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.
As you watch this you’ll see why the exact placement can be debatable, but approximately 3074 seemed best. With this episode, we complete Star Trek: Voyager. Keep in mind that this episode takes place entirely in the Delta quadrant, far away from most of the events of the franchise before and after.
Voyager - Season 4, episode 23 - Living Witness
An alien species claims that the "Warship Voyager" was responsible for war crimes committed against them.
Original airdate - April 29, 1998
Last we saw the Disco crew, they were sent far into the future. Several hundred years later, we rejoin Star Trek: Discovery, already in progress, to find a very different Federation…
Discovery - Season 3, episode 1 - That Hope is You, Part 1
Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.
Original airdate - October 15, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 2 - Far From Home
After the U.S.S. Discovery crash-lands on a strange planet, the crew finds themselves racing against time to repair their ship. Meanwhile, Saru and Tilly embark on a perilous first-contact mission in hopes of finding Burnham.
Original airdate - October 22, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 3 - People of Earth
Finally reunited, Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to Earth, eager to learn what happened to the Federation in their absence.
Original airdate - October 29, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 4 - Forget Me Not
Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld in hopes of unlocking the secrets trapped within Adira's mind. Back on the U.S.S. Discovery, Saru's efforts to help the crew reconnect with one another take a surprising turn.
Original airdate - November 5, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 5 - Die Trying
After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the U.S.S. Discovery and its crew must prove that a 930 year old crew and starship are exactly what this new future needs.
Original airdate - November 12, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 6 - Scavengers
After receiving a message from Book, Burnham and Georgiou embark on a rogue mission to find him, leaving Saru to pick up the pieces with Admiral Vance. Meanwhile, Stamets forms an unexpected bond with Adira.
Original airdate - November 19, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 7 - Unification III
While grappling with the fallout of her recent actions, and what her future might hold, Burnham agrees to represent the Federation in an intense debate about the release of politically sensitive - but highly valuable - Burn data.
Original airdate - November 26, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 8 - The Sanctuary
Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book’s home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain.
Original airdate - December 3, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 9 - Terra Firma, Part 1
The U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition.
Original airdate - December 10, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 10 - Terra Firma, Part 2
Georgiou uncovers the true depths of the plot against her, leading her to a revelation about how deeply her time on the U.S.S. Discovery truly changed her.
Original airdate - December 17, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 11 - Su’Kal
Discovery ventures to the Verubin Nebula, where Burnham, Saru, and Culber make a shocking realization about the origin of the Burn as the rest of the crew faces an unexpected threat.
Original airdate - December 24, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 12 - There is a Tide…
After capturing the U.S.S. Discovery, Osyraa seeks a meeting with Admiral Vance while Burnham and the crew must overcome unimaginable odds as they attempt to regain command of their ship.
Original airdate - December 31, 2020
Discovery - Season 3, episode 13 - That Hope is You, Part 2
As the Emerald Chain tightens its grip and the mystery of the Burn is finally solved, Burnham and the crew have one last chance to save themselves - and the Federation.
Original airdate - January 7, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 1 - Kobayashi Maru
After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station - a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat.
Original airdate - November 18, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 2 - Anomaly
Saru returns to help the U.S.S. Discovery uncover the mystery of an unusually destructive new force.
Original airdate - November 25, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 3 - Choose to Live
Burnham and Tilly hunt the killer of a Starfleet officer as Stamets and the science team race against the clock to prevent the anomaly from killing anyone else.
Original airdate - December 2, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 4 - All is Possible
Tilly and Adira lead a team of Starfleet Academy cadets on a training mission that takes a dangerous turn.
Original airdate - December 9, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 5 - The Examples
Burnham and Book race to evacuate a group of stranded colonists in the anomaly's path as one of the Federation's brightest scientists comes aboard the U.S.S. Discovery to do high-stakes research with Saru and Stamets.
Original airdate - December 16, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 6 - Stormy Weather
Seeking answers, the U.S.S. Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past.
Original airdate - December 23, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 7 - …But to Connect
Tensions rise as representatives from across the galaxy gather to confront the threat of the Dark Matter Anomaly. Zora's new sentience raises difficult questions.
Original airdate - December 30, 2021
Discovery - Season 4, episode 8 - All In
Following a hunch, Captain Burnham tracks Book to an old haunt from their courier days and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for a powerful weapon.
Original airdate - February 12, 2022
Discovery - Season 4, episode 9 - Rubicon
Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy.
Original airdate - February 19, 2022
Discovery - Season 4, episode 10 - The Galactic Barrier
Captain Burnham and her crew must go where few have gone before: beyond the Galactic Barrier. Meanwhile, Book learns the truth of what drives Ruon Tarka.
Original airdate - February 24, 2022
Discovery - Season 4, episode 11 - Rosetta
While Captain Burnham leads an away mission to a planet that was once home to the aliens responsible for the DMA, Book and Tarka secretly infiltrate the U.S.S. Discovery.
Original airdate - March 3, 2022
Discovery - Season 4, episode 12 - Species Ten-C
As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery attempt to make First Contact with the powerful species responsible before it's too late.
Original airdate - March 10, 2022
Discovery - Season 4, episode 13 - Coming Home
The DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var. With evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out.
Original airdate - March 17, 2022
Discovery - Season 5, episode 1 - Red Directive
Discovery races through the cosmos for a lost artifact.
Original airdate - April 4, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 2 - Under the Twin Moons
Discovery’s quest to solve the galaxy’s greatest mystery continues.
Original airdate - April 4, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 3 - Jinaal
A new clue leads Discovery to a dangerous expedition on the planet Trill.
Original airdate - April 11, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 4 - Face the Strange
Burnham is confronted by her past as she races to save the crew.
Original airdate - April 18, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 5 - Mirrors
Burnham and Book face enemies and uncover a deadly new threat to Discovery.
Original airdate - April 25. 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 6 - Whistlespeak
A dangerous mission on a pre-warp planet puts Tilly’s life at risk.
Original airdate - May 2, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 7 - Erigah
Discovery becomes embroiled in a diplomatic crisis with a menacing foe.
Original airdate - May 9, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 8 - Labyrinths
Discovery holds an armada at bay as Burnham faces her final challenge.
Original airdate - May 16, 2024
Discovery - Season 5, episode 9 - Lagrange Point
Burnham attempts a risky mission to recover an artifact of immense power.
Original airdate - May 23, 2024
The epilogue of the final episode of Discovery takes place decades later at an unknown point in the 33rd century. It is going to cause me a great deal of grief figuring out how to work around that once the Starfleet Academy show, which takes place between 3191 and “Life, Itself”’s epilogue… but I’ll have to figure that out when the time comes.
Discovery - Season 5, episode 10 - Life, Itself
Burnham and her crew fight for the future of the Federation.
Original airdate - May 30, 2024
Short Treks - Season 1, episode 2 - Calypso
After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Aldis Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.
Original airdate - November 8, 2018
With Calypso, we end our chronological journey for now, but new episodes that take place earlier in the timeline are still airing, and with luck Star Trek will long outlast any of us reading this website. Thank you for joining me on this little project of mine. I am extremely honored, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did!
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