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27->''Space: the final frontier...''
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29''[[http://startrek.com Star Trek]]'' is a [[LongRunners long-running]] science-fiction franchise. As originally envisioned by its creator, Creator/GeneRoddenberry, the science fiction nature of the series was just a method to address many social issues of the time that could not have been done in a normal drama. As such, it was not above being {{Anvilicious}} or engaging in thinly-veiled social satire, but considering its origin during TheSixties, sometimes they couldn't afford to be subtle. Starting with ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' in 1966, it was inspired by such works as ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' and ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'' in being introspective sci-fi, but pulled from [[GenreRoulette any number of genres to tell a story]]. The trope WagonTrainToTheStars was taken from Roddenberry's own statements on how he pitched the concept.
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31The setting in every series is sometime in the distant future featuring a collection of broadly similar [[RubberForeheadAliens rubber-foreheaded]] polities spanning (fairly small) segments of the so-called 'quadrants' of the Milky Way galaxy, with the stories centered around [[EarthIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse an Earth-based interstellar government]] called [[TheFederation the United Federation of Planets]] and the exploits of its fleet of starships, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Starfleet]]. Every series dealt with a particular crew, mostly of various ships named ''[[LegacyCharacter Enterprise]]''.
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33It is, for the most part, ''way'' on the idealistic side of the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism, at least partially because of its solid allegiance to the Enlightened side of RomanticismVersusEnlightenment. While the ships and officers of Starfleet can wield FrickinLaserBeams, DeflectorShields, {{Photoprotoneutron Torpedo}}es and essentially ''invented'' {{Technobabble}}, the main way they solve problems is by ''talking'', and by finding out the CommonalityConnection between us humans and the MonsterOfTheWeek. That said, there are still shades of a more cynical future. In general, ''Star Trek'' portrays a future you hope will come true, albeit after humanity [[EarnYourHappyEnding endured terrible troubles]] like the Eugenics Wars led by the [[BewareTheSuperman genetically enhanced conqueror]] Khan Noonien Singh, and [[WorldWarIII a third world war]], and rose above them. All series have sought to show that while you may think the world is falling apart and there is no chance of global unity, all this crap will eventually work itself out. However, that future will of course [[RuleOfDrama still have serious problems like hostile interstellar powers and horrific threats like deadly alien monsters and diseases]] to deal with -- though it's nothing that Starfleet can't handle.
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35The series has also had a profound impact on modern culture and media. Everyone with any exposure to Western pop culture has heard of the starship ''Enterprise'', and the series predicted (and possibly inspired) the PC, tablet, automatic doors, cell phones, natural-language AI and more, decades before their invention. The first African-American woman in space, Dr. Mae Jemison, was inspired to become an astronaut because of Creator/NichelleNichols' pioneering role as Lt. Uhura, and the prototype Space Shuttle was named after the iconic starship NCC-1701,[[note]]While the ''Enterprise'' OV-101 did not fly in space, it did make atmospheric test flights, and was used for numerous other test purposes[[/note]] as is Virgin Galactic's first commercial spacecraft.
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37Finally, while there were previous antecedents (such as the case of Franchise/SherlockHolmes and ''Series/TheManFromUncle''), ''Star Trek'' effectively gave rise to {{Fandom}} as we know it: when ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' began to pick up steam in syndication, fans organized conventions, wrote [[FanFic fanfiction]], [[{{Cosplay}} dressed in costume]], and generally made lots of noise. Case in point, the Space Shuttle prototype was going to be named the ''Constitution'' until then-President UsefulNotes/GeraldFord received "hundreds of thousands of letters" from Trekkies who had different ideas on the subject. A similar letter-writing campaign granted ''The Original Series'' a third season. Every fandom since has taken its cues from that original outpouring of activity and devotion.
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39!!The franchise consists of:
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43!!! Television Series
44[[folder:"Original Series era" shows (1966-74)]]
45With origins to the gestations of the original show dating back to 1962, these shows all have a commonality in being overseen primarily by Creator/GeneRoddenberry and a handful of recurring writers such as Creator/DCFontana and David Gerrold, up until the development and release of the first film.
