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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: 45020.4. Picard suspects a Romulan influence in the recent Klingon civil war, and must force the Federation to intervene before the Empire collapses.
Directed by David CarsonWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Jordan Lund, Robert O'Reilly, Colm Meaney, Barbara March, Gwynyth Walsh, Timothy Carhart, Tony Todd
Episode 2
Stardate: 45047.2. Picard must find a way to communicate with the newly discovered Tamarians, who speak entirely in metaphors, when a Tamarian Captain is brutally killed.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Joe Menosky, Philip LaZebnikGuest stars Paul Winfield, Ashley Judd, Colm Meaney, Richard Allen, Tracee Cocco
Episode 3
Stardate: 45076.3. Picard exposes a planned genocidal attack on the Bajorans with the help of a new officer, Ensign Ro Laren.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Rick Berman, Michael PillerGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Harley Venton, Ken Thorley, Scott Marlowe, Frank Collison, Cliff Potts, Jeff Hayenga, Michelle Forbes
Episode 4
Stardate: 45122.3. Picard attempts communications with the Crystalline Entity - a life form responsible for hundreds of deaths throughout the Alpha Quadrant. However, a scientist on board the Enterprise has plans of revenge over the death of her only son at the hands of the Entity.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Jeri Taylor, Lawrence V. ConleyGuest stars Ellen Geer, Susan Diol, Jason Marsden, Tracee Cocco
Episode 5
Stardate: 45156.1. A natural disaster leaves Troi in command of the Enterprise, Picard stuck in a turbo lift with three small children and Keiko O'Brien stuck in Ten-Forward giving birth with an anxious Worf.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Ronald D. Moore, R. G. Jarvis, Philip A. ScorzaGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Colm Meaney, Erika Flores, Jana Marie Hupp, Cameron Arnett, John Christian Graas, Max Supera, Michelle Forbes
Episode 6
Stardate: 45208.2. An addictive game is distributed among the crew of the Enterprise, however, it appears that this game interferes with a person's logic and reason, which leaves the crew open to manipulation. Only a young Ensign and a vacationing Wesley Crusher are able to think for themselves, and must find a way to reverse the damage before the ship falls into the wrong hands.
Directed by Corey AllenWritten by Fred Bronson, Brannon Braga, Susan SackettGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Ashley Judd, Colm Meaney, Katherine Moffat, Diane Hurley, Patti Yasutake
Episode 7
Stardate: 45233.1. Ambassador Spock has disappeared and intelligence finds him on Romulus. Captain Picard is sent to Romulus to find Spock. Meanwhile Riker and the rest of the crew investigate the fragments of a Vulcan ship discovered in the wreck of a Ferengi vessel.
Directed by Cliff Bole, Les LandauWritten by Rick Berman, Jeri Taylor, Michael PillerGuest stars Daniel Roebuck, Erick Avari, Malachi Throne, Leonard Nimoy, Joanna Miles, Stephen Root, Mark Lenard, Karen Hensel
Episode 8
Stardate: 45245.8. Picard and Data find Spock and discover the reason behind the secret meetings. However, a darker scheme planned by the Romulans is also uncovered in the process.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Rick Berman, Michael PillerGuest stars Daniel Roebuck, Malachi Throne, Leonard Nimoy, Stephen Root, Norman Large, Billy Bastiani, Vidal Peterson, Harriet C. Leider
Episode 9
Stardate: 45349.1. While on a mission to help a planet recently struck by an asteroid, the Enterprise is paid a visit by a man who claims to be from the future.
Directed by Paul LynchWritten by Rick BermanGuest stars Matt Frewer, Stefan Gierasch, Shay Garner, Sheila Franklin, Tracee Cocco
Episode 10
Stardate: 45376.3. Worf's son, Alexander, unexpectedly arrives on the Enterprise to stay with his father. However, Alexander wants to stay permanently.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by Stuart Charno, Grant Rosenberg, Sara B. CooperGuest stars Brian Bonsall, Jennifer Edwards, Richard McGonagle, Majel Barrett, Georgia Brown, Sheila Franklin, Tracee Cocco
Episode 11
Stardate: 45397.3. The Enterprise investigates the cause of an explosion that destroyed a small ship and its entire crew, except for a small boy.
Directed by Patrick StewartWritten by Joe Menosky, Hilary BaderGuest stars Joshua Harris, Harley Venton, Steven Einspahr, Sheila Franklin, Tracee Cocco
Episode 12
Stardate: 45429.3. While escorting a group of telepaths, crew members on board the Enterprise suddenly start to slip into comas.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Jeri Taylor, Shari Goodhartz, Pamela Gray, T. MichaelGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Ben Lemon, Rick Fitts, David Sage, Majel Barrett, Eve Brenner, Craig Benton, Doug Wert
Episode 13
Stardate: 45470.1. A natural disaster in the core of a system's sun threatens to destroy a colony of genetically engineered people on an otherwise desolate planet. However, the crew's intervention may cause more harm than good.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Adam Belanoff, James Kahn, James Caan, Michael PillerGuest stars Ron Canada, Dey Young, John Snyder, Sheila Franklin, Joyce Agu
Episode 14
Stardate: 45494.2. The Enterprise crew unknowingly receives a new first officer who claims that the Federation is at war with another species.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Paul Schiffer, Barry M. SchkolnickGuest stars Liz Vassey, Erich Anderson, Majel Barrett, Erick Weiss, Michelle Forbes
Episode 15
Stardate: 45571.2. While en route to the source of a subspace distress signal coming from a desolate moon, Data, Troi and O'Brien take over the bridge and force the ship to change course.
