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-From ''Star Trek's'' first air date in 1966 through the present, there have been over 700 episodes (some feature length), eight series – ''The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise'', ''Discovery'', and ''Picard'' – and 12 cinematic movies released on the big screen - not to mention the numerous fan works and movies that you can find on the internet.
+From ''Star Trek's'' first air date in 1966 through the present, there have been over 700 episodes (some feature length), ten series – ''The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise'', ''Discovery'', ''Picard'', ''Lower Decks'', and ''Prodigy'' – alongside 13 cinematic movies released on the big screen - not to mention the numerous fan works and movies that you can find on the internet.
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-If you have access to '''Netflix''', you can see most the series as part of your subscription. '''Amazon Prime''' members also get access to most of the series. However, '''CBS All Access''' is the only place to watch ''Star Trek: Discovery'' and ''Star Trek: Picard'' if you live in the United States, and do not want to purchase physical copies. International viewers can watch ''Discovery'' on Netflix, and ''Picard'' on Amazon Prime. Amazon also has every Star Trek episode and movie available for purchase, from just about anywhere in the world, with on-demand video or in physical media like DVD.
+All Star Trek content is available on '''Paramount Plus''', but other services like '''Netflix''' and '''Amazon Prime''' also have some or all of the older series available. International viewers can watch ''Discovery'' on Netflix, and ''Picard'' on Amazon Prime. Amazon also has every Star Trek episode and movie available for purchase, from just about anywhere in the world, with on-demand video or in physical media like DVD.
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-We're going to assume that you don't have enough time on your hands to dive into a full-on marathon. But for the sake of reference, here's are the viewing orders if you plan on really diving-in:
+If you're not sure yet whether you'll enjoy watching Star Trek, consider the "Top 10 Episodes" section below to try out some of the best of Star Trek. But if you're ready for a marathon, we've got the series and movies listed in both our recommended order and the chronological order, for reference. Note that The Original Series is placed later in the recommended order, as it doesn't hold up as well for younger viewers as it does for those who saw it when it was on air, so we think most people will want to start with the entertaining feature films first before trying the rest The Original Series later down in the watch order.
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 * '''Recommended viewing order'''
-** The Original Series
-** The Animated Series
 ** ''Feature films 1 - 6''
 ** The Next Generation
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 ** Voyager
 ** ''Feature film 10''
+** Lower Decks
 ** Enterprise
 ** Discovery
+** The Original Series
+** The Animated Series
 ** Picard
+** Prodigy
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 ** ''Feature films 1 - 6''
 ** The Next Generation
+** Lower Decks
 ** Deep Space Nine
 ** ''Feature films 7 - 9''
 ** Voyager
 ** ''Feature film 10''
-**Picard
+** Prodigy
+** Picard
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+There are also three "reboot" movies, produced by J.J. Abrams, titled: ''Star Trek'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', and ''Star Trek Beyond''. We recommend watching these moves in any time after you've watched feature films 1 - 6.
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-* '''''Discovery'''''
+* '''''Picard''''' and '''''Discovery''''' are<br />heavily serialized shows,<br />making it difficult to<br />pick out specific episodes.
-** ''Coming soon!''
+* We don't yet have<br />recommendations for <br />'''''Lower Decks''''', or '''''Prodigy'''''.
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