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Series like Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Finished Star Trek: The Next Generation and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Star Trek: The Next Generation, and what it does not.
What did you love about Star Trek: The Next Generation? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Space Coexistence Humanism Futuristic society Exploration Cultural exchange Science fiction Space opera Your best matches Ranked against what Star Trek: The Next Generation is actually about, not its genre labels.
76% Reverina match Top pick 1966 · Series · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: optimistic future and space exploration Also about coexistence and cultural exchange More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Built around the same exploration
Also science fiction and space opera at heart What's different Not built around personal growth or humanism Heavier emotionally Moves faster Darkness Fairly light
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Where it streams Paramount Plus Premium Paramount Plus Essential Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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1994 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: space exploration Also space opera at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not built around personal growth or exploration Not really science fiction Commitment 5 seasons · ~83h
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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2004 · Series · Drama · Action & Adventure
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same humanism Also space opera at heart Told the same way, ensemble and epistolary Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not built around personal growth or exploration Not really science fiction More violent Commitment 4 seasons · ~54h
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Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Lost in Space 2018 · 3 seasons
Watched for the same thing: space exploration Also science fiction and space opera at heart X-Men 1992
Also science fiction at heart Centres on the same outsider figure Firefly 2002
Watched for the same thing: space exploration Also science fiction at heart Foundation 2021
Watched for the same thing: space exploration Also science fiction and space opera at heart Final Space 2018
Watched for the same thing: space exploration Also space opera at heart
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