Star Trek: The Next Generation Original Series" in 1969, the "Star Trek" franchise had continued with "" (1973–74) and a series of films, all featuring the original cast. In the 1980s, franchise creator Roddenberry decided to create a new series, featuring a new crew embarking on their mission a century after that of "The Original Series". "TNG" featured a new crew that starred (for the majority of its seven-year broadcast run) Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Commander William Riker, Brent Spiner as Lt Commander Data, Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf, LeVar Burton as Lt Commander Geordi La Forge, Marina Sirtis as
Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation) it as "easily one of the greatest episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"". In 2012, David Brown of "Radio Times" called "Conspiracy" "a definite high point" in the first season and included it on a list of "The Next Generation" greatest moments. The episode was released on VHS cassette in the U.S. on May 26, 1993. The episode was later included on the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" season one DVD box set, released in March 2002. "Conspiracy" was released as part of the season one Blu-ray set on July 24, 2012. Conspiracy (Star Trek: The Next Generation) "Conspiracy"