What Has Become of the Star Trek Universe?

I was a big fan of Star Trek: The Original Series as a kid, and Star TreK: The Next Generation as an adult. Then I lost track of the franchise while raising children. There were several more TV series and movies, which John Farrier can tell you all about. Then something happened. For one thing, Gene Roddenberry died in 1991. But even more important, streaming TV services came about. CBS All Access debuted in 2014, and rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021. They took a note from what Disney was doing with Star Wars and used their premiere science fiction property, the Star Trek universe, to drum up new subscribers. That meant offering a lot more Star Trek content in a hurry to draw the millions of fans who had followed Star Trek for up to fifty years.

Nerdstalgic takes a look at what Paramount+ came up with for this assignment. They focus on the Paramount+ years, so you might want to check this handy franchise timeline to sort out the different series by when they were produced. Since these series are eventually made available elsewhere, it might help you to decide what Star Trek you really want to watch. -via Laughing Squid