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Whatever Happened To Kate Mulgrew, ‘Captain Kathryn Janeway’ From Star Trek: Voyager?

By Christopher Covello | January 18, 2023

Kate Mulgrew is an American actress and author best known for her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager and, more recently, her role as Red on the hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black.

She has won numerous awards including a Critic’s Choice Television Award, a Saturn Award, and an Obie Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Mulgrew was born on April 29, 1955 in Dubuque, Iowa. Her father was a contractor and her mother was an artist and a painter who encouraged her to nurture her creativity from a young age.

At the age of 17, Mulgrew was accepted to the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting at NYU and left Iowa to pursue her passion.

Acting Career

Between 1975 and 1978, Mulgrew landed a few minor roles including The Wide World of Mystery, The American Woman: Portraits of Courage, Dallas, and a TV mini series called The Word.

Mrs. Columbo

In 1979, NBC created a spin-off series based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo from the popular crime drama Columbo. Mrs. Columbo was made specifically for Kate Mulgrew and featured her as a news reporter who tries solving crimes while raising a daughter.

The show enjoyed a 13-episode run but never quite took off and, despite the name and premise, never featured Columbo himself at any time.

In 1986, Mulgrew would play the dastardly Councilwoman Janet Elridge for a 3-episode run, “Strange Bedfellows”. Elridge is suspected to be dating Sam only for appearances with the intent to dump him after the reelection. 

Over the course of 3 episodes, Mulgrew’s character drives a wedge between Sam and Diane, only to have it blow up in her face in the end when Sam proposes to Diane. Diane turns Sam down, but at least he didn’t fall for Councilwoman Elridge’s scheme!

Ryan’s Hope

Between 1975 and 1978, Mulgrew played Mary Ryan on the soap opera Ryan’s Hope, earning fan favorite status and becoming associated with the show long after her departure. She would return to the show for a few final episodes in 1983, 1986, and 1989.

In total, Mulgrew appeared in 421 episodes of the show between 1975 and 1989.

HeartBeat is an American medical drama that aired on ABC in 1988 for two seasons and 18 episodes total, all of which starred Mulgrew as the co-founder of a clinic called Women’s Medical Arts.

While the show’s run was short, it was considered groundbreaking for featuring a lesbian as a main character and depicting her in a long-term committed relationship. This would lead HeartBeat to win GLAAD’s first ever Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1990.

Voice Acting

In the early ‘90s, Mulgrew began lending her voice to a number of animated TV shows as well, including recurring roles on Batman: The Animated Series, The Pirates of Dark Water, Mighty Max, Gargoyles, and Aladdin.

Although she would take a hiatus from voice acting while working on Star Trek: Voyager, Mulgrew quite enjoyed it and would return to lend her voice to numerous animated TV shows and video games later in her career.

Star Trek: Voyager

In 1994, Mulgrew auditioned for the part of Captain Janeway on the upcoming Star Trek: Voyager, which was scheduled to air as a flagship program on the new network UPN in 1995. Unfortunately, the showrunners selected film actress Geneviève Bujold for the role instead.

However, Bujold quit two days into filming after realizing the substantial work and time commitment for filming the show. At this juncture, the showrunners offered Mulgrew the spot and, as they say, the rest is history.

Mulgrew portrayed the fearless Captain Janeway for 168 of the show’s 172 episodes, spanning across 7 seasons and 6 years airing from 1995 to 2001.

Of the 168 she appeared in, Mulgrew cites season 5’s “Counterpoint” as her favorite because of the dangerous cat-and-mouse game her and guest actor Mark Harelik were engaged in during the episode’s action.

Feud with Jeri Ryan

While everything appeared copacetic on the outside, drama was brewing by the start of season 4 when the showrunners decided to hire Jeri Ryan and add a new character, Seven of Nine, as fan service and resident sex appeal in an attempt to boost stagnant ratings.

Mulgrew did not approve of this new direction and became responsible for creating a hostile work environment for her new co-star. She was unwelcoming and unreasonable, informing the crew that Ryan should not be permitted to use the bathroom during filming since the costume took time to take off and put back on. The crew did not abide by this unreasonable request.

Mulgrew reflected upon her attitude during this era and took ownership of her wrongful approach. Because she had been associated as the strong female lead and the face of Star Trek: Voyager and seemingly overnight Ryan assumed the new face of the series, it was difficult for her to accept and process. 

Regarding her treatment of Ryan and the drama, Mulgrew said she regrets how she treated Jeri and wish she had conducted herself better.

As the years went on, it seems that Kate and Jeri have resolved their difference and put the past behind them. They have been seen being friendly to each other at conventions and other appearances.

Regardless, Star Trek: Voyager was lauded for featuring a female lead, the first ever in a Star Trek series, and critics were impressed by Mulgrew’s range and on-screen presence. Fans and critics alike praised her performance, and Janeway was a groundbreaking character increasing the inclusivity of the already diverse Trekverse.

Mulgrew does admit that the show was constantly challenging, often involving being on set for up to 18 hours at a time, but she wouldn’t trade it for anything and she is immensely proud of the show, her role, and the impact that it has had on her life.

What did Kate Mulgrew do after Star Trek?

While Star Trek: Voyager would become her most iconic appearance, Mulgrew’s career was far from over when the show wrapped in 2001. She has had a prodigious career and has appeared in numerous movies and television shows.

Star Trek: Nemesis

In 2002, Mulgrew reprised her role as Janeway for a cameo in the film Star Trek: Nemesis starring Patrick Stewart and his crewmates from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her appearance is brief, but it is her instruction to Captain Picard which leads to the action of the film.

Unrelated to Janeway’s appearance, the film was a box office failure and would mark the last film to involve the crew of The Next Generation, leading to a Star Trek film reboot in 2009 instead.

NTSF:SD:SUV::

Between 2011 and 2013, Mulgrew was part of the main cast of the confusingly-named police procedural parody NTSF:SD:SUV::, which stands for National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle:: and aired on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.

Mulgrew appeared on 33 of the 39 episodes across 3 seasons alongside Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Brandon Johnson, Rebecca Romijn, Martin Starr, Karen Gillan, Rob Riggle, and Peter Serafinowicz.

Orange is the New Black

While it seemed unlikely for Mulgrew to land another iconic role following the massive success of Star Trek: Voyager and her stunning portrayal of Captain Janeway, lightning did strike twice for her when she landed the role as Galina “Red” Reznikov on hit series Orange is the New Black.

Her role as Red would earn her a Primetime Emmy nomination and a Critic’s Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Of 91 episodes during the show’s 7 season run, Mulgrew appeared in 85 between 2013 and 2019.

Mr. Mercedes

In 2019, Mulgrew joined the cast of American drama series Mr. Mercedes during their third season and was featured in 9 of the 10 episodes. Although the show was renewed for a fourth season, the network that was airing it, Audience, vanished in May of 2020.

Mr. Mercedes is currently streaming on Peacock, but it is unclear if it will receive a fourth season.

Infinity Train

Between 2019 and 2020, Mulgrew would work as a voice actor on the acclaimed animated series Infinity Train, which was created by former Regular Show writer and storyboard artist Owen Dennis.

The show received praise for its complex and sometimes dark themes and aired two seasons on Cartoon Network before moving to HBO Max to air two more.

As of August 2022, HBO Max announced that Infinity Train would be among 37 shows to be removed from the streaming service and two days later it was gone. At this time, Infinity Train has no home. In response, creator Owen Dennis advocates online piracy as a means to watching it, presumably in hopes to generate enough buzz to revive it.

While it was intended for eight seasons, it remains unclear if it will receive even a fifth.

Star Trek: Prodigy

When the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy was announced, it combined Mulgrew’s experience of portraying Janeway with her voice acting talent for an intuitive arrangement and slam dunk opportunity for Mulgrew.

Ultimately, Mulgrew chose to reprise the role so she could subject a younger audience to her character and the Trekverse as a whole. As of 2021, Mulgrew has been part of the main cast of a show that is currently producing its second season.

The Man Who Fell to Earth

As of 2022, Mulgrew has been part of the main cast of The Man Who Fell to Earth, a science fiction drama series airing on Showtime, alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Annelle Olaleye, and Bill Nighy. Mulgrew appeared on 7 of the show’s 10 episodes in season 1.

While the final episode of season 1 aired in July 2022, there has been no announcement that the series has been canceled or renewed at this time.

Beyond her talents as an actress, Mulgrew is also an accomplished author. She has written two memoirs, 2015’s Born with Teeth and 2019’s How to Forget.

Both provide an extensive inside look at the trials and tribulations that have shaped Mulgrew into the evocative actress and public figure she would grow to become today.

Star Trek Conventions

Along with a number of her Voyager castmates, Mulgrew regularly attends Star Trek conventions to engage with the fans. In 2022 she attended the 56-Year Mission Las Vegas convention, the Phoenix Fan Fusion, the Star Trek: Mission Chicago and she is scheduled to appear at the Destination Star Trek convention in Germany.

Star Trek Cruise

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Kate Mulgrew, alongside fellow Star Trek actors Doug Jones, Sarah Mitich, Michelle Herd, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, and many, many more, is scheduled to appear on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas for a cruise experience like no other.

Departing from Los Angeles, guests will spend 7 days among their favorite Star Trek characters for themed nights, Trek-inspired accommodations, and excursions in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta.

It’s an “un-conventional” voyage, indeed, and next plans to sail in early 2023.

Relationships and Family Life

Danielle Gaudette

In 1977 at the age of 22, Mulgrew became pregnant while working on Ryan’s Hope. The father of her baby was an assistant director on the show. Single and scared and at the urging of her mother, Kate when to Catholic charities and elected to give the child up for adoption.

The producers of Ryan’s Hope decided to write her pregnancy into the story of the show and Kate had to act out a monologue with a stunt baby declaring her love for the baby and how she will never leave her. Kate admits it was one of the hardest moments of her life.

It wouldn’t be until 2001 that she reunited with her daughter, Danielle Gaudette. The two remain in one another’s lives today.

Alexander “Alec” Egan and Ian Egan

In 1982, Mulgrew married television director Robert Egan and they had two children together, Alexander “Alec” Egan and Ian Egan. Egan and Mulgrew separated in 1993 and finally divorced in 1995.

Her son Alec Egan is an accomplished artist. There is little information about her other son Ian.

In 1999, Mulgrew married politician Tim Hagan, but the two divorced in 2014 and had no children together.

Sexual Assault

In 1982, Mulgrew was held at knife point by an intruder. She had given him a diamond necklace, a diamond ring, and $300 in cash, but it was not enough for the intruder and he raped her before leaving. The unidentified assailant was never apprehended.

In a 2015 interview, Mulgrew spoke about the incident and the trauma, but stated that, despite the graphic and horrific nature of the crime, she was able to forgive her attacker.

“I never blamed him,” she stated. “To become embittered because of the fight is to lose the fight. And I have no intention of losing the fight.”

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Kathryn Janeway

• View history
• 1.1 Early life
• 1.2 Starfleet Academy
• 1.3 Early career
• 1.4.1 Shakedown
• 1.4.2.1 2372
• 1.4.2.2 2373-2374
• 1.4.2.3 2375
• 1.4.2.4 2376
• 1.4.2.5 2377
• 1.5.1 Search for the Protostar
• 1.5.2 Stopping the Vau N'Akat plot
• 1.5.3 Search for Chakotay
• 1.5.4 Later career
• 1.5.5 The Needs of the Many
• 2 Alternate timelines
• 3 Starfleet service record
• 5.1 Connections
• 5.2 Appearances
• 5.3 External link

Biography [ ]

Early life [ ].

Kathryn Janeway, daughter of Edward and Gretchen Janeway , was born on May 20 , 2336 in Bloomington , Indiana . Kathryn's younger sister, Phoebe Janeway , was born four years later.

As a young child, she was given the nickname " Goldenbird " by her parents. Kathryn was also particularly close to her father. He got his daughter interested in mathematics and science. She still found time for fun as a child and often enjoyed the Trevis and Flotter holodeck programs, including one time when she flooded an entire holodeck.

At the age of 9, Kathryn was treated to her first trip off Earth to the Mars Colonies . Her father took her from San Francisco via shuttlecraft to Utopia Planitia where they toured the colonies with Cadet Data . This was the first of many adventures that Kathryn took with her father. She also hiked the Grand Canyon 's North rim with her father as a child.

