Series 1993–1999 ·7 seasons ·176 episodes ·Set 2369–2375

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Set on a station at the mouth of a stable wormhole, Deep Space Nine traded the starship for politics, religion and the Dominion War.

Episode guide

Season 1 20 logged

01 EmissarySisko takes command of a Cardassian-built station and discovers a stable wormhole and the Bajoran Prophets. Jan 3, 1993 02 Emissary, Part IISisko discovers a stable wormhole and must explain linear existence to the aliens within it, while Kira bluff… Jan 3, 1993 03 Past PrologueA Bajoran terrorist seeks asylum on the station while Kira's old comrades test her loyalties. Jan 10, 1993 04 A Man AloneOdo is accused of murder when a man he despised turns up dead. Jan 17, 1993 05 BabelA mysterious virus spreads aboard the station and speech becomes garbled. Jan 24, 1993 06 Captive PursuitA hunter arrives on the station chasing a prey who is not what he seems. Jan 31, 1993 07 Q-LessQ follows Vash to the station and stirs up trouble. Feb 7, 1993 08 DaxJadzia Dax is arrested for a crime committed in a previous host's life. Feb 14, 1993 09 The PassengerA dying criminal's mind may have taken refuge in Dr. Bashir. Feb 21, 1993 10 Move Along HomeThe Wadi trap the senior staff in a life-size game. Mar 14, 1993 11 The NagusQuark is named successor to the Grand Nagus and faces a power struggle. Mar 21, 1993 12 VortexOdo meets a man who says he knows where the changelings come from. Apr 18, 1993 13 Battle LinesKai Opaka and Sisko are trapped on a moon where the dead are revived. Apr 25, 1993 14 The StorytellerO'Brien is asked to play the role of a village's spiritual protector. May 2, 1993 15 ProgressKira is sent to remove a stubborn old farmer from a Bajoran moon that is about to be made uninhabitable by an… May 9, 1993 16 If Wishes Were HorsesThe crew's imaginings become real on the station. May 16, 1993 17 The ForsakenLwaxana Troi arrives on the station and takes a shine to Odo. May 23, 1993 18 Dramatis PersonaeA telepathic echo sets the crew on a path to mutiny. May 30, 1993 19 DuetA Cardassian who appears to be a war criminal is held on the station and Kira struggles with her past. Jun 13, 1993 20 In the Hands of the ProphetsA Bajoran spiritual leader sparks a conflict over what is taught to the children. Jun 20, 1993

Season 2 26 logged

01 The HomecomingKira and O'Brien rescue Bajoran hero Li Nalas, who is not who the legend says. Sep 26, 1993 02 The CircleA militant movement plots to throw the Federation off Bajor. Oct 3, 1993 03 The SiegeSisko and a handful of officers wage a hidden campaign on the station against Circle forces while Kira and Da… Oct 10, 1993 04 Invasive ProceduresA Trill outcast takes the station hostage to steal Dax's symbiont. Oct 17, 1993 05 CardassiansA Cardassian boy raised by a Bajoran family is caught in a political plot that draws in Garak, Dukat and Dr. … Oct 24, 1993 06 MeloraA wheelchair-bound ensign faces the demands of working aboard the station. Oct 31, 1993 07 Rules of AcquisitionQuark takes a female Ferengi assistant, and the Nagus's rules are tested. Nov 7, 1993 08 Necessary EvilWhen Quark is shot over a strongbox, Odo reopens an unsolved murder from the Cardassian occupation in which K… Nov 14, 1993 09 Second SightSisko falls for a woman who is not what she seems. Nov 21, 1993 10 SanctuaryA group of refugees from the Gamma Quadrant arrives on the station. Nov 28, 1993 11 RivalsA con man arrives and his gaming device changes the odds on the Promenade. Jan 2, 1994 12 The AlternateOdo's mentor visits the station, and a creature escapes. Jan 9, 1994 13 Armageddon GameBashir and O'Brien are hunted by the people they were helping. Jan 30, 1994 14 WhispersO'Brien comes to believe that his friends are plotting against him. Feb 6, 1994 15 ParadiseA planet's colonists have been living without technology. Feb 13, 1994 16 ShadowplayOdo and Dax find a village that is disappearing. Feb 20, 1994 17 Playing GodDax is assigned a trainee, and a proto-universe appears. Feb 27, 1994 18 Profit and LossQuark's former lover, the Cardassian professor Natima Lang, arrives with two dissident students who are wante… Mar 20, 1994 19 Blood OathDax's old Klingon friends call in a debt. Mar 27, 1994 20 The MaquisSisko investigates the Maquis as tensions escalate. Apr 24, 1994 21 The Maquis, Part IISisko tries to stop a Maquis attack before it sparks war with Cardassia, as Starfleet, the Cardassians and hi… May 1, 1994 22 The WireGarak is dying from an implant, and Bashir tries to find the cause. May 8, 1994 23 CrossoverKira and Bashir are flung into a mirror universe. May 15, 1994 24 The CollaboratorAs Bajor chooses a new kai, Kira investigates a claim that her lover, Vedek Bareil, betrayed resistance fight… May 22, 1994 25 TribunalO'Brien is arrested by Cardassians and given a show trial. Jun 5, 1994 26 The Jem'HadarA camping trip with Jake, Nog and Quark goes wrong when Sisko and Quark are captured by the Jem'Hadar, soldie… Jun 12, 1994

