Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 Genres: Space Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Character Development, Identity Country: United States Director: Cliff Bole, Gates Mcfadden, Jonathan West Duration: Episodes Vary 45 Min Year: 1987 Actors: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Majel Barrett, Wil Wheaton, Colm Meaney, James G. Becker, Denise Crosby, Whoopi Goldberg, Diana Muldaur, Patti Yasutake, Dennis Madalone, Michelle Forbes, Rosalind Chao Storyline: Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.