Kathryn later began attending The Meadows , and soon became the tennis captain of her team at the school. Despite being a tennis pro, Kathryn also enjoyed swimming. While swimming on Mars under Olympus Mons , she saved the life of Mark Hobbes Johnson after he became trapped in an undercurrent. Despite her brave actions, she was grounded by her father.

While a senior at the Academy Institute , Janeway was dating Cheb Parker . One night, the pair snuck into Magruder Mansion in Ohio , and discovered a deranged old woman living in the mansion. On their return to the Institute, they were severely reprimanded for the incident. ( VOY novel : Mosaic ; VOY episodes : " Coda ", " Year of Hell, Part II ", " Once Upon a Time ", " Imperfection ")

Starfleet Academy [ ]

Janeway was accepted into Starfleet Academy in 2353 at the age of 18. While at the Academy, her roommate was Lettie Garrett . She also roomed with Thrum and Pol for a time, who were collectively known as Thrum'Pol. While her time at the Academy was mainly a happy one, Janeway was often bullied by Wendy Kerrigan , a professor at the Academy. She was also a star student of Admiral Hendricks . ( VOY novel : Lifeline ; VOY episode : " Friendship One ")

Upon entering her third year at the Academy, Cadet Janeway was interviewed by Admiral Owen Paris , in regards to being her adviser in the writing of her junior honor thesis. Paris initially tried to turn her down since he, as a rule, normally only worked with seniors but Janeway persisted. Eventually Paris agreed, but warned her that he was a tough taskmaster and he expected only the best, something Janeway consistently provided. With his assistance, she wrote a brilliant thesis but had to turn down a date with Cadet William T. Riker in the process. The following year, Janeway completed her doctoral degree in quantum cosmology .

While at the Academy, Janeway began a relationship with Lieutenant Justin Tighe , and the two were soon engaged to be married. ( VOY novel : Mosaic ; VOY short story : " In the Queue "; VOY novel : Lifeline )

Early career [ ]

Cadet Janeway

Ensign Janeway graduated from the Academy and was assigned to Admiral Paris' staff in San Francisco in 2357 . At Paris' request, Janeway assisted civilian adviser Kyle Riker uncover the involvement of Vice-Admiral Horace Bonner in the Tholian attack on Starbase 311 in 2353 , as well as several attempts on Riker's life.

Tired of sitting behind a desk, Admiral Paris made the decision to get back into the game and arranged to be in command of the USS Al-Batani for the year-long Arias expedition . Admiral Paris asked Janeway to join his crew as junior science officer . ( TLE novel : Deny Thy Father ; VOY novel : Mosaic )

Cadet Janeway.

Six months into the Arias Expedition, Admiral Paris and Janeway were in a shuttlecraft orbiting Utrea II , when they were captured and tortured by the Cardassian , Gul Camet . The two officers were rescued by Lt. Tighe, whose life was in turn saved by Janeway. As a result, Paris recommended that Janeway switch from science division to command division.

In 2358 , Janeway lost both her fiancé and father while they were testing the prototype ship Terra Nova on Tau Ceti Prime . While making a final approach for landing, the ship crash landed on Tau Ceti into a polar icecap. While Kathryn survived the crash, the others were frozen to death. She was rescued and took a leave of absence to deal with her deep depression.

In 2359 , Janeway returned to active duty and announced her intention to switch to the command division at Starfleet Headquarters . At the arrangement of Admiral Paris, Janeway spent six months on an Earth-bound assignment before being assigned a deep-space mission. While on Earth , she started to become closer to Mark Johnson .

By late 2359, Janeway was second officer aboard the USS Mary Kingsley , under the command of Captain Onna Karapleedeez . During their mission surveying the Scorpius Reach in Beta Quadrant , they assisted a civilian research vessel, the Cleopatra's Needle . One of the researchers Janeway worked with was Jean-Luc Picard , who had taken a leave of absence following his loss of the USS Stargazer . ( TNG novel : The Buried Age )

In 2363 , Captain Janeway assumed command of the USS Billings . The Billings was her first proper command, and she often felt deeply responsible for her actions and the effects on her crew. Following one away team mission, she felt deeply responsible for the loss of Ensign Yvonne Harper 's legs, unborn child, and sanity. ( VOY episodes : " Revulsion ", " Night "; VOY novels : Pathways , Cloak and Dagger )

While choosing key personnel to serve under him on the USS Enterprise -D , Captain Jean-Luc Picard was disappointed that Janeway was no longer available as a candidate for first officer. ( TLE novel : The Buried Age )

In 2365 , the now Captain Janeway was in command of the USS Bonestell on a six-month exploratory mission of the Beta Quadrant . Following the mission, Janeway went before a review board consisting of Admiral Paris, Admiral McGeorge Finnegan , and Admiral Alynna Nechayev . Ensign Tuvok was assigned to review Janeway's performance and he was extremely critical of her reluctance to follow tactical regulations on the mission. Janeway defended herself against the Vulcan's criticism and it was recommended by Admiral Finnegan that Tuvok serve under Janeway on her next deep-space mission. Despite her initial weariness of him, Janeway grew to rely on Tuvok and the two became friends. When Janeway was offered the command of Voyager, she asked Tuvok to transfer with her. ( VOY novels : Mosaic , Pathways )

Captain of the USS Voyager [ ]

Shakedown [ ].

In late 2370 , Captain Janeway was offered the position of commanding officer of the USS Voyager still under construction at the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards . As a result she buried herself in all the technical manuals concerning Voyager , and by the time she was given a guided tour by Admiral Theoderich Patterson in early 2371 , she was proficient at every inch of the starship. ( VOY episode : " Relativity ")

Janeway officially assumed command of Voyager on stardate 48038.5 , and took the starship out on its shakedown cruises. The cruise was to proceed to the border of the Demilitarized Zone near the Badlands to test out Voyager 's bio-neural circuitry . On the first test of the systems, the gel packs malfunctioned and Voyager was left drifting in space. Thankfully, the USS Hood , under Captain Robert DeSoto , came to Voyager's aid.

After repairs were completed, both starships were alerted to the detection of one of the Malkus Artifacts under General Order 16 , and discovered that it was found by the Maquis . Janeway sent her tactical officer , Lieutenant Tuvok , undercover to obtain the artifact from the Maquis. Tuvok's mission was successful and the artifact was rescued by the Hood . It was also decided that Tuvok would remain undercover with the Maquis. ( VOY - The Brave and the Bold, Book Two novella : The Third Artifact )

In the Delta Quadrant [ ]

Captain Kathryn Janeway in 2371.

When Tuvok failed to report in, Janeway decided to go after him. Janeway went to the New Zealand Penal Settlement to recruit a cashiered Starfleet officer, Tom Paris - a former Maquis member - to help find the Maquis ship and her chief of security in exchange for her help at Paris' next review.

Janeway then rendezvoused with Voyager at Deep Space 9 and then went into the Badlands . As Janeway and the Voyager crew searched the Badlands, they were then engulfed by a displacement wave that took them seventy thousand light-years into the farthest corner of the galaxy, the Delta Quadrant . There, Janeway discovered that a entity called the Caretaker had brought both Voyager and the Maquis ship Val Jean to help him search for a suitable mate in which to procreate offspring to take his place as caretaker of a species called the Ocampa . Following the rescue of Kim and Torres, Janeway was forced to destroy the Caretaker's array to protect the Ocampa from the Kazon. She then invited the Maquis to join her crew, installing Chakotay as her First officer . She also accepted trader Neelix and his companion Kes . ( VOY episode & novelization : Caretaker )

Janeway then responded to a distress signal from Talaxian Captain Acrux 's ship stuck in a ion storm. She was then able to use the transporters to beam Acrux' crew aboard, but they were pulled into a quantum fissure's dimensional plane. Janeway then gave Chakotay and Neelix bands that to help them return. However, Janeway became duplicitous when she thought about how the Talaxians got themselves into the situation. She and Tuvok then found out that they were Trabe agents trying to steal their technology. She then investigated energy spikes that took The Doctor and merged her holo-novel and the Beowulf holo-novel. Following that incident Janeway was then taken hostage by Acrux and his mercenaries as Trabe Captain Nagrom 's ship attacked. However she was able to subdue them and fight off the Trabe ship. ( VOY comics : " The Storm ", " Under Ion Skies ", " Repercussions ")

Following that incident, Janeway was forced to look for duranium when Voyager was running low on supplies. Janeway was forced to set the phasers to 1/100 power to disable a Kazon raider . Janeway then asked Neelix where the nearest supply of duranium, which was Praja . However, Janeway was told by the Doctor that a botanical plague had devastated. Despite that, she allowed Neelix and an away team to investigate the planet. She continued to hail the planet without little success. She the Doctor, Kim and Kes then examined the virus that poisoned the planet and found that it was not native to Praja. Janeway refused to mine the Duranium with the colonists consent despite Torres' objections. However, Janeway was able to come an arrangement with the Cambrog survivors to mine Duranium in exchange for emergency rations, supplies and to help eliminate the plague. Janeway and Voyager then came under attack by Kazon-Oglamar mining ships. Janeway then used Lt. Paris' idea to trick the Kazon into believing that they were crashing. Janeway was able to get the duranium for the phasers and force the Kazon to withdraw. Afterwards, Janeway had the planet sprayed with healthy bacteria that would heal the planet. ( VOY comics : " Homeostasis, Part One ", " The Conclusion ")

2373-2374 [ ]

Janeway then had Paris and Kim taken to the brig when they started a brawl in the mess hall. Janeway then led an away team to Denar . There she and the away team were attacked by a creature. Following that encounter, Janeway then met Bonai , who sent sent Tuvok and the rest of the away team back to Voyager . Janeway was then forced to help him to prevent the Vidiians , Kazon and Trabe from getting a powerful artifact. She was forced to work with the 3 representatives of each species to find the artifact. She helped the Vidiian Dr. Teraz and saved Kul'Lar from a ape-like creature. Janeway and Teraz were then able to defeat with a scalding weapon. Janeway and the three others then found the artifact. After Kul'Lar and Durin wer destroyed by the artifact, Janeway and Teraz found the artifact. However, she refused to accept Bonai's gift to take Voyager back to the Alpha Quadrant. ( VOY comics : " Relicquest, Part One ", " Part Two ", " Conclusion ")

A month later, Janeway responded to a distress signal from a Zerajhan professor K'Them K'Tra who was stuck in a Dead Zone . However, Janeway and Voyager then came under attack by Overseer Reega Mohl 's Raft Cabal when she refused to join him. Janeway and her crew then fought against the Cabal's boarders. Luckily, Janeway was to use Tuvok's plan to use a torpedo to free themselves from the Deadzone. She then took professor K'Tra and Mohl's renegades to Zerajh to stand trial. ( VOY comic : " Dead Zone ")

Janeway then encountered a chroniton wave that took Voyager to the Battle of Wolf 359 six years earlier. As they made they way back through anomaly, they beamed several escape pod survivors onboard. Unfortunately, she was forced to send them back into the anomaly. ( VOY comic : " Ghosts ")

Following Janeway's brief alliance with the Borg, she took on Seven of Nine as part of her crew. Janeway and Voyager then came under attack by a alien known as the Prospector and his drones from an ocean-wide planet. ( VOY episodes : " Scorpion, Part I ", " Part II ", " The Gift "; VOY comic : " Splashdown ")

In 2375 , Voyager discovered another Federation ship lost in the Delta Quadrant , the USS Equinox , captained by Rudolph Ransom . The away team to the Equinox was led by Captain Janeway. Ransom explained that his ship was attacked by creatures that killed much of his crew. The crew was beamed to Voyager for medical attention and the Voyager crew attempted to repair the Equinox . Janeway discovered that the reason the creatures were attacking the Equinox was that Ransom had been capturing them and using them for fuel for the ship. Janeway confronted Ransom and arrested him and his crew. The EMH for the Equinox , which was beamed aboard Voyager helped the crew escape back to the Equinox . They disabled Voyager , kidnapped Seven and sped away. In the meantime, the creatures attacked Voyager . ( VOY episode & novelization : Equinox )

When Voyager found the Equinox , a battle ensued. When the Equinox was damaged by Voyager and attacked by the creatures, Ransom had a change of heart, dropped his shields and surrendered Seven in exchange for his crew beaming aboard Voyager .

