Ready to settle in and watch some Star Trek episodes?

Star Trekis one of the greatest franchises ever created.

Without further ado, here’s our list of everyStar Trekseries ranked from worst to best.

Picard

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That didn’t happen.

The second season continued this confusion with a time-travel story that often bordered on incoherence.

Any given episode had the writers throwing in stories like a giant version of a beloved character.

Star Trek: The Animated Series

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However, this animated show was often caught between two very different worlds.

It just didn’t start as a verygoodshow.

Star Trek: Prodigy (2021present)

Star Trek: Prodigywas very difficult to rank.

ENTERPRISE, (aka STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE), Scott Bakula, Jeffrey Combs, ‘United’, (Season 4), 2001-200

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Unlike the other twoTrekcartoons, this series was explicitly designed for younger audiences.

Ultimately, your enjoyment of this series will be largely dependent on how much you enjoy animated/YA entertainment.

Thankfully, that’s not the case.

STAR TREK: PRODIGY

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Set years before Captain Kirk sat in that famous chair, we see Capt.

As fans like to joke, the show got better as Commander Riker’s beard got longer.

Perhaps the main wayDS9feels so pertinent is that the show broke the longstandingTrekrule of making only standalone episodes.

Pictured: Sonequa Martin-Green as Burnham of the Parmount+ series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY.

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STAR TREK: VOYAGER

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Star Trek: Lower Decks

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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS

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Star Trek - The Next Generation - 1987-1994

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Star Trek: The Original Series

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STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, season 4 cast, top, from left: Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Cirroc Lofton, bottom, from left: Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Avery Brooks, Nana Visitor, Colm Meaney

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