46* '''''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''''', just called '''''Star Trek''''' at the time ("TOS", 1966-1969, Creator/{{NBC}})\
47Set 2265-2269 -- The one everyone has heard of. Captain James T. Kirk (Creator/WilliamShatner) leads the brave crew of the CoolStarship ''Enterprise'' on a mission "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before."\
48The format was pitched as a WagonTrainToTheStars, with new planets and aliens encountered every week, though the Klingons and Romulans would become regulars in the ''Star Trek'' galaxy. The original series suffered in the UsefulNotes/{{ratings}}, but gained a devoted fanbase. Uncancelled after the second season, and then cancelled again at the end of the third. It ''really'' picked up steam in syndication, which was about the time demographics came into play -- and the RealLife moon landing happened a week after its last episode aired. The series was also notable for depicting a racially diverse cast of characters working together peacefully; a bold, progressive move at a time when racial tensions were at an all-time high.\
49The show's writing was highly innovative and sought out a high-quality cast playing iconic characters, to the point of creating three new archetypes: TheKirk, TheSpock, and TheMcCoy. In fact, this series created [[TropeMakers so many new tropes]] that it has left an unmistakable mark on both television and pop culture ever since. Not to mention inspired a ''lot'' of mostly {{affectionate parod|y}}ies.
50* '''''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries''''', also just called '''''Star Trek''''' at the time ("TAS", 1973-1974, NBC)\
51Set 2269-2270 -- Showcases the final year or so of the ''Enterprise'' crew's 5-year mission from ''The Original Series''. Used most of the original cast (and a few additions) to provide voices for the animated versions of their characters. The show was more experimental in this stage, being a lot more flexible in alien designs and fantastical plots, but earned the franchise's first Emmy award. 22 episodes were produced over the course of two seasons.\
52The official canonicity of this series has gone back and forth[[note]]The official ''Star Trek'' website currently considers it canon, though Gene Roddenberry, prior to his passing, apparently didn't. However, the episode "Yesteryear" is consistently included in official canon lists, even if the entire rest of the series is not.[[/note]], but at least some elements have bled over into the rest of the franchise (most notably, identifying the "T" in [[TheKirk James T. Kirk]] to stand for [[EmbarrassingMiddleName "Tiberius"]]) and the addition of the [[CatFolk cat-like]] Caitians to the mythos (see ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'').
53* '''''Star Trek: Phase II''''' (Cancelled)\
54The growing syndication success of the original show and massive fanbase convention turnouts led to the development of new series to head a [[Creator/{{Paramount}} Paramount Pictures]]-based network. The series got far enough along with a dozen scripts written plus costumes created and sets built. A combination of a troubled production and development hell led to most of those assets being transferred to ''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''. It was to be a direct continuation of the original series featuring a second five-year mission, introducing a number of new characters in conjunction with most the original crew.\
55Many of the concepts from ''Phase II'' (along with some scripts) made their way into ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' and the series itself is considered ''deuterocanon'' -- not "true" canon, because it never made it to the screen, but allowed in BroadStrokes to fill a gap in Trek chronology (notice the fictional length of time between ''The Motion Picture'' and ''The Wrath of Khan''). See also the [[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Phase_II Memory Alpha article]].
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58[[folder:"Next Generation era" shows (1987-2005)]]
59While Creator/GeneRoddenberry is credited for the development of ''The Next Generation'' in 1987, he stepped back to a general consultant role by the second season. Producer Rick Berman became the head of this era of Star Trek until the cancellation of ''Enterprise'' in 2005, with other writers and producers such as Creator/MichaelPiller, Creator/RonaldDMoore, Creator/BrannonBraga and Ira Stephen Behr being common creative forces.
60* '''''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''''' ("TNG", 1987-1994, FirstRunSyndication)\
61Set 2364-2370 -- The ''other'' one everyone has heard of. Takes place in the mid-24th century on the ''[[CoolStarship Enterprise]]''-[[CoolStarship D]], with a new batch of Starfleet officers led by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Creator/PatrickStewart) on the same mission of exploration as the original.\
62The show originally was just an updating Star Trek's episodic adventures, but would go on to redefine many conceptions of what Star Trek can be. The show defined the Klingons as being a [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy society of honor and war]], had the omnipotent [[TheTrickster Q]] place HumanityOnTrial, introduced the holodeck for {{Holodeck Malfunction}}s[[note]]although a version of it appeared first in the {{canon}}/noncanon "TAS"[[/note]] and the malevolent Borg loomed as the most dangerous enemy of the Federation. The same basic creative team was responsible for the subsequent three television series and often referred to as "The Next Generation Era".