Ransom himself stayed with his ship as it exploded. Janeway's final words to Ransom was her promise to get his crew home. Satisfied with the Equinox' destruction, the aliens ceased their attacks on Voyager . The five surviving Equinox crew members, Marla Gilmore , Noah Lessing , James Morrow , Angelo Tassoni , and Brian Sofin , were stripped of rank and ordered to serve as crewmen on Voyager , with extensive supervision and limited privileges. ( VOY episode & novelization : Equinox )

Janeway then entrusted Seven of Nine with finding out if the attackers in a debris field were Borg or not. Janeway then assisted Hazard team in defeating the Tarlus and the Vohrsoth . She then promoted Alexander Munro to Lieutenant . ( VOY comic : " False Colors "; VOY comic & video game : Elite Force )

After seven years in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway was able to get Voyager and its crew home thanks to help from her future counterpart, Admiral Janeway. ( VOY episode & novelization : Endgame )

Admiral Janeway [ ]

Vice Admiral Kathryn Janeway in 2381 .

Janeway was promoted shortly after her return to Earth in 2378. In 2379, she sent Captain Picard and the USS Enterprise -E to Romulus at the request of newly installed Praetor Shinzon of Remus . She later attended the christening of the USS Protostar with her former First officer , Captain Chakotay. Unwilling to return to the Delta Quadrant for further exploration, Janeway allowed herself to be used as the basis for the Protostar's holographic training advisor, Hologram Janeway . ( TNG movie & novelization : Nemesis ; PRD episode : " Asylum ")

Search for the Protostar [ ]

Janeway was then given command of the USS Dauntless and returned the edge of the Delta Quadrant . She and the Dauntless ' crew searched for the Protostar , it's crew and Captain Chakotay. ( PRD episode : " A Moral Star ") This search led to Janeway rescuing the Diviner from Tars Lamora ( PRD episode : " Asylum ") before realizing that Chakotay was no longer in control of the ship after discovering a destroyed Starfleet relay station. ( PRD episode : " Let Sleeping Borg Lie ")

While picking up a survivor of the station's destruction, Janeway had a brief encounter with Dal R'El who recognized the admiral from her holographic duplicate. However, before Dal could consider enlisting Janeway's help, Barniss Frex revealed Dal and his crew's role in the destruction of the station. Janeway pursued the Protostar to the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone , but was prevented from going any further. Ultimately, the Protostar managed to evade Janeway who learned of the crew's histories from the Diviner's bounty on them. As a result, Janeway realized that she was dealing with kids who were in way over their heads rather than a group of criminals. ( PRD episodes : " Crossroads ", " Masquerade ", " Preludes ")

Stopping the Vau N'Akat plot [ ]

After discovering the Vindicator , Janeway was knocked unconscious and locked in a closet at the same time as the Dauntless engaged the Protostar again. In an effort to warn Starfleet of the living construct , Dal attempted to telepathically contact Janeway, only to accidentally switch bodies with her instead. The Protostar crew revealed the truth to a sympathetic Janeway who agreed to help them. Although unable to disable the living construct, Janeway was able to use her command codes to restore Hologram Janeway 's original programming, freeing her of the Vau N'Akat's corruption. Hologram Janeway revealed to her counterpart that Chakotay and the original Protostar crew had become stranded in the future and showed Janeway the distress call that the crew had found. Before departing, Janeway promised to help the young crew get into Starfleet once they finally reached Earth, but sadly revealed that she could do nothing for Dal due to him being an illegal human Augment . In a daring mid-warp spacewalk, Janway and Dal managed to switch back into their own bodies, but Dal's strange behavior while in Janeway's body made her crew suspicious of her. ( PRD episode : " Mindwalk ")

Shortly thereafter, the Vau N'Akat plot to destroy Starfleet unfolded with the living construct turning a Starfleet armada commanded by Janeway against each other. With no other choice, the Protostar crew chose to abandon ship and destroy their home and the living construct in order to save Starfleet. Hologram Janeway sacrificed herself to detonate the proto-core while at proto-warp, destroying the Protostar while causing minimal damage to the surrounding space. Janeway ordered her crew to begin search and rescue for the young Protostar crew, unwilling to give up on them after their heroic sacrifice. ( PRD episode : " Supernova ")

Search for Chakotay [ ]

A month later, Janeway was informed that her holographic duplicate had used the destruction of the Protostar to open a wormhole to the future through which Starfleet received a second distress call from Chakotay, revealing that he and half of his crew were still alive. Janeway expressed an intention to find and rescue her old friend before the Protostar crew finally arrived on Earth, having made their own way there. Although the kids were put on trial for their crimes, Janeway spoke passionately in their defense, Dal in particular who was looked down upon for being an Augment . As a result, the tribunal dropped all charges and, although they refused to fast-track the kids into Starfleet Academy, agreed to assign all but Gwyn - who intended to return to her home planet - as warrant officers in training under Janeway's personal command. Watching a new Protostar -class ship being rolled out, Janeway revealed that she had a different ship and something much bigger in mind for them. ( PRD episode : " Supernova ")

Later career [ ]

Following the attack on Mars, Raffaela Musiker stalked now-Admiral Janeway seeking support for her conviction that a conspiracy was behind the attack. ( PIC episode : " The Next Generation ")

In 2401, Commander Ro Laren revealed to Jean-Luc Picard that she had tried to approach Admiral Janeway with her evidence of a widespread Changeling infiltration of Starfleet, but Laren was stymied at every turn. ( PIC episode : " Imposters ")

Later that year, the Borg Queen revealed to Jean-Luc Picard that the future Janeway's neurolytic pathogen had brought the Borg to the very edge of extinction, allowing the USS Enterprise -D to finally destroy them. ( PIC episode : " The Last Generation ")

The Needs of the Many [ ]

By the year 2409 , Janeway's death was not remembered as part of Jake Sisko 's study of history , as was noted in an interview with DTI agents Marion Dulmur and Gariff Lucsly . In the course of the discussion, the agents' concerns over the integrity of the timeline was brought about in discussions of the fact that they remembered a different version of history.

Admiral Janeway was remembered by Jake and others as surviving the Long War -era into the 25th century . Previously, she had been the commanding officer of Starfleet's response to the Hobus supernova in 2387 . ( STO novel : The Needs of the Many )

Alternate timelines [ ]

According to Q, following her return to the Alpha Quadrant, it has become a fixed point in time for all versions of Kathryn Janeway to die on stardate 57445, with Janeway being shown brief 'flashes' of her other selves to reinforce this revelation; the only two Janeways to live past this date did so only with the aid of the Q. ( VOY novels : The Eternal Tide , A Pocket Full of Lies )

In the alternate timeline created by the red wormhole and the War of the Prophets , Admiral Kathryn Janeway created Operation Guardian in 2400 in order to combat the threat of the Bajoran Ascendancy . Her plan resulted in Starfleet and Borg forces joining together to assault Gateway in order to use the Guardian of Forever to destroy the red wormhole before it united with the Bajoran wormhole . She landed her forces while combating the Grigari and was in sight of the Guardian when the Grigari activated a Singularity bomb which killed Janeway and everyone on and around the planet. ( DS9 - Millennium novel : The War of the Prophets )

Kathryn Janeway in an alternate timeline

In another alternate timeline in which the Cardassian Union did not withdraw from Bajor in 2369 , Captain Kathryn Janeway was in command of a version of Voyager which was not stranded in the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker in 2371 . Her senior staff included first officer Lt. Commander Aaron Cavit , tactical officer and security chief Lieutenant Tuvok , conn officer Lieutenant Veronica Stadi , chief medical officer Dr. Fitzgerald , chief engineer Lieutenant Joseph Carey and operations officer Ensign Harry Kim . By 2373 , she was married to Mark Johnson , who cared for her dog Molly .

The ship was part of a taskforce consisting of nine ships - which also included the USS Bellerophon and the USS Intrepid - sent to Dorvan V in 2373 order to investigate recent suspicious activities being carried out by the Cardassians on the Federation border. The ships were soon fired upon by a fleet of Galor -class warships armed with phased polaron beam weapons. Unbeknownst to the Federation at this time, these weapons had been provided by the Cardassians' newfound Gamma Quadrant allies, the Dominion . The Cardassians had made contact with the Dominion several years earlier via the wormhole which they discovered in the Bajoran sector , the existence of which they kept secret from the other major Alpha Quadrant powers.

In the midst of the battle, Voyager was able to gather detailed sensor readings. Moments before the ship was destroyed with all hands, Tuvok transmitted these sensor readings to Starfleet Command , enabling the Federation to develop countermeasures against the phased polaron beam weapons. The Intrepid was destroyed along with Voyager whereas the Bellerophon barely escaped intact. Of the six other vessels in the taskforce, only one survived. ( TNG - Myriad Universes novel : A Gutted World )

In an alternate timeline in which the USS Voyager was forced to turn back from its journey home to Earth, Kathryn and Chakotay became lovers and would eventually have a child, Shannon Sekaya Janeway . ( VOY - Myriad Universes - Infinity's Prism novella : Places of Exile )

In another alternate timeline, Janeway and B'Elanna Torres were both killed during a Krenim attack on Voyager in 2373 . Chakotay succeeded her as captain and was still in command of Voyager in 2379 . ( VOY episode : " Before and After ")

When the Krenim attempted to destroy Voyager with a chroniton torpedo , Chakotay of 2377 was forced to work with the Kathryn Janeway of 2370, revealing various key details about the ship's future to her as they sought to resolve the crisis. Once he was able to prevent the events that led to Voyager being fractured across time, Chakotay presumed that this Janeway had been 'erased' as she lost all memory of the events, but it was later revealed that she had been abducted from the ship by the Krenim as part of a plan to prevent her potentially interfering with the standing of the Krenim Imperium. She was manipulated into acting as denzit or military commander for the Rilnar during a protracted conflict with the Zahl on the planet Sormana . A Krenim agent named Dayne was surgically altered to look like a Rilnar and was assigned to oversee Kathryn's integration into Rilnar society. He maneuvered her into the position of denzit. This version of Kathryn was forced to send a message to Starfleet informing them of her resignation.

Dayne and Kathryn became lovers. Subsequently, Kathryn gave birth to her and Dayne's daughter named Mollah. After nearly dying during childbirth, she recovered and returned to her position. Kathryn assumed that Dayne and their daughter had been captured by enemy forces. This, in turn, was Kathryn's motivation to win the war. When the Full Circle Fleet was alerted to the existence of this alternate version of Kathryn Janeway, Voyager was assigned to investigate. Tuvok was temporarily assigned to Voyager to work with the Voyager crew in order to appeal to the denzit to stop the conflict and gather intelligence. Tuvok, for his part, was still grieving for his son who had died during the Borg crisis. Finding sympathy with the denzit's situation, Tuvok easily renewed a friendship with this version of Kathryn Janeway. Subsequent events saw Tuvok save the denzit's life during a military operation and being seriously injured as a result. Tuvok was treated by the denzit's personal physician. The denzit would meet Admiral Janeway in person.

Dayne was found to be alive as well. The truth of Dayne's true identity and the Krenim's manipulations were exposed. After Tuvok brutally beat him, Dayne admitted that his and Kathryn's daughter was alive. Dayne had spirited their daughter away safety into the past. He accomplished this using naturally occurring time portals. He placed his daughter in the care of guardians. These guardians were, in actuality, Q and his wife in disguise. Later, Kathryn testified at an inquiry about these events. Subsequently, she resigned her position as denzit. After this, the crew of Voyager took in this version of Kathryn Janeway with the intent of helping her recover from these events. Dayne, though, covertly infiltrated the Full Circle fleet. He then tried to kidnap Kathryn so she could be reunited with their daughter. He was stopped and then an away team was assembled to escort the former denzit and Dayne. She was taken into the past by Dayne with the Starfleet team providing protection. After this, Dayne was tortured by the Krenim for information about Kathryn's location. He refused to cooperate and was killed. Q ensured that this timeline would be 'cut off' from the rest of the multiverse for the duration of this Janeway's life so that she could live in peace. ( VOY novel : A Pocket Full of Lies )

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Appendices [ ], connections [ ], appearances [ ], external link [ ].

• Kathryn Janeway article at Memory Alpha , the wiki for canon Star Trek .
• Kathryn Janeway article at Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia.
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Review: ‘The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway’ Delivers An Insider’s View Of Voyager’s Captain

| October 30, 2020 | By: Laurie Ulster 12 comments so far

Confession: I stopped reading the Star Trek fiction books a long time ago. I used to devour them as a kid, but somewhere along the line, I stopped reading them, focusing my Star Trek reading on behind-the-scenes books and memoirs.

