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Season 1 – Star Trek

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The iconic series "Star Trek" follows the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as it completes its missions in space in the 23rd century. Captain James T. Kirk -- along with half- human/half-Vulcan science officer Spock, ship Dr. "Bones" McCoy, Ensign Pavel Chekov, communications officer Lt. Nyota Uhura, helmsman Lt. Hikaru Sulu and chief engineer Lt. Cmdr. Montgomery "Scotty" Scott -- confront strange alien races, friendly and hostile alike, as they explore unknown worlds.
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Critics Consensus

An optimistic ode to humanity, Star Trek may look dated, but its gadgetry and solid storytelling solidify its place as one of pop culture's most enduring franchises.

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Kelly Lawler USA Today 11/10/2021
It offers a winning combination of great science-fiction storytelling and a sense of hope and optimism. Go to Full Review Duncan Barrett Guardian 10/30/2017
As an adult, I could see past the things that once put me off: the dubious special effects, exaggerated makeup and occasionally histrionic acting. Go to Full Review Ed Gross Empire Magazine 10/30/2017
[The City on the Edge of Forever is] Star Trek at its absolute best. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 09/10/2022
Given so many iterations, it may be hard for younger viewers to understand just what a cultural lodestone the original series was in its day... Go to Full Review Sophy Ziss Nerdist 09/18/2018
Thoughtful, intelligent, and immensely entertaining from the jump. Go to Full Review Josh Jackson Paste Magazine 05/22/2018
The original Star Trek introducing a broad audience to the joys of science fiction and providing a more optimistic view of the future at the height of Viet Nam, the Cold War and the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Priya C. @Sci-FiTrekkie Apr 27 Star Trek The Original Series is a great start to Trek. It introduces us to iconic characters and races such as Vulcans, Klingons, and Romulans. There are some episodes that haven't aged well but overall it's a fun time. See more Tyler L @Tyler131 Apr 27 A great first season to an iconic show with great characters, great stories and overall fun to watch. See more Burt G @Burtkap Mar 22 From campy and ridiculous to genuinely thought provoking social commentary, this show is an entertaining exploration of humanity in its best and worst forms. Aspirational storytelling from people honest about our flaws… timeless. See more Jhoan D @RT86487380 Aug 5 Very good start of a franchise, exciting tv show and would recommend to fans of the newer series and movies See more Amir S @RT70696713 03/19/2025 A reasonable and interesting series - the rating went up because my girlfriend convinced me to watch it - I enjoyed it (not immediately but mostly). See more james o @RT63376403 12/26/2024 the series had characterized as Forbidden Planet, Horatio Hornblower and Wagon Train to the stars. See more Read all reviews
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William Shatner

