STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Complete Timeline Explained (Seasons 1-3)

Travel with Greg and Chastity through all 3 seasons of Star Trek Discovery in chronological order, from the Federation-Klingon War to the 32nd century!
0:00 Intro
0:29 When does Discovery take place in Star Trek canon?
0:58 Star Trek series timeline breakdown
1:48 Where does Discovery Season 3 fit in?
2:09 Important stardates & years before Discovery Season 1
2:39 Discovery Season 1 Timeline
7:05 Discovery Season 2 Timeline
17:38 Mid-30th Century & The Burn
18:48 Discovery Season 3 Timeline
21:00 Short Treks “Calypso”
Star Trek: Discovery recently wrapped up Season 3. Before we head into Season 4, we thought this would be a great time to travel back to where it all began by taking a look at the full Discovery timeline. From the Mirror Universe, to the Constitution-class USS Enterprise, all the way to the 32nd century-Let's go back in time and pinpoint the most important stardates in the history of Star Trek: Discovery.
If you’re a bit confused about when exactly Discovery takes place, we got you covered with a breakdown of what we know so far and how it all changed in the third season. For perspective, we begin with a basic outline of all the Trek Series, and where they stand in the timeline when it comes to Discovery's first two seasons. The first episode of Star Trek: Discovery takes place in 2255. That is a decade before the events of The Original Series, 110 years before the events of The Next Generation, and around 100 years after the events of Enterprise.
At the end of Discovery Season 2, everything changes, as Michael Burnham leads the Discovery through a wormhole and they travel 930 and 931 years into the future to a freshly undiscovered part of the Trek timeline. This places them in the 32nd century for Discovery: Season 3. Michael arrives in 3188 and spends a year in this new timeline without her crewmates, before they arrive in 3189. For the full details of every important moment, watch the video above!
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[@chastityvicencio6]

Thank you all for watching! This took a lot of work, but we really enjoyed it! What other timelines should we make? Or what other types of Star Trek videos would you like to see?

[@ryandommerman9295]

I'm interested in the origins of the Federation. Perhaps Eugenics Wars to beginning of the Federation if possible. Thanks.

[@mem1701movies]

This show is set in an alternate crappy timeline

[@beaver6d9]

Great work as always!

[@h.a.mcclellan1426]

@@ryandommerman9295 Those are both covered in book miniseries. "The Romulan War" and "Rise of the Federation" series are ST:ENT focused, and I haven't read the Eugenics Wars books yet.

[@janegoodall1837]

I'm just glad they kept the tradition of having all the uniforms look like fancy chef jackets.

[@malloryemclaren]

A good show - an EXTREMELY CONFUSING timeline. Thank you for helping out.

[@Creshex8]

I managed to get through season 1 and 2, I gradually got more and more exhausted of Burnham being fawned over constantly. She tries to mutiny, and her punishment is being given clearance to an extremely top secret set of projects and command in short order, oh, and don’t forget being allowed to beat up superior officers. Too bad, the show looks great visually.

[@scott5747]

I watch this series just to see how many times Burnham cries in each episode. What a ball baby. You'd think writing would get better with each new series, but it's just not the case with Star Trek.

[@shmems]

when was the last time you cried honest question

[@reservedartist1141]

Really nice recap and nice video. Thanks for that.

[@terripitnick3124]

Wow did I need this! Thank You!

[@alpaykasal2902]

Good stuff! Thanks for creating this timeline!

[@LeftHandedGuitarist]

Very nicely put together, thanks.

[@nickbasilico9659]

Thank you for explaining the time-line. I'm currently re-watching season 3 of Discovery.

[@joshpro88]

The “time prime line” will forever be etched into my mind 6:30-6:34

[@javanpoly4901]

You both are really amazing! Very much enjoyed your exposition, and great work of visuals. It'd be cool to see a cosmic cultural history of the STAR TREK universe 🤔🖖

[@storman1976]

Awesome content you two! Who else thinks the dr from voyager is in of commander voyager of the future? Has that been covered in a video yet?

[@PatriciaLLogan]

I do. he was created to last forever. I would not be surprised if he is a combination of Zora and Data. Also, is it me, or am I the only female who comments on these ST videos?

[@augiegirl1]

In “Living Witness” (which takes place about 3075), they only say he left for the Alpha Quadrant after “many years;” therefore, he might not even be back yet, since all of his journey would have been post-Burn.

[@bluarcher4424]

In star trek online set I think 20 years after Voyager tuvok is in command of Voyager

[@keithnp51]

I realize now why I have no idea what's going on in this universe. I watched this exhaustive synopsis and still barely understand the show. I too will stick with Picard!

[@mocsaiorsolya5292]

I just made an effort to watch Discovery. I got lost with way too much Klingan with subtitles and the fact that Michael and Spock are siblings... What a loads of bs😀😀😀😀 Staying with TNG and Picard😀👍

[@thomashill6347]

Wonderfully done, a clear path to where we are. It has been a long span for the crews of the Federation series. I am glad I got to share the voyager through the lens of the many episodes that make up Star Trek as we know it today.