When I read Una McCormack’s The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway in preparation for interviewing her , I discovered that I’ve been missing out. I was hooked almost immediately, engaged both by the exploration into Janeway’s character (with the freedom that comes with not being tied to a 45-minute episode) and the flow of McCormack’s writing.

The book begins with an introduction from my favorite underage Janeway protégé, Naomi Wildman, now a Commander. “I learned courage, and wisdom, and grace under fire from the very best captain of all,” she writes, reminding us of what made Janeway so aspirational and heroic—and then the autobiography itself begins, not with heroics, but with Kathryn telling us that her mother made pop-up books for children. Family is everything to young Kathryn long before she becomes a ship’s captain, and the strength she gets from her upbringing is what helps her keep her Voyager family together when they are stranded in the Delta Quadrant.

If you’re looking for a deeper exploration of some of Star Trek: Voyager ’s episodes, especially where Janeway’s choices and inner thoughts are concerned, you’ve found it: McCormack covers the captain’s controversial decision about Tuvix (how could she not?), her take on the Equinox crew, her relationship with Kes, and more, exploring Janeway’s inner thoughts about these pivotal encounters. She takes a deeper dive into moments that happened off screen, like the first time Janeway speaks to her mother once they reestablish communication with Starfleet—which hit me on a much deeper emotional level than I expected. (In my interview with McCormack, she suggested that the theme of Voyager being so far from home and its crew only being able to talk to their loved ones on viewscreens is resonating especially strongly now, as we are all facing similar distance from our loved ones and using Zoom and its ilk as our prime method of communicating with them. I think she’s right.)

When my turn came up (of course I didn’t pull rank; I was about thirtieth, which was pretty good, all things considered), I stood nervously waiting for the communication to start. I was a little conscious of Seven of Nine standing behind me, but the moment my mother’s face appeared on-screen, everything around me was forgotten. “Mom,” I whispered.

But while Voyager’s time in the Delta Quadrant takes up the bulk of the narrative, the journey through Janeway’s life story has much to offer and McCormack explores it all. We see Janeway’s childhood with her mother, sister, and frequently absent (Starfleet flag officer) father. We understand her ambition, her sibling rivalry, and most of all, her determination—both when it drives her and when it steers her wrong.

Her relationship with fiancé Mark, barely touched upon in the series, is fleshed out in a way that makes that loss more acutely felt. We also find out that she has a long history with Tom Paris, which illuminates why she was so set on adding him to her crew and why she was so supportive of him; she saw the background he was struggling against as worthy of compassion and sympathy, even though she was an admirer of his father. (Between McCormack’s book and The Delta Flyers podcast, I have a completely new view of the character these days.) She meets him for the second time when he’s only seventeen.

It wasn’t the most promising of encounters, but I couldn’t put young Tom Paris out of my mind. I suppose on some level, I sympathized with him. It’s not easy, having a Starfleet officer as your father. It’s not easy proving yourself. I often found myself wondering about him, over the next years, what he was doing, and where he was going to end up.

McCormack also does some impressive worldbuilding, taking a deep dive—through Janeway’s eyes—into how the Cardassians fit into Starfleet and Federation history, from the political to the personal. She doesn’t address the updates to Seven and Icheb seen in  Star Trek: Picard,  but that makes sense within the narrative; Janeway wrote the book before those events took place.

And of course, we get that ending Voyager fans have long awaited: Janeway and Chakotay’s last moment together on the bridge after arriving on Earth, and what life was like after their triumphant return. None of those details will be revealed in this review, but I assure you, they are satisfying. And thanks to McCormack’s flowing prose, you can lose yourself completely in this book; you may not want to put it down once you start.

Janeway’s Autobiography available now

McCormack hoping for audiobook

The author doesn’t know if there are plans for an audiobook version, but one can only hope they’d ask Kate Mulgrew to narrate it. I asked her if that was something she’d want to have happen.

“Wouldn’t it be marvelous? She tweeted about it , which is super exciting. And then it turned out she’d heard my name and, you know, people have said nice things about me to her, which has just been mind-blowing… but wouldn’t it be wonderful if she read it? I’d love it. But who knows?”

Read our interview with Una McCormack here .

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Does she try to incorporate the background story that Jeri Taylor developed for her Star Trek novels? The authors of Voyager treated “Pathways” as a quasi-official biography, at least as far as the main points of the character were concerned.

In my interview with her, she talks about what she took and didn’t take from Jeri Taylor’s novels. She kept the names, but otherwise tried not to be beholden to what was in there, so she could write her own story. I haven’t read the Jeri Taylor books, but now I want to!

It’s been a long time ago that I read the two books. I think Mosaic was the other one. One dealt with Janeway having to make a decision and reflecting on her past life while the other one goes deeper into the history of Chakotay and some other characters (but I don’t remember which is which). I’m pretty sure that’s where Berman and Braga got the premise for the Enterprise finale from.:)

I can recommend Pathways, it’s a touching, deeply layered story, linking the past and the present.

Would it be too much to ask for a Starfleet Captain whose parents were not also Starfleet brass or Federation bigwigs? We’ve seen it with Kirk’s father, Henry Archer (OK, a civilian contractor, but still), and now Janeway, not to mention Michael Burnham’s lineage. Fortunately, Picard, Sisko, and Pike seem to be exceptions.

Well as a fan of Voyager I was really looking forward to this book but found it quite dissapointing.

The contradictions not only to Mosaic are very strange as well but mainly I found the writing just boring.

It’s too much like “I did this, I did that and then what happened was this”. To be honest I had trouble falling not asleep while reading. Also the ending just uh what? I mean I had my share of bad fanfiction but this?

Is it canon? I am fed up buying sci-fi books only to find out it isn’t canon and I may as well have read fan fiction.

Nope, none of the novels are canon.

Does anyone know what is happening with the Autobiography of Spock? I thought it was supposed to be out by now and written by David A Goodman (the same author as the autobiographies of Kirk and Picard) but now appears to be September of 2021 and written by Una Mccormack?

Yes, Goodman just wasn’t able to finish the book with his schedule so it is now being written by Una and is coming out next year.

Thank you very much!

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Kathryn Janeway

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Kathryn Elizabeth Janeway was a Human Female Starfleet Officer in the 24th Century. She was most known for her command of the USS Voyager during its seven years stranded in the Delta Quadrant.

Born Kathryn Elizabeth Janeway in Bloomington, Indiana on Earth on the 20th May, 2335 to Edward and Gretchen Janeway. Kathryn has one younger sibling, Phoebe Janeway, Born in 2339, four years after Kathryn.

• 1 Early Years
• 2 Starfleet Academy
• 3 Early Career
• 4.1 Voyager's Shakedown
• 4.2 The First Year 2371
• 4.3 The Second Year 2372
• 4.4 The Third Year 2373
• 4.5 The Fourth Year 2374
• 4.6 The Fifth Year 2375
• 4.7 The Sixth 2376
• 4.8 The Final Year 2377 - 2388
• 5 Return To The Alpha Quadrant
• 6.1 Borg Destiny
• 6.2 The Needs Of A Many
• 7.1 Janeway's Alternate Realities & Timelines
• 7.2 Holographic Janeways

Early Years [ ]

As a child Kathryn was particularly close to her father. He got her interested in science and mathematics. Kathryn still found time as a child to have fun and often enjoyed the holodeck programs of Trevis & Flotter.

Kathryn experinced her first off world trip at the age of 9, when her father took her to the Mars Colonies via a shuttlecraft from San Francisco to Utopia Planitia where they recieved a guided tour by Cadet Data.

Kathryn later began to attend 'The Meadows', and soon became the tennis Captain of her school team. Kathryn also enjoyed to swim. While swimming on Mars, under Olymopus Mons, she saved the life of Mark Hobbes Johnson after he became trapped in an undercurrent. Despite saving Mark's life, her father grounded her for being reckless.

While a senior at the Academy Institute, Janeway was dating Cheb Parker. One night, the pair snuck into the Magruder Mansion in Ohio, and discovered a dereanged old woman living in the mansion. On their return to the Institute, they were severely reprimanded for the incident.

Starfleet Academy [ ]

In 2353 at the age of 18, Kathryn was accepted into Starfleet Academy. While at the Academy, she roomed with Lettie Garrett, Thrum and Pol. While her time at the Academy was mainly a happy one, Janeway was often bullied by a professor at the Academy by the name of Wendy Kerrigan.

Upon entering her third year the Academy, Cadet Janewway was interviews by Admiral Owen Paris, in regards to being her advisor in the writing of her junior honour thesis. With his assistance, she wrote a brilliant thesis but had to turn down a date with Cadet William T. Riker in the process. The following year, Janeway completed her doctoral degree in Quantum Cosmology.

During her time at the Academy, Kathryn began a relationship with Lieutenant Justin Tighe, and the two were soon engaged to be married.

Early Career [ ]

In 2357, Ensign Janeway graduated from Starfleet Academy and was assigned to Admiral Paris's staff in San Francisco. At Paris's request, Kathryn assisted civilian advisor Kyle Riker, uncover the involvement of Vice-Admiral Horace Bonner in the attack of Starbase 311 in 2353 by the Tholians, as well as several attempts on Riker's life.

Admiral Paris soon became tired of sitting behind a desk, and decided that he would get back into active duty and arranged to take command of the USS Al-Batani for the year long Arias Expedition. Kathryn accepted the offer of a junior science offer from Admiral Paris.

Six months into the Arias Expedition, Admiral Paris and Janeway were in a shuttlecraft orbiting Utrea II, when they were captured by the Cardassian, Gul Camet. The two officers were rescued by Lt. Tighe, whose life was in return saved by Kathryn. As a result, Admiral Paris reccommended that Janeway switch from the science division to the command division.

A year later, in 2358 Janeway lost bother Father and her Fiancé while they were testing the prototype ship Terra Nova on Tau Ceti Prime. While making the final approach for landing, the ship crashed into Tau Ceti Prime's polar icecap. While Kathryn survived the crash, the others were frozen to death. She was rescued and took a leave of absence to deal with her depression.

In 2359, Janeway returned to active duty and announced her intention to switch from the science division to the command division at Starfleet Headquarters. At the arrangement of Admiral Paris, Kathryn spent six months on an Earth bound assignment before being assigned a deep space mission. Whil one Earth, Kathryn became closer to Mark Johnson.

By late 2359, Janeway was second officer aboard the USS Mary Kingsley, under the command of Captain Onna Karapleedeez. During thier away mission surveying the Scorpius Reach in the Beta Quadrant, they assisted a civilian research vessel, the Cleopatra's Needle. One of the researchers Janeway worked with was Jean-Luc Picard, who had taken a leave of absence following his loss of the USS Stargazer.

in 2363, Captain Janeway assumed command of the USS Billings. The Billings was her first proper command, and she often felt deeply responsible for her actions on her crew. Following one away mission, she felt deeply responsible for the loss of Ensign Yvonne Harper's legs, unborn child and sanity.

While choosing key personnel to serve under him on the Enterprise, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was disappointed that Janeway was no longer available as a candidate for first officer.

In 2365, the now Captain Janeway was in command of the USS Bonestell on a six months exploratory mission of the Beta Quadrant. Following the mission, Janeway went before a review board consisting of Admiral Paris, Admiral McGeorge Finnegan, and Admiral Alynna Nechayev. Ensign Tuvok was called into criticize Janeway's ignorance of tcatical regulations on the mission, and it was recommended by Admiral Finnegan that Tuvok served under Janeway on her next deep space mission. Janeway and Tuvok were still serving together on the USS Bonestell when Janeway asked Tuvok to transfer with her to Voyager.

Captain Of The USS Voyager [ ]

Voyager's shakedown [ ].

In late 2370, Captain Janeway was offered the position of commanding officer of the USS Voyager still under construction at the Utopia Plantia Fleet Yards. As a result she buried herself in all the technical manuals concerning Voyager, and by the time she was given a guided tour by Admiral Patterson in early 2371, she was proficient at every inch of the starship.

Janeway officially assumed command of Voyager on stardate 48038.5, and took the starship out on its shakedown cruises. The cruise was to proceed to the border of the Demilitarized Zone near the Badlands to test out Voyager' bi-nueral circuitry. On the first test of the systems, the gel packs malfunctioned and Voyager was left drifting in space. Thankfully, the USS Hood, under Captain Robert DeSoto came to Voyager's aid.

