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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: 44001.4. Riker must pull out all the stops in order to save Earth from a Borg invasion being lead by none other than Locutus - otherwise known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Michael PillerGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Wil Wheaton, Elizabeth Dennehy, Colm Meaney, George Murdock, Todd Merrill
Episode 2
Stardate 44012.3. Picard meets with his older brother in France, and contemplates resigning his Starfleet commission after his ordeal with the Borg. Worf's adoptive parents spend time with their son on the Enterprise, and succeed in embarrassing him in front of his crewmates.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Jeremy Kemp, Samantha Eggar, David Birkin, Theodore Bikel, Dennis Creaghan
Episode 3
Stardate: 44085.7 While escorting a seriously ill boy to the closest Federation Starbase for treatment, Data mysteriously takes control of the Enterprise and takes it to a distant planet. He learns that his creator has summoned him for an important meeting that could change his life. However, Dr. Soong unknowingly summoned Data's twin brother Lore, into the bargain.
Directed by Rob BowmanWritten by Rick BermanGuest stars Colm Meaney, Cory Danziger, Adam Ryen, James Lashly
Episode 4
Stardate: 44143.7. A custody battle between Picard and a child's adoptive father arises when a boy showing evidence of abuse is discovered.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Ralph Phillips, Jeri Taylor, John WhelpleyGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Sherman Howard, Chad Allen, Barbara Townsend
Episode 5
Stardate: 44161.2. Dr. Crusher begins to question her sanity when members of the crew start disappearing one by one, and all evidence of their existence is erased.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Lee SheldonGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, Eric Menyuk, Bill Erwin
Episode 6
Stardate: 44215.2. The Enterprise is caught in the middle of a civil war when they encounter Tasha Yar's long-lost younger sister, Ishara.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Colm Meaney, Beth Toussaint, Christopher Michael, Don Mirault, Michael Braveheart, Vladimir Velasco, Cullen G. Chambers, BJ Davis
Episode 7
Stardate: 44246.3. Picard is asked to choose between two candidates to succeed the current Chancellor of the Klingon High Council as the new ruler of the Empire. Worf is disturbed by unexpected news when he is paid a visit by his former lover.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Thomas Perry, Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Drew DeighanGuest stars Robert O'Reilly, April Grace, Charles Cooper, Michael Rider, Patrick Massett, Suzie Plakson, Basil Wallace, Jon Paul Steuer
Episode 8
Stardate: 44286.5. Riker awakens one morning to discover he is suddenly 16 years in the future as the captain of the Enterprise, and negotiating a peace treaty with the Romulans with no recollection of how he arrived at that point in time, or of any recent events.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by David Bennett Carren, J. Larry CarrollGuest stars Carolyn McCormick, April Grace, Andreas Katsulas, Chris Demetral, Todd Merrill, George O'Hanlon, Jr., Patti Yasutake
Episode 9
Stardate: 44307.3. Wesley must keep Captain Picard alive on the eve of his entrance exam to Starfleet Academy when their shuttle crashes on a barren moon.
Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Jeri Taylor, Kacey Arnold-Ince, Kacey Arnold-InceGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Nick Tate, Kim Hamilton, Mary Kohnert, Tracee Cocco
Episode 10
Stardate: 44356.9. Troi loses her empathic abilities when the Enterprise is caught in the gravitational pull of a black hole.
Directed by Chip ChalmersWritten by Hilary BaderGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Braden, Mary Kohnert, Cameron Oppenheimer, Tracee Cocco
Episode 11
Stardate: 44356.9. A Vulcan Ambassador being escorted by the Enterprise starts exhibiting suspicious behavior. Miles O'Brien marries his fiancée, Keiko Ishikawa in Ten-Forward.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Harold ApterGuest stars Colm Meaney, Rosalind Chao, April Grace, Alan Scarfe, Sierra Pecheur, Shelly Desai, Cameron Oppenheimer, Tracee Cocco
Episode 12
Stardate: 44429.6. When the Cardassians start re-arming themselves, a Federation Captain takes it upon himself to remove a potential threat before it escalated. Now, Picard must fight for the Cardassians and stop the renegade from slaughtering innocents.
Directed by Chip ChalmersWritten by Stuart Charno, Jeri Taylor, Cy Chermak, Sara B. CooperGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Bob Gunton, Colm Meaney, Time Winters, John Hancock, Marc Alaimo, Tracee Cocco
Episode 13
Stardate: 44474.5. The crew of the Enterprise must defend the planet Ventax from a mythological Devil who re-appears when a 1000 year long era of peace comes to an end.
