The Original Series S3 · E6
Spectre of the Gun
As punishment for trespassing, Kirk and crew are forced to re-enact the shootout at the OK Corral.
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The Long Road to Khitomer
2268–2293 · 55 stops
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This site is NOT a chronology - it is a viewing guide that will assist you through watching the entire franchise in in-universe story order, all the way from the 21st to the 43rd centuries, while making adjustments as needed to ensure an enjoyable viewing experience. It is not rigid - some episodes are shifted in the order to keep things as clear and fun as possible. The guide is updated regularly to stay current with new episodes.
2268-2269
The Original Series S3 · E13
Elaan of Troyius
Kirk is distracted while the Enterprise is threatened.
The Original Series S3 · E3
The Paradise Syndrome
Kirk loses his memory and begins a life in a native village.
The Original Series S3 · E2
The Enterprise Incident
Disguised as a Romulan, Kirk steals a cloaking device.
The Original Series S3 · E4
And the Children Shall Lead
A group of children are being controlled by an evil force.
The Original Series S3 · E5
Is There in Truth No Beauty?
The sight of a Medusan ambassador causes insanity.
The Original Series S3 · E9
The Tholian Web
Kirk is trapped in interphase, while the Enterprise is trapped by a powerful energy web.
Enterprise S4 · E18
In a Mirror, Darkly, Part I
In the mirror universe, Commander Archer mutinies against Captain Forrest in order to capture a future Earth ship found in Tholian space.
Why is this here?
From Season Four, “In a Mirror Darkly,” parts 1 and 2 take place in the Mirror Universe, which we have yet to learn about, and for multiple reasons these episodes TRULY would make ZERO sense to any viewer at this point. They are moved after the TOS episode “The Tholian Web” as it provides the backstory for this arc, and by which time the reader will have already learned abut the Mirror Universe from Disco and TOS.
Enterprise S4 · E19
In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II
In the mirror universe, Archer commandeers the 23rd-century Defiant from the Tholians and uses it in a nefarious power grab.
The Original Series S3 · E8
For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
An inhabited asteroid is on a collision course with a Federation planet
The Original Series S3 · E7
Day of the Dove
A malevolent entity pits Klingons against the Enterprise crew.
The Original Series S3 · E10
Plato’s Stepchildren
Platonians use psychokinetic power to toy with the crew.
The Original Series S3 · E11
Wink of an Eye
Hyperaccelerated aliens, invisible to the naked eye, take over the Enterprise.
The Original Series S3 · E17
That Which Survives
A deadly computer image protects a long dead outpost.
The Original Series S3 · E15
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Two survivors of a devastated planet remain committed to destroying one another.
The Original Series S3 · E14
Whom Gods Destroy
Kirk is confronted by one of his heroes, now criminally insane.
The Original Series S3 · E16
The Mark of Gideon
Kirk is abducted by aliens who wish to use him to help solve their overpopulation problem.
The Original Series S3 · E21
The Cloud Minders
Kirk is forced into negotiating peace on a planet with severe class inequities.
The Original Series S3 · E20
The Way to Eden
A charismatic leader and his followers hijack the Enterprise in their search for "Eden".
The Original Series S3 · E19
Requiem for Methuselah
Kirk and crew meet an immortal human named Flint.
The Original Series S3 · E22
The Savage Curtain
Kirk and Spock are forced into a battle of good and evil.
The Original Series S3 · E23
All Our Yesterdays
Kirk, Spock and McCoy enter a time portal and get stuck in the past on a planet about to be consumed by a nova.
The Original Series S3 · E24
Turnabout Intruder
A woman from Kirk's past exchanges bodies with him and takes control of the ship.
2269-2270
We finish Kirk's Five-Year Mission with Star Trek: The Animated Series. Is TAS in continuity? Debatable. In later years, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry liked to say it was not, but later works in the franchise certainly seemed to disagree, with Enterprise’s Vulcan arc as well as the first of the Kelvin films borrowing heavily from Yesteryear, Robert April appearing in Strange New Worlds, numerous references in Lower Decks, etc., so I see no reason not to consider it as canon as everything else. Besides, “La mort de l'auteur” means we don’t have to listen to Gene.
