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Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)

Star Trek: The Original Series follows the exploits of the crew of the USS Enterprise. On a five-year mission to explore uncharted space, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) must trust his crew - Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (Forest DeKelley), Montgomery "Scotty" Scott (James Doohan), Uhura (Nichelle Nichols), Chekov (Walter Koenig) and Sulu (George Takei) - with his life. Facing previously undiscovered life forms and civilizations and representing humanity among the stars on behalf of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, the Enterprise regularly comes up against impossible odds and diplomatic dilemmas.

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Star Trek: The Original Series
Sci-Fi
Action
Fantasy
Adventure

Cast
William Shatner , Gene Roddenberry
Release Date
September 8, 1966
Seasons
3
Network
Paramount
Franchise(s)
Star Trek
Writers
Gene Roddenberry
Directors
Gene Roddenberry
Showrunner
Gene Roddenberry
Story By
gene roddenberry

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