Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 3
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 continues the overarching saga across twenty-six episodes. The season features new stars, new stories, and new worlds to explore as the journey of the crew proceeds. Spanning its full episode run, the narrative encompasses science fiction and fantasy, action and adventure, drama, and mystery. As documented in the production history on the Movie Database, the season maintains th
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series follows the ongoing voyages and missions set within the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- The crew embarks on journeys involving new worlds, science fiction and fantasy, action and adventure, drama, and mystery.
- The overarching saga continues across the established episodic format of the television series.
- The production involves new stars, new stories, and new worlds to explore as documented on the Movie Database.
Season overview
Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3 continues the overarching saga across twenty-six episodes. The season features new stars, new stories, and new worlds to explore as the journey of the crew proceeds. Spanning its full episode run, the narrative encompasses science fiction and fantasy, action and adventure, drama, and mystery. As documented in the production history on the Movie Database, the season maintains the ongoing voyages and missions of the series. The crew encounters various challenges and explores uncharted regions of space while continuing their overarching journey. Throughout this installment, the storyline builds upon the established foundation of the series, offering viewers a continuation of the adventures set within the universe. The episodes highlight the ongoing development of the narrative arc across the full twenty-six episode count, presenting new encounters and explorations for the characters involved in the series.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Evolution
Sep 25, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43125.8. A system-wide computer malfunction places the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in grave danger while they are escorting a scientist to a star in the process of expl
The Ensigns of Command
Oct 2, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43133.3. A human colony is forced to evacuate a planet when the original inhabitants return and threaten the colonists with annihilation if they do not leave within four
The Survivors
Oct 9, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43152.4. The Enterprise discovers a planet that has had all life eradicated, except for two mysterious residents and their home, which has been left in perfect condition.
Who Watches the Watchers
Oct 16, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43173.5. An away team inadvertently breaks the Prime Directive and reveal themselves to a primitive culture on Mintaka III, causing the inhabitants believe that Captain P
The Bonding
Oct 23, 1989 · 46 min
Worf and Wesley must help a 12 year old boy cope with the death of his mother; an archaeologist killed during an away mission to a deserted planet.
Booby Trap
Oct 30, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43205.6. While investigating an ancient ship left adrift in space, the Enterprise accidentally trips the ancient booby trap that disabled the old vessel over 1000 years a
The Enemy
Nov 6, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate:43349.2. A blind Geordie is trapped on a hazardous planet with a paranoid and severely injured Romulan. In orbit, a Romulan Warbird is preventing the Enterprise from attem
The Price
Nov 13, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43385.6. The Enterprise hosts the negotiations for the rights to a newly discovered, stable wormhole to the Delta Quadrant. One of the negotiators, Devinoni Ral, becomes
The Vengeance Factor
Nov 20, 1989 · 46 min
Stardate: 43421.9. The Enterprise crew tries to mend the relationship between a race known as the Acamarians and a faction known as the Gatherers.
The Defector
Jan 1, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43462.5. A defecting Romulan warns the Federation about an impending attack by the Romulans, who are secretly establishing bases within the Neutral Zone.
The Hunted
Jan 8, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43489.2. A potentially new member of the Federation enlists the help of the Enterprise to track down a wanted criminal who has a reputation for his excessive violence. Ho
The High Ground
Jan 29, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43510.7. Dr. Crusher is abducted by a group of terrorists while delivering crucial medical supplies to a planet ravaged by civil war.
Déjà Q
Feb 5, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43539.1. A Calamarian starts attacking the Enterprise while seeking revenge on a powerless Q.
A Matter of Perspective
Feb 12, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43610.4. Riker is accused of murder when a scientist is killed in an explosion. Picard must recreate the recent events in the holodeck to prove his commander's innocence.
Yesterday's Enterprise
Feb 19, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43625.2. A rift in the space/time continuum brings the U.S.S. Enterprise - C forward into the 24th Century, and alters the timeline. In this future, the Federation is at
The Offspring
Mar 12, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43657.0. Data becomes a father when he creates a Soong-type android in the form of a daughter named Lal. Issues are complicated when Lal starts showing signs of a more ev
Sins of the Father
Mar 19, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43685.2. Worf is reunited with his long-lost brother when their father is charged with treason for helping the Romulans. Together they make an appeal to the Klingon High
Allegiance
Mar 26, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43714.1. Picard is secretly abducted and switched with an alien double. The crews' suspicions are raised when he starts exhibiting unusual behaviour, and is relieved of c
Captain's Holiday
Apr 2, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43745.2. While on vacation on Risa, Captain Picard encounters two Vorgons from the 27th Century who claim they are searching for a powerful weapon hidden somewhere on the
Tin Man
Apr 23, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43779.3. The Enterprise encounters a 'living' ship in the Neutral Zone, and risks breaking the Romulan Federation alliance in order to bring it into contact with a Betazo
Hollow Pursuits
Apr 30, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43807.4. A nervous and insecure officer, Lt. Reginald Barclay, places the Enterprise in great danger when he neglects his duties in Engineering, and instead spends his ti
The Most Toys
May 7, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43872.2. The crew are shattered by the apparent death of Data in a shuttle explosion, and are prevented from carrying out a detailed investigation when Starfleet gives th
Sarek
May 14, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43917.4. Spock's Vulcan father, Sarek, boards the Enterprise to negotiate political relations with the Legaran. However, Sarek has contract Bendii syndrome, which causes
Ménage à Troi
May 28, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43930.7. Riker and Deanna, both on shoreleave, are unexpectedly joined by Deanna's mother, Lwaxana, on Betazed. Shortly, all three are kidnapped by the Ferengi who want t
Transfigurations
Jun 4, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43957.2. Dr. Crusher becomes attracted to an injured alien with mysterious powers, who is being tracked down by his government like a wanted criminal.
The Best of Both Worlds (1)
Jun 18, 1990 · 46 min
Stardate: 43989.1 An Starfleet expert on the Borg, Lt. Cmdr. Shelby, is assigned to the Enterprise to investigate the disappearance of a Federation colony. Picard is abducted by t