Star Trek Cinematic Universe Timeline: The Ideal Watching Sequence Explained

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What to Know

• All 13 movies were released chronologically.
• Search various streaming platforms to stream the movies by release date.
• Organized by three eras: The Original Series, The Next Generation, and Kelvin Timeline.

Like Star Wars , which is housed on Disney+ , you can watch all 13 Star Trek movies on a single streaming service.

This article only covers_Star Trek_ movies that were released theatrically. It doesn’t include TV series like_The Next Generation_ and_Deep Space Nine_ , or canonical adaptations across other media. Although having knowledge of The Original Star Trek Series and other_Star Trek_ TV series is helpful, it’s not essential for enjoying the movies.

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How to Watch the Star Trek Movies in Chronological Order

The_Star Trek_ movies can be separated into three distinct eras. The first era covers the “Prime” timeline started by Gene Roddenberry’s original series from the 1960s and features James T. Kirk and Spock. This era spans six films, beginning with_Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ and ending with_Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country_ .

The second era is spun off from_Star Trek: The Next Generation_ and features characters from that TV series. Fittingly, these are known as The Next Generation films. Finally, the Kelvin timeline kicked off with the J.J. Abrams-directed_Star Trek_ in 2009. This era is an alternate timeline featuring a significantly different history from the “Prime” universe.

If you watch all 13_Star Trek_ movies in one sitting, it takes you just over 25 hours. But if you add in the seven TV shows, that time climbs to nearly_25 days_ .

How to Watch the Star Trek Movies in Order of Release

The great thing about_Star Trek_ is that the movies were released chronologically, so you’ll be following the exact same order as above if you want to watch them based on the release date.

All of these movies are available to stream on Amazon Prime and Paramount+ , but you can dip into other services for a few of them.

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