63* '''''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''''' ("[=DS9=]", 1993-1999, first-run syndication)\
64Set 2369-2375 -- Takes place concurrently with the end of ''Next Generation'' and the lion's share of ''Voyager'', and conceived as a SpinOff of TNG. Set on a former Cardassian space station (formerly Terok Nor, renamed Deep Space Nine) led by Captain Benjamin Sisko (Creator/AveryBrooks), in a politically unstable part of space near the planet Bajor, with exclusive access to a rare stable wormhole that leads from the Alpha to the Gamma Quadrant.\
65The show utilized {{Story Arc}}s almost exclusively, rather than persisting with a strictly episodic format. The whole series progressively got much darker, focusing on a galaxy-spanning conflict between the Gamma Quadrant's Dominion and the impact it has on not just the Federation but their nominal allies and rivals of the Alpha Quadrant, escalating into a full-scale war. Generally considered the OddballInTheSeries as far as the television shows go, due to very little exploration and the focus on local politics.
66* '''''Series/StarTrekVoyager''''' ("VOY", 1995-2001, Creator/{{UPN}})\
67Set 2371-2378 -- Another SpinOff of ''Next Generation'', conceived as a more direct successor to it than [=DS9=]. While searching for a group of rogue Federation citizens called the Maquis, both the title ship and the Maquis vessel are flung across the galaxy and stranded in the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light years and seventy-five years' travel from home (''Series/LostInSpace'' a la ''Star Trek'').\
68Introduces Kathryn Janeway (Creator/KateMulgrew), the first female main character captain in the franchise. Due to its isolation from the rest of Starfleet, there is very little story continuity between this show and [=DS9=], and Voyager persists in a largely episodic fashion as they make their way back home. While there are some story arcs, the ResetButton is used quite frequently and TechnoBabble often drives the resolutions. But the show also experimented with some TwoPartEpisode tele-movie formats, and because of their isolation had to deal with moral and ethical situations that the other shows wouldn't touch.
69* '''''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''''', previously titled as just '''''Enterprise''''' until season 3 ("ENT", 2001-2005, UPN)\
70Set from 2151-2155 -- The first {{Prequel}} series set over a hundred years before the voyages of James T. Kirk, when humans were just getting their space legs (and the AppliedPhlebotinum is not nearly as reliable), aboard Earth's first, experimental Warp 5-capable starship, the ''Enterprise'' NX-01 led by Capt. Jonathan Archer (Creator/ScottBakula). It began with a MythArc involving the ''Enterprise'' crew getting caught up in a "Temporal Cold War" being fought by several rival TimeTravel factions, all with an eye on Enterprise because they are a focal point in the foundation of TheFederation.\
71The series played around in their relative backyard for the first two seasons, showing Earths first introduction to classic Trek aliens. The third season then embarked on an ambitious season-spanning StoryArc centering around the sudden appearance of [[ScaryDogmaticAliens a mysterious new aggressor]] called the Xindi. The fourth and [[CutShort ultimately final season]] directed itself to use "mini-arcs" consisting of several two-to-three-episode-long stories, a hybrid of episodic storytelling with more long-form story arcs. These episodes would pick up on past events while also [[CallForward laying the groundwork for the Federation]] in earnest.
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74[[folder:"Discovery era" shows (2017-ongoing)]]
75With the Kelvin Timeline movies reaffirming Star Trek to the general public, writer/producer Alex Kurtzman was charged to spearhead a collection of new Star Trek TV shows and short films, all handled through his production company [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Hideout Secret Hideout]]. What most characterizes this era is the wider focus of productions: "''Star Trek''" is treated as a sort of super-genre and every show is largely independent from each other in terms of the creative team, with any given premise being essentially, RecycledInSpace, with the "IN SPACE" part being "in ''Star Trek''".