Joining the guide
First aired September 8, 1973
The Animated Series S1 · E1
Beyond the Farthest Star
The Enterprise finds a deserted starship orbiting a dead star.
Why is this here?
TAS is basically treated as years four and five of the TOS “Five year Mission” and is to be watched in order of original air date. In the list I am a bit flippant about canonicity, but to elaborate: there are corners of the web that consider it non-canon, based on comments from Gene Roddenberry years after the fact, but Gene had a tendency to declare things non-canon all the time as the mood struck him. I see no reason not to consider the series canon, as it is an officially created Star Trek television series, and one that has been referenced directly and indirectly in many subsequent Trek productions.
The Animated Series S1 · E2
Yesteryear
Spock travels back in time to prevent his death as a young Vulcan.
The Animated Series S1 · E3
One of Our Planets is Missing
A mysterious cloud destroys inhabited planets.
The Animated Series S1 · E4
The Lorelei Signal
A race of beautiful women remains immortal by stealing the life force of men.
The Animated Series S1 · E5
More Tribbles, More Troubles
Cyrano Jones introduces tribbles that cannot reproduce.
The Animated Series S1 · E7
The Infinite Vulcan
A mad scientist has developed a race of intelligent plant life.
The Animated Series S1 · E8
The Magicks of Megas-tu
At the center of the galaxy, the Enterprise discovers a race of powerful aliens.
The Animated Series S1 · E9
Once Upon a Planet
Upon returning to the Amusement Park planet, the Enterpise crew finds that the caretaker has died and the computer has taken over creating havoc.
The Animated Series S1 · E10
Mudd's Passion
Space con artist Harry Mudd returns, selling a fake love potion.
The Animated Series S1 · E11
The Terratin Incident
The Enterprise crew begins to shrink after radiation exposure.
The Animated Series S1 · E12
The Time Trap
The Enterprise crew must work with Klingons to escape from a pocket universe.
The Animated Series S1 · E13
The Ambergris Element
Kirk and Spock transform while exploring the planet Argo.
The Animated Series S1 · E15
The Eye of the Beholder
Telepathic aliens put Kirk, Spock and McCoy in a zoo.
The Animated Series S1 · E16
The Jihad
Kirk leads a group trying to recover a stolen religious relic.
The Animated Series S2 · E1
The Pirates of Orion
The medicine required for Spock who has contracted a fatal disease is stolen by Orionian pirates.
The Animated Series S2 · E2
Bem
The Enterprise crew is being observed as their suitability to meet with advanced civilizations.
The Animated Series S2 · E3
The Practical Joker
The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and starts playing practical jokes on the crew.
The Animated Series S2 · E4
Albatross
Dr. McCoy is arrested and charged with causing an alien plague.
The Animated Series S2 · E5
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
The Enterprise runs into a being that once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
The Animated Series S2 · E6
The Counterclock Incident
The Enterprise tries to save an unidentified ship plunging into a supernova but is dragged into a universe where time runs backwards.
2273
Feature film
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Admiral James T. Kirk leads the crew of the USS Enterprise to stop a mysterious alien cloud from destroying Earth.
2285
Feature film
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back...
Feature film
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Admiral Kirk’s defeat of Khan and the creation of the Genesis planet are empty victories. A surprise visit from Sarek, Spock’s father, provides a startling revelation.
Short Treks S1 · E9
Ephraim and Dot
Ephraim, a humble tardigrade, is flying through the mycelial network when an unexpected encounter takes her on a bewildering adventure through space.
Why is this here?
“Ephraim and Dot” spans a long period of time starting in the TOS era and ending during Star Trek III, but to avoid spoilers and ensure the references make sense to the viewer, I placed it after Star Trek III.
2286
Feature film
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
A mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy.
2287
Feature film
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
The crew of the Federation starship Enterprise is called to Nimbus III, the Planet of Intergalactic Peace. They are to negotiate in a case of kidnapping only to find out that the kidnapper is a relative of Spock.
2290
The framing device of Star Trek: Khan takes place here (and flashes back to the late 2260s). As it is a podcast of unclear canonicity, it’s not officially part of this timeline, but if you wanted to add it, this would be where it goes.
2293
Feature film
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. Both worlds brace for what may be their deadliest encounter.