After repairs were completed, both starships were alerted to the detection of one of the Malkus Artifacts under General Order 16 and discovered that it was found by the Maquis. Janeway sent her tactical officer, Lieutenant Tuvok, undercover to obtain the artifact from the Maquis. Tuvok's mission was successful and the artifact was rescued by the Hood. It was also decided that Tuvok would remain undercover with the Maquis.

The First Year 2371 [ ]

The second year 2372 [ ], the third year 2373 [ ], the fourth year 2374 [ ], the fifth year 2375 [ ], the sixth 2376 [ ], the final year 2377 - 2388 [ ], return to the alpha quadrant [ ], admiral janeway [ ].

Janeway was promoted shortly after her return to Earth in 2378 by Admiral Owen Paris. Vice Admiral Janeway was instrumental in defeating a crippling Borg plague that swept Earth upon Voyager' s return. In 2379, she ordered Captian Jean-Luc Picard to Romulus to meet the new praeter Shinzon. She was also instrumental in Commander William T. Riker's promotion to Captain and assumption of command of the USS Titan.

That same year, she boarded the USS Enterprise-E to ensure that Worf and Geordi La Forge stayed aboard the Enterprise instead of helping Captain Picard on Kevratas.

In March of 2380, Janeway appeared as a panelist on Illuminating the City of Light to discuss the status of the Reman refugees then heading for Outpost 22.

Borg Destiny [ ]

Later that year, Admiral Janeway was contacted by Captain Jean-Lucand info Piacrd and inforrmed of a renewed Borg threat to the Federation. She initially did not believe his claims, but later recanted that decision and ordered the Enterprise to hold position and await the arrival of Seven of Nine. Captain Picard defied her orders and took the Enterprise to engage the Borg before their vessel became fully operational. She informed Captain Picard that she did not approve of his decision and ordered an investigation of the remains of the Cube. Shortly afterward she would contact the Enterprise in response to their report that Q had appeared on the Enterprise.

Admiral Janeway then visited the Borg Cube herself aboard the USS Einstein When she arrived, she was captured and assimilated by the Borg Collective a short time afterward. Because of her knowledge and experience the Borg used Janeway in the role of a new Borg Queen. An attempt to rescue her from the Collective resulted in Janeway's death. In the final moments before her demise, Janeway's consciousness surfaced long enough to allow Seven of Nine to introduce the Endgame Virus into the cube, halting the cube's rampage. After Janeway's death, the Female Q took her spirit as a traveling companion.

Sometime later, a memorial consisting of a central pillar with an eternal flame placed atop was established in her honour in San Francisco.

The Needs Of A Many [ ]

By the year 2409, Janeway's death was not remembered as part of Jake Sisko's study of history, noted in an interview with DTI agents Dulmer and Gariff Lucsly, In the course of the discussion, the agents' concerns over the integrity of the timeline was brought about in discussions of the fact that they remembered a different version of history.

Admiral Janeway was remembered by Jake and others as surviving the Long War-era into the 25th Century. Previously, she had been the Commanding Officer of Starfleet's response to the Hobus Supernova in 2387

Alternate Janeway's [ ]

Janeway's alternate realities & timelines [ ], holographic janeways [ ].

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Kathryn Janeway

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Grew Up... on a farm in Indiana in the 24 th century. She was especially close with her father, who was a Vice Admiral in Starfleet.

Living... on the USS Voyager. Although the ship was meant to complete missions in Federation space, Voyager ends up stranded in the unexplored Delta Quadrant, 75 light years from Earth.

Profession... Starfleet captain. Not only does Janeway have to manage her own crew, she’s also in charge of a group of revolutionaries called the Maquis, who were similarly stranded in the Delta Quadrant. Realizing people are stronger when they work together, Janeway invites the Maquis – as well as a few local aliens – to join her crew.

Interests... coffee, science, and the Renaissance. Even when supplies are low, Janeway orders “coffee, black” to get her through the day. And while the captain is in charge of every aspect of the ship, Janeway is especially interested in science. She even creates a holodeck program to act out stories with one of her scientific heroes, Leonardo da Vinci. Janeway sees Voyager’s time in the often strange Delta Quadrant as a chance to add to Starfleet’s body of knowledge. She once joked,“We're Starfleet Officers. ‘Weird’ is part of the job.”

Relationship Status... engaged to Mark Johnson. Although with Voyager stranded halfway across the galaxy and Johnson still on Earth, Janeway has no way to talk to him or even let him know she’s still alive. Instead, she relies on her friendship with Security Officer Tuvok and First Officer Chakotay.

Challenge... finding a way home. Janeway blames herself for Voyager’s situation. She chose to close their only shortcut home in order to protect an alien civilization. But Janeway is sure that if the crew can just work together they’ll be able to find “wormholes, spatial rifts, or new technologies” that can serve as a shortcut back to Earth.

Personality... sweet or stern, depending on the situation. Captain Janeway is full of contradictions. She is often willing to compromise and learn from other cultures, but she can be very stubborn when it comes to protecting her crew. While most Starfleet captains rely on protocol, Janeway realizes she’ll have to loosen the rules without losing her principles on Voyager’s long mission home. She’s warm, funny, and friendly, and she encourages her crew to think of themselves as a family. But when the going gets tough, Janeway gets tougher.

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Star Trek: Voyager 's series finale left the fates of Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the crew ambiguous, but other Star Trek shows have covered what happened to them. Voyager was the fourth series in the franchise, airing between 1995 and 2002 with a total of seven seasons. During the show, Captain Janeway and the crew of the USS Voyager sought a way back to Earth while traveling through the Delta Quadrant, an entirely uncharted region of space on the other side of the galaxy. Although Voyager was overall less popular than previous Star Trek shows, the series still maintains a loyal following.

Star Trek: Voyager 's series finale, "Endgame Parts I & II" finally saw the crew get home, using a plan that involved time travel and the Borg. However, the series ended rather abruptly after the ship had safely returned to the Alpha Quadrant, fading out on a shot of Voyager flying towards Earth surrounded by other Starfleet ships. While this ending was satisfying in some ways, it left a lot of unanswered questions about what happened to Voyager's crew after the ship returned. Luckily, other Star Trek series have given audiences some answers about what the future held for these characters.

1 Captain Kathryn Janeway

As the first female Captain to lead a Star Trek series, Captain Janeway continues to be one of Star Trek: Voyager 's most iconic characters and has made multiple appearances in other franchise projects. Star Trek: Nemesis revealed that Captain Janeway had been promoted to Admiral after Voyager's return home, while Star Trek: Prodigy showed the now Vice Admiral Janeway in command of a new ship, the USS Dauntless, working to locate a missing Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran). Although she didn't appear physically in Star Trek: Picard season 3, multiple references to Admiral Janeway confirmed that she was still a highly respected and working Starfleet Officer as of 2401.

2 Commander Chakotay

Chakotay was Janeway's First Officer during Star Trek: Voyager , but his fate remained unknown for a while after the series ended. Luckily, Star Trek: Prodigy revealed that after Voyager 's finale, Chakotay was promoted to Captain and given command of the USS Protostar, an experimental ship on a return mission to the Delta Quadrant. After passing through a temporal anomaly, Chakotay and his crew became stranded in the future, sending the Protostar back through the anomaly to prevent the Vau N'Akat from using it to attack the Federation. Season 2 of Prodigy is set to feature Admiral Janeway's rescue mission with the new crew of the Protostar to save Chakotay.

Related: It's Good Chakotay's Actor Turned Down A Star Trek Picard Return

3 Seven Of Nine

Appearing as a series regular on Star Trek: Picard gave Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) a significant post- Star Trek: Voyager update. Picard revealed that Seven was initially rejected by Starfleet for being an ex-Borg, causing her to join a vigilante group called the Fenris Rangers. After she and the crew of La Sirena helped restore the timeline in Picard season 2, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) gave Seven a Starfleet field commission, leading her to rejoin as a Commander on the USS Titan-A. Following her part in saving Starfleet from the Borg in Picard season 3, Seven was once again promoted, this time to Captain, and given command of the newly-christened USS Enterprise-G.

4 Commander Tuvok

The fate of Tuvok (Tim Russ) after Star Trek: Voyager remained a mystery for some time, but Star Trek: Lower Decks and Picard eventually provided some answers. Lower Decks revealed that Tuvok was part of the investigation into Captain Carol Freeman's (Dawnn Lewis) supposed bombing of the Pakled planet in 2381, helping to exonerate Freeman from wrongdoing with the use of a mind meld. More significantly, the now-Captain Tuvok made his return to live-action in Star Trek: Picard season 3, where after being rescued from the Changelings, he had the honor of promoting his old colleague and friend Seven of Nine to Captain in the series finale.

Related: Tuvok's Voyager & Star Trek History Explained

5 Lieutenant Tom Paris

Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) was Star Trek: Voyager 's helmsman, and the character who went through what was perhaps the most significant personal arc over the course of the show. Although his fate after the finale remains largely unexplored, Tom did make a brief cameo appearance on Star Trek: Lower Decks , which confirmed that he was still working in Starfleet as of 2381 and participating in handshake tours to boost morale on various ships. Paris' Lower Decks cameo was largely a humorous update to his character, and not particularly significant in terms of plot details, but it at least opened the possibility of his return in future Star Trek projects.

Icheb (Manu Intiraymi) was a semiregular guest character on Star Trek: Voyager during the show's last two seasons. As another former Borg drone rescued by Voyager, Icheb's main relationship was with Seven of Nine, who became a mother figure to him. Unfortunately, Icheb's fate after Voyager 's finale was a tragic one. Star Trek: Picard season 1 revealed that Icheb ended up joining Starfleet but was eventually captured by Bjayzl (Necar Zadegan) and brutally harvested for his Borg components. This forced Seven to mercy-kill him at his request when she found him dying of his wounds, an act which greatly affected her.

7 Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres

While Star Trek: Voyager 's Chief Engineer B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson) has yet to make another appearance in the franchise, a small but significant update to her story has been teased. In promotional material for Star Trek: Prodigy on Instagram, logs from Admiral Janeway revealed that B'Elanna was the project lead on the construction of Janeway's new ship, the Dauntless . This confirmed that B'Elanna was still working in Starfleet by 2383, although anything else about her life wasn't discussed in the logs. It is possible that Prodigy will reveal more about B'Elanna's life in future seasons, however, given that she already has a connection to the show.

8 Ensign Harry Kim

Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) is another character who has yet to reappear in the franchise after Star Trek: Voyager' s end. However, he was almost included in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Picard showrunner Terry Matalas revealed that Harry was one of the cameos he wanted to but couldn't include in the series finale. If Harry had been part of Picard season 3, he would have been featured as Captain Harry Kim, a vindicating promotion for the character. Garrett Wang also revealed that Harry would have had a three-episode arc in Picard , but said that Harry " belongs " in Star Trek: Prodigy , teasing the possibility of an appearance in season 2.

9 The Doctor

The Doctor (Robert Picardo) was one of Star Trek: Voyager 's more memorable characters but has unfortunately not appeared in any project since Voyager ended. However, Star Trek: Picard may have offered some worrying insight into The Doctor's status in Starfleet. Picard season 1 revealed that the Federation put a ban on synthetic lifeforms after a group of rogue androids attacked Federation settlements on Mars. The synthetic ban was eventually lifted thanks to Picard proving that the attack was actually orchestrated by the Romulans, but given that The Doctor is a hologram, any ban on synthetics likely impacted his career in Starfleet and life in general.

Neelix (Ethan Phillips) served as Star Trek: Voyager 's cook, morale officer, and ambassador to the Delta Quadrant. As a native of the quadrant, Neelix's information about alien species proved valuable, and his upbeat attitude kept the crew's spirit high. Unfortunately, Neelix chose to leave Voyager before the series finale, settling with a colony of other Talaxians after forming a romantic connection with a woman named Dexa (Julianne Christie). While the finale featured a brief cameo of Neelix, his status remains completely unknown after Voyager's return to the Alpha Quadrant, although hopefully, he continued to find happiness among his own people.

Kes (Jennifer Lien) was a regular on Star Trek: Voyager 's first three seasons before leaving the show at the start of season 4. Although Star Trek has not revisited her story, a season 6 episode of Voyager provided some possibilities as to where she may have ended up. In season 6, episode 23, "Fury", an evolved Kes returns and attempts to destroy Voyager for kidnapping her from her home world before Janeway helps her remember that the crew were her friends. At the end of the episode, Janeway sends Kes back home to be reunited with her people, which is presumably where Kes stayed even after Star Trek: Voyager ended.

