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Release year: 2001

Storyline

A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

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Cast

Scott Bakula — Capt. Jonathan Archer, Cmdr. Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley — Dr. Phlox
Jolene — Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol, Cmdr. T'Pol, Lt. Cmdr. T'Pol, T'Mir
Dominic Keating — Lt. Malcolm Reed, Maj. Malcolm Reed

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Awards

4 wins & 13 nominations

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Did you know

• Admiral Forrest is named after DeForest Kelley, the late Star Trek (1966) actor who played Leonard H. McCoy. Similarly, Commander Williams and Admiral Leonard from the pilot Broken Bow (2001) are named after series stars William Shatner (James T. Kirk) and Leonard Nimoy (Spock). T.J. Hooker (1982): Big Foot (1982) also had a character with the last name Forrest. That show had numerous references & stars from the Star Trek franchise, the most well known of which was William Shatner from the original TV series.

• The first season hinted at a budding romance between Doctor Phlox and human Crewman Elizabeth Cutler. Tragically, actress Kellie Waymire died in 2003 before their fictional relationship could be further explored.

• Based on the official Star Trek Chronology, the series begins 10 years prior to the founding of the United Federation of Planets, and 88 years after the events of Star Trek: First Contact (1996). The first episode, Broken Bow (2001), takes place approximately 114 years prior to the start of Star Trek (1966), and 213 years before Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). The majority of the series mainly takes place between 2151 and 2155.