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Star Trek is an American science fiction media franchise based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry .. Gene Roddenberry. Gene Roddenberry. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). science fiction. science fiction. media franchise. media franchise. television series. television program. The first television series , simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series , debuted in 1966 and aired for three seasons on the television network NBC .. The Original Series. Star Trek : The Original Series. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). television series. television program. NBC. NBC. It followed the interstellar adventures of Captain James T. Kirk -LRB- William Shatner -RRB- and his crew aboard the starship USS Enterprise , a space exploration vessel , built by the interstellar federal republic United Federation of Planets in the twenty-third century .. Enterprise. Star Trek : Enterprise. James T. Kirk. James T. Kirk. William Shatner. William Shatner. United Federation of Planets. United Federation of Planets. The Star Trek canon of the franchise includes The Original Series , an animated series , four spin-off television series , its film franchise and an upcoming television series scheduled to debut in 2017 .. The Original Series. Star Trek : The Original Series. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). television series. television program. film franchise. Star Trek ( film series ). In creating Star Trek , Roddenberry was inspired by the Horatio Hornblower novels , the satirical book Gulliver 's Travels , and by works of western genre such as the television series Wagon Train .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). television series. television program. Horatio Hornblower. Horatio Hornblower. western genre. Western ( genre ). Wagon Train. Wagon Train. novels. List of Star Trek novels. These adventures continued in the short-lived Star Trek  : The Animated Series and six feature films .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). The Animated Series. Star Trek : The Animated Series. Four spin-off television series were eventually produced  : Star Trek  : The Next Generation followed the crew of a new starship Enterprise set a century after the original series ; Star Trek  : Deep Space Nine and Star Trek  : Voyager set contemporaneously with The Next Generation ; and Star Trek  : Enterprise set before the original series in the early days of human interstellar travel .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). The Next Generation. Star Trek : The Next Generation. Deep Space Nine. Star Trek : Deep Space Nine. Voyager. Star Trek : Voyager. Enterprise. Star Trek : Enterprise. television series. television program. The adventures of The Next Generation crew continued in four additional feature films .. The Next Generation. Star Trek : The Next Generation. In 2009 , the film franchise underwent a `` reboot '' set in an alternate timeline , or `` Kelvin Timeline '' , entitled simply Star Trek .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). film franchise. Star Trek ( film series ). alternate timeline. Alternate history. This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the original show ; their adventures were continued in the sequel film , Star Trek Into Darkness -LRB- 2013 -RRB- .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Into Darkness. Star Trek Into Darkness. Star Trek Into Darkness. Star Trek Into Darkness. The thirteenth film feature and sequel , Star Trek Beyond -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , was released to coincide with the franchise 's 50th anniversary .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Beyond. Star Trek Beyond. Star Trek Beyond. Star Trek Beyond. A new Star Trek TV series , entitled Star Trek  : Discovery , is set to premiere on the digital platform CBS All Access .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Discovery. Star Trek : Discovery. CBS All Access. CBS All Access. Star Trek has been a cult phenomenon for decades .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). cult phenomenon. cult following. Fans of the franchise are called Trekkies or Trekkers .. Trekkies. Trekkies. The franchise spans a wide range of spin-offs including games , figurines , novels , toys , and comics .. spin-offs. Star Trek spin-off fiction. games. Star Trek games. novels. List of Star Trek novels. comics. Star Trek ( comics ). Star Trek had a themed attraction in Las Vegas that opened in 1998 and closed in September 2008 .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). themed attraction. Star Trek : The Experience. Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley. At least two museum exhibits of props travel the world .. The series has its own full-fledged constructed language , Klingon .. constructed language. constructed language. Klingon. Klingon language. Several parodies have been made of Star Trek .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). In addition , viewers have produced several fan productions .. fan productions. Star Trek fan productions. As of July 2016 , the franchise had generated $ 10 billion in revenue , making Star Trek one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). highest-grossing media franchises of all time. List of the highest-grossing media franchises. Star Trek is noted for its cultural influence beyond works of science fiction .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). science fiction. science fiction. its cultural influence. Cultural influence of Star Trek. The franchise is also noted for its progressive civil rights stances .. The Original Series included one of television 's first multiracial casts .. The Original Series. Star Trek : The Original Series. Star Trek references may be found throughout popular culture from movies such as the submarine thriller Crimson Tide to the animated series South Park .. Star Trek. Star Trek ( film ). Crimson Tide. Crimson Tide ( film ). South Park. South Park