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Mark Johnson was a male Human civilian who lived during the mid- 24th century .

In 2371 , he was engaged to marry Starfleet Captain Kathryn Janeway . ( VOY : " Caretaker ", " The Disease ") As a gift to mark their engagement , he gave Kathryn a copy of Dante's Inferno . ( VOY : " Shattered ") Following the loss of the USS Voyager , Johnson was devastated, but he held out hope that Janeway and the rest of the crew were alive longer than most people did. Eventually he realized that he was clinging to a fantasy . He began living his life again, meeting people and letting go of the past.

Kathryn Janeway had a picture of Mark and her Irish Setter dog , Mollie , in her ready room aboard the ship. ( VOY : " Eye of the Needle ", " Prime Factors ", " Elogium ", " Initiations ")

When it became apparent that on-ship romances were becoming more and more prevalent aboard Voyager , Janeway mentioned to Chakotay that that was a luxury she couldn't have as ship's captain, adding, " besides, I intend for us to be home before, before Mark gives me up for dead. " ( VOY : " Elogium ")

Later that year, Janeway encountered a illusion of Mark. ( VOY : " Persistence of Vision ")

Janeway later confessed to Kes that she would occasionally " dream about being with Mark and it's so real. Then when I wake up and realize it's just a dream, I'm terribly discouraged. In those moments, it's impossible to deny just how far away he really is. And I know that someday I may have to accept that he's not part of my life anymore. " ( VOY : " Tuvix ")

In 2372 , Q salaciously encouraged Janeway to forget Mark in favor of him, as part of an attempt to persuade her to rule in the Q Continuum 's favor during Quinn 's political asylum proceedings. ( VOY : " Death Wish ")

Janeway had several letters home that she started in 2373 , including one to her family, and one to Mark. After the promise of contact with the Alpha Quadrant was looking to be a reality, later the following year, she decided to make a few updates to the letters, just in case. ( VOY : " Message in a Bottle ")

Mark's "Dear John" letter

In early 2374 , six months after Starfleet Command had declared Voyager lost with all hands, Johnson married a female coworker . He was relieved when it was revealed four years later that Voyager hadn't been destroyed and was in fact trapped in the Delta Quadrant . He sent a letter to Janeway, telling her what had happened in his life and that he was sorry. He additionally told her that her dog Mollie had given birth to a litter , and that he found homes for most of the puppies, and the others got along well with his kitten . Although saddened, Janeway did not blame him and logically had expected that he would have moved on by then. ( VOY : " Hunters ")

In 2375 , a falsified letter transmitted to Janeway by an alien lifeform was supposedly from Johnson. This letter had him being engaged rather than married and stated that the engagement had broken off. ( VOY : " Bliss ")

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Appearances [ ].

• " Caretaker "
• " Eye of the Needle " (photograph)
• " Prime Factors " (photograph)
• " Initiations " (photograph)
• " Elogium " (photograph)
• " Persistence of Vision " (illusory)

Background information [ ]

Mark Johnson was played by Stan Ivar .

His surname was never said aloud on screen, but it can be read from the "Dear John" letter Kathryn received in "Hunters".

Star Trek: The Magazine  Volume 1, Issue 13 , p. 33, and the VOY Season 2 DVD trivia text for " The 37's " gives his name as Mark Hobbes Johnson, a detail introduced in Jeri Taylor 's Mosaic .

In the first draft script of "Caretaker", Mark was described as " a civilian man [...] who is used to this flurry of activity from the woman he loves. "

Apocrypha [ ]

The novel Mosaic , (at one point considered canon by some in production,) contains additional details of Johnson's background. It notes he was born in the year 2333 in Bloomington , Indiana and raised by traditionalist parents in an agricultural community. It goes on to reveal that when he was six, he lost a pet dog and he had a very difficult time getting over it, and while a youth, he went by the name "Hobbes" (his full name being Mark Hobbes William Johnson ). Furthermore, it states that he attended The Meadows school and when he was nine, he began taking tennis lessons with Epkowicz, but refused to quit even though Epkowicz told him to. Two years later, he was taking lessons with coach Cameron, who also coached Kathryn Janeway. In 2349, Johnson was swimming with Kathryn Janeway in a cave system under Olympus Mons on Mars. When trying to find an entrance to an underground cave, Johnson was pulled into a trench and Janeway saved his life by helping him get out. In 2351, Johnson began attending Indiana University. He still played tennis occasionally, but he was a part of the school's prestigious swim team. He graduated from Indiana with a degree in philosophy. By 2359, the novel explains that Johnson was part of a respected philosophical symposium based in South America called the Questor Group. By then, he had decided to switch to using his first name, "Mark".

In an alternate timeline featured in the Star Trek: Myriad Universes novella A Gutted World , Voyager was never stranded in the Delta Quadrant and Janeway and Mark were married by 2373 . He was widowed when the ship was destroyed in that year by the Cardassians .

The novel Homecoming revealed that Mark had married a woman named Carla and they had a son named Kevin. Kathryn also let him keep Mollie after she returned, as by that time, she was more his dog than hers.

External links [ ]

• Mark Johnson at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
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Star Trek: Voyager ended 20 years ago, which made it the franchise’s third consecutive series to run for seven seasons, following The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine . When the show came to a close, it marked the beginning of the end for a special era in Gene Roddenberry’s universe, which had flourished with the one-hour sci-fi dramas led by Captain Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Captain Sisko ( Avery Brooks) . Upon its debut in 1995 , Voyager ’s mission was to continue this success by introducing Captain Kathyrn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ), Star Trek ’s first series with a female lead actor.  

When ET chatted with the cast of Voyager on set in 2001 amid filming the series finale, ‘Endgame,’ the ensemble revealed they were experiencing many of the same feelings behind the scenes as their counterparts on board the show’s Intrepid class starship. “We've had a couple days that were a little bittersweet,” Jeri Ryan , who stepped into the role of Seven of Nine at the start of Voyager ’s fourth season, told ET. “I've been with these people for four years and they've been together for seven. And you really do become like a family, because you see them more than your family.”

After having been stranded thousands of lightyears away from the Alpha quadrant, the ship’s crew of Starfleet officers and Maquis rebels had successfully banded together while they endured a bombardment of deadly obstacles throughout the journey home. And now, the time had come for actors and characters alike to bid farewell.

CHAOS ON THE BRIDGE

For seven years, the Voyager cast enjoyed a prime spot within an iconic pop culture franchise, one that also boasted an unprecedented fan movement that stretched across the globe. As they taped the show’s final moments, there was plenty of uncertainty at what the next chapter of their lives would look like in and outside of the Star Trek phenomenon. Ryan described the mood on set as “uncontrolled chaos.” For Voyager ’s lead star, it was a fascinating experience to witness first-hand. 

“It's intriguing to me to watch this process,” Mulgrew told ET on set. She believed the entire cast was exhibiting the first of many emotional stages in a collective grieving process that would unfold over the coming weeks. “The first will be levity. Almost revelry.” “Acting out” and “lunacy” were some of her other predictions. “Because we do everything to avoid the sadness. We do everything in nature to argue against that.”

“It's like we've been out of show business [for seven years,]” Robert Duncan McNeill, who played cocky pilot Tom Paris, told ET. In the heyday of network television’s enormous episode orders (by today’s standards), he noted that Voyager ’s intense shooting schedule had left them without a standard hiatus break year after year. Filming between 24 to 26 full-hours of TV across each of its seven seasons meant they had practically been living on the Paramount Studios lot, with the occasional short drive to Griffith Park for location shoots . “And now we're coming back to the real world.”

“I'm not gonna miss this uniform,” Robert Beltran, who played Maquis rebel leader Chakotay, told ET. He followed this up by lifting his arms and demonstrating the costume’s limited range of motion. McNeill echoed Beltran’s comments. He said while the clothes are “plain and nondescript” and look “harmless,” audiences might not realize they’re also fitted to the actor, preventing even the most basic of bodily positions. “Crossing your legs is not that easy in these suits.”

“I won't miss the corset,” Ryan said with a laugh, referencing Seven’s trademark skintight clothes. When she reprised the role for Star Trek: Picard , the character’s look received a rugged style fashion upgrade. When speaking with ET in the lead up to Picard’s debut, Ryan referred to Seven’s former wardrobe as “the cat suit,” a nod to Michelle Pfeiffer ’s costume in Batman Returns. 

Yet, amid these admissions of what they won’t miss about the job, a sense of melancholy couldn’t be avoided. It was not business as usual on set.

“The fact that they're knocking the sets down as we're finishing with them is giving us the idea that this is the last episode,” Robert Picardo told ET. (Yes, there were three ‘Robert's in this cast.) Before playing The Doctor, the ship’s medical hologram, Picardo was also a doctor across all three seasons of China Beach . The veteran actor gestured to a section of the set that had already been removed. He admitted, “It's kinda sad to see it all falling away around you.” 

THE VOYAGE HOME

“Oh, the almighty Temporal Prime Directive. Take my advice: it's less of a headache if you just ignore it.” - Admiral Kathryn Janeway. Star Trek: Voyager, ‘Endgame.’

Voyager began with a promise. Despite all the odds stacked against them, Captain Janeway would, eventually, bring everyone home. With this objective hanging over every storyline and each season-long story arc, any creative direction for the show’s end ran the risk of coming off as anticlimactic. But Mulgrew was confident in how they would be saying goodbye.

“I feel pretty good about [the series finale.] I just finished reading part two,” said Mulgrew. “I think they did a wonderful job tying it up. Very unexpected. Very unpredictable.” The contents of Voyager ’s two-hour send off received additional security measures on set, which were already considerable throughout the show’s run. 

“I don't know how it's gonna end,” said Ryan. “They're sending home scripts under armed guard practically.” Among the many benefits of being captain, apparently, was having access to the entire top secret script. As they were already in the midst of filming part one of the two-hour episode when chatting with ET, the cast still had a pretty good idea how the journey would end, even if they didn’t have the whole map just yet. Picardo joked, “I'm looking around under coats and hats around set trying to find someone with the second half.”

According to Ryan, these precautions extended to everyone behind the camera. She said, “[The crew] had no idea what was going on in the scenes that we were shooting [this morning.] They were shocked.”

“I think the audience will tune in thinking, ‘I've got this pretty well figured out.’ It'll be a game for most of them. They've calculated the odds against this. ‘What's going to happen to so and so?’ And I think they will find themselves unsettled by what, in fact, the writers have come up with,” said Mulgrew. “Which is profoundly clever and very moving.”

The first half of "Endgame" tracked two versions of the Voyager crew, one in the show's current time and the other 26 years in the future. In the latter, we learn our main characters have long since returned from their journey. But not everyone came back alive or without residual scars. Seven was killed in battle. Chakotay later died, which was hinted at being as a result of grief from her death. And Tuvok's ( Tim Russ ) illness, which required treatment starting years before Voyager eventually returned, had taken a heavy toll. Janeway, now a Starfleet admiral, decided to ignore Temporal Prime Directive guidelines and travel back in time to help her crew fast track their return to the Alpha quadrant. 

To accomplish this, Admiral Janeway traveled back in time to find Voyager and teamed up with her past self. But the Janeways are faced with two (seemingly) mutually exclusive objectives: sneaking Voyager into a transwarp corridor that would drop them on Earth’s doorstep, or destroying the central hub of the Borg empire. In a display of her trademark determination, Captain Janeway posits: “There's got to be a way to have our cake and eat it, too.” Voyager ’s producers seemed to be after the same goal with ‘Endgame.’ While our central timeline ends and fades to black just as Voyager reaches Earth, and the show’s ultimate promise fulfilled, fans were still provided a glimpse of seeing what the characters’ future might  resemble. Following The Next Generation ’s finale, which similarly showed trajectories for their core characters decades into the future, it was a tried and true storytelling approach in the franchise. Voyager ’s finale got to live in the moment and offer potential hints at what the future could bring for these characters. 

“The end of the show is very much what I, personally, wanted the show to be at the end,” said McNeill. He praised the finale’s absence of “reunion” and full circle moments with their characters back on Earth. “It's really about our cast and our crew. And their relationships. And what they've brought back from the seven years journey. The connections that they have. The lessons that they learned that they'll never forget.”

Having read ahead of the class, Mulgrew told ET that the script had left her dreading shooting the final scene. “That will be a diabolical day for me. If I get through that, then I'm stronger than I think I am.”

