Star Trek watching order for first time viewers. The franchise should be watched in production order the first time around, so you can see the evolution of technology and storytelling.
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Production order:
-Star Trek: The Cage (original pilot) - 1965
-Star Trek - 1966 - 1969
-The Animated Series - 1973 - 1974
-Star Trek: The Motion Picture - 1979
-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - 1982
-Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - 1984
-Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - 1986
-The Next Generation: Seasons 1-2 - 1987 - 1989
-Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - 1989
-The Next Generation: Seasons 3-4 - 1989 - 1991
-Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - 1991
-The Next Generation: Seasons 5-6 - 1991 - 1993
-Deep Space Nine: Season 1 - 1993
-The Next Generation: Season 7 & Deep Space Nine: Season 2 - 1993 - 1994
-Star Trek Generations - 1994
-Deep Space Nine: Season 3 & Voyager: Season 1 - 1994 - 1995
-Deep Space Nine: Season 4 & Voyager: Season 2 - 1995 - 1996
-Star Trek: First Contact - 1996
-Deep Space Nine: Season 5 & Voyager: Season 3 - 1996 - 1997
-Deep Space Nine: Season 6 & Voyager: Season 4 - 1997 - 1998
-Star Trek: Insurrection - 1998
-Deep Space Nine: Season 7 & Voyager: Season 5 - 1998 - 1999
-Voyager: Seasons 6-7 - 1999 - 2001
-Star Trek: Nemesis - 2002
-Enterprise - 2001 - 2005
-Star Trek - 2009
-Star Trek Into Darkness - 2013
-Star Trek Beyond - 2016
-Discovery: Season 1 - 2017 - 2018
-Short Treks: Season 1 - 2018 - 2019
-Discovery: Season 2 - 2019
-Short Treks: Season 2 - 2019 - 2020
-Picard: Season 1 - 2020
-Lower Decks: Season 1 - 2020
-Discovery: Season 3 - 2020 - 2021
-Lower Decks: Season 2 - 2021
-Prodigy: Season 1 - 2021 - 2022
-Discovery: Season 4 - 2021 - 2022
-Picard: Season 2 - 2022
-Strange New Worlds: Season 1 - 2022
-Lower Decks: Season 3 - 2022
-Picard: Season 3 - 2023
-Strange New Worlds: Season 2 - 2023
-Discovery: Season 5 - 2024