The conclusion or cancelation of these Star Trek shows on Paramount+ puts an end to the onscreen voyages of several prominent starships. With the premiere of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017, Paramount+ (then known as CBS All Access) brought Star Trek into the modern era of streaming television. Discovery may have been met with some mixed reviews from fans, but the show proved to be a resounding success, launching another golden era for the franchise. But all good things come to an end, and Paramount+ canceled Discovery in March of 2023, announcing the fifth season would be its last.
Star Trek: Picard was only meant to last for three seasons, though the final season left fans clamoring for a spin-off. This proposed spin-off, Star Trek: Legacy, took on a life of its own, but Paramount+ has been focusing on other Trek projects. In June 2023, Paramount+ canceled Star Trek: Prodigy, removing it completely from their streaming library. Although the show found a home on Netflix for its second season, a third season remains a relatively remote possibility. Paramount+ also canceled Star Trek: Lower Decks in 2024, and its fifth and final season premieres October 24th, 2024.
5 USS Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery
With its controversial spore drive technology, the USS Discovery is a starship unlike any other. Initially constructed to be a science vessel, Discovery became a test ship for the experimental spore drive designed by Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp). Discovery later participated in the Federation-Klingon War, eventually helping bring the conflict to an end after returning from an extended stay in the Mirror Universe courtesy of Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs). Throughout Discovery's five seasons, the titular ship cycled through several different captains, including Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green).
During Discovery season 2, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) temporarily took over command of Discovery while the ship investigated the red bursts. After the intense battle with the evil AI known as Control, Captain Burnan led the Discovery through a wormhole to the far future. Upon arriving in the 32nd century, Discovery found what was left of Starfleet and became an invaluable asset to the struggling Federation. The 23rd century ship was updated with 32nd century technology and helped Starfleet investigate the Burn, and later the Dark Matter Anomaly.
In Discovery 's fifth and final season, the titular ship embarked on a galactic treasure hunt in search of the powerful technology of the Progenitors.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 revealed the fate of the USS Discovery, as Admiral Burnham took the ship into deep space for its final Red Directive mission. As revealed in Star Trek: Short Treks season 1, episode 2, "Calypso," Discovery - and her sentient AI, Zora (Annabelle Wallis) - will spend the next thousand years waiting for a soldier named Craft (Aldis Hodge). It remains unclear why this particular mission requires Discovery to sit abandoned in deep space for so long, but Starfleet promised to return for the ship once the mission is complete.
4 USS Enterprise-G (Formerly The USS Titan-A)
Star Trek: Picard
Under the command of Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick), the USS Titan-A proved vital in the fight to stop the Borg/Changeling threat to Starfleet. After receiving a desperate distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) recruited his former First Officer, Captain William Riker (Jonathan Frakes). for an impromptu rescue mission. Picard and Riker then commandeered the Titan, eventually finding themselves in an intense battle with the Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and her warship, the Shrike.
After getting trapped in a nebula and barely escaping the fight, the heavily damaged Titan limped back to Federation space, continuing their investigation into the Changeling infiltration of Starfleet. In the finale of Star Trek: Picard season 3, the Titan-A was rechristened as the Enterprise-G in honor of Admiral Picard and the reunited Star Trek: The Next Generation crew, after they saved the day on the rebuilt Enterprise-D. The newest Starship Enterprise was placed under the command of the recently promoted Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan).
Although the Picard season 3 finale provides the perfect setup for a spin-off following the adventures of Enterprise-G, the long-rumored Star Trek: Legacy appears to be dead in space.
It remains to be seen whether audiences will ever see the adventures of Captain Seven and her Enterprise, but the ship will presumably continue Starfleet's mission of exploring strange new worlds. With Commander Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) as First Officer and Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) as a Special Counselor to the Captain, the Enterprise-G will surely have an interesting tenure. Even Q (John de Lancie) seems to be interested in at least one member of the ship's crew, as he popped in to check on Jack Crusher at the end of Picard season 3.
3 USS Prodigy
Star Trek: Prodigy
After Dal R'El (Brett Gray) stumbled upon the USS Protostar at the Tars Lamora prison colony, he and his friends embarked on a series of adventures that eventually led them to Starfleet and Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). With Janeway's help, as well as that of Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and the Doctor (Robert Picardo), Dal and his friends helped save the entire Federation. The young former crewmembers of the Protostar were then allowed to begin their Starfleet journey as cadets at the Academy.