THE NEXT GENERATIONS

“I think it'll truly hit me on the day that the new show premieres,” Garrett Wang told ET on set of the finale, who played Ensign Harry Kim, in reference to Star Trek: Enterprise ’s impending debut that fall. “Because then we are no longer the new kids on the block.” In a sense, the end of Voyager wrapped up a section of the Star Trek timeline that had become beloved by new generations of fans. Enterprise would take Trek back to the 22nd century, leaving few ties to the characters and events from this era. 

At Voyager ’s finale party in April 2001, Mulgrew reflected on the impact Janeway had following her introduction six years and 70,000 lightyears ago. “I think it was bold,” Mulgrew told ET. “And I think that they made a timely and rather political move. A gesture that certainly I will never forget and I think [will culturally] serve as a great motivator for women.”

While the legacy of Captain Janeway has endured for two decades now, her journey continues. Mulgrew reprised the role for Star Trek: Prodigy , debuting on Paramount+ later this year. Taking place after the events of Voyager , the animated series follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship, with Janeway appearing as the starship's built-in emergency training hologram. 

"Captain Janeway was held to a different standard than her predecessors. She was asked to embody an inhuman level of perfection in order to be accepted as ‘good enough’ by the doubters, but showed them all what it means to be truly outstanding. We can think of no better captain to inspire the next generation of dreamers on Nickelodeon, than she," Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman said when the series was announced in October.

“I have invested every scintilla of my being in Captain Janeway, and I can’t wait to endow her with nuance that I never did before in Star Trek: Prodigy ," Mulgrew said in a statement. "How thrilling to be able to introduce to these young minds an idea that has elevated the world for decades. To be at the helm again is going to be deeply gratifying in a new way for me.” 

All 7 seasons of Star Trek: Voyager , as well as the first season of  Star Trek: Picard , are streaming on Paramount+. 

ET and Paramount+ are both subsidiaries of ViacomCBS.

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Star Trek: Voyager - How Did The Ship Get Home?

• Captain Janeway's alliances with the Borg paved the way for Voyager's journey home, challenging Starfleet principles along the way.
• Admiral Janeway's daring temporal intervention provided Voyager with advanced technology to traverse the Borg transwarp hub.
• Utilizing transwarp technology, Admiral Janeway sacrificed herself to cripple the Borg Collective and bring Voyager safely home.

Star Trek: Voyager remains one of Star Trek's most gripping narratives. It follows a lonely Federation star ship, cast 70,000 light years away from Earth by an enigmatic alien force, trying to find its way home. For seven seasons, Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew grapple with uncharted territories, unknown species, and moral quandaries that test their resolve and their Starfleet principles.

When the alien known as the Caretaker brought Voyager to the Delta Quadrant, he started a chain reaction that would change the face of the galaxy. From Janeway's first fateful decision to save an innocent planet from enslavement and destruction, it was clear that the choices Voyager faced would be unlike anything that Star Trek had previously known . But, as the crew inched their way toward home, the repercussions of their choices would spread further. Eventually, they reached the point of crippling the most terrifying of galactic foes: the Borg.

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The Turning Point: Janeway's Dilemma with the Borg

Throughout Voyager's journey home, their repeated encounters with the Borg marked some of the crew's most critical and challenging moments. Captain Janeway's decision to ally with the Borg against Species 8472 was particularly fraught with moral and ethical complications. The Borg epitomized everything Starfleet opposed: assimilation, loss of individuality, and authoritarian control. Despite this, faced with the threat posed by Species 8472, Janeway made the controversial choice to collaborate with the Borg. She provided them with a weapon to combat the hostile aliens in exchange for Voyager's safe passage through Borg space.

This alliance highlighted Janeway's difficult position. Throughout Voyager's journey, she struggled to balance Starfleet's ideals with the stark realities of her crew's situation. Sometimes, it meant pushing those ideals to their limits. In the case of the Borg, Janeway's choices laid the groundwork for future interactions with the Borg and ultimately created the conditions that enabled Voyager's return to Earth.

The Temporal Prime Directive and Sacrifices

In an alternate future, a scarred and weary Admiral Janeway made a decision that would change reality. Having returned her crew home at great cost and loss of life, Janeway, now an expert on the Borg, hatches a plan to fix the mistakes of her past. The cost of her decisions had proved too much for her, and she could no longer bear to live in the reality those choices had wrought. So she hatched a daring plan, and in the episode "Endgame" (season 7, episode 5), she traveled back in time to aid her younger self in finding a quicker route home.

In Star Trek , Starfleet's Temporal Prime Directive prohibits interference with the natural progression of time, a rule designed to prevent catastrophic alterations to the timeline . However, Admiral Janeway's emotional scars from losing friends and crew over the years drove her to take drastic measures. She provided advanced technology and critical information to her past self, enabling Voyager to traverse a Borg-infested transwarp hub and return home much sooner than they would have otherwise.

The Role of Transwarp Technology in Voyager's Return

In "Endgame," Admiral Janeway's plan to bring Voyager home hinges on the use of transwarp technology . The Borg transwarp hub, a vast structure in the black depths of space, functions as a gateway, allowing Borg ships to travel immense distances instantaneously. Admiral Janeway sacrificed herself by allowing the Borg Queen to assimilate her. Unknown to the Queen, though, Janeway had infected herself with a futuristic pathogen designed to subdue the Borg long enough to let Voyager escape.

A series of chain reactions leads to the entire transwarp structure being destroyed. This led to the death of millions of drones and irreparable damage to the Borg Collective ...as well as Admiral Janeway's death. However, her actions proved successful in bringing Voyager home. The episode ends with Voyager emerging close to Earth, bypassing the dark future that had driven Admiral Janeway to her extreme act.

Star Trek: Voyager is as much about the physical journey home as it is an emotional and ethical odyssey into the complex decisions of command. In a sense, Admiral Janeway undid the choice she first made when she came to the Delta Quadrant. Her first decision had been to put other lives, and the principles of Starfleet, ahead of her crew. But years down the line, she simply couldn't live with that. In the end, she and her younger self colluded to ensure her crew's survival against impossible odds, though their success came at a massive cost of life .

How Voyager Got Home: Key Events

• Alliances with the Borg: Captain Janeway allied with the Borg a number of times, paving the way for the conditions that would take Voyager home.
• Admiral Janeway's Temporal Intervention: In an alternate future, Admiral Janeway traveled back in time to provide her past self with advanced technology and critical information, enabling a quicker route home through a Borg transwarp hub.
• Utilizing Transwarp Technology: Admiral Janeway's plan involved using the Borg transwarp hub to travel vast distances instantly, destabilizing and destroying the hub in the process, which crippled the Borg Collective.
• Admiral Janeway's Sacrifice: Admiral Janeway allowed herself to be assimilated by the Borg Queen, spreading a pathogen that incapacitated the Borg, ensuring Voyager's safe passage home at the cost of her own life.

Star Trek: Voyager

Release Date January 16, 1995

Genres Sci-Fi

Creator Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor

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Ensign Miral Paris : Welcome to the House of Korath, Admiral.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I love what he's done with the place.

[one of the guards shouts at Janeway in Klingonese. Ensign Paris retorts back at him, upon which he growls and walks away] 

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : What was that about?

Ensign Miral Paris : He said your demeanor was disrespectful.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I hope you told him I didn't mean to be rude.

Ensign Miral Paris : I told him if he didn't show *you* more respect, I would break his arm.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : You are your mother's daughter.

[the Borg Queen has received a virus] 

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Must be something you assimilated.

Commander Reginald Barclay : Ten years ago tonight, this crew returned home from the longest away mission in Starfleet history. 23 years together made you a family, one I'm proud to have been adopted by. So let us raise our glasses - to the journey.

All : To the journey.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : And to those who aren't here to celebrate it with us.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : As they say in the Temporal Mechanics Department: there's no time like the present.

The Borg Queen : You've infected us... with a neurolytic pathogen.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Just enough... to bring chaos to order.

Captain Janeway : That baby is as stubborn as her mother.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I don't know how you do it. All those voices talking at once. You must get terrible headaches.

Captain Janeway : [reading from Chell's sample menu]  Plasma Leek Soup? Chicken Warp Core-don Bleu?

[she laughs] 

Chakotay : If his cooking's as bad as his puns, we're in trouble.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I know exactly what you're thinking.

Captain Janeway : You've also become a telepath?

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I used to be you, remember?

[first lines] 

[images are displayed of Voyager's arrival over a firework-illuminated San Francisco] 

News Speaker : These should be familiar images to everyone who remembers USS Voyager's triumphant return to Earth after twenty-three years in the Delta Quadrant. Voyager captivated the hearts and minds of the people throughout the Federation, so it seems fitting that on this, the tenth anniversary of their return, we take a moment to recall the sacrifices made by the crew. Corruption charges were brought...

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Computer, end display.

The Borg Queen : [suffering violent malfunctions]  What have you done?

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I thought we didn't need words to understand each other.

[long-range sensors have detected a high concentration of wormholes] 

Captain Janeway : Any idea where they lead?

Ensign Harry Kim : Not yet, but if just one of them leads to the Alpha Quadrant...

Tom Paris : Who knows, Harry. Might take us right into your parents' living-room.

Captain Janeway : Alter course, Mr. Paris.

Captain Janeway : [to Kim]  Ensign, when you speak to your mother, tell her we may need her to move the sofa.

[Captain Kim in the USS Rhode Island catches up with Admiral Janeway in her shuttle] 

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Harry. And people are always saying that space is so big.

Captain Janeway : I shouldn't be listening to details about the future.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Oh, the almighty Temporal Prime Directive. Take my advice: it's less of a headache if you just ignore it.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : [to Captain Janeway]  I used to be much more idealistic. I took a lot of risks. I've been so determined to get this crew home for so many years... that I think I forgot how much they loved being together - and how loyal they were to you. It's taken me a few days to realize it. This is your ship. Your crew. Not mine.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I've reconsidered your offer.

Korath : I thought you might.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I'll give you the shield emitter, but not until I've inspected the device you're offering - to make sure it's genuine.

Korath : You question my honor?

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : If you were honorable, you wouldn't have changed the terms of our agreement.

Captain Harry Kim : If Starfleet Command finds out I had anything to do with this, they'll demote me back to ensign.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : You worry too much, Harry. It's turning you gray.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : [at Chakotay's grave]  Any final words of advice for your old captain? Wait, don't tell me: I'm being impulsive. I haven't considered all the consequences. It's too risky. Thanks for the input, but I've got to do what I think is right. I know it wasn't easy living all these years without her, Chakotay, but when I'm through... things might be better for all of us. Trust me.

[the Borg Queen has warned Seven that she would destroy Voyager if they were to re-enter the nebula] 

Captain Janeway : It was one thing to attempt this when we thought it was a secret, but if the Borg are monitoring us...

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : There's no guarantee they won't try to assimilate Voyager even if we DON'T go back into the nebula.

The Doctor : [aside, to the Captain]  Is that supposed to be reassuring?

Captain Janeway : [from her personal log]  Though I've had some strange experiences in my career, nothing quite compares to the sight of my future self briefing my officers on technology that hasn't been invented yet.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : [about drinking coffee]  I don't know why I ever gave this up.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Captain - I'm glad I got to know you again.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : It's YOU... who underestimated US.

Captain Janeway : Sorry, Mr. Kim. You may be the Captain someday, but not today.

Captain Harry Kim : The Doctor and I decided to keep things in the family.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : What about your crew?

Captain Harry Kim : I told them I needed to take you back to Starfleet Medical because you'd contracted a rare disease.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I hope it isn't terminal.

Captain Harry Kim : No, but it has been known to affect judgment.

Captain Janeway : [at her first encounter with Admiral Janeway]  It's usually considered polite to introduce yourself before you start giving orders.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I've come to bring Voyager home.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : Three days ago, you detected elevated neutrino emissions in a nebula in grid 9-8-6. You thought it might be a way home. You were right. I've come to tell you to take Voyager back to that nebula.

Captain Janeway : It was crawling with Borg.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I've brought technology that'll get us past them. Oh, I don't blame you for being skeptical, but if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust?

The Doctor : [to Admiral Janeway]  Tell me, what other extraordinary breakthroughs am I going to make?

Captain Janeway : Doctor.

The Doctor : Sorry, Captain, but you can't blame a hologram for being curious.

Tuvok : I know you.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : That's right. I'm your friend. Kathryn Janeway, remember?

