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Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • TV-PG
  • 1987–1994
  • 7 seasons
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
  • 8.4

New stars. New stories. New worlds to explore.

Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.

Episodes

In season two, the Enterprise continues on its journey across the galaxy with the birth of a new member. Picard once again leads the team as unknown civilizations take notice of the ship and wishes to know more about the crew and their operations. Riker struggles with his loyalty to the Enterprise as his life is threatened and Data tries to become more human to understand his role upon the Enterprise. This season looks closer into the relationship of man vs. machine as Q once again tries to test Picard against a new enemy. The Ferengi threatens the Enterprise and the mystery of the holodeck pits the crew against the clock as lives hang in the balance.

22 episodes
  1. 1The Child

    46 minNov 21, 19885.7

    Stardate: 42073.1. Troi undergoes a mysterious pregnancy when the Enterprise tries to escape from a system that has recently fallen victim to a deadly plague.

  2. 2Where Silence Has Lease

    46 minNov 28, 19887.0

    Stardate: 42193.6. A mysterious life form known as the 'Nagilum' threatens the life of the crew in his attempt to understand humanity.

  3. 3Elementary, Dear Data

    46 minDec 5, 19888.0

    Stardate: 42286.3. Data and Geordi become involved with a holodeck program about Sherlock Holmes and his investigations, when they create Sherlock's arch nemesis, Moriarty; however, modifications to the Moriarty character include the capability of out-smarting Data, which leads to some unexpected consequences.

  4. 4The Outrageous Okona

    46 minDec 12, 19886.2

    Stardate: 42402.7. The Enterprise is placed in a compromising situation when the captain of a disabled starship places the crew in the middle of a love triangle.

  5. 5Loud as a Whisper

    46 minJan 9, 19896.3

    Stardate: 42477.2. A deaf-mute mediator meets with disaster while being escorted by the Enterprise.

  6. 6The Schizoid Man

    46 minJan 23, 19897.0

    Stardate: 42437.5. Data is possessed by the consciousness of a brilliant scientist. However, it has a disturbing impact on Data's personality.

  7. 7Unnatural Selection

    45 minJan 30, 19896.2

    Stardate: 42494.8. A mysterious hyper-ageing sickness kills the crew of a Federation cargo ship, and Dr. Pulaski must race against time to find a cure.

  8. 8A Matter of Honor

    46 minFeb 6, 19897.5

    Commander Riker participates in an officer's exchange program which lands him an assignment on a Klingon Bird-of-Prey. Meanwhile, a Bezite ensign has trouble assimilating to the routines of the Enterprise.

  9. 9The Measure of a Man

    46 minFeb 13, 19898.8

    Stardate: 42523.7. When Data's rights as a sentient individual are placed under trial, Starfleet forces Riker into a position where he must prove that Data is only an Android.

  10. 10The Dauphin

    46 minFeb 20, 19896.1

    Stardate: 42568.8. Wesley falls in love with a passenger the Enterprise is escorting, who has the secret ability to shape-shift.

  11. 11Contagion

    46 minMar 20, 19897.3

    Stardate: 42609.1. A strange power source disables the Enterprise's computer systems, damages Data's programming and leaves the ship and crew vulnerable to a Romulan attack.

  12. 12The Royale

    46 minMar 27, 19896.5

    Stardate: 42625.4. An away team is trapped in an alien environment based around a novel entitled 'The Hotel Royale.'

  13. 13Time Squared

    46 minApr 3, 19897.3

    Stardate: 42679.2. Picard encounters his double from six hours in the future, whose Enterprise had been destroyed.

  14. 14The Icarus Factor

    46 minApr 24, 19895.9

    Stardate: 42686.4. Riker is promoted to Captain of another Federation ship. Worf must confront his past and his Klingon heritage.

  15. 15Pen Pals

    46 minMay 1, 19896.5

    Stardate: 42695.3. Wesley must investigate the causes of strange tectonic activity on the planet where Data's pen pal lives.

  16. 16Q Who

    46 minMay 8, 19898.4

    Stardate: 42761.3. Q hurls the Enterprise into the Delta Quadrant and introduces the Federation to a powerful new enemy that may destroy the Alpha Quadrant: The Borg.

  17. 17Samaritan Snare

    46 minMay 15, 19896.5

    Stardate: 42779.1. A race known as the Pakleds kidnap Geordi La Forge. Picard must face surgery when he is left in a near-dead state.

  18. 18Up the Long Ladder

    46 minMay 22, 19896.1

    Stardate: 42823.2. Picard must convince two dying civilizations that they must co-exist on the same planet to survive, however, they have other plans to ensure their survival: in the form of clones of the Enterprise crew.

  19. 19Manhunt

    46 minJun 19, 19895.7

    Stardate: 42859.2. While being escorted to a Federation conference by the Enterprise, Lwaxana hunts for a man to satisfy her needs when her sex-drive is quadrupled during a natural mid-life cycle.

  20. 20The Emissary

    46 minJun 29, 19897.0

    Stardate: 42901.3. Worf is re-united with his former lover, K'Ehleyr, while the Enterprise is ordered to intercept a Klingon ship whose crew has been in stasis for a century.

  21. 21Peak Performance

    46 minJul 10, 19897.4

    Stardate: 42923.4. Trouble begins when a Ferengi warship stumbles over a war simulation between Riker and Picard, each on different ships, and begins attacking them.

  22. 22Shades of Gray

    46 minJul 17, 19893.5

    Stardate: 42976.1. Riker is infected with an alien organism that takes over his mind. Dr. Pulaski must force Riker's mind back to a state where it can access primitive survival skills.

Where to watch Star Trek: The Next Generation

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Series cast

Patrick StewartJean-Luc Picard176 episodes
Jonathan FrakesWilliam T. Riker176 episodes
Brent SpinerData176 episodes
LeVar BurtonGeordi La Forge176 episodes
Michael DornWorf176 episodes
Marina SirtisDeanna Troi176 episodes
Gates McFaddenBeverly Crusher154 episodes
Wil WheatonWesley Crusher82 episodes
Tracee CoccoJae (uncredited)63 episodes
Colm MeaneyMiles O'Brien53 episodes
Majel BarrettLwaxana Troi35 episodes
Denise CrosbyTasha Yar (uncredited) (archive footage)33 episodes
Whoopi GoldbergGuinan28 episodes
Diana MuldaurKatherine Pulaski22 episodes
Michael BraveheartCrewman Martinez (uncredited)22 episodes
Patti YasutakeNurse Alyssa Ogawa16 episodes
Joyce AguEnsign Gates (uncredited)14 episodes
Michelle ForbesLieutenant Ro Laren9 episodes

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