Star Trek Timeline

Prime Timeline

Pre-Federation Era (Before 2063)

TV Shows

• Star Trek: Enterprise - Flashbacks to ancient species like Q Continuum and Preservers.

Events

• c. 4.5 billion years ago - The Preservers and other ancient civilizations seed life across the galaxy.
• c. 200,000 BCE - The T'Kon Empire rises and falls.
• 2025 - Bell Riots occur on Earth, leading to major social reforms.
• 2026-2053 - World War III devastates Earth.
• 2050s - Vulcans monitor Earth but do not interfere with humanity's struggles.
• 2063 - Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight; Vulcans make first contact.

Early Space Exploration & Federation Founding (2063 - 2161)

Movies

• Star Trek: First Contact (2063) - Humans meet Vulcans after first warp flight.

TV Shows

• Star Trek: Enterprise (2151-2161) - Captain Archer's deep-space missions, Xindi War, founding of Federation.

Events

• 2065 - Humanity establishes first off-world colony on Mars.
• 2119 - Zefram Cochrane disappears, rumored to have joined an alien species.
• 2151 - Enterprise NX-01 embarks on its first deep-space mission.
• 2161 - The United Federation of Planets is founded.

The Original Series Era (2161 - 2293)

TV Shows

• Star Trek: The Original Series (2265-2269) - Captain Kirk's five-year mission.
• Star Trek: The Animated Series (2269-2270) - Continuation of Kirk's mission in animated form.

Movies

• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (2271) - Enterprise faces V'Ger.
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (2285) - Kirk vs. Khan.
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (2285) - Enterprise destroyed to save Spock.
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (2286) - Time travel to save humpback whales.
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (2287) - A rogue Vulcan hijacks the Enterprise.
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (2293) - Peace treaty with Klingons.

The Next Generation & Dominion War Era (2300 - 2375)

TV Shows

• Star Trek: The Next Generation (2364-2370) - Captain Picard's adventures on the Enterprise-D.
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2369-2375) - Focuses on the Dominion War and Bajoran politics.
• Star Trek: Voyager (2371-2378) - USS Voyager stranded in the Delta Quadrant.

Movies

• Star Trek: Generations (2371) - Picard meets Kirk.
• Star Trek: First Contact (2373) - Picard battles the Borg.
• Star Trek: Insurrection (2375) - Picard fights Starfleet corruption.
• Star Trek: Nemesis (2379) - Picard faces his clone, Shinzon.

Post-Nemesis & The 32nd Century (2380 - 3189)

TV Shows

• Star Trek: Lower Decks (2380s) - Comedy focusing on junior Starfleet officers.
• Star Trek: Prodigy (2383) - Young aliens discover a lost Starfleet ship.
• Star Trek: Picard (2399-2401) - Picard returns to action after the Romulan supernova.
• Star Trek: Discovery (Seasons 3-5) (3189) - Discovery crew travels to the distant future.

Kelvin Timeline (Alternate Reality)

Movies

• Star Trek (2009) (2233) - Nero disrupts history, Kirk's father dies.
• Star Trek Into Darkness (2260) - Enterprise faces Khan Noonien Singh.
• Star Trek Beyond (2263) - Enterprise destroyed, crew stranded on alien planet.