Production timeline
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Real World article
(written from a Production point of view)
(written from a Production point of view)
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[edit] Early history
See: Early production history for all events prior to 1964.
- See also: Star Trek birthdays and Star Trek deaths
[edit] 1960s
- 1964 productions
- The first pilot "The Cage" is produced
- 1965 productions
- The second pilot "Where No Man Has Gone Before" is produced.
- 1966 productions
- Star Trek: The Original Series (TOS) premieres on NBC.
- TOS Season 1 is produced and airs into 1967.
- 1967 productions
- Desilu Studios (and Star Trek) is sold to neighboring Paramount Pictures.
- TOS Season 2 is produced and airs into 1968.
- 1968 productions
- TOS Season 3 is produced and airs into 1969.
- 1969 productions
- TOS is canceled.
[edit] 1970s
- 1970 productions
- 1971 productions
- 1972 productions
- 1973 productions
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (TAS) premieres on NBC.
- TAS Season 1 is produced and airs into 1974.
- 1974 productions
- TAS Season 2 is produced and airs.
- TAS ends.
- 1975 productions
- 1976 productions
- 1977 productions
- Star Trek: Phase II is commissioned, but is canceled before filming begins.
- Feature films begin pre-production.
- 1978 productions
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture begins filming August, 1978
- 1979 productions
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture is released in US theaters.
[edit] 1980s
- 1980 productions
- 1981 productions
- 1982 productions
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is released in US theaters.
- 1983 productions
- 1984 productions
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock is released in US theaters.
- 1985 productions
- 1986 productions
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is released in US theaters.
- 1987 productions
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) premieres, syndicated to US stations by Paramount's Viacom.
- TNG Season 1 is produced and airs into 1988.
- 1988 productions
- TNG Season 2 is produced and airs into 1989.
- 1989 productions
- TNG Season 3 is produced and airs into 1990.
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is released in US theaters.
[edit] 1990s
- 1990 productions
- TNG Season 4 is produced and airs into 1991.
- 1991 productions
- Gene Roddenberry dies.
- TNG Season 5 is produced and airs into 1992.
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is released in US theaters.
- 1992 productions
- TNG Season 6 is produced and airs into 1993.
- 1993 productions
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) premieres, syndicated to US stations by Viacom.
- DS9 Season 1 airs.
- DS9 Season 2 is produced and airs into 1994.
- TNG Season 7 is produced and airs into 1994.
- 1994 productions
- TNG ends.
- DS9 Season 3 is produced and airs into 1995.
- Star Trek Generations is released in US theaters.
- 1995 productions
- Star Trek: Voyager (VOY) premieres on UPN in the US.
- VOY Season 1 airs.
- DS9 Season 4 is produced and airs into 1996.
- VOY Season 2 is produced and airs into 1996.
- 1996 productions
- DS9 Season 5 is produced and airs into 1997.
- VOY Season 3 is produced and airs into 1997.
- Star Trek: First Contact is released in US theaters.
- 1997 productions
- DS9 Season 6 is produced and airs into 1998.
- VOY Season 4 is produced and airs into 1998.
- 1998 productions
- DS9 Season 7 is produced and airs into 1999.
- VOY Season 5 is produced and airs into 1999.
- Star Trek: Insurrection is released in US theaters.
- 1999 productions
- DS9 ends.
- VOY Season 6 is produced and airs into 2000.
[edit] 2000s
- 2000 productions
- VOY Season 7 is produced and airs into 2001.
- 2001 productions
- VOY ends.
- Enterprise (ENT) premieres on UPN in the US.
- ENT Season 1 is produced and airs into 2002.
- 2002 productions
- ENT Season 2 is produced and airs into 2003.
- Star Trek Nemesis is released in US theaters.
- 2003 productions
- ENT Season 3 (renamed to Star Trek: Enterprise) is produced and airs into 2004.
- 2004 productions
- ENT Season 4 is produced and airs into 2005.
- 2005 productions
- ENT is canceled.
- 2006 productions
- TOS is digitally re-mastered and re-aired in syndication, starting with "Balance of Terror".
- 2007 productions
- Star Trek begins production.
- 2008 productions
- Star Trek finishes production and enters post-production
- 2009 productions
- Star Trek is released to theaters.
