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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: 46001.3. The away team's investigations are hampered by a nosy Samuel Clemens. Picard discovers that he originally met Guinan in the 1890s on Earth.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Jeri Taylor, Joe MenoskyGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, Alexander Enberg, Van Epperson, James Gleason, William Boyett, Jerry Hardin, Pamela Kosh, Mary Stein
Episode 2
Stardate: 46041.1. Lt. Barclay's fear of using transporters is eerily justified when he sees bizarre aliens within the transporter beam.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Colm Meaney, Dwight Schultz, Majel Barrett, Renata Scott, Thomas Belgrey, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 3
Stardate: 46071.6. Deanna becomes attracted to an alien ambassador. Shortly thereafter, she starts ageing rapidly and starts becoming violent.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe, Cliff BoleWritten by Frank Abatemarco, Brannon BragaGuest stars George D. Wallace, Susan French, Rick Scarry, Charles Lucia, Lucy Boryer, Stephanie Erb, J.P. Hubbell, Patti Yasutake
Episode 4
Stardate: 46125.3. Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott is discovered suspended in a transporter beam 75 years after he disappeared. After the Enterprise crew re-materialise him, he has a hard time adjusting to the new society.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Erick Weiss, Lanei Chapman, James Doohan, Majel Barrett, Ernie Mirich, Stacie Foster, Tracee Cocco
Episode 5
Stardate: 46154.2. Members of the crew are secretly abducted from the Enterprise to be used in bizarre experiments where they are dismembered and re-assembled without anyone's knowledge - including their own. The only signs that anything is wrong is a strange form of tiredness and no recollection of having slept well the night before.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Brannon Braga, Ronald Wilkerson, Jean Louise MatthiasGuest stars Lanei Chapman, Ken Thorley, Majel Barrett, Scott Trost, Angelina Fiordellisi, Tracee Cocco
Episode 6
Stardate: 46192.3. A young intern visiting the Enterprise captures the interest of Q when she starts displaying Q-like powers.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by René EchevarriaGuest stars John de Lancie, John P. Connolly, Olivia D'Abo, Tracee Cocco
Episode 7
Stardate: 46235.7. A transporter accident transforms Picard, Ro Laren, Guinan and Keiko O'Brien into small children who appear to be about 12 years old. Matters are complicated when the Ferengi seize the Enterprise.
Directed by Adam NimoyWritten by Michael PillerGuest stars Rosalind Chao, Whoopi Goldberg, Brian Bonsall, Colm Meaney, Majel Barrett, Isis Carmen Jones, David Tristan Birkin, Michael Snyder
Episode 8
Stardate: 46271.5. Worf and his son, Alexander, become trapped in the holodeck when their Wild West program malfunctions. However, they must find a way to defeat the holographic bandits who have Data's appearance and abilities.
Directed by Patrick StewartWritten by Brannon Braga, Robert Hewitt WolfeGuest stars Brian Bonsall, John Pyper-Ferguson, Joy Garrett, Majel Barrett, Bruce Mercury, Jorge Cervera Jr., Nick Dimitri
Episode 9
Stardate: 46315.2. Data discovers that the maintenance robots built by Dr. Farallon may have become sentient.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Naren ShankarGuest stars Ellen Bry, J. Downing, Brian Markinson, Majel Barrett, Tracee Cocco
Episode 10
Stardate: 46357.4. Picard resigns as Captain of the Enterprise to lead a top-secret espionage mission into Cardassia with Worf and Dr. Crusher.
Directed by Robert ScheererWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Frank AbatemarcoGuest stars David Warner, Natalija Nogulich, Lou Wagner, Ronny Cox, John Durbin
Episode 11
Stardate: 46360.8. Picard is captured and tortured by the Cardassians, while Riker tries to prevent a Federation attack on Cardassia.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Frank AbatemarcoGuest stars David Warner, Heather Lauren Olson, Majel Barrett, Ronny Cox, John Durbin, Tracee Cocco
Episode 12
Stardate: 46424.1. While performing holodeck maintenance, Barclay accesses the stored hologram of Professor Moriarty, who wreaks havoc on board the Enterprise.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by René EchevarriaGuest stars Stephanie Beacham, Daniel Davis, Dwight Schultz, Majel Barrett, Clement von Franckenstein
Episode 13
Stardate: 46461.3. Geordie falls in love with a lieutenant who is the prime suspect in a murder case.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Brannon Braga, Jeri TaylorGuest stars Renée Jones, Reg E. Cathey, Majel Barrett, Wayne Grace, Tracee Cocco
Episode 14
Stardate: 46519.1. Troi is abducted and surgically altered by the Romulans as part of a ploy to smuggle intelligence operatives into the Federation.