Directed by Tom BenkoWritten by Philip LaZebnik, William Douglas LansfordGuest stars Marta DuBois, Paul Lambert, Marcelo Tubert, Thad Lamey, Tom Magee, Cameron Oppenheimer
Episode 14
Stardate: 44502.7. Picard orders a secret investigation when the crew suspects Data of lying about the discovery of a wormhole.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Joe Menosky, Bruce D. Arthurs, Bruce D. ArthursGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Colm Meaney, Pamela Winslow, Tom Knickerbocker, Cameron Oppenheimer, Patti Yasutake, Joyce Agu
Episode 15
Riker is abducted by a xenophobic race of aliens during a first contact mission. They believe the Enterprise is a scout for an invasion.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Marc Scott Zicree, David Bischoff, Joe Menosky, Ronald D. Moore, Michael PillerGuest stars Bebe Neuwirth, George Coe, Michael Ensign, Steven Anderson, George Hearn, Sachi Parker, Carolyn Seymour
Episode 16
Stardate: 44614.6. Geordi must work with the real Leah Brahms when she arrives on the Enterprise when a space-borne alien life form thinks the ship is its mother. Tensions rise when she learns that Geordi created a holographic version of her several months before in order to save the ship from danger.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Maurice Hurley, Joe Menosky, Tom KartozianGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Susan Gibney, April Grace, Lanei Chapman, Jana Marie Hupp, Joyce Agu
Episode 17
Stardate: 44631.2. Troi faces a recurring nightmare when the Enterprise is caught in a rift in space. Soon, the crew begins to slip into insanity through dream deprivation.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Pamela Douglas, Jeri Taylor, Shari GoodhartzGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Whoopi Goldberg, Colm Meaney, Brian Tochi, Lanei Chapman, John Vickery, Shaun Duke, Deborah Taylor
Episode 18
Stardate: 44664.5. Geordi and a former crew mate begin evolving into bizarre creatures when they return to a planet both of them were on during an Away Mission five years earlier.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Brannon Braga, Timothy De HaasGuest stars Amick Byram, Mona Grudt, Maryann Plunkett, Dennis Madalone, Patti Yasutake, Joyce Agu
Episode 19
Stardate: 44704.2. An alien probe transforms Barclay from a shy, awkward character into an arrogant super-genius who is able to interface with the Enterprise's computer through the holodeck.
Directed by Robert LegatoWritten by Joe MenoskyGuest stars Kay E. Kuter, Dwight Schultz, David Coburn, Jim Norton, Page Leong, Saxon Trainor, Cameron Oppenheimer, Joyce Agu
Episode 20
Stardate:44741.9. Q places Vash and the senior Enterprise crew in a recreation of Robin Hood and his merry men.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Ira Steven Behr, Randee RussellGuest stars John de Lancie, Jennifer Hetrick, Clive Revill, Joi Staton
Episode 21
Stardate: 44769.2. Picard is accused of treason when an explosion aboard the Enterprise is investigated by a ruthless and paranoid Starfleet Admiral.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Jeri TaylorGuest stars Bruce French, Earl Billings, Henry Woronicz, Jean Simmons, Spencer Garrett, Ann Shea
Episode 22
Stardate: 44805.3. Lwaxana Troi falls in love with a man who must return home to commit suicide, as is customary for their race when they reach a certain age.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Peter Allan FieldsGuest stars Majel Barrett, David Ogden Stiers, Michelle Forbes, Colm Meaney, Terrence E. McNally, Carel Struycken, Tracee Cocco
Episode 23
Startdate: 44821.3. Dr. Crusher falls in love with a Trill Ambassador, until she discovers the Trill's symbiotic relationship.
Directed by Marvin V. RushWritten by Michel HorvatGuest stars Robert Harper, Franc Luz, Barbara Tarbuck, Buddy Daniels Friedman, William Newman, Patti Yasutake, Nicole Orth-Pallavicini, Denise Lynne Roberts
Episode 24
Stardate: 44885.5. While en route to Risa for shore leave, Geordi is abducted by the Romulans and brainwashed into becoming an assassin.
Directed by David LivingstonWritten by René Echevarria, Ken SchaferGuest stars Lawrence Dobkin, Colm Meaney, Edward Wiley, John Fleck, Denise Lynne Roberts, Tracee Cocco
Episode 25
Stardate: 44932.3. Data experiences the complexities of love when a fellow crewmate becomes attracted to him.
Directed by Patrick StewartWritten by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Whoopi Goldberg, Colm Meaney, Pamela Winslow, Michele Scarabelli, Joyce Agu
Episode 26
Stardate: 44995.3. Worf must choose between his people and the Federation when a civil war threatens to destroy the Klingon Empire.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Jordan Lund, Robert O'Reilly, Colm Meaney, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Clifton Jones, Timothy Carhart
Episode information updated Jul 24, 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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