Season 3 26 logged

01 The SearchThe Defiant leads a mission into the Gamma Quadrant and meets the Founders. Sep 26, 1994 02 The Search, Part IIOdo comes face to face with the Founders. Oct 3, 1994 03 The House of QuarkQuark claims to have killed a Klingon and finds himself a house. Oct 16, 1994 04 EquilibriumDax's memories uncover a secret about the Trill. Oct 23, 1994 05 Second SkinKira finds out she is a Cardassian agent, or so she is told. Oct 30, 1994 06 The AbandonedAn infant found on a salvaged ship grows within days into a Jem'Hadar teenager, and Odo tries to show him tha… Nov 6, 1994 07 Civil DefenseA Cardassian lockdown program is triggered by accident. Nov 13, 1994 08 MeridianDax falls in love with a man from Meridian, a planet that exists in normal space only briefly before shifting… Nov 20, 1994 09 DefiantRiker's double steals the Defiant in a plan involving the Maquis. Nov 27, 1994 10 FascinationDuring the Bajoran Gratitude Festival, Lwaxana Troi's visit coincides with a wave of misplaced romantic attra… Dec 4, 1994 11 Past TenseSisko, Bashir and Dax are stranded in 2024 San Francisco during the Bell Riots. Jan 8, 1995 12 Past Tense, Part IIThe trio tries to save a sanctuary district from violence. Jan 15, 1995 13 Life SupportBashir tries to save Vedek Bareil after an accident. Feb 5, 1995 14 Heart of StoneOdo and Kira are trapped in a cave, with a strange crystal growing on her. Feb 12, 1995 15 DestinyProphecies about the Bajoran wormhole come due with a Cardassian visit. Feb 19, 1995 16 Prophet MotiveThe Grand Nagus visits and wants to change the Rules of Acquisition. Feb 26, 1995 17 VisionaryO'Brien is jumped through time and sees his own death. Mar 5, 1995 18 Distant VoicesA telepathic attack leaves Bashir trapped inside his own mind, where he ages rapidly and must work out how to… Apr 16, 1995 19 Through the Looking GlassSisko enters the mirror universe and meets a double of his late wife. Apr 23, 1995 20 Improbable CauseOdo and Garak investigate an attack on the tailor's shop. May 7, 1995 21 The Die Is CastA Romulan-Cardassian fleet heads into the Gamma Quadrant. May 7, 1995 22 ExplorersSisko and Jake build a working replica of an ancient Bajoran solar sailing ship to show that early Bajorans c… May 14, 1995 23 Family BusinessQuark must face his mother, who has broken Ferengi law. May 21, 1995 24 ShakaarKira's old resistance cell is at odds with the provisional government. May 28, 1995 25 FacetsDax and her previous hosts' personalities meet in a ritual. Jun 18, 1995 26 The AdversaryA shapeshifter plot puts the Defiant on a dangerous heading. Jun 25, 1995

