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Season 5 – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

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A spinoff of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine" is set on a space station near the planet Bajor. This time, Commander Benjamin Sisko is in charge of a diverse crew. But unlike other "Star Trek" series, there's no USS Enterprise to help them. Sisko and the crew must fight off rival alien species who want control of Deep Space Nine because of its strategic position close to a wormhole, which allows speedy travel to the far reaches of space.
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Ed Gross Empire Magazine Oct 23, 2017
Once again the writers and Avery Brooks prove that Sisko is unlike any other Starfleet captain. Go to Full Review Aaron Couch The Hollywood Reporter Oct 23, 2017
The fifth season finale of [DS9] hadn't just broken the utopian pacifism of the franchise as a whole, it had broken the very concept of the series by kicking Starfleet off [DS9] and placing the station into the hands of the Dominion. Go to Full Review Zack Handlen AV Club Oct 23, 2017
It's a bold move whose boldness only becomes clear in retrospect. In the moment, everything that happens makes sense. That's why it's so brilliant. Go to Full Review Michael Kent What Culture Oct 23, 2017
The cliffhanger, which involves Captain Sisko losing Deep Space Nine, the show's namesake, is the best dramatic hook the show ever offered (and that's saying something). Go to Full Review Andy Patrizio IGN Oct 23, 2017
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They threw a lot at us this season and turned the show upside down several times. The end result was unforgettable. Go to Full Review Gem Wheeler Den of Geek Oct 23, 2017
A good crossover episode is always satisfying, and the opportunity to meet the creator of one o fStar Trek: Voyager's most endearing characters, the Emergency Medical Hologram, is too good to pass up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Ron S. @RT12345102 Jan 28, 2026 Great season, sad it had to end. See more Kamala H. @AprilThe20th Jan 21, 2026 Absolutely incredible. One of the greatest shows of all time. Dukat did nothing wrong. See more David K @Johnny_Rebel Oct 10, 2024 One of the best science fiction shows in the history of TV! My favorite heroes, my favorite series and my favorite franchise! See more Louis F @Rene.J Apr 20, 2023 Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days on DS9. It's like they took all the rejected story ideas from past Star Trek series and tried to cobble together something. See more Mar 22, 2022 The Dominion War begins and the show just starts knocking it out of the park episode after episode. What even is there to say? Absolutely spectacular television. 5/5 doesn't do it enough justice. Extra special shout out to Trials and Tribble-ations for doing such an incredible job of celebrating the 30th anniversary of Star Trek. See more Jan 2, 2022 Everything you know and think you believe about Star Trek is about to be completely tossed out, for the better. DS9 completely revolutionizes the Star Trek series in this season, adding increased grey to the morality of the cast and showing complex political engagement growing less and less savory, less utopian, far more realistic. See more Read all reviews
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LeVar Burton

