Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series Star Trek: The Animated Series ("ST: TAS"), originally aired as Star Trek and as The Animated Adventures of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek, is an American animated science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. It originally aired from September 8, 1973 to October 12, 1974 on NBC, spanning 22 episodes over two seasons. The second series in the "Star Trek" franchise, it is the first sequel to "". Set in the 23rd century, when Earth is part of a United Federation of Planets, it follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS "Enterprise" as it
Cultural influence of Star Trek Cultural influence of Star Trek "Star Trek" is one of the most culturally-influential media franchises, and is often regarded as the most influential science fiction TV series in history. The original series, which aired in the late 1960s, has since spawned six successor series and thirteen movies , merchandise, and a multibillion-dollar industry collectively known as the "Star Trek" franchise. The franchise is owned by CBS Television Studios, which now owns television properties previously held by Paramount Pictures, the studio that produced "Star Trek" for many decades. CBS Paramount continues to hold DVD rights to the TV series, and the