Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series, 1993, The 24th Century, Set in 2369–2375
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is #10 of 26 in release order and #14 of 26 in chronological order in the Star Trek.
The story
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine recap
Commander Benjamin Sisko, still grieving his wife, who died at the Borg battle of Wolf 359, takes over a station orbiting Bajor after a 50-year Cardassian occupation. With Bajoran officer Kira Nerys, the shapeshifter Odo, the Trill Jadzia Dax, Dr. Julian Bashir, Chief O'Brien and the Ferengi barkeep Quark, he discovers a stable wormhole to the far Gamma Quadrant; its alien inhabitants, the Prophets, are worshipped as gods by the Bajorans, who hail Sisko as their Emissary. In season 2, the rebel Maquis appear and the season ends with the Dominion, a Gamma Quadrant empire, destroying a starship. In season 3, Sisko gets the warship Defiant and Odo learns his people are the Founders who run the Dominion. In season 4, Worf joins and the Klingons attack Cardassia. In season 5, Cardassia joins the Dominion and war breaks out, with the Dominion taking the station. In season 6, the Federation retakes it, Sisko helps bring the Romulans into the war, and Jadzia is killed by the Cardassian leader Gul Dukat. In season 7, Ezri Dax joins, the Breen enter the war and the Cardassians rise against the Dominion.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ending explained
The allies win the war: Odo cures the Founders of a disease planted by Section 31, and they surrender. Sisko fights Dukat in Bajor's Fire Caves and throws himself and Dukat into the flames, then joins the Prophets in the wormhole, promising to return someday. Odo returns to his people, the crew splits up and Kira takes command of the station.
Where to watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is streaming on Paramount+ and Pluto TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, before Star Trek Generations.
- Chronological order: after Star Trek: The Next Generation, before Star Trek Generations.
What to watch before Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
In release order, 7 Star Trek essentials come before Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993), from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
Cast
- Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko
- Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys
- Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien
- Alexander Siddig as Julian Bashir
- Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- René Auberjonois as Odo
- Terry Farrell as Jadzia Dax
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- Aron Eisenberg as Nog / Newspaper Vendor
- Max Grodénchik as Ferengi Pit Boss
- Andrew Robinson as Garak
Created by Rick Berman, Michael Piller.