Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie, 2013, Kelvin, Set in 2259
Star Trek Into Darkness is #18 of 26 in release order and #25 of 26 in chronological order in the Star Trek.
The story
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Star Trek Into Darkness recap
Kirk loses command after breaking the Prime Directive to save Spock on a primitive planet. A Starfleet agent, John Harrison, bombs a Starfleet archive in London and attacks a meeting of commanders, killing Pike. Admiral Marcus sends Kirk to kill Harrison on the Klingon homeworld with 72 new long-range torpedoes. Kirk captures him instead, and Harrison reveals that he is Khan, a 300-year-old genetically engineered man revived by Marcus to design weapons, and that his frozen crew is inside the torpedoes. Marcus arrives in a giant warship, the Vengeance, to destroy the Enterprise and cover it up. Kirk and Khan team up to take the Vengeance, and Khan turns on them.
Star Trek Into Darkness ending explained
Khan crashes the Vengeance into San Francisco. The Enterprise's warp core is misaligned, and Kirk climbs into the radiation and fixes it, dying behind glass in front of Spock. Spock chases Khan and beats him, and McCoy uses Khan's blood to revive Kirk. Khan is refrozen with his crew, and a year later the Enterprise leaves on a five-year mission.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness is streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy, and Pluto TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star Trek, before Star Trek Beyond.
- Chronological order: after Star Trek, before Star Trek Beyond.
What to watch before Star Trek Into Darkness
Star Trek (2009), which Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) continues.
Cast
- Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk
- Zachary Quinto as Commander Spock
- Zoe Saldaña as Lieutenant Nyota Uhura
- Benedict Cumberbatch as John Harrison / Khan
- Karl Urban as Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy
- Simon Pegg as Lieutenant Commander Montgomery 'Scotty' Scott
- Bruce Greenwood as Admiral Christopher Pike
- Peter Weller as Admiral Alexander Marcus
- Alice Eve as Dr. Carol Marcus
- Anton Yelchin as Ensign Pavel Chekov
- John Cho as Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu
- Leonard Nimoy as Ambassador Spock
Directed by J.J. Abrams.