Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) is an American science fiction
television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired
from September 28, 1987, to May 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178
episodes over seven seasons. The third series in the Star Trek
franchise, it is the second sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series.
Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of the United Federation
of Planets, it follows the adventures of a Starfleet starship, the USS
Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in its exploration of the Milky Way galaxy.In
the 1980s, Roddenberryâ€"who was responsible for the original Star
Trek, Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973â€"1974), and a series of
filmsâ€"was tasked by Paramount Pictures with creating a new series in
the franchise. He decided to set it a century after the events of his
original series. The Next Generation featured a new crew: Patrick
Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander
William Riker, Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data, Michael Dorn
as Lieutenant Commander Worf, LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander
Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as counselor Deanna Troi, Denise Crosby
as Lieutenant Tasha Yar, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, and a
new Enterprise. Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, Michael
Piller, and Jeri Taylor served as executive producers at various times
throughout its production. The series was broadcast in first-run
syndication with dates and times varying among individual television
stations. Stewart's voice-over introduction during each episode's
opening credits stated the starship's purpose, albeit altered to
reflect an on-going mission:The show was very popular, reaching almost
12 million viewers in its 5th season, with the series finale in 1994
watched by over 30 million viewers. Following its success, Paramount
commissioned Rick Berman and Michael Piller to create a fourth series
in the franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which launched in 1993.
The characters from The Next Generation returned in four films: Star
Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek:
Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and in the
television series Star Trek: Picard (2020). The series is also the
setting of numerous novels, comic books, and video games. It received
many accolades, including 19 Emmy Awards, two Hugo Awards, five Saturn
Awards, and a Peabody Award.
television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired
from September 28, 1987, to May 23, 1994, in syndication, spanning 178
episodes over seven seasons. The third series in the Star Trek
franchise, it is the second sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series.
Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of the United Federation
of Planets, it follows the adventures of a Starfleet starship, the USS
Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), in its exploration of the Milky Way galaxy.In
the 1980s, Roddenberryâ€"who was responsible for the original Star
Trek, Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973â€"1974), and a series of
filmsâ€"was tasked by Paramount Pictures with creating a new series in
the franchise. He decided to set it a century after the events of his
original series. The Next Generation featured a new crew: Patrick
Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander
William Riker, Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data, Michael Dorn
as Lieutenant Commander Worf, LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander
Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as counselor Deanna Troi, Denise Crosby
as Lieutenant Tasha Yar, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, and a
new Enterprise. Roddenberry, Maurice Hurley, Rick Berman, Michael
Piller, and Jeri Taylor served as executive producers at various times
throughout its production. The series was broadcast in first-run
syndication with dates and times varying among individual television
stations. Stewart's voice-over introduction during each episode's
opening credits stated the starship's purpose, albeit altered to
reflect an on-going mission:The show was very popular, reaching almost
12 million viewers in its 5th season, with the series finale in 1994
watched by over 30 million viewers. Following its success, Paramount
commissioned Rick Berman and Michael Piller to create a fourth series
in the franchise, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which launched in 1993.
The characters from The Next Generation returned in four films: Star
Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek:
Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), and in the
television series Star Trek: Picard (2020). The series is also the
setting of numerous novels, comic books, and video games. It received
many accolades, including 19 Emmy Awards, two Hugo Awards, five Saturn
Awards, and a Peabody Award.
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