76* '''''Series/StarTrekDiscovery''''' ("DIS", 2017-2024, Creator/ParamountPlus)\
77Set 2256-2258 & 3188-ongoing -- Co-created by Alex Kurtzman, co-writer of the first two Kelvin Timeline films, and Creator/BryanFuller, this is set in the Prime Timeline about ten years before "Action-Adventure" show in the stable. In a break from the usual Star Trek formula, the show's central protagonist is not TheCaptain: Starfleet officer [[GenderBlenderName Michael Burnham]] (Creator/SonequaMartinGreen) is a disgraced first officer who was demoted and reassigned to USS ''Discovery'' (NCC-1031) as the [[ScienceHero Science Officer]], experimenting with advanced tech during a period when tensions with the Klingons had escalated to full-scale war and Burnham seeks to redeem herself.\
78The show uses serialized season-long {{Story Arc}}s, with each new season having a {{Retool}} as the stakes are changed, parts of the cast rotate out and a new Captain takes command. Most notably, the second season finale sees the USS ''Discovery'' sent forward in time 930 years to an era where the Federation has fallen apart due to a mysterious cataclysm called "the Burn" and they seek to acclimate to the new time period.
79* '''''Series/StarTrekPicard''''' ("PIC", 2020-2023, Paramount+)\
80Set 2399-2402 -- Creator/PatrickStewart returns to the titular role of Jean-Luc Picard after 17 years. It ran for three seasons and 30 episodes. It is the "Gritty Character Drama" show, giving each season its own StoryArc. The first season starts 20 years after we last saw Picard in ''[[Film/StarTrekNemesis Nemesis]]''. It takes place after the [[EarthShatteringKaboom Romulan supernova]] that kicked off JJ Abrams's Kelvinverse, and explores some of the ramifications. Picard is long since retired from Starfleet due to [[NotWhatISignedOnFor ideological differences]] but gets dragged back into space by a cry for help from a young woman with ties to Data and Picard rallies a new crew to unravel this mystery.\
81The second and third seasons continue the theme of revisiting old wounds, the second season features an AlternateTimeline plot instigated by the TricksterMentor Q and the third season finds Picard needing to call upon his old crew to investigate a conspiracy within Starfleet. All three seasons feature a few new characters but with [[RoleReprise returning characters]] and picks up on story arcs that have gone silent since the conclusion of TNG and its' movies.
82* '''''WesternAnimation/StarTrekLowerDecks''''' ("LD", 2020-ongoing, Paramount+)\
83Set 2380-ongoing -- In a radical departure from the franchise's usual output, this is a half-hour animated series functioning as a sci-fi WorkCom (and AffectionateParody) developed by Mike [=McMahan=] of ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'' fame. It focuses on MilitaryMaverick Ensign Beckett Mariner (voice of Creator/TawnyNewsome) and EnsignNewbie Brad Boimler (voice of Creator/JackQuaid), two of the lowest-ranked crewmembers on the USS ''Cerritos'', NCC-75567), "one of Starfleet's least important ships." \
84The show focuses more on the bureaucracy and hard labor involved in following up on FirstContact missions and maintaining Starfleet outposts, with a high density of {{Continuity Nod}}s and {{Mythology Gag}}s. At its' core it is a ComingOfAge story where the low ranking officers learn about the excitement of exploration and the danger of conflicts that comes with being part of Starfleet, which is reflected even by the senior officers who feel [[DudeWheresMyRespect they are ignored as a clean-up crew]]. Most episodes are independent from each other, but there is some ongoing story arcs and [[CerebusSyndrome moments where things get a lot more serious]].
85* '''''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy''''' ("PRO", 2021-ongoing, Season 1: Paramount+, Season 2: Creator/{{Netflix}})\
86Set 2383-ongoing -- An AllCGICartoon aimed at children, co-produced with Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. Set in the Delta Quadrant, it focuses on a group of alien teenagers who escape from a prison colony in an abandoned Starfleet ship, the USS Protostar (NX-76884). Creator/KateMulgrew reprises her ''Voyager'' role as Kathryn Janeway – a holographic version of Janeway, to be exact, who is the ship's Emergency Training Hologram. Nickelodeon, which gave it a two-season order, was initially set to air it alone, until it was announced that the episodes would be streamed on Paramount+ first before landing on the cable network. It was aired in two parts for its first season; however, it was canceled by Paramount, the third such ''Trek'' series to meet this fate, with its second season mostly complete. Both seasons were subsequently picked up by Netflix.
