DS9 Season 6


Episodes

Summary 
The season begins three months into the Dominion War, and things do not go well for the former crew of Deep Space 9.

The crew enters Cardassian space to destroy a ketracel-white installation, Sisko leads a battle to reclaim DS9, O'Brien infiltrates the Orion Syndicate, the Romulans enter the Dominion War, and Jadzia Dax is killed by a pah-wraith-possessed Dukat.

Many episodes in this season focus on moral issues in wartime, especially the hard choice between different calamities such as betrayal of principles, treason, and the deaths of dear or unknown people, e.g.:
 : Saving the people from the Dominion vs. granting the people a greater chance of survival
 : Letting a friend walk into a trap vs. supporting organized crime
 : Probable death of the spouse vs. sure death of a stranger who is important for the mission
 : Collaborating with an occupying force and contributing to the oppression of your people to obtain benefits for one's family vs. using one's position to fight for the greater good at the expense of yourself and your family.
 : Engaging in criminal activities to win an ally in the war

Background information 
 This season was broadcast concurrent with  Season 4.
 Bradley Thompson and David Weddle joined the staff at the beginning of this season as story editors, replacing the departed Robert Hewitt Wolfe, while Hans Beimler replaced Wolfe as Ira Steven Behr's writing partner. Both René Echevarria and Steve Oster were promoted from producers to co-supervising producers, with Oster supervising the day-to-day operation of the set and Echevarria supervising the composition of the scripts.
 During part of the production of this season the producers were not sure if DS9 would have a seventh season and were prepared to tie up the series at its conclusion. However, DS9 had always been assured that it would have at least six seasons.
 As a result of the Dominion War, the Gamma Quadrant is not visited a single time this season. It is seen for the final time in the series finale .
 Although over the course of the first five seasons, the show's handling of Bajoran religion had been a somewhat controversial and not always popular subject, during season six, religion would become more important than ever, with Sisko's relationship with the Prophets brought to the fore, occupying an increasingly important position in the narrative. There had been several episodes which dealt with his role as Emissary of the Prophets (the third season episode , the fourth season episode , and the fifth season episode  ), but this season, and the next, would attach more and more importance to Sisko's relationship with the Prophets, as established in the show's pilot, . As well as this, the Prophets (who we had seen only three times prior to this season; in ,  and ) would become far more important and would begin to get directly involved in corporeal matters.
 Characters which 'crossover' from other incarnations of Star Trek: Alexander Rozhenko ().

Credits

Cast 
Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko
Rene Auberjonois as Odo
Michael Dorn as Lt. Commander Worf
Terry Farrell as Lt. Commander Dax
Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
Colm Meaney as Chief O'Brien
Armin Shimerman as Quark
Alexander Siddig as Doctor Bashir
Nana Visitor as Major Kira

Crew 
Executive Producers Rick Berman, Ira Steven Behr
Associate Producer Terri Potts
Casting by Junie Lowry-Johnson, CSA, Ron Surma
Music By
Dennis McCarthy ("A Time to Stand", "Behind the Lines", "You Are Cordially Invited", "The Magnificent Ferengi", "Far Beyond the Stars", "Change of Heart", "Inquisition", "The Reckoning", "The Sound of Her Voice")
David Bell ("Rocks and Shoals", "Sacrifice of Angels", "Statistical Probabilities", "Who Mourns for Morn?", "In the Pale Moonlight", "Profit and Lace")
Jay Chattaway ("Sons and Daughters", "Favor the Bold", "Resurrection", "One Little Ship", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night", "His Way", "Time's Orphan", "Tears of the Prophets")
Paul Baillargeon ("Waltz", "Valiant")
Gregory Smith ("Honor Among Thieves")
Main Title Theme By Dennis McCarthy (credit appears only in episodes not composed by McCarthy)
Director of Photography Jonathan West, ASC
Production Designer Herman Zimmerman
Editor Michael Westmore, Jr.
Unit Production Manager Robert della Santina
First Assistant Director B.C. Cameron
Second Assistant Director Joe Candrella
Costume Designer Robert Blackman
Visual Consultant Herman Zimmerman
Visual Effects Producer Dan Curry
Visual Effects Supervisor Gary Hutzel
Post Production Supervisor 
Supervising Editor J.P. Farrell
Scenic Art Supervisor/Technical Consultant Michael Okuda
Senior Illustrator/Technical Consultant Rick Sternbach
Make-Up Designed and Supervised by Michael Westmore
Set Decorator Laura Richarz
Set Designers Anthony Bro
Andrew Reeder (uncredited)
Senior Illustrator John Eaves
Visual Effects Coordinator Judy Elkins
Visual Effects Series Coordinator Edward L. Williams
Visual Effects Associate Laura Matz
Script Supervisor Stuart Lippman
Wardrobe Supervisor Carol Kunz
Special Effects Gary Monak
Property Master Joe Longo
Construction Coordinator Thomas J. Arp
Scenic Artist Doug Drexler
Hair Designer Norma Lee
Make-up Artists Sonny Burman, Camille Calvet, Dean Jones
Hair Stylists Brian Andrew-Tunstall, Rebecca De Morrio
Sound Mixer Bill Gocke
Camera Operator Kris Krosskove, SOC
Chief Lighting Technician R.D. Knox
First Company Grip Steve Gausche
Key Costumers Michael Chapman, Jerry Bono
Music Editor Stephen M. Rowe
Supervising Sound Editor Mace Matiosian
Sound Editors Ruth Adelman, Guy Tsujimoto, Jivan Tahmizian, Eric Williams
Assistant Editor Noel A. Guerra
Visual Effects Assistant Editor Edward Hoffmeister
Production Coordinator Heidi Smothers
Post Production Coordinator Monique K. Chambers
Production Associates David Rossi, Kristina Kochoff, Robbin L. Slocum
Science Consultant André Bormanis
Main Title Design Dan Curry
Stunt Coordinator Dennis Madalone
Pre Production Coordinator Lolita Fatjo
Casting Executive Helen Mossler, CSA

Companies 
Filmed with Panavision cameras and lenses
Digital Optical Effects POP Television
Special Video Compositing CIS Hollywood
Motion Control Photography Image "G"
Computer Animation 
Foundation Imaging ("Sacrifice of angels", "Favor the bold", "The Sound of her Voice")
VisionArt Design & Animation ("Behind the Lines", )
Digital Muse ("Favor the bold", "Sacrifice of angels", "Who Mourns for Morn?", "Change of Heart", "Inquisition", "His Way", "The Valiant", "Tears of the Prophets")
Matte Paintings Open Films ("Honor Among Thieves")
Editing Facilities Editel/LA
Post Production Sound Modern Sound

See also 
DS9 Season 6 performers
DS9 Season 6 UK VHS
DS9 Season 6 DVD

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Star Trek seasons