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Where does Star Trek: Discovery fit?

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Your stopStar Trek: Discovery23RD CENTURY See it on the line ▸

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This work comes back 4 times on the line.

  1. 23RD CENTURY
  2. 2254Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek: The Original SeriesSeason 1 Episode 1 (Original Pilot - The Cage)
  3. 2256Star Trek: Discovery
    You are here · Stop 13 of 248Star Trek: Discovery
    • Season 1 Episodes 1-7
    • Season 1 Episodes 8-15
  4. 2257Star Trek: Short TreksStar Trek: Short TreksSeason 1 Episode 1
  5. 2257Star Trek: Discovery
    You are here · Stop 16 of 248Star Trek: Discovery
    • Season 2 Episodes 1-14
  6. 2258Star Trek: Short TreksStar Trek: Short TreksSeason 2 Episode 2
  7. 223 stops further
  8. 31ST CENTURY
  9. ~3074Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerSeason 4 Episode 23
  10. 32ND CENTURY
  11. 3188Star Trek: Discovery
    You are here · Stop 242 of 248Star Trek: Discovery
    • Season 3 Episode 1
    • Season 3 Episode 2-13
  12. 2324Star Trek: Section 31Star Trek: Section 31MOVIE
  13. 3190Star Trek: Discovery
    You are here · Stop 245 of 248Star Trek: Discovery
    • Season 4 Episodes 1-13
    • Season 5 Episodes 1-10
  14. 3195Star Trek: Starfleet AcademyStar Trek: Starfleet AcademyTV SHOW

Good to know

Why watch Star Trek: Discovery (Season 1 Episodes 1-7) at this point in the timeline?

We now start Star Trek: Discovery, the second series in chronological order but the seventh Star Trek series released. Additionally, it is the first series to drastically change the visual designs, breaking with the preconceived notion that the 23rd century will resemble the original series from the 1960s. The designs are updated, and we are expected to believe that they have always looked this way. This includes alien cosmetics, ships, uniforms, and more. Particularly, the Klingons had a major overhaul, however it was largely changed again after the first season. We could nitpick specifics if we wanted to, but they are not continuity issues and shouldn't be seen as such.

Why watch Star Trek: Discovery (Season 1 Episodes 8-15) at this point in the timeline?

When watching in this order, there is a peculiarity in episode 10 when the USS Defiant is, to avoid spoilers, not where it should be. Don't worry about it; the show assumes we already know the answer. When we get to 2268, we'll find out why, but for now, it has no bearing whatsoever on the plot of Discovery.

Why watch Star Trek: Discovery (Season 2 Episodes 1-14) at this point in the timeline?

Even tho there are still episodes of Discovery to watch, it should be obvious why we are suspending our viewing after watching the episode mentioned above. We'll return to Discovery when it's time to finish the series.

Why watch Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3 Episode 1) at this point in the timeline?

Last we saw the Discovery crew, they were sent far into the future. Several hundred years later, we rejoin Star Trek: Discovery, to find a very different Federation…