Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Season 6
Season 6 of Deep Space Nine marks the height of the Dominion War arc, as it depicts the Federation and its allies in a desperate struggle against the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which has occupied Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran system.
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Season 6 of Deep Space Nine marks the height of the Dominion War arc, as it depicts the Federation and its allies in a desperate struggle against the Cardassian-Dominion alliance, which has occupied Deep Space Nine and the Bajoran system.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
A Time to Stand
Sep 29, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. As the war between the Federation and the Dominion continues, Sisko and his crew are reassigned from the Defiant, while Kira and Odo cope with the bureaucracy of
Rocks and Shoals
Oct 6, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Sisko and his crew are marooned on a barren planet with a squadron of Jem'Hadar soldiers and their wounded Vorta overseer. But when the Vorta seeks out Sisko to
Sons and Daughters
Oct 13, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Worf and his son Alexander must come to terms with one another when Alexander is assigned to the Rotarran and voices his intentions to become a warrior. Meanwhil
Behind the Lines
Oct 20, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: 51145.3. Odo finds his priorities at odds with Kira's resistance efforts when the Female Changeling comes to him and offers to guide him in learning about the Great Link.
Favor the Bold (1)
Oct 27, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. On the eve of Dukat successfully disabling the minefield, Sisko coordinates a massive assault to retake Deep Space Nine.
Sacrifice of Angels (2)
Nov 3, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. The Federation's only hope of stopping massive Dominion reinforcements from entering the Alpha Quadrant relies on Sisko's suicide mission to reach DS9 before the
You Are Cordially Invited
Nov 10, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: 51247.5. Dax and Worf find their wedding plans threatened when Martok's wife challenges Jadzia's worthiness to be admitted into their house.
Resurrection
Nov 17, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Kira finds herself falling in love with the mirror-universe version of Bareil, who has crossed the reality plane to begin a new life.
Statistical Probabilities
Nov 24, 1997 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Bashir agrees to counsel a group of eccentric, genetically enhanced humans ... and finds himself reevaluating his own enhanced nature when they calculate a disas
The Magnificent Ferengi
Jan 1, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. When Quark and Rom's mother is abducted by the Dominion, the two brothers recruit an all-Ferengi team to embark on a dangerous mission to get her back.
Waltz
Jan 8, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51408.6. After being attacked by Cardassian forces, Sisko gets stranded with a very psychotic Gul Dukat, who was being transported to his trial. Meanwhile the crew of the
Who Mourns for Morn?
Feb 4, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. A former patron of Quark's bequeaths everything to him.
Far Beyond the Stars
Feb 11, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Captain Sisko has a full sensory vision of himself as an under-appreciated science fiction magazine writer in 1950s America.
One Little Ship
Feb 18, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51474.2. An attack by the Dominion on Sisko's ship endangers Dax and her crew aboard as she leads them into an anomaly that shrinks them to a very minute size. Unfortunat
Honor Among Thieves
Feb 25, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Chief O'Brien goes undercover to infiltrate an Orion crime ring.
Change of Heart
Mar 4, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51597.2. Worf and Jadzia travel to the badlands to procure some information on the Dominion from a traitorous Cardassian. Bashir wants to engage in a holo-suite spy simul
Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night
Apr 1, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. After receiving some disturbing information from Gul Dukat, Major Kira seeks Sisko's approval as Emissary to travel back in time to find out the truth about her
Inquisition
Apr 8, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Dr. Bashir's plans to attend a medical conference at a breezy resort are canceled when Starfleet Intelligence boards DS9, suspecting the doctor of treason.
In the Pale Moonlight
Apr 15, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51721.3. To save the Federation in a critical scheme, Sisko comes to realize that he must violate its fundamental principles to do so.
His Way
Apr 22, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Odo is schooled in the ways of romance by a holographic programmed lounge singer.
The Reckoning
Apr 29, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Sisko runs afoul of Kai Winn when he removes a Bajoran artifact from an archaeological dig after he receives a vision from the Prophets.
Valiant
May 6, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51825.4. Jake and Nog's runabout comes under attack from the Jem'Hadar. They are rescued by the Valiant, a ship manned by Red Squad, a elite group of young Starfleet cade
Profit and Lace
May 13, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. Quark's mother and the Grand Nagus show up on DS9, announcing a new amendment to the Bill of Opportunities he has instituted on the home planet of Ferenganar, an
Time's Orphan
May 20, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. The Chief's daughter gets caught in a time displacement and when they get her back, she is considerably older.
The Sound of Her Voice
Jun 10, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: 51948.3. As the Defiant races to a shipwrecked officer who is days away, the crew keeps in contact with her. Meanwhile, Jake follows Quark's latest scheme for story resea
Tears of the Prophets
Jun 17, 1998 · 45 min
Stardate: Unknown. When Sisko is picked to head up an attack on the Cardassian homeworld, the Prophets appear to him in a vision, warning him of impending doom if he leaves the sta