Star Trek fans are celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s debut. Star Trek: The Next Generation brought Star Trek back to television for the first time since Star Trek: The Original Series went off the air in 1969 (a feat that ). The two-part premiere, “Encounter at Farpoint,” debuted on CBS on September 28, 1987, and 27 million people tuned in to watch. This set Star Trek: The Next Generation on the path to becoming a cultural juggernaut on television, eventually leading to the launch of spinoffs Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager and four feature films: Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis.
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Also, decades later, Star Trek: Picard continues the story of Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, into a new era. The third and final season of , reuniting them for their first new adventure in 20 years. Before that, the cast will reunite for the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic Con.
Star Trek: The Next Generation is streaming on Paramount+. See how fans are celebrating on social media below.
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