Directed by David LivingstonWritten by Herbert Wright, Brannon Braga, René Balcer, Maurice Hurley, Paul RubenGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Patricia Tallman, Colm Meaney, Majel Barrett, Ryan Reid, Cameron Oppenheimer, Michelle Forbes, Joyce Agu
Episode 16
Stardate: 45587.3. When Worf is paralysed in an accident he must undergo drastic back surgery. However, this experimental technique may cost him his life.
Directed by Chip ChalmersWritten by Stuart Charno, Ronald D. Moore, Sara B. CooperGuest stars Brian Bonsall, Caroline Kava, Patti Yasutake
Episode 17
Stardate: 45614.6. While investigating the disappearance of a J'naii shuttlecraft, the crew finds reason to believe the missing ship is stranded in an abnormal pocket called "null space." Riker and Soren, a member of the J'naii race, begin preparing to rescue the craft, and the two strike up a friendship. Their relationship develops quickly as the pair question each other about mating habits, since the J'naii are androgynous and do not identify themselves as either male or female. Despite this difference, sparks begin to fly between them.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by Jeri TaylorGuest stars Melinda Culea, Callan White, Megan Cole, Joyce Agu
Episode 18
Stardate: 45652.1. While exploring the Typhon Expanse, the Enterprise is caught in a time warp in which they are repeatedly destroyed while colliding with another starship.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Kelsey Grammer, Michelle Forbes, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 19
Stardate: 45703.9. Wesley is involved in a cover-up at Starfleet Academy when a cadet is killed and five shuttles are destroyed during a forbidden maneuver performed by Starfleet Academy's best cadets.
Directed by Naren Shankar, Paul LynchWritten by Naren Shankar, Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Wil Wheaton, Ed Lauter, Ray Walston, Shannon Fill, Richard Fancy, Jacqueline Brookes, Robert Duncan McNeill, Walker Brandt
Episode 20
Stardate: 45733.6. Deanna's mother pays a surprise visit to the Enterprise with even more surprising news: she plans to marry a man she has never met. After destroying an asteroid, the ship becomes infected with parasites that eat away at the ship's hull.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Peter Allan FieldsGuest stars Brian Bonsall, Tony Jay, Majel Barrett, Albie Selznick, David Oliver, Carel Struycken, Tracey D'Arcy, George Ede
Episode 21
Stardate: 45761.3. The Ferengi try to abduct an empathic Metamorph who could bring peace between two warring worlds.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by René Echevarria, Reuben Leder, Michael PillerGuest stars Famke Janssen, Tim O'Connor, April Grace, Max Grodénchik, Mickey Cottrell, Michael Snyder, David Paul Needles, Roger Rignack
Episode 22
Stardate: 45832.1. While exploring a strange form of energy in a region of space, a little girl's imaginary friend becomes real and places the Enterprise in great danger.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Brannon Braga, Edithe Swensen, Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise Matthias, Richard FliegelGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Bonsall, Shay Astar, Noley Thornton, Jeff Allin, Sheila Franklin, Patti Yasutake
Episode 23
Stardate: 45854.2. An injured Borg is discovered and brought back to the Enterprise where he is 'repaired' by Dr. Crusher and befriended by Geordi, who names him 'Hugh.' Soon, Hugh starts showing signs of individuality while Picard must choose between destroying him or returning him to the collective.
Directed by Robert LedermanWritten by René EchevarriaGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Del Arco
Episode 24
Stardate: 45092.4. While the Enterprise helps a Romulan science vessel, an accident occurs which forces Geordi LaForge and Ro Laren slightly out of 'phase', causing them to become undetectable to everyone but each other. As a result, the crew thinks they are dead and make arrangements for their funerals, even though they are closer than the crew realise.
Directed by David Carson, Robert LedermanWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Susanna Thompson, Thomas Kopache, Shelby Leverington, Brian Cousins, Kenneth Meseroll, Michelle Forbes, Tracee Cocco
Episode 25
Stardate: 45944.1. Picard awakes to find himself living in a small village where he is a well-known member of the community who is suffering from a delusion of being a starship captain.
Directed by Peter LauritsonWritten by Peter Allan Fields, Morgan GendelGuest stars Scott Jaeck, Richard Riehle, Jennifer Nash, Margot Rose, Daniel Stewart, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 26
Stardate: 45959.1. Data's head is uncovered in an archaeological dig on Earth, where evidence is also found that aliens may have been on Earth as early as the 19th Century. Using modified technology, an away team follows Data into the late 1890s to investigate.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Joe Menosky, Jeri Taylor, Michael PillerGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Ken Thorley, Michael Aron, Sheldon Peters Wolfchild, Barry Kivel, Jack Murdock, Milt Tarver, Michael Hungerford
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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