Star Trek: The Original Series, commonly referred to as Star Trek and abbreviated to TOS, is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise and its crew. The series premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966, and ran for three seasons until it was canceled on June 3, 1969. The series has since been re-aired on television, released on DVD, and has been adapted for other media.

The series spawned a franchise that includes five subsequent television series, seven feature films, numerous books, games, and comics. The original series …