Directed by Gabrielle BeaumontWritten by Naren Shankar, René EchevarriaGuest stars Pamela Winslow, Scott MacDonald, Barry Lynch, Majel Barrett, Carolyn Seymour, Robertson Dean
Episode 15
Stardate: Unknown. A mortally wounded Picard is forced into re-living a time of his life when he was back in Starfleet Academy, with the intervention of Q.
Directed by Les LandauWritten by Ronald D. MooreGuest stars John de Lancie, Ned Vaughn, Majel Barrett, J.C. Brandy, Clint Carmichael, Rende Rae Norman, Clive Church, Marcus Nash
Episode 16
Stardate: 46578.4. While visiting Deep Space Nine, Worf learns that his father is still alive and being held captive in a secret Romulan prison camp.
Directed by Winrich Kolbe, Les LandauWritten by Ronald D. Moore, Brannon BragaGuest stars Alexander Siddig, Richard Herd, Cristine Rose, James Cromwell, Jennifer Gatti
Episode 17
Stardate: 46759.2. Worf is captured by the Romulans where he learns why the other captives did not attempt an escape years before.
Written by René EchevarriaGuest stars Richard Herd, Cristine Rose, Alan Scarfe, Sterling Macer Jr., James Cromwell, Jennifer Gatti
Episode 18
Stardate: 46682.4. The crew evacuates the Enterprise when the ship needs to be cleaned of particles that have built up over the ship's hull. However, Picard accidentally stumbles over a terrorist group who plan on destroying the ship. He only has a short time to stop their attempts before the ship is swept by a beam of radiation to remove the particles that is lethal to all forms of life.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Morgan GendelGuest stars Tim Russ, Patricia Tallman, Glenn Morshower, David Spielberg, Marie Marshall, Tom Nibley, Tim DeZarn, Alan Altshuld
Episode 19
Stardate: 46693.1. Picard must choose between love and command when he must make a decision that could place the woman he loves in a potentially deadly and high-risk mission.
Directed by Robert WiemerWritten by Ron Wilkerson, Jean Louise MatthiasGuest stars Wendy Hughes, Tracee Cocco
Episode 20
Stardate: 46731.5. Picard's old archaeology professor is found murdered, the crew try to complete his research. Soon, the crew must compete with Romulans and Klingons and Cardassians to uncover the truth behind his discoveries.
Directed by Jonathan FrakesWritten by Joe Menosky, Ronald D. MooreGuest stars Linda Thorson, Norman Lloyd, Salome Jens, Maurice Roëves, John Cothran, Lena Banks, Tracee Cocco
Episode 21
Stardate: 46778.1. Riker questions his sanity when his reality seems to shift between an alien psychiatric hospital and a play he is performing with other members of the crew.
Directed by James L. ConwayWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars Andrew Prine, Susanna Thompson, David Selburg, Gary Werntz, Allan Dean Moore
Episode 22
Stardate: 46830.1. Dr. Crusher puts her career on the line when she tries to clear the name of a murdered scientist whose invention could allow starships to pass through a sun's corona.
Directed by Cliff BoleWritten by Naren Shankar, Joe MenoskyGuest stars Whoopi Goldberg, James Horan, John S. Ragin, Tricia O'Neil, Peter Marx, Joan Stuart Morris, Patti Yasutake, Tracee Cocco
Episode 23
Stardate: 46852.2. While on a quest to summon a vision of Kahless, Worf questions his faith when the real Kahless rises from the dead to lead the Empire.
Directed by Winrich KolbeWritten by Ronald D. Moore, James E. BrooksGuest stars Robert O'Reilly, Norman Snow, Alan Oppenheimer, Charles Esten, Kevin Conway, Tracee Cocco
Episode 24
Stardate: 46915.2. Riker discovers that eight years ago, an exact clone of him was created when he beamed through a planet's surface while returning to his starship. This clone, named Thomas Riker, has secretly remained on the planet for the past eight years, and still has romantic feelings for Troi.
Directed by LeVar BurtonWritten by René Echevarria, Michael A. MedlockGuest stars Mae Jemison, Tracee Cocco
Episode 25
Stardate: 46944.2. Picard, Geordi, Troi and Data return from a Federation conference to find the Enterprise frozen in time and under attack from a frozen Romulan Warbird.
Directed by Adam NimoyWritten by Brannon BragaGuest stars John DeMita, Joel Fredericks, Michael Bofshever, Patricia Tallman, Tracee Cocco
Episode 26
Stardate: 46982.1. The Borg return to threaten the Federation under the new leadership of Lore. Data experiences a disturbing facet of human emotions - he feels pleasure after killing a Borg drone.
Directed by Alexander SingerWritten by Ronald D. Moore, René Echevarria, Jeri TaylorGuest stars James Horan, Jonathan Del Arco, John Neville, Natalija Nogulich, Jim Norton, Alex Datcher, Richard Gilbert-Hill, Stephen James Carver
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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