| Star Trek: The Continuing Mission | |
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| Genre | science fiction/Fan Series |
| Created by | Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer |
| Written by | Sebastian Prooth, Andy Tyrer, Patrick McCray, David Raines |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Producers | Andy Tyrer, Mathieu Blondin |
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| Release | December 25, 2007 (2007-12-25) – present |
Star Trek: The Continuing Mission is an independently produced, non-profit, science fiction series set in the Star Trek universe. The show, created by Sebastian Prooth and Andy Tyrer in July 2007, is released exclusively online in the form of downloadable audio dramas. Sebastian Prooth and Patrick McCray serve as the show’s Executive Producers.
The pilot episode, "Ghost Ship," was released on December 25, 2007, and since then seven more episodes have been released, the latest of which was "Cathedral in the Void" released May 10, 2014. The producers' stated goal is for future releases to be on a quarterly basis.[1]
The Continuing Mission follows the adventures of the Trieste-class, USS Montana NCC-1786 and its crew led by seven humans and a Betazoid. The premise involves the Montana and her crew’s unexpected transference from the 23rd century, around the time of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, to the 24th century, approximately ten years prior to the continuity of Star Trek: The Next Generation where they are re-integrated into a very different Starfleet from which they came.[2]
Both the USS Montana and its crew are original characters created specifically for this series. Though references to canonical Star Trek names, places, and events appear in the series, the events depicted in the series are not official canon.
However, it is notable that the setting of Star Trek: Discovery in season 3 closely resembles story elements from ‘’The Continuing Mission’, especially the permanent transference of a Starfleet crew into a later timeline.
| # | Title | Release Date | Writer |
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| 1 | "Ghost Ship"[3] | December 25, 2007 | Andy Tyrer and Sebastian Prooth |
| 2 | "Integration" | Part I: May 4, 2008; Part II: July 27, 2008 | Sebastian Prooth, Andy Tyrer and Patrick McCray |
| 3 | "Learning Curve" | October 31, 2008 | Andy Tyrer |
| 4 | "The Darkest of Thoughts" | January, 2009 | David Raines |
| 5 | "Command Decision" | June, 2009 | David Raines |
| 6 | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Fall 2009 | David Raines |
| 7 | "Earth" | August 27, 2011 | David Raines |
| 8 | "Cathedral in the Void" | May 10, 2014 | David Raines |
| Actor | Character | Episode | Connection to the Star Trek Universe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Montaigne | Commander Vellar | "Ghost Ship" | Montaigne played the Romulan, Decius, in the original series episode "Balance of Terror" placing him amongst the very first Romulans to ever appear on screen in Star Trek: The Original Series. He also played Spock's Vulcan rival, Stonn, in the episode "Amok Time."[4] |
| Guy Vardaman | Abdiel | "Command Decision" | Vardaman worked as an extra and photo double for actor Brent SpineronStar Trek: The Next Generation. |
| Daniel Roebuck | Admiral Rowan | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Roebuck guest starred in the episode "Unification" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. |
| Spice Williams-Crosby | Captain Merrick | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Williams-Crosby starred as Vixis the female KlingoninStar Trek V: The Final Frontier and has performed stunts on Star Trek television episodes. |
| Celeste Yarnall | T'pauk of Vulcan | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Yarnall guest-starred on the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Apple" as Ensign Martha Landon. |
| Larry Nemecek | Commander Dolding | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Nemecek is a prolific Star Trek author and appeared in the Star Trek: Enterprise series finale "These Are the Voyages...". |
| Evan English | Captain Musaki | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | English worked as an extra and stand-in on Star Trek: Enterprise. |
| Mark Allen Shepherd | Commander Miller | "We Will Control All That You See and Hear" | Allen-Shepherd appeared in every season of Star Trek: Deep Space NineasQuark's silent but friendly customer, Morn. |
