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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
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Original Run	January 3, 1993 – June 2, 1999
No. of Episodes	173
Genre(s)	Space Opera
Creator(s)	Rick Berman Michael Piller
Exec. Producer(s)	Rick Berman Ira Steven Behr
Starring	Avery Brooks Nana Visitor Alexander Siddig Michael Dorn Rene Auberjonois Terry Farrell Colm Meaney Armin Shimerman Nicole de Boer Cirroc Lofton
Country of Origin	United States
Original Channel	Syndicated

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) was a syndicated TV series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller that told the story of a small Federation space station that orbits the newly liberated planet of Bajor. Deep Space Nine, also commonly referred to as DS9, is the fourth Star Trek series and the third live-action series.

The station is strategically located at the entrance of a wormhole that opens to the far side of the galaxy, the Gamma quadrant. Avery Brooks stars as Benjamin Sisko (first Commander Sisko and then later Captain Sisko), the Federation officer in charge of the station. He is joined by several other Starfleet officers, most notably Commander Worf (played by Michael Dorn, formerly of Star Trek: The Next Generation). The crew also includes holdovers from the Bajoran authority, including Odo (Rene Auberjonois), a shapeshifter, and Major Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor).

Main Cast

• Avery Brooks as Capt. Benjamin Sisko
• Alexander Siddig as Dr. Julian Bashir
• Nana Visitor as Col. Kira Nerys
• Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
• Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien
• Armin Shimerman as Quark
• Terry Farrell as Lt. Cmdr. Jadzia Dax
• Michael Dorn as Lt. Cmdr. Worf
• Cirroc Lofton as Jake Sisko
• Aron Eisenberg as Nog

Recurring Characters

• Mark Allen Shepherd as Morn
• Andrew Robinson as Garak
• Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat
• Max Grodénchik as Rom
• Jeffrey Combs as Weyoun (1994-1999)
• Nicole de Boer as Lt. Ezri Dax (1998-1999)
• J.G. Hertzler as General Martok
• Casey Biggs as Damar (1996-1999)
• Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien

Plot

Recently freed from Cardassian occupation, the planet Bajor invited Starfleet to take over the abandoned Cardassian space station of Terak Nor. Star Fleet agrees to rebuild the station despite the difficulties of dealing with the wary Bajoran people. The station, renamed Deep Space Nine was once a trading hub and under Star Fleet's governance, becomes one again due to the discovery of a stable wormhole leading to the Gamma Quadrant.

The Gamma Quadrant is dominated by three species, the Vorta, The Founders and genetically engineered soldiers Jem'Hadar, known together as The Dominon. The Dominion interpreted the new travelers to their region of space as the beginnings of an invasion and decided to strike first, invading the Alpha Quadrant to bring it under their rule. A war broke out between forces in the alpha quadrant and the Dominion, and DS9 was the frontline.

Related Articles

• Star Trek: DS9 Directors
• Star Trek: DS9 Screenwriters

External Links

• Star Trek.com - Deep Space Nine
• Memory Alpha - DS9
• Deep Space Nine at Internet Movie Database

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