[@xmintyninjax]

Thank you for doing this! I love your breakdowns. I would also love it if you can recommend what to binge watch this year.

[@JBearwa]

Well done!

[@DanielBrown-sn9op]

Great job

[@alexanderlavay8378]

great video

[@ToddWaters_tw]

Nice

[@pebui]

The end of one of the Episodes of Lower Decks was also set in the far future where they teach young Federation students made up of many races including the Borg about the Boimler Effect and their most legendary hero, Chief Miles O'Brien.

[@acepc2]

all hail Chief Miles O'Brien... Star Trek Royalty

[@roderickbranch759]

Great job. Nailed it. I learned a lot from watching.

[@PatriciaLLogan]

Season 3 was the first true season I have truly watch STD. I do not care what show it is on television, I never like the first seasons of any show. I know that if a show is to last, they usually get their rhythm (cast and crew) by season 3. since I have Netflix, CBS All-access (soon to be Paramount +: Why, CBS, Why), and others, I can go back to the first two seasons when the series ends. Anyway, Thank you for catching me up to season 3, I now know what to expect for Season 4 and 5 (why again, CBS why must you make that announcement now). To the person who said that STD is a bad show because it jumps all over the place, this show does not have the backing of shows like ST:TNG, ST:DS9, and ST:V to back up it's timeline, and not really ST:E as it's true history. I would love to know what happened between ST:E and ST:D, but knowing the ST universe, they are creating one as I type (or at least the idea behind what happened after Captain Archer read the decree that the Federation has formed). The 32nd century is uncharted territory, even for people who have written for this collection of stories for a future that none of us will ever see, but it is nice to dream. I too would like to see how Voyager J fits into this new timeline. Perhaps, there is a little Janeway running this ship for her great, great grandmother, but I also heard that Captain Janeway perished after becoming the new borg queen in a non-cannon book. OK, I am babbling, so bye.

[@anthonymappin1991]

Just so you know the short version of Star trek Discovery is DIS

[@devmag52]

@@anthonymappin1991no, it’s STD.

[@vekunde]

Would appreciate an update to the timeline now that Strange New World has aired. Thank you, this is very helpful.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

There is one thing that always bugging me, both in Season 1 and 2 never once mention Sybok (the eldest son of Sarek), nor he make a brief cameo. I started to question if Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is still canon or not.

[@xxxjoker607]

Of course it’s cannon it was in prime universe this is alternate reality bull shit woke brigade trying to erase our Star Trek like they did to dr who not having it fuck discovery please cancel this crap 💩

[@bluarcher4424]

@@xxxjoker607 you do know even gene roddenberry did not want the original star trek to be cannon and replaced with tng so who is to say what we are seeing is not the new timeline created by Voyagers time antics

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@xxxjoker607 Star Trek and Dr Who have been "woke" since their inceptions.

[@xxxjoker607]

@@friendlyotaku9525 no they have not only since discovery Star Trek always looking to future not present always fought against the times looking for better future for us all not one section of community

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@xxxjoker607 I can't speak too much for Star Trek specifically, more of a Doctor Who person but I do know about it's origins and I've seen videos of people talking about certain episodes and themes it's touched on - I have been interested in checking out Star Trek though so I might when I have the time.

[@jps0117]

Thanks for the helpful chronology!

[@chastityvicencio6]

Thank you for watching!

[@bradleycombs2626]

Nice!! I was a little confused by the end of season 3.

[@ken2mj]

Time Primeline 06:31 :D Sounds like the Nexus

[@andrismajors8171]

7:14 are Phase ll USS Enterprise NCC-1701 and Planet of the Titans USS Enterprise NCC-1701 both by James T. Kirk in command.

[@hikape]

Are the season 2 stardates off or am I missing something?

[@LeftHandedGuitarist]

Stardates are pretty meaningless before they were formalised in the TNG era. They jumped all over the place.

[@aracthabar]

Wasn't the Discovery abandoned for a thousand years? Shouldn't that put Calypso somewhere in the 4000s? (Asking in case I missed something somewhere.)

[@anthonymappin1991]

We ain't really sure where Calypso takes place. Could be 4199 but who knows

[@BrianLarney]

Serious question: If Georgiou neutralized Control before they jumped to the future, than why did they still jump? It just doesn't make sense.

[@randommusings48]

Exactly! That part has always bugged me.

[@THEmickTHEgun]

Discovery still had all the data onboard. The AI wasn’t actually dead from my understanding.

[@BrianLarney]

@@THEmickTHEgun You may be right, but if true I wish it were made more clear. Watching Leland's dramatic demise before they jumped sure gave me the impression that the threat was neutralized.

[@stevenkovler5133]

How many times are the Klingons look going to change ?

[@twoteccs2twoteccs287]

Is season 3 the same as season 2

[@albertoserna3968]

So where does New Worlds fit in?Between Enterprise & Discovery?

[@jeffmassi8308]

Yea I'm not convinced that the prime and alternate universes are labeled right. At the end of season 3 when Georgiou used the guardian of forever to go back when the two universes were one, meaning she went back to around the time before first contact to change how the people think to save Michelle's live. Meaning that universe would be different from the hers. Good video very through

[@webfox100]

How about some break downs of Lower Decks?

