Star Trek: Franchise
Overview Star Trek is one of the most expansive and enduring franchises in entertainment history. Created by Gene Roddenberry, the franchise debuted in 1966 with a groundbreaking vision: a future where humanity has overcome war, poverty, and racism to explore the galaxy as part of the peaceful and scientific United Federation of Planets. Through starships like the USS Enterprise, Voyager, Defiant, and Discovery, Star Trek explores philosophical, scientific, moral, and political themes across centuries of fictional history—pioneering intelligent, hope-filled science fiction --- Franchise Series (Chronological by In-Universe Timeline) 1. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005) Pre-Federation exploration and the birth of Starfleet 2. Star Trek: Discovery (S1–2) (2017–2019) Pre-TOS missions with Michael Burnham and the USS Discovery 3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022–present) Captain Pike and the early USS Enterprise adventures 4. Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) (1966–1969) Captain...