Season 4 26 logged

01 The Way of the WarriorA Klingon fleet arrives at the station and Worf becomes part of the crew. Oct 2, 1995 02 The Way of the Warrior, Part IISisko rescues Cardassia's civilian leaders from the invading Klingons, bringing the full Klingon fleet down o… Oct 2, 1995 03 The VisitorAn older Jake tells a story about his father's fate. Oct 9, 1995 04 Hippocratic OathBashir is held hostage by a Jem'Hadar who is trying to break free of the Dominion. Oct 16, 1995 05 IndiscretionKira and Dukat search for a missing ship with prisoners. Oct 23, 1995 06 RejoinedDax meets her former spouse's new host and faces a Trill taboo. Oct 30, 1995 07 Starship DownThe Defiant is crippled in the Gamma Quadrant. Nov 6, 1995 08 Little Green MenQuark, Rom and Nog end up in 1947 Roswell. Nov 13, 1995 09 The Sword of KahlessWorf, Kor and Dax search for an ancient Klingon relic. Nov 20, 1995 10 Our Man BashirThe senior staff become characters in a spy fantasy. Nov 27, 1995 11 HomefrontA terrorist attack on Earth leads to a security crackdown. Jan 1, 1996 12 Paradise LostSisko finds that Admiral Leyton and a group in Starfleet staged the crisis on Earth in an attempt to impose m… Jan 8, 1996 13 CrossfireOdo struggles with his feelings for Kira as a Bajoran dignitary visits. Jan 29, 1996 14 Return to GraceDukat commands a freighter and is reunited with Kira. Feb 5, 1996 15 Sons of MoghWorf's brother Kurn comes to the station and wants to die. Feb 12, 1996 16 Bar AssociationRom organizes Quark's underpaid employees into a union and leads them on strike, defying Ferengi law and the … Feb 19, 1996 17 AccessionA man claiming to be the Emissary returns from the wormhole. Feb 26, 1996 18 Rules of EngagementWorf is charged for the destruction of a Klingon vessel. Apr 8, 1996 19 Hard TimeChief O'Brien is given twenty years of memories as a prisoner and struggles to return to normal. Apr 15, 1996 20 Shattered MirrorThe mirror Jennifer Sisko lures Jake into the mirror universe, and Sisko follows to help the rebels defend Te… Apr 22, 1996 21 The MuseJake is lured by a writer's muse while Odo has to deal with a pregnancy. Apr 29, 1996 22 For the CauseSisko's girlfriend is found to be aiding the Maquis. May 6, 1996 23 To the DeathThe crew teams up with the Jem'Hadar to destroy a Dominion weapon. May 13, 1996 24 The QuickeningBashir tries to cure a plague caused by the Dominion. May 20, 1996 25 Body PartsBelieving he is about to die, Quark sells his remains in advance, then learns he is healthy and must find a w… Jun 10, 1996 26 Broken LinkOdo is stricken with a sickness and the Founders deliver an ultimatum. Jun 17, 1996

