Star Trek: The Original Series the 23rd century bearing a crew dedicated to exploring the Milky Way Galaxy. Roddenberry noted a number of influences on his idea, some of which includes A. E. van Vogt's tales of the spaceship "Space Beagle", Eric Frank Russell's "Marathon" series of stories, and the film "Forbidden Planet" (1956). Some have also drawn parallels with the television series "Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" (1954), a space opera which included many of the elements that were integral to "Star Trek"—the organization, crew relationships, missions, part of the bridge layout, and some technology. Roddenberry also drew heavily from C. S. Forester's Horatio Hornblower
Star Trek most recent "Star Trek" TV series, entitled "", premiered on CBS and was later made available exclusively on the digital platform CBS All Access. The adventures of "The Next Generation" crew continued in four additional feature films. In 2009, the film franchise underwent a "reboot" set in an alternate timeline, or "Kelvin Timeline," entitled simply "Star Trek." 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" (2013). The thirteenth film feature and sequel, "Star Trek Beyond" (2016), was released to coincide