87* '''''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''''' ("SNW", 2022-ongoing, Paramount+)\
88Set 2259-ongoing -- This show stars Captain Pike (Creator/AnsonMount), Number One (Creator/RebeccaRomijn), and Spock (Creator/EthanPeck), picking up after the events of ''Discovery'' season 2, and features their adventures on the USS ''Enterprise'' prior to the events of ''The Original Series''. This does not mean that other familiar characters from ''The Original Series'' don't appear; Creator/JessBush plays Nurse Christine Chapel, Celia Rose Gooding appears as EnsignNewbie Nyota Uhura, and Creator/PaulWesley takes on the guest-star role of Lt. James Kirk.\
89The show is ultimately unique in that it forgoes a season-long plot arcs of contemporary shows -- if we go by the "RecycledInSpace" premise, then, yes, [[RevisitingTheRoots this show is indeed]] "''Star Trek'', but in ''Star Trek''". While there are recurring themes and character arcs, the show is content to let each episode largely stand alone.
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92[[folder:Upcoming Shows]]
93* '''''Star Trek: Section 31''''', another spin-off from ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' focuses on the EliteAgentsAboveTheLaw Starfleet agency Section 31, with Creator/MichelleYeoh in the leading role. Announced in 2019, it was put in DevelopmentHell for some time before being re-announced in 2023 as a special event film, to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
94* '''''Star Trek: Starfleet Academy''''', announced in March 2023, will be a ComingOfAgeStory focusing on the titular Academy training new generations of Starfleet cadets. Its marketing blurb, which claims the Academy is re-opening after 125 years, implies it to take place after ''Discovery''[='s=] time travel. It's not slated to begin production until 2024.
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97!!! Movie Series
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99[[folder:Original Movie Series]]
100When the ''Phase II'' network project died and the insane success of ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' made sci-fi films profitable again, Paramount elaborated the series pilot into TheMovie, which ultimately led to a whole line of movies.
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102!!Movies in the franchise include:
103* December 7, 1979 -- '''''Film/StarTrekTheMotionPicture''''' (c. 2273) -- Kirk [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether rallies the old crew]] to intercept a technological EldritchAbomination heading towards Earth.
104* June 4, 1982 -- '''''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''''' (2285) -- Khan Noonien Singh from the TOS episode "Space Seed" returns intending to [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge exact revenge against Kirk]].
105* June 1, 1984 -- '''''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''''' (2285) -- The crew find that for Vulcans, DeathIsCheap, while Kirk and crew risk everything to bring Spock back.
106* November 26, 1986 -- '''''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome''''' (2286/1986) -- To save Earth from a destructive, silent alien probe, Kirk and crew TimeTravel to TheEighties and [[FreeTheFrogs save the whales]].
107* June 9, 1989 -- '''''Film/StarTrekVTheFinalFrontier''''' (2287) -- After a botched attempt to rescue hostages, the ''Enterprise'' is commandeered by a radical Vulcan who intends to find God.
108* December 6, 1991 -- '''''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry''''' (2293) -- Klingons sue for peace, causing Starfleet to question ulterior motives and if they can ever become allies.
109* November 18, 1994 -- '''''Film/StarTrekGenerations''''' (2293, then 2371) -- A MadScientist seeks to destroy billions to reach [[NegativeSpaceWedgie Nexus that converges space and time]], allowing [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Kirk to meet Picard]].
110* November 22, 1996 -- '''''Film/StarTrekFirstContact''''' (2373/2063) -- The Borg attempt to assimilate Earth in the past, with Picard slowly becoming [[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]] against them.[[note]]This would later lead to Creator/PatrickStewart playing Ahab himself in a miniseries.[[/note]]
111* December 11, 1998 -- '''''Film/StarTrekInsurrection''''' (2375) -- Finding that TheFederation intends to pillage a [[PlanetOfHats Shangri-La planet]], Picard rebels to protect them.
