Writing
Gene Roddenberry
Born Aug 19, 1921 · El Paso, Texas, USA · Died Oct 24, 1991
Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry, Sr. (August 19, 1921- October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek.
Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. He later followed in his father's footsteps, joining the Los Angeles Police Department to provide for his family, but began focusing on writing scripts for television.
As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun, Will Travel and other series, before creating and producing his own television program, The Lieutenant. In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, and it premiered in 1966, running for three seasons before cancellation. Syndication of Star Trek led to increasing popularity, and Roddenberry continued to create, produce, and consult on Star Trek films and the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation until his death. Roddenberry received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. Years after his death, Roddenberry was one of the first humans to have his ashes "buried" in outer space.
The fictional Star Trek universe Roddenberry created has spanned over four decades, producing six television series, 715 episodes and eleven films, with a twelfth film currently in development and scheduled for a 2012 release.
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Written
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
Star Trek: Section 31
2025
Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
765874: Unification
2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022
Science Fiction
Star Trek: Prodigy
2021
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Kids
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Animation · Comedy
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Star Trek Beyond
2016
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
2014
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
2014
Science Fiction · Fantasy · Action
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
2013
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013
Science Fiction · TV Movie · Action
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave
2013
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
2009
Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek
2009
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Starship Exeter
2002
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End
2000
Science Fiction
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Earth: Final Conflict
1997
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Star Trek: Generations
1994
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986
Science Fiction · Adventure
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984
Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Yorktown: In Temporary Command
1984
Science Fiction
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Science Fiction · Adventure · Mystery
Spectre
1977
TV Movie · Horror
Strange New World
1975
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Planet Earth
1974
Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Questor Tapes
1974
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Star Trek
1973
Animation · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Genesis II
1973
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Star Trek
1966
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Star Trek: The Cage
1965
Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Lieutenant
1963
Drama
A.P.O. 923
1962
War · TV Movie
Alcoa Theatre
1957
Drama
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Acting
For the Love of Star Trek
2026
Documentary
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Documentary
Roddenberry's Trek
2015
Documentary
Trek Nation
2011
Documentary
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
2006
Documentary
