Chronology – Episodic
This page attempts to create a guide to watching the Star Trek franchise in in-universe order. It is available in two formats: the episodic version detailed below and a simplified format available through the link at left. For the vast majority of viewers, the simplified format will suffice.
Throughout this page, you may see several acronyms used. Except for starship names and registrations, acronyms generally refer to a specific series.
- ENT – Enterprise
- DIS – Discovery
- LDS – Lower Decks
- PRO – Prodigy
- SHO – Short Treks
- SNW – Strange New Worlds
- TOS – The Original Series
- TAS – The Animated Series
- TNG – The Next Generation
- DS9 – Deep Space Nine
- VOY – Voyager
- PIC – Picard
ALERT
This page is a work in progress and is far from complete. You may want to check out the simplified guide in the mean time.
The history of the Star Trek universe effectively begins with Zephram Cochrane’s demonstration of the first warp-powered ship, the Phoenix, ushering in a new era for humanity. This event is shown in the movie Star Trek: First Contact, though for our purposes, we will be leaving it for the point in the franchise at which the movie begins.