112* December 13, 2002 -- '''''Film/StarTrekNemesis''''' (2379) -- The perpetually secretive Romulans invite the Federation to engage in a new era of peace talks, but their new leader has deadly plans against the Federation.
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115[[folder:Kelvin Timeline Movies]]
116After the cancellation of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' in 2005, 2006 was the first year with no ''Star Trek'' shows or films since 1985. After a few years of dormancy, ''Star Trek'' was revived with a [[TheFilmOfTheSeries Film of the Series]] by Creator/JJAbrams that created an AlternateTimeline with new actors playing the original series characters, kicking off a whole new series of movies:
117* May 8, 2009 -- '''''Film/{{Star Trek|2009}}''''' (2233 - 2258) -- An OriginsEpisode of sorts where characters from ''The Original Series'' come together on their (new) first adventure to stop an AxCrazy, {{Time Travel}}ing, [[ContinuityRebooter continuity-rebooting]] Romulan from destroying Federation space.
118* May 17, 2013 -- '''''[[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness Star Trek Into Darkness]]''''' (2259 - 2260) -- Kirk and crew finds themselves dealing with an enigmatic and powerful terrorist intent on {{Revenge}} against Starfleet.
119* July 22, 2016 -- '''''Film/StarTrekBeyond''''' (2263) -- The crew of the ''Enterprise'' fights to escape the clutches of a ruthless warlord after being stranded on an alien planet.
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121Invariably ([[FanNickname and unofficially]]) referred to as the "Abramsverse" or "[=JJverse=]" among fans since the 2009 film's release, this new continuity was officially named the "[[AlternateTimeline Kelvin Timeline]]" (after the PointOfDivergence in the first movie's prologue where Romulans destroy the USS ''Kelvin'' with Kirk's father within, changing the captain's upbringing) shortly before the release of ''Star Trek Beyond''. Also referred to as simply the "Alternate Reality" by the Star Trek Wiki "Memory Alpha". This also makes the original continuity referred to as the "PrimeTimeline".
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124[[folder:Upcoming Movies]]
125Date unknown, presumed 2024 -- '''''Untitled film''''' -- Confirmed by Paramount on April 2021. Little is known about the film other than the fact that it will be produced by Abrams. A director (Matt Shankman of ''Series/WandaVision'' fame) was attached for a over a year before he left the project in late August 2022, with no replacement named or even in sight.
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128In total, to watch every minute of {{canon}} ''Star Trek'' would require 23 days and 25 minutes of your time. Of Science Fiction franchises, only ''Series/DoctorWho'' and its various canon spinoffs are even within a week, and the ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' franchise, which started later than ''Star Trek'' or ''Doctor Who'', but has been running continuously since 1979.
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130[[folder: Expanded Universe]]
131* The Franchise/StarTrekExpandedUniverse consists of the expected novels and video games; these are somewhat infamous in many circles (compared to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' counterparts) for the casual disregard the producers of the shows often hold for them.
132* The Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse, a collection of novels which generally have a single continuity, including various "relaunch" series detailing what happened after the finales of the ''Trek'' shows.
133* The ''Literature/StarTrekShatnerverse'' written by William Shatner and co-writers that have a continuity centered around James T. Kirk's resurrection following the events of ''Film/StarTrekGenerations''.
134* The ''Literature/StarTrekDiscovery'' novels, are a collection of novels set in their own continuity from the ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' television show.
135* The ''Literature/StarTrekPicard'' novels, are a collection of novels spinning off into their own continuity from the ''Series/StarTrekPicard'' television show.
136* The ''Literature/StarTrekAutobiographies'' series that follows its own separate continuity.
137* The ''VideoGame/StarTrek'' library that contains dozens of video games produced for the franchise.
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140!!!See also
141* The Franchise/TrekVerse -- a discussion of internal ''Trek'' history as viewed from a real-world perspective as well as how it affected modern culture.
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144!!Tropes common across all series:
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146[[index]]
147* StarTrek/TropesAToD
148* StarTrek/TropesEToH
149* StarTrek/TropesIToL
150* StarTrek/TropesMToP
151* StarTrek/TropesQToT
152* StarTrek/TropesUToZ
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158--> ''...To boldly go where no one has gone before!''

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