Capt. James T. Kirk

Leonard Nimoy

Mr. Spock

DeForest Kelley

Dr. Leonard McCoy

James Doohan

Engineer Montgomery Scott

Nichelle Nichols

Lt. Uhura

George Takei

Lt. Sulu

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 8, 1966 The Man Trap Mysterious deaths of Enterprise crew on a desolate planet disrupt McCoy's unexpected reunion with an old love. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 15, 1966 Charlie X A troubled teen (Robert Walker Jr.), sole survivor of a spaceship crash, imposes his will on the Enterprise. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 22, 1966 Where No Man Has Gone Before Kirk confronts two crew members (Gary Lockwood, Sally Kellerman) after a psychic force invades their minds. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 29, 1966 The Naked Time A strange ailment which bares emotions afflicts the crew as the Enterprise observes a planet's disintegration. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 6, 1966 The Enemy Within A transporter malfunction strands Sulu and others on a frigid planet and splits Kirk into two antithetical people. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 13, 1966 Mudd's Women The Enterprise interferes with Harry Mudd's (Roger C. Carmel) new business, supplying wives to rich but lonely miners. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 20, 1966 What Are Little Girls Made Of? The Enterprise finds Nurse Chapel's former fiancé, a scientist missing for five years; guest Ted Cassidy. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 27, 1966 Miri The Enterprise finds a band of orphaned children living alone on a desolate, Earthlike world; guests Kim Darby, Michael J. Pollard. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 3, 1966 Dagger of the Mind A routine visit to the Tantalus penal colony proves dangerous for Kirk and an Enterprise psychiatrist; guest James Gregory. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 10, 1966 The Corbomite Maneuver Kirk matches wits with the alien commander of a huge ship restraining the Enterprise; guest Clint Howard. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 17, 1966 The Menagerie Spock faces court-martial after kidnapping his former captain and taking over the Enterprise; guest Jeffrey Hunter. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 24, 1966 The Menagerie Spock's court-martial defense is a transmission from a forbidden world, Talos IV; guests Jeffrey Hunter, Susan Oliver. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 8, 1966 The Conscience of the King Kirk investigates the eerie similarity between an actor in a traveling Shakespearean troupe and Kodos the Executioner, a mass murderer believed dead, and he invites the troupe onto the Enterprise to confirm his suspicions. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 15, 1966 Balance of Terror The Enterprise battles a Romulan ship suspected of destroying outposts near the neutral zone; guest Mark Lenard. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 29, 1966 Shore Leave Shore leave on an idyllic world goes awry when Enterprise crew members find the fruits of their imaginations coming to life. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 5, 1967 The Galileo Seven Spock faces a test of leadership when an ion storm strands him and a shuttlecraft crew on a hostile world. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 12, 1967 The Squire of Gothos Kirk challenges Trelane (William J. Campbell), ruler of the world Gothos, to a duel for the lives of the Enterprise crew. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 19, 1967 Arena A third party forces Kirk into combat with the reptilian captain of a spacecraft the Enterprise was pursuing. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 26, 1967 Tomorrow Is Yesterday An Air Force pilot becomes an unwilling passenger after the Enterprise is hurled back through time to 1960s Earth. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 2, 1967 Court Martial Kirk's old flame, now a Star Fleet lawyer, prosecutes when he is accused of murder; guests Elisha Cook, Percy Rodrigues. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 9, 1967 The Return of the Archons A search for the long-missing spaceship Archon leads the Enterprise to a world dominated by the god Landru. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 16, 1967 Space Seed The 20th-century followers of a man named Khan (Ricardo Montalban) are found in suspended animation on the derelict ship Botany Bay. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 23, 1967 A Taste of Armageddon To save his ship, Kirk intervenes in a 500-year-old, computerized war between neighboring worlds; guest Barbara Babcock. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 2, 1967 This Side of Paradise The Enterprise crew falls under the spell of space spores on an agricultural colony world; guest Jill Ireland. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 9, 1967 The Devil in the Dark The Enterprise officers search for an elusive, rock-burrowing creature which is killing the miners of Janus 6. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 16, 1967 Errand of Mercy Kirk cannot comprehend the apathy of the peaceful residents of Organia in the face of Klingon atrocities. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 23, 1967 The Alternative Factor Identical men (Robert Brown in a dual role) from parallel universes will cause total annihilation if they meet. Details Episode 28 Aired Apr 6, 1967 The City on the Edge of Forever Capt. Kirk faces an agonizing choice when he and Spock follow McCoy to 1930s New York to restore history's altered course. A Hugo Award winner. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 13, 1967 Operation -- Annihilate! Mind-controlling organisms infesting a colony world attack Kirk's brother and his family, then turn on Spock. Details

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Season Info

Director
Marc Daniels, Joseph Pevney, Vincent McEveety, Gerd Oswald, Robert Butler, James Goldstone, Don McDougall, Harvey Hart
Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry
Screenwriter
Gene L. Coon, D.C. Fontana, Shimon Wincelberg, Paul Schneider, Steven W Carabatsos, Robert Bloch, John D. F. Black, Boris Sobelman, Stephen Kandel, Barry Trivers, George Clayton Johnson
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 8, 1966