Star Trek: The Animated Series: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Star Trek: The Animated Series boldly continues where Star Trek: The Original Series left off, these animated adventures chart the progress of Captain Kirk and his crew in a universe unconstrained by "real-life" special-effects limits! It premiered in 1973 as a Saturday morning cartoon - four years after The Original Series' final season. The series' 22 episodes featured characters voiced by their original actors and was the first Star Trek series to win an Emmy Award.

Series details

• Title: Star Trek: The Animated Series
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 1973-09-08
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-10-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 3513

Cast and credited roles

• Leonard Nimoy — Spock
• William Shatner — Captain James Tiberius Kirk
• DeForest Kelley — Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1973-09-08; final listed air date 1974-01-12; episode order: 16.
• Season 2: premiered 1974-09-07; final listed air date 1974-10-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Star Trek: The Animated Series on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.