Season 5 26 logged

01 Apocalypse RisingSisko plans a daring mission into the Klingon Empire to find a Changeling. Sep 30, 1996 02 The ShipA crashed Jem'Hadar vessel becomes a trap for the crew. Oct 7, 1996 03 Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong PlacesQuark's attempt to woo a Klingon woman gets complicated. Oct 14, 1996 04 ...Nor the Battle to the StrongJake and Bashir find themselves caught in a war zone. Oct 21, 1996 05 The AssignmentO'Brien's wife is possessed by an entity and he is told to help. Oct 28, 1996 06 Trials and Tribble-ationsThe Defiant crew travels back in time to the events of The Trouble with Tribbles. Nov 4, 1996 07 Let He Who Is Without Sin...A vacation on Risa becomes a hotbed of intrigue. Nov 11, 1996 08 Things PastOdo, Garak, Dax and Sisko are thrown into Odo's memories of the occupation. Nov 18, 1996 09 The AscentOdo and Quark crash on a frozen planet and must haul a transmitter up a mountain to call for help. Nov 25, 1996 10 RaptureSisko receives visions from the Prophets that threaten his life. Dec 30, 1996 11 The Darkness and the LightSomeone is murdering the members of Kira's old resistance cell one by one, and the pregnant Kira may be the f… Jan 6, 1997 12 The BegottenOdo's changeling infant becomes the centre of his life. Jan 27, 1997 13 For the UniformSisko goes after a rogue Maquis leader with a vendetta. Feb 3, 1997 14 In Purgatory's ShadowA coded Cardassian signal from the Gamma Quadrant sends Garak and Worf after Enabran Tain, and reveals a Domi… Feb 10, 1997 15 By Inferno's LightWorf and Garak work to escape from a Dominion prison camp. Feb 17, 1997 16 Doctor Bashir, I PresumeA holographic doctor is modeled on Dr. Bashir. Feb 24, 1997 17 A Simple InvestigationOdo falls in love during an investigation. Mar 31, 1997 18 Business as UsualQuark takes up with an arms dealer. Apr 7, 1997 19 Ties of Blood and WaterDying Cardassian dissident Tekeny Ghemor asks Kira to hear his secrets, while Dukat and Weyoun try to take hi… Apr 14, 1997 20 Ferengi Love SongsA depressed Quark goes home to Ferenginar and discovers his mother Ishka is secretly romancing Grand Nagus Ze… Apr 21, 1997 21 Soldiers of the EmpireWorf serves as first officer under General Martok on a demoralized Klingon ship sent to find a missing vessel. Apr 28, 1997 22 Children of TimeThe Defiant crew discovers their descendants on a planet. May 5, 1997 23 Blaze of GlorySisko drags the imprisoned Eddington along to stop a supposed Maquis missile strike on Cardassia, only to lea… May 12, 1997 24 Empok NorA group of the crew are on an abandoned station, with a killer. May 19, 1997 25 In the CardsJake and Nog set out to get a baseball card for Sisko. Jun 9, 1997 26 Call to ArmsThe Dominion fleet approaches the wormhole and the station makes its stand. Jun 16, 1997

Season 6 26 logged

01 A Time to StandThree months into a losing war, Sisko's crew takes a captured Jem'Hadar ship behind enemy lines to destroy a … Sep 29, 1997 02 Rocks and ShoalsSisko's crew crashes on a planet alongside stranded Jem'Hadar, while Kira realizes she has become a collabora… Oct 6, 1997 03 Sons and DaughtersWorf's son joins the Klingon fleet. Oct 13, 1997 04 Behind the LinesDax leads the Defiant against a Dominion sensor array, while on the station the Female Changeling draws Odo a… Oct 20, 1997 05 Favor the BoldThe Federation attempts to retake the station. Oct 27, 1997 06 Sacrifice of AngelsSisko's fleet fights its way to the occupied station as the minefield falls, and only the Prophets can stop t… Nov 3, 1997 07 You Are Cordially InvitedWorf and Jadzia prepare for their wedding. Nov 10, 1997 08 ResurrectionA mirror-universe double of Bareil arrives on the station. Nov 17, 1997 09 Statistical ProbabilitiesDr. Bashir's genetically enhanced friends are brought in to work on the war. Nov 24, 1997 10 The Magnificent FerengiQuark assembles a team to rescue his mother. Jan 1, 1998 11 WaltzDukat and Sisko are stranded on a planet together. Jan 8, 1998 12 Who Mourns for Morn?The crew learns of the death of Morn and a fortune of latinum. Feb 4, 1998 13 Far Beyond the StarsSisko sees himself as a science fiction writer in 1950s America. Feb 11, 1998 14 One Little ShipA runabout is shrunk by a space anomaly, and its tiny crew must slip inside the Jem'Hadar-captured Defiant to… Feb 18, 1998 15 Honor Among ThievesO'Brien goes undercover in an Orion crime syndicate. Feb 25, 1998 16 Change of HeartWorf and Jadzia face a choice between mission and love. Mar 4, 1998 17 Wrongs Darker Than Death or NightKira uses the Orb of Time to visit her mother during the occupation and learns she became Gul Dukat's mistres… Apr 1, 1998 18 InquisitionBashir is interrogated by Section 31 agents. Apr 8, 1998 19 In the Pale MoonlightSisko recounts to his log how he lied, cheated and bribed to bring the Romulans into the war. Apr 15, 1998 20 His WayOdo takes Vic Fontaine's advice on love. Apr 22, 1998 21 The ReckoningAn ancient tablet unleashes a Prophet and a Pah-wraith, who take over Kira and Jake to fight their prophesied… Apr 29, 1998 22 ValiantA group of cadets attempts a risky mission on the Valiant. May 6, 1998 23 Profit and LaceTo save Zek's reforms granting rights to Ferengi women, Quark undergoes a temporary sex change and lobbies a … May 13, 1998 24 Time's OrphanO'Brien's daughter is sent back in time and returns changed. May 20, 1998 25 The Sound of Her VoiceThe crew tries to rescue the captain of a stranded ship. Jun 10, 1998 26 Tears of the ProphetsSisko leads the Federation offensive at Chin'toka despite a warning from the Prophets, while a Pah-wraith-pos… Jun 17, 1998

