Oct 17 2024 76 mins 3
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Main Mission, Part 1
Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 15
“Ascension, Part I“
Written by Erin McNamara, Jennifer Muro, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, Keith Sweet II and Aaron J. Waltke
Directed by Sung Shin
Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 16
“Ascension, Part II”
Written by Alex Hanson
Directed by Sean Bishop
Here are links to 51 stories broken out by series, movies and other categories.
CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]
- William Shatner’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Is Also One Of The Show’s Most Controversial
- This 1960s Star Trek Episode Was So Good, William Shatner & Leonard Nimoy Both Called It A Favorite
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]
- Star Trek: TNG’s Very First Scene Was A Huge Departure From The Original Series, But So Much Better
- Michael Dorn Loved Making Worf Star Trek: TNG’s “Angry Outsider”
- Star Trek’s Patrick Stewart Secretly Hated Jean-Luc Picard’s Pet Fish
- Patrick Stewart’s Favorite Star Trek Episode Is A TNG Classic
- The 11 Best STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION Episodes
- The Real Reason Leonard Nimoy Didn’t Want To Produce Star Trek: TNG
- Star Trek: Who Is Rachel Garrett?
- 10 Controversial Star Trek: TNG Episodes That Wouldn’t Fly Today
STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek: Discovery (2017 – 2024) [5 seasons]
Star Trek: Picard (2020 – 2023) [3 seasons]
- Hugh’s death in Star Trek: Picard was not the original plan
- Picard Season 3 Was Right To Abandon A Star Trek Romance That Never Should’ve Happened
- Star Trek: Picard’s TNG Reunion Is Why Season 1’s Cast Didn’t Return
- Star Trek: Picard was originally going to be a Borg spin-off, according to Jonathan D
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020 – 2024) [5 seasons]
Star trek: Prodigy (2021 – present) [awaiting 3rd season approval]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [4th season announced]
- Should Sam Kirk become a major role on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
- 3 ways Star Trek: Strange New Worlds improved the Original Series
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds needs to bring in one iconic Original Series character
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (no release date announced) [season 1 in production]
- Star Trek’s Next Show Can Reveal 2 Important Things Discovery Forgot
- Should The Doctor be radically changed come Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
unannounced “Star Trek: Legacy” series)
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Why Carol Marcus Didn’t Return After Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
- Star Trek Abandoning Its Greatest Technology Isn’t Khan’s Fault
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
- Star Trek’s Robin Curtis Blames Leonard Nimoy For A Common Saavik Complaint
Star Trek Beyond (2016) - Star Trek: Who Is Jaylah?
Untitled Star Trek Kelvin-verse movie [currently not on Paramount announced roster]
OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek books, audio books and DVDs
Star Trek toys/collectibles/other merchandise
- Factory Entertainment Stuns with Its Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Phaser
- Star Trek to launch a new action figure line but will it be successful?Replica
- Nacelle will make new Star Trek action figures but will it be successful?
Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines
- Star Trek’s Most Fearsome Weapon Just Got a Massive Upgrade, Threatening To Rewrite Its Entire Universe
- Star Trek Just Gave Voyager’s EMH A Heartwarming New Purpose in Official Canon
- A long-time Star Trek staple is coming to an end after 30 years
- B’Elanna Torres Has an Awesome New Role in the Star Trek Universe, Completing Her Voyager Arc
MISCELLANEOUS
Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous
- ign.com/articles/jon-lovett-loves-star-trek-and-you-should-too
- Here’s The Status of Every STAR TREK TV Series and Movie
- 3 staples of the Star Trek franchise that have been ended recently
- Star Trek, Horticulture, and Healing | Star Trek
- Star Trek lacks one story arc from it’s compendium of stories
- 3 reasons why Star Trek fans accept Sybok over Michael Burnham
- 5 Star Trek announcements we hope to get at the New York Comic Con
- Star Trek Attraction And Hotel Rooms Coming To Turkish Theme Park In 2025 [UPDATED] – TrekMovie.com
Actor Watch
- Leonard Nimoy’s 1988 interview on ‘Star Trek V’ – YouTube
- Cast of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ implores Utah to export funeral potatoes – East Idaho News
- Scott Bakula Talks About The “Burden” And “Challenges” Of Playing Captain Archer On ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ – TrekMovie.com
- Star Trek 4 Gets Hopeful Update From Spock Star Zachary Quinto
- Nicolas Cage Has One Condition For A Potential Star Trek Role
- Star Trek’s Movie Cast Has The Right Attitude About Star Trek 4
- ‘Star Trek: TNG’ cast implores Utah export funeral potatoes
Main Mission, Part 2
Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2, Episode 17
“Brink”
Written by Diandra Pendleton-Thompson
Directed by Ruolin Li
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