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Jonathan West

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Rene Auberjonois

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Michael Vejar

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Siddig El Fadil

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Kim Friedman

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 1996 Apocalypse Rising Sisko and his crew masquerade as Klingons to expose a Changeling who has incited a war between the Federation and the Klingon empire. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 1996 The Ship Upon finding a crashed Jem'Hadar warship, Sisko and a Vorta spar over control of the vessel and learn their mutual mistrust has mortal consequences. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 1996 Looking for Par'Mach in All the Wrong Places Worf shows a smitten Quark the ways of Klingon courtship when Quark wants to rekindle a romance with his ex-wife Grilka, even though Worf has fallen in love with her. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 1996 ... Nor the Battle to the Strong When Bashir and Jake answer a plea from a colony besieged by Klingons, Jake's naive idea of a good story is shattered by the reality of fear and cowardice. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 1996 The Assignment O'Brien is forced to secretly alter equipment by an entity that has taken over Keiko's body and threatens to kill her if he refuses. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 4, 1996 Trials and Tribble-ations A Klingon spy takes the Defiant back in time to plant an exploding tribble on the original starship Enterprise; the crew must stop the fiendish plot while not arousing the suspicions of the original Enterprise's crew. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 11, 1996 Let He Who Is Without Sin ... A stormy vacation on Risa is the result of Worf's distrust of Dax and his abetment of a man who wants to impose traditional values on the pleasure planet. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 18, 1996 Things Past As Bashir tries to revive their unconscious bodies, Sisko, Odo, Dax and Garak find themselves as condemned Bajorans, executed seven years before. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 25, 1996 The Ascent When the Runabout crashes on a barren planet, the freezing temperature and lack of amenities induce Odo and Quark to get along or die. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 30, 1996 Rapture A shock Sisko receives when the Holosuite system shorts gives him psychic insight into a lost Bajoran city. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 1997 The Darkness and the Light An assassin targets her resistance colleagues, then captures Kira. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 27, 1997 The Begotten Deep Space Nine celebrates the birth of the O'Brien baby, as Odo and Dr. Mora struggle to save the life of a Changeling infant. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 3, 1997 For the Uniform After being humiliated in his quest to capture his traitorous former security chief, Michael Eddington, Sisko realizes he himself must think like a rogue. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 10, 1997 In Purgatory's Shadow In order to ward off a Dominion invasion, Sisko must close the wormhole, leaving Worf and Garak stranded in a Jem'Hadar internment camp on the other side. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 17, 1997 By Inferno's Light The Klingons join the Federation's fight against the Dominion as Gul Dukat reveals his self-serving allegiance. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 24, 1997 Dr. Bashir, I Presume Starfleet chooses Bashir as the model for its holographic doctor program, but a childhood secret could ruin everything. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 31, 1997 A Simple Investigation Odo falls in love with a woman searching for information that ultimately will endanger her life and make their relationship impossible. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 7, 1997 Business as Usual Quark becomes involved with his cousin Gaila's arms-dealing business until a rare attack of conscience puts him in a bind. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 14, 1997 Ties of Blood and Water Despite remnants of pain and a revelation of betrayal, Kira tends to the dying Cardassian dissident Tekeny Ghemor. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 21, 1997 Ferengi Love Songs Quark returns to Ferenginar for maternal comfort, finds his mother's lover is Grand Nagus Zek, and promptly uses their relationship to regain his license. Details Episode 21 Aired Apr 28, 1997 Soldiers of the Empire As first officer on a mission to search for a missing Klingon vessel, Worf plans a risky maneuver when he realizes Gen. Martok is too afraid to lead. Details Episode 22 Aired May 5, 1997 Children of Time The investigation of a planet surrounded by an energy barrier reveals a colony founded by the Defiant crew members when the barrier caused them to crash 200 years in the past. Details Episode 23 Aired May 12, 1997 Blaze of Glory Sisko must enlist the help of Starfleet traitor Michael Eddington to locate the launch site of Maquis missiles aimed at Cardassia. Details Episode 24 Aired May 19, 1997 Empok Nor A foray to an abandoned Cardassian space station for needed parts finds two Cardassians in stasis tubes and a drug that turns Garak into a killer. Details Episode 25 Aired Jun 9, 1997 In the Cards Jake and Nog's quest for a Willie Mays baseball card lands them in a scientist's mad experiment, and a Jem'Hadar interrogation room. Details Episode 26 Aired Jun 16, 1997 Call to Arms As Jem'Hadar warships pour through the wormhole, Deep Space Nine takes defensive measures and prepares to surrender to Gul Dukat. Details

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
LeVar Burton, Jonathan West, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Vejar, Alexander Siddig, Kim Friedman, Allan Kroeker
Executive Producer
Rick Berman, Ira Steven Behr
Screenwriter
Ira Steven Behr, Ronald D. Moore, René Echevarria, David Weddle, Bryan Fuller, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, Bradley Thompson, Brice R. Parker, Hans Beimler, David R Long, Robert Lederman
Network
Syndicated
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 1996
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