Season 7 26 logged

01 Image in the SandOn leave at his father's New Orleans restaurant, Sisko has a vision that leads him to a hidden truth about hi… Sep 30, 1998 02 Shadows and SymbolsSisko, his family and the newly joined Ezri Dax search Tyree for the Orb of the Emissary, while Kira blockade… Oct 7, 1998 03 AfterimageEzri Dax struggles with the reactions of Jadzia's friends, while helping a claustrophobic Garak confront the … Oct 14, 1998 04 Take Me Out to the HolosuiteSisko organises a baseball game against a Vulcan team. Oct 21, 1998 05 ChrysalisBashir's genetically enhanced friends are brought in again. Oct 28, 1998 06 Treachery, Faith and the Great RiverA defecting Weyoun clone seeks Odo's protection and reveals that a fatal disease is spreading among the Found… Nov 4, 1998 07 Once More Unto the BreachKor joins the war effort at Worf's side. Nov 11, 1998 08 The Siege of AR-558Sisko's crew joins an exhausted Starfleet garrison holding a captured Dominion relay on AR-558 against a Jem'… Nov 18, 1998 09 CovenantKira finds her resolve tested by a cult led by Dukat. Nov 25, 1998 10 It's Only a Paper MoonNog tries to cope with his injury in Vic's holosuite. Dec 30, 1998 11 Prodigal DaughterEzri returns to her family's home on New Sydney to find a missing O'Brien and uncovers a dark secret among th… Jan 6, 1999 12 The Emperor's New CloakQuark and Rom steal a cloaking device and cross into the mirror universe to ransom the kidnapped Grand Nagus … Feb 3, 1999 13 Field of FireA killer in the station targets Starfleet officers. Feb 10, 1999 14 ChimeraOdo meets Laas, another of the Hundred Changelings sent out as infants, who urges Odo to leave humanoids behi… Feb 17, 1999 15 Badda-Bing, Badda-BangVic's holosuite is under threat from a rival. Feb 24, 1999 16 Inter Arma Enim Silent LegesAt a conference on Romulus, Bashir is drawn into a Section 31 operation that is not what it seems. Mar 3, 1999 17 PenumbraEzri finds Worf stranded in the Badlands and the two are captured by the Breen, while Sisko proposes to Kasid… Apr 7, 1999 18 Til Death Do Us PartSisko marries Kasidy despite the Prophets' warning, while Dukat, disguised as a Bajoran farmer, wins Kai Winn… Apr 14, 1999 19 Strange BedfellowsWorf and Ezri face execution as the Dominion sidelines Damar, while Kai Winn turns toward the Pah-wraiths und… Apr 21, 1999 20 The Changing Face of EvilThe Federation faces the Dominion's growing alliance. Apr 28, 1999 21 When It Rains...Kira goes to train Damar's Cardassian rebels, Gowron takes over the Klingon fleet, and Bashir learns Odo carr… May 5, 1999 22 Tacking Into the WindKira's team steals a Breen weapon for Damar's rebellion, while Worf confronts Gowron over his reckless war pl… May 12, 1999 23 Extreme MeasuresBashir and O'Brien enter the mind of a dying Sloan to find the Section 31 cure that could save Odo. May 19, 1999 24 The Dogs of WarThe Dominion war nears its conclusion. May 26, 1999 25 What You Leave BehindThe final battle of the Dominion War and the end of the series. Jun 2, 1999 26 What You Leave Behind, Part IIThe final chapter of the Dominion War reaches its climax, and the station's crew faces farewells and new begi… Jun 2, 1999