[@MrXcelent]

Where does Prodigy fit in?

[@danielwinkler5854]

There is one problem with calypso that not refitted discovery

[@jamesha175]

so the AI's name is Dora, who went on to become quite the explora

[@MarcioHuser]

To be more precise TNG timeline starts around 80 year after the first season of TOS, if I recall correctly

[@cecilshaw207]

Why wouldn't they time jump her to TNG? Or should we forget she was a captain then?

[@GrayifiedX]

Why does she have an Iron Man suit?

[@palehorse5275]

I am at Season 3 ep 7. How is Michael's mom alive 1000 years later? They just skipped over that part so far.

[@musicmayer2043]

Red Angel Suit and mom were allowed to be pulled back into the future after trying to capture the red angel.

[@palehorse5275]

@@musicmayer2043 ty

[@thesaintirl]

DIsco is just not fun, ive tried, I will watch it all, ST should always be fun.

[@shmems]

“ST should always be fun” half of DS9 is about the aftermath of genocide

[@marvinwoodley8678]

That other future does not exist because discovery was changed to 1031 - A and that discovery says 1031 with no A so the timeline was changed thank you very much

[@jefferyyoung2580]

- is. What do u 😳 mean

[@Mellowyellow8888]

still find it ridiculous that an ensign is a first officer.. so many others could be the first officer..

[@sophiastephannievvl8311]

Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Picard and J J Abrams Kelvin timeline is the best things ever made in Star Trek franchise.

[@djzekrom]

I'm trying to like this series, I really am. But I can't, the plot is absurd. The characters are painfully two dimensional, the mechanics make no fucking sense, none of the original lore is followed, they have technology that they shouldn't have for their time, and wtf did they do to the klingons?? They don't even look like klingons anymore! Why. Why are they like this? The writers are fucking insane. It's like they can't decide what they want the main conflict to be, it's like they just poured everything into a giant melting pot and then burnt it. By the looks of it, they spent more money on making things look pretty than making the plot make sense. I cannot enjoy this series, I have tried and tried but it's just so absurd. This is a good example of what would happen if you let fans run/write the show. Please bring back old star trek... Anything for something like TNG, DS9 or Voyager.. "There are four lights!"

[@bluarcher4424]

To much to decompress but I will try the timeline has been rewritten so many times over the years the most recent being with Voyager going back in time to stop ed begley jr.s character from profiting off stolen tech so who knows how much of the old history survived even the crew of Voyager would not know since they rewrote the past ......as for the klingons as much as I dont like the look they are a cannon house the mokai and more or less are mutants from.the same augment experiments that created the human like klingons from the tos but yeah when you deal with a show like star trek that rewrites it's own history more then I change clothes nothing will stay cannon lore for long

[@soulessification]

@@bluarcher4424 The timeship was destroyed and history was reset for that period. So its as if it never happened

[@danielwinkler5854]

Calypso can’t discovery because in the 33rd? Century Discovery would’ve been a refit but it isn’t

[@ksatriagaruda7506]

I ❤️ ST DISCOVERY and THE ORVILLE

[@CiphiorSnake89]

By the use of the too futiristic aliens and the complete aversion to the classic trek lore i guess all this takes place in the pike timeline. I automatically hate it

[@danielwinkler5854]

In the far future it can’t be the USS discovery because it’s retro fit is gone

[@Diggnuts]

Who cares. It was terrible.

[@quernalt]

I hated S1 and 1st half of S2 and haven't watched it since.

[@jaythomas3224]

Look at Captain Burnham koolaid smile. That Captain's chair been a long time coming

[@ThatTriniGamer]

I heard this show was terrible. It’s a good b tv show.

[@kriscole8648]

That is way too confusing

[@gaybriellookingland6756]

Star Trek Enterprise was a computer programme,and not in Star Treks' reality

[@MWolfe1080]

What the fuck ?

[@sexydirrtymoney]

Season 3 was the worst!

[@BobskiSportsNetwork]

I can't believe how bad this show is

[@shamnarayan9582]

Unbelievably bad

[@carpproductions9124]

It’s shit still don’t make sense things don’t add up

[@fuzzywzhe]

A funny thing was pointed out to me - the reason that in Star Trek Discovery the fictional world is so bleak and dystopian is that because it's almost entirely run by women.

[@Pyke_]

Star Trek, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Entrerprise: Prime Timeline. Star Trek (2009), Into Darkness, Beyond: Kelvin Timeline Star Trek Discovery: Shit Timeline

[@all4myutube]

They should end this series, it’s not canon.

[@jaywhite8659]

Did anybody see the part wen Tilly becomes a friendly Borg? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This show is so awful!

[@Sixfoot8m]

We don't need explanation we need cancelation.

[@ParisLawLess]

Don't be racist

[@darianwilliams3452]

Discovery was a manbashing feminist ruling,

[@lyrankzinti1711]

Will never watch this traitor show. Untill they apologize to Donald Trump don't expect me to watch discovery period!