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Star Trek: Voyager Continues the
Eminence and Prestige of the Star Trek legacy.

In January 1995, a new series entered the treasured and prestigious world of Star Trek... a series filled with new adventures and characters created by executive producers Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor. Destined to become an integral part of the Star Trek legacy, Star Trek: Voyager has already cemented its distinguished place in television history. For the first time in the 28 year history of Star Trek, a female Captain is at the helm of a Federation Starship in an ongoing series role. Airing on the United Paramount network, Star Trek: Voyager further expands an extraordinary phenomenon.

Star Trek: Voyager chronicles the adventures of the Starship U.S.S. Voyager and a group of resistance fighters -- the Maquis -- considered outlaws by the Federation. The series began when the Starship U.S.S. Voyager was dispatched in search of a ship belonging to the Maquis which has disappeared in an unusual region of space known as the "Badlands." The Starship U.S.S. Voyager found the Maquis ship but not before being swept up in a strange and terrifying phenomenon which sent them into the far reaches of the galaxy -- so far away that, even at warp speeds, it would take nearly seventy years to return home. Despite the diversity of the two crews, the Federation Starfleet members band together with the Maquis for one sole purpose, to find their way back home.

In 1966, the legendary futurist Gene Roddenberry created a science fiction-based television series called Star Trek. While it lasted three seasons on NBC, the series was constantly faced with the threat of cancellation. After its first season, the low-rated show was only renewed for a second and third year after an estimated one million devoted fans wrote to the network. Star Trek has since become a national treasure, and is still seen in syndication more than a quarter of a century after its debut.

In 1987, Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in syndication. The series set new precedence for syndicated television, while admirably competing in its own right against network series. Star Trek: The Next Generation concluded its successful seven-year television run in May 1994, but not before earning 18 Emmy Awards, a Peabody, a Hugo, and becoming the first non-network show to be endorsed by the Viewers for Quality Television. The show's 2-hour series finale drew over 31 million viewers, further illustrating the stellar performance that earned the series its unprecedented 1994 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama.

When Star Trek: Deep Space Nine premiered in January 1993, the show earned a 21.0 rating and became the highest-rated series premiere in syndication history. The show soared to the #1 position among new hour-long series on television among men, 18-49, and currently ranks among the top ten hour-long series on television. Created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine has garnered 12 Emmy nominations, 3 Emmy Awards and the respect and adoration of Star Trek fans as it began its third season as the only Star Trek series on television.

Star Trek: Voyager is the newest incarnation of the Star Trek franchise, and will surely expand an extraordinary phenomenon unparalleled by any other television show or motion picture in history. The Star Trek phenomenon has spawned a Saturday morning cartoon show, more than 130 novels, seven motion pictures with total revenues of more than $500 million, video cassettes, 500 fan publications, a Universal Studios theme-park attraction, and now a fourth television series.

Gene Roddenberry's compelling vision of the future has proven to hold a timeless appeal as evidenced by the growing Star Trek phenomenon. From network to syndication, from television to motion pictures, Star Trek has garnered one of the most loyal followings in entertainment history. Whatever the implementation, incarnation or success rate, viewers, fans and television experts agree that the Star Trek phenomenon evolved out of Gene Roddenberry's futuristic optimism, and his beliefs in human life and the human race's ability to triumph over greed, aggression and prejudice.

Star Trek: Voyager stands as another probing, intelligent and influential component of one of the most popular and successful entertainment franchises in history.

Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor are creators/executive producers of Star Trek: Voyager. Star Trek: Voyager is based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry. Star Trek: Voyager is a Paramount Network production for the United Paramount network. The Paramount Television Group is part of the entertainment operations of Viacom Inc.

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