, Eric Matthew, Brad Zerbst

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Episode 8

The Battle

46m6.5 / 10

Stardate: 41723.9. The Ferengi hand over an old ship which Picard once captained, the U.S.S. Stargazer. The Ferengi have installed a mind altering device that alters Picard's mind to make him think that he is reliving a past battle, and the target is the Enterprise.

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Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by Herbert Wright, Larry ForresterGuest stars Robert Towers, Frank Corsentino, Douglas Warhit

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Episode 9

Hide and Q

46m6.9 / 10

Stardate: 41590.5. Q places the senior crew of the Enterprise in a war game that pits them against a boar-faced, Napoleonic enemy.

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Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Gene Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley, Maurice HurleyGuest stars John de Lancie, Elaine Nalee, William Wallace

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Episode 10

Haven

46m6.0 / 10

Stardate: 41294.5. The mother of Deanna Troi, Lwaxana, pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise and announces the prearranged marriage of Deanna to the son of her mother's late husband's best friend.

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Directed by Richard ComptonWritten by Tracy Tormé, Lan O'KunGuest stars Robert Knepper, Robert Ellenstein, Raye Birk, Nan Martin, Michael Rider, Majel Barrett, Anna Katarina, Carel Struycken

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Episode 11

The Big Goodbye

46m6.7 / 10

Stardate: 41997.7. Picard, Dr. Crusher and Data are placed in great danger when the holodeck malfunctions while they are running a Dixon Hill program, which pits them against 1940's mobsters.

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Directed by Joseph L. ScanlanWritten by Tracy TorméGuest stars Lawrence Tierney, William Boyett, Harvey Jason, Gary Armagnac, David Selburg, Mike Genovese, Carolyn Allport, Rhonda Aldrich

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Episode 12

Datalore

46m7.3 / 10

Stardate: 41242.4. While exploring his homeworld, the crew of the Enterprise find android parts that are identical to Data's. When assembled, an 'evil' twin of Data named Lore is revived.

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Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by Maurice Hurley, Robert Lewin, Robert Lewin, Gene RoddenberryGuest stars Biff Yeager

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Episode 13

Angel One

46m5.7 / 10

Stardate: 41636.9. The Enterprise discovers the male crew of a crashed Federation freighter are hiding as fugitives on the planet Angel One, which is dominated and ruled by women.

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Directed by Michael Ray RhodesWritten by Patrick BarryGuest stars Sam Hennings, Patricia McPherson, Karen Montgomery, Leonard Crofoot

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Episode 14

11001001

46m7.2 / 10

Stardate: 41365.9. While undergoing repairs, the Bynar Engineers steal the Enterprise to save their planet from destruction.

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Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Robert Lewin, Maurice HurleyGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, Katy Boyer, Gene Dynarski, Alexandra Johnson, Iva Lane, Kelli Ann McNally

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Episode 15

Too Short a Season

46m6.4 / 10

Stardate: 41309.5. The aging and terminally ill Starfleet Admiral Mark Jameson, who is negotiating the release of hostages, suddenly begins growing younger through an unexplained phenomenon.

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Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by D.C. Fontana, Michael MichaelianGuest stars Michael Pataki, Clayton Rohner, Marsha Hunt

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Episode 16

When the Bough Breaks

46m6.3 / 10

Stardate: 41509.1. The children of the Enterprise, including Wesley Crusher, are abducted by a race of sterile people who are unable to have children of their own.

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Directed by Kim MannersWritten by Hannah Louise ShearerGuest stars Brenda Strong, Jerry Hardin, Jandi Swanson, Ivy Bethune, Dierk Torsek, Michele Marsh, Dan Mason, Philip Waller

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Episode 17

Home Soil

46m6.8 / 10

Stardate: 41463.9. The members of an away team investigating the death of an engineer encounter vengeful microscopic life forms.

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Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Ralph Sanchez, Karl Geurs, Robert SabaroffGuest stars Walter Gotell, Elizabeth Lindsey, Gerard Prendergast, Mario Roccuzzo, Carolyne Barry

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Episode 18

Coming of Age

46m6.8 / 10

Stardate: 41416.2. While Wesley takes the entrance exam to Starfleet Academy, the Enterprise is investigated by the Inspector General's office and Picard's competency is questioned.

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Directed by Michael VejarWritten by Sandy FriesGuest stars Robert Ito, Stephen Gregory, Ward Costello, Tasia Valenza, Robert Schenkkan, Wyatt Knight, John Putch, Daniel Riordan

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Episode 19

Heart of Glory

46m7.0 / 10

Stardate: 41503.7. Two Klingons, rescued by the Enterprise, try to take over the ship.

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Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by Herbert Wright, D.C. Fontana, Maurice Hurley, Maurice HurleyGuest stars Vaughn Armstrong, David Froman, Brad Zerbst, Charles Hyman, Robert Bauer, Dennis Madalone

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Episode 20

The Arsenal of Freedom

46m6.9 / 10

Stardate: 41798.2. The crew encounters bizarre phenomena while searching for the missing U.S.S. Drake.

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Directed by Les LandauWritten by Richard Manning, Maurice Hurley, Hans BeimlerGuest stars George De La Pena, Vincent Schiavelli, Julia Nickson, Marco Rodríguez, Vyto Ruginis

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Episode 21

Symbiosis

46m6.8 / 10

Stardate: Unknown. Picard attempts to break an ancient co-dependency between two species on one planet without violating the Prime Directive.

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Directed by Win PhelpsWritten by Richard Manning, Robert Lewin, Hans BeimlerGuest stars Judson Scott, Richard Lineback, Merritt Butrick, Kimberley Farr, Kenneth Tigar

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Episode 22

Skin of Evil

46m6.5 / 10

Stardate: 41601.3. When Troi's shuttle crashes on an alien planet, a new being is discovered: an entity that thrives on the suffering of others.

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Directed by Joseph L. ScanlanWritten by Joseph Stefano, Hannah Louise ShearerGuest stars Mart McChesney, Brad Zerbst, Ron Gans, Walker Boone, Raymond Forchion

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Episode 23

We'll Always Have Paris

46m6.4 / 10

Stardate: 41697.9. Picard meets an old flame, whose husband has created a haywire dimensional experiment.

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Directed by Robert BeckerWritten by Deborah Dean Davis, Hannah Louise ShearerGuest stars Michelle Phillips, Jean-Paul Vignon, Rod Loomis, Isabel García Lorca, Dan Kern, Kelly Ashmore, Lance Spellerberg

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Episode 24

Conspiracy

46m7.4 / 10

Stardate: 41775.5. The strange behavior of high-ranking officers leads Picard to uncover a twisted alien conspiracy within Starfleet.

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Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Tracy Tormé, Robert SabaroffGuest stars Michael Berryman, Ward Costello, Henry Darrow, Robert Schenkkan, Ursaline Bryant, Ray Reinhardt, Jonathan Farwell

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Episode 25

The Neutral Zone

46m7.2 / 10finale

Stardate: 41986.0. A derelict satellite is found with cryonically frozen humans aboard as the USS Enterprise is sent to investigate the destruction of outposts near Romulan space.

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Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Maurice Hurley, Maurice Hurley, Mona Clee, Deborah McIntyreGuest stars Peter Mark Richman, Anthony James, Gracie Harrison, Peter Lauritson, Leon Rippy, Marc Alaimo

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Star Trek: The Next Generation

Cast

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

Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
176
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • SyndicationUnited States
  • Paramount TelevisionUnited States
  • Norway Corporation

Themes

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