After the success of the Protostar, Starfleet began building more Protostar-class ships, including the USS Prodigy. Equipped with a proto-drive, the Prodigy could travel considerably faster than normal warp speed, covering fast distances in a matter of seconds. When the news broke of the devastating synth attack on Mars, Starfleet scaled back their missions of exploration, focusing instead on defense. As the Prodigy was built specifically for exploration, the ship was due to be decommissioned before it even launched.
However, Janeway pulled some strings and got the Prodigy turned into a training vessel as part of a new pilot program. Janeway, Chakotay, and the Doctor then assigned Dal and the Protostar kids to the Prodigy, under the watchful eye of Hologram Janeway, acting as both an advisor and an Emergency Command Hologram. Although Dal had taken on the role of captain on the Protostar, he ceded command to Gwyndala (Ella Purnell), choosing instead to serve as the Prodigy's First Officer. The Prodigy then departed with its young crew eager to seek out the unknown.
With the future of Star Trek: Prodigy uncertain, audiences may never see the further adventures of Dal, Gwyndala, and their crew aboard the Prodigy.
2 USS Voyager-A
Star Trek: Prodigy
After the original USS Voyager returned from its seven-year journey through the Delta Quadrant, the ship was decommissioned and transferred to the Fleet Museum. Janeway insisted that the next iteration of Voyager be equipped with state-of-the-art upgrades, including some using the technology Janeway and her crew encountered in the Delta Quadrant. In 2384, the Voyager-A embarked on its maiden voyage under the command of Admiral Janeway. Voyager's official mission was to observe the wormhole created by the destruction of the Protostar, but this was being used as a cover for the mission to rescue Chakotay.
Hidden in a secret shuttlebay on Voyager-A was a small experimental ship called the Infinity. Equipped with cloaking technology and temporal shielding, the Infinity was built specifically to travel through the wormhole and rescue Chakotay. When Dal and his friends inadvertently launched the Infinity through the wormhole too early, they significantly altered the established timeline, creating a paradox. After Dal and his crew returned with Chakotay and the Protostar, they rendezvoused with Voyager.
Janeway then commanded Voyager during the Battle of Solum, buying Dal and his crew time to launch the Protostar back into the past. After the battle, Voyager landed on Solum to initiate first contact with the Vau N'Akat. After the events of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, Janeway decided to retire from Starfleet, but she was soon brought back in after the attack on Mars. Captain Chakotay took over command of Voyager-A and the ship presumably joined in Starfleet's efforts to strengthen the Federation's defenses in the wake of the Mars attack.
1 USS Cerritos
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Under the command of Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis), the California-class USS Cerritos participated in missions of second contact and other lower-level support missions. Because the Cerritos has been involved in several noteworthy encounters, it has gained a favorable reputation among Starfleet, with some even calling it "the Enterprise of support ships." Star Trek: Lower Decks focuses mostly on the lower-level officers aboard the Cerritos, led by Lts. Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome).
At the end of Lower Decks season 1, the Cerritos was attacked and captured by Pakled ships, but rescued by the USS Titan before its crew was forced to abandon ship. Later, when Vice Admiral Les Buenamigo (Carlos Alazraqui) set up the Cerritos to promote his new automated Texas-class ships (which would render the California-class starship largely obsolete), Captain Freeman and the Cerritos crew fought back. After the AI systems on the Texas-class ships grew dangerously unstable, the entire fleet of California-class starships joined the Cerritos to stop them.
While there have been fan campaigns for other streaming services to pick up Lower Decks for more seasons, the upcoming fifth season will be the show's last on Paramount+.
As of now, the ultimate fate of the USS Cerritos remains unknown. Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 will presumably end in a way that could serve as a conclusion to the series, hopefully providing a glimpse into the Cerritos' future. It's possible another Lower Decks character could take over command from Carol Freeman or that the Cerritos could be called to participate in an important new mission. However the story of the Cerritos comes to an end, the ship and its crew remain one of the most fun additions to Star Trek's roster.