Tuvok : You're an impostor.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : No, Tuvok, it's me.

Tuvok : Admiral Janeway visits on Sunday. Today is Thursday. Logic dictates that you are not who you claim to be.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : You said you and The Doctor wanted to keep things in the family - but our family's not complete anymore, is it?

[last lines of the series] 

Captain Janeway : Set a course... for home.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I'm not actually here, Your Majesty.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : In case you didn't notice, I outrank you, Captain.

Captain Janeway : There's got to be a way to have our cake and eat it, too.

Captain Janeway : Thanks for your help, Admiral Janeway.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I've been meaning to ask you: Are you familiar with a drug called chronexaline?

The Doctor : We've been testing it at Starfleet Medical to determine if it can protect biomatter from tachyon radiation.

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : And?

The Doctor : It's very promising. Why do you ask?

Admiral Kathryn Janeway : I need two thousand milligrams by tomorrow afternoon.

Captain Janeway : [to Admiral Paris, as Voyager arrives in the Alpha Quadrant]  Sorry to surprise you. Next time we'll call ahead.

Captain Janeway : We did it.

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Everything about Star Trek: Voyager was a risk when the series debuted following the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation , an incredibly popular series. The flagship show of the nascent United Paramount Network, Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew faced familiar struggles from fans. Their story, however, took the Star Trek universe to a new part of the galaxy. The Delta Quadrant hosted never-before-seen alien species and was the backyard of the Borg.

Through syndication and wide streaming access, Star Trek: Voyager is now regarded as a classic of this universe's second wave. Voyager finished its journey strong, and the addition of Seven of Nine -- a human drone rescued from the Borg collective -- changed the series for the better. Now in the third wave of the franchise, Seven of Nine is the captain of the USS Enterprise-G, and Janeway is now a Vice Admiral leading the young cadets of Star Trek: Prodigy . Below are the episodes that best showcase why Voyager is among Star Trek's most beloved series

10 'Distant Origin' Is the Kind of Social Allegory Star Trek Does Best

Voyager is caught up in a tale about scientific truth, immigration and acceptance, how did star trek: voyager become a tv series.

Star Trek: Voyager debuted after The Next Generation ended its historic run, but Captain Janeway's series was in development long before then.

The only episode on this list before Seven of Nine joined the crew, "Distant Origin" is representative of what Star Trek does best . It's a high-concept story about scientific exploration and the ways entrenched powers oppress the truth and those who seem "lesser" than them . The Voth are a superior race of intelligent beings that evolved tens of millions of years in Earth's past and took the stars.

The titular theory threatens the social order of the Voth, and the idea that they have a right to oppress others because they are "the first race" in their sector of space. Ironically, the episode spends much of its time away from the USS Voyager. It's not really their story, but rather the story of the Voth scientist facing punishment for violating "doctrine."

9 'Dark Frontier' Reveals Seven of Nine's Human Past and Importance to the Borg

This episode ties voyager to first contact and the next generation.

A feature-length two-part episode, "Dark Frontier" brings the Borg Queen to television for the first time since the character was created for Star Trek: First Contact . It also reveals how Annika Hansen and her parents came to be assimilated by the Borg. Part-heist story and part "mythology episode," which gives viewers a courtside view to how the Borg assimilate a species.

The USS Voyager plans to steal some Borg technology to help them get to Earth more quickly, but it's trap to recapture Seven of Nine. The Borg Queen reveals that Seven of Nine was "allowed" to leave the collective, and her recapture is meant to make her the human face of the Borg invasion of Earth, just as Locutus (Jean-Luc Picard) and Vox (Jack Crusher) were meant to be. In rescuing Seven of Nine, Captain Kathryn Janeway proves herself to be the Borg's biggest threat .

8 'Drone' Is a Perfect Blend of Star Trek Weirdness and Character Study

A high-concept voyager episode with a deeply emotional ending.

In "Drone," the holographic Doctor and Seven of Nine have a baby, of sorts. Originally bound to sickbay and the holodecks, the Doctor was given a 29th Century mobile emitter by Henry Starling. A transporter accident blends Borg "nanoprobes" with this technology creating a 29th Century Borg drone, just without a collective. He names himself "One," becoming something like a son to Seven of Nine.

One accidentally signals the Borg collective, which shows up to assimilate him and the USS Voyager. One is curious about his people, yet he's fully an individual . First, he helps the crew fight the Borg cube, but even his 29th Century know-how can't match the cube's raw firepower. He sacrifices himself in truly epic fashion, saving the ship but breaking Seven of Nine's heart .

7 'Endgame' Is the Epic Series Finale for Voyager and the Borg

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Star Trek: Voyager's Tuvix actor Tom Wright shares his opinion on whether Janeway made the right decision about his character's fate.

While everyone from fans to some of the cast lament the series finale of Star Trek: Voyager didn't show the ship actually arriving on Earth, it's still a fantastic finale. It begins many years after the previous episode, when the USS Voyager does arrive on Earth. Now a Vice Admiral, Janeway travels back in time with a plan to bring the ship and immobilize the Borg. All it will cost her is her life.

The beginning of the finale shows a version of the crew's future, though not everyone made it to Earth. The Elder Janeway's plan is ambitious and takes the ship right into the heart of the Borg society. While her younger counterpart gets her ship home, the elder Janeway has a final showdown with the Borg Queen. "Endgame" is full of spectacle appropriate for a series finale, while not sacrificing attention on the characters fans loved .

6 'Year of Hell' Is an Epic Two-Part Struggle for Survival

A year-long episode of star trek: voyager was almost a whole season.

The "Year of Hell" is a two-part episode that, according to Star Trek Voyager: A Celebration , could've lasted for an entire season. The episode centers on a new species called the Kremin, who developed a "timeship" that could erase entire civilizations from history. The captain and lead scientist, Annorax , continues these temporal incursions and sets his sights on the USS Voyager.

The two-part episode takes place over an entire year, with the USS Voyager and the Krenim engaging in a running war. The ship is damaged, the crew is battered and demoralized. The resolution resets the series' status quo. Had the fallout from this taken a full season, the show might have gotten too dark. This two-part epic is just enough "hell" to make this episode a classic instead of "the one where the season started to go downhill." The Krenim and the idea of the "Year of Hell" was mentioned in Season 3's "Before and After," when Kes visited a possible future.

5 'Timeless' Is About the Death and Resurrection of the USS Voyager

The survivors of the uss voyager break the prime directive to rewrite history.

Time travel is a Star Trek staple , and Voyager featured a lot of it. In "Timeless," select members of the crew survive after the USS Voyager is destroyed. The episode was directed by LeVar Burton who also appeared as Captain Geordi La Forge from the alternate future. As the surviving crew tries to change the past, La Forge has to stop them from violating the "Temporal Prime Directive."

Along with being a dark look at the future, the episode is emotionally heavy, especially for Chakotay and Harry Kim. The latter blames himself for the accident that destroyed the ship. He is determined to fix that mistake. Even though he's successful, the episode ends on a down note as the elder Kim sends a message to his younger self.

4 'Message In a Bottle' Brings Voyager One Step Closer to Home

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The Romulans appear in "Message In a Bottle," one of the rare times a classic Star Trek alien species appears in Voyager other than the crew. The ship discovers a massive sensor array, and Seven of Nine sends the Doctor to another Starfleet vessel on the edge of Federation space. The array is the bottle, and he is the message. However, the ship is experimental and has been overtaken by Romulans.

The Doctor meets the Mark II version of the Emergency Medical Hologram used by Starfleet, and the irascible pair have to take on the Romulans. Along with being a thrilling episode in its own right, "Message In a Bottle" was important to the overall story. It's the first time the USS Voyager is able to make contact with Starfleet, letting them know the ship was not destroyed .

3 'Living Witness' Is Unlike Any Other Star Trek Episode

The closest the uss voyager ever got to the 'mirror universe'.

Another Doctor-heavy episode, "Living Witness" is a truly unique premise, not just for Voyager but Star Trek itself. Much of the episode is set far in the future from the 24th Century, in a society where the USS Voyager, Starfleet and Captain Janeway have become myth. A copy of the Doctor's program is discovered, and a researcher at the museum reactivates him.

The holographic recreations of the USS Voyager are like Mirror Universe versions of the characters fans know. As the Doctor tries to set the record straight, it causes social upheaval in the society. Ultimately, he urges the researcher to deactivate him and maintain peace on his planet, at the cost of the truth . Though, an even further future ending scene shows the truth eventually came out.

2 'Scorpion' Represents an Ending and a Beginning for Voyager

These episodes introdce the borg and seven of nine, star trek: prodigy's connection to voyager, explained.

Star Trek: Prodigy is a new series with new characters in the universe, but the series is directly connected to Voyager through characters and ships.

The end of Star Trek: Voyager Season 3 and start of Season 4 began the ship's frequent conflicts with the Borg. The second part of the two-part episode also introduces Seven of Nine, as Captain Janeway makes an alliance with the Borg . They encounter a new alien, species 8472 from a dimension of "fluidic space" with no other lifeforms. They are immune to assimilation.

The first episode cold open is short but powerful. A pair of Borg cubes descend on the unseen species 8472 and are destroyed. "Scorpion" is as consequential to Voyager as the classic Season 3 to 4 " Best of Both Worlds " was to The Next Generation . Unlike the USS Enterprise, which only had to deal with a single Borg cube, the USS Voyager was in the heart of Borg space.

1 'Blink of an Eye' Is a Classic Star Trek Episode with a Unique Concept

The top-rated star trek: voyager episode encompasses everything the franchise does best.

The USS Voyager finds itself stuck in the orbit of a planet that has a strange time variance, due to a heavy concentration of "chronaton particles." While the ship spends less than a week in this predicament, the time differential means the ship is viewed in the sky by the planet's indigenous population for a millennia. The "skyship" is the subject of myth, religion, pop culture and serves as an impetus for scientific advancement.

Because of the Prime Directive , the crew avoids making contact with the population, even though the presence of the ship causes frequent planetwide earthquakes. However, as the society advances, explorers from the planet come to the ship. It's a classic Star Trek episode despite being so unique. Just like "Distant Origin," it deals with the idea of scientific exploration, respect for other cultures or societies, and the propensity for any species to turn to violence when faced with the unknown .

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Kate Mulgrew Returns to the Star Trek Universe

Captain Janeway joins Nickelodeon's Prodigy.

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Nickelodeon and CBS Studios today announced that Kate Mulgrew ( Star Trek: Voyager ) will reprise her role as Captain Kathryn Janeway in Nickelodeon’s all-new animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. The news was revealed today as a surprise announcement during the Star Trek Universe virtual panel at New York Comic Con. Additional casting news will be announced in the coming months.

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Kate Mulgrew stated, “I have invested every scintilla of my being in Captain Janeway, and I can’t wait to endow her with nuance that I never did before in Star Trek: Prodigy . How thrilling to be able to introduce to these young minds an idea that has elevated the world for decades. To be at the helm again is going to be deeply gratifying in a new way for me.”

Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman said, “Captain Janeway was held to a different standard than her predecessors. She was asked to embody an inhuman level of perfection in order to be accepted as ‘good enough’ by the doubters, but showed them all what it means to be truly outstanding. We can think of no better captain to inspire the next generation of dreamers on Nickelodeon, than she.”

“Kate’s portrayal of Captain Janeway is truly iconic, and has resonated with a global audience for many years,” said Ramsey Naito, President, Nickelodeon Animation. “We can’t wait to see her bring this character to life in a whole new way, while continuing to be an inspiration for both new and loyal fans.”

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Developed by Emmy® Award winners Kevin and Dan Hageman (Trollhunters and Ninjago) and overseen for Nickelodeon by Naito, Star Trek: Prodigy follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. The CG-animated series will debut exclusively on Nickelodeon in 2021 for a new generation of fans.

Star Trek: Prodigy is from CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ new animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, Katie Krentz, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth will serve as executive producers alongside co-showrunners Kevin and Dan Hageman. Ben Hibon will direct, co-executive produce and serve as the creative lead of the all-new animated series. Aaron Baiers will also serve as co-executive producer with Mac Middleton as a producer. Production of Star Trek: Prodigy is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, Animation Development and Kelley Gardner, Vice President, Current Series Animation.

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Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix outside of markets including Canada where it is available on CTV.ca and the CTV App, France on France Televisions channels and Okoo, in Iceland on Sjonvarp Simans Premium, as well as on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Prodigy is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.