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{{Infobox television
| image                = Star Trek Voyager Logo.svg
| genre                = [[Science fiction]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/star-trek-voyager-v263074|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|title=Star Trek: Voyager|last=Erickson|first=Hal|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|access-date=24 November 2019}}</ref>
| camera               = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime              = 42–46 minutes
| company              = [[Paramount Network Television]]
| creator              = {{Plain list|
* [[Rick Berman]]
* [[Michael Piller]]
* [[Jeri Taylor]]
}}
| executive_producer   = {{Plain list|
*  Rick Berman
* Michael Piller (1995–1996) 
* Jeri Taylor (1995–1998) 
* Brannon Braga (1998–2000) 
* Kenneth Biller (2000–2001) 
}}
| based_on             = {{Based on|''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''|[[Gene Roddenberry]]}}
| showrunner           = {{Plainlist|
* [[Michael Piller]] (1995–1996) 
* [[Jeri Taylor]] (1995–1998) 
* [[Brannon Braga]] (1998–2000) 
* [[Kenneth Biller]] (2000–2001) 
}}
| starring             = <!-- Per the infobox instructions, original cast members are listed first in the order presented in the opening credits, followed by additional cast members in the order that they joined the show. Please do not modify the order of this list or remove anyone from it. -->{{Plain list|
* [[Kate Mulgrew]]
* [[Robert Beltran]]
* [[Roxann Dawson]]
* [[Jennifer Lien]]
* [[Robert Duncan McNeill]]
* [[Ethan Phillips]]
* [[Robert Picardo]]
* [[Tim Russ]]
* [[Garrett Wang]]
* [[Jeri Ryan]] 
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[Jerry Goldsmith]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| network              = [[UPN]]<ref>Nguyen, Will (2 May 2015). [http://www.treknews.net/2015/05/02/star-trek-voyager-first-season-20-years-later/ "Twenty Years Later...Voyager's First Season"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160929014621/http://www.treknews.net/2015/05/02/star-trek-voyager-first-season-20-years-later/ |date=September 29, 2016 }}. Trek News.</ref>
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1995|1|16}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2001|5|23}}
| num_seasons          = 7
| num_episodes         = 172
| list_episodes        = List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes
| related              = {{Plainlist|
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''
* [[Star Trek#Television series|''Star Trek'' TV series]]
}}
}}

'''''Star Trek: Voyager''''' is an American [[science fiction on television|science fiction]] series created by [[Rick Berman]], [[Michael Piller]] and [[Jeri Taylor]]. It aired from January 16, 1995, to May 23, 2001, on [[UPN]], with 172 episodes over seven seasons. The fifth series in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise, it served as the fourth after ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''. Set in the 24th century, when Earth is part of a [[United Federation of Planets]], it follows the adventures of the [[Starfleet]] vessel {{USS|Voyager|Star Trek|6}} as it attempts to return home to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] after being stranded in the [[Delta Quadrant]] on the far side of the [[List of Star Trek regions of space|galaxy]].

[[Paramount Pictures]] commissioned the series after the cancellation of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' to accompany the ongoing ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. They wanted it to help launch UPN, their new network. Berman, Piller, and Taylor devised the series to chronologically overlap with ''Deep Space Nine'' and to maintain thematic continuity with elements that had been introduced in ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine.'' The complex relationship between Starfleet and ex-Federation colonists known as the [[Maquis (Star Trek)|Maquis]] was one such element and a persistent central theme. ''Voyager'' was the first ''Star Trek'' series to feature a female commanding officer, Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Kate Mulgrew]]), as the lead character. Berman was head executive producer in charge of the overall production, assisted by a series of executive producers: Piller, Taylor, [[Brannon Braga]], and [[Kenneth Biller]]. 

Set in a different part of the galaxy from preceding ''Star Trek'' shows, ''Voyager'' gave the series' writers space to introduce new alien species as recurring characters, namely the [[Kazon]], [[Vidiians]], [[Hirogen]], and [[Species 8472]]. During the later seasons, the [[Borg]]—a species created for ''The Next Generation''—were introduced as the main antagonists. During ''Voyager''{{'s}} run, various episode novelizations and tie-in video games were produced; after it ended, various novels continued the series' narrative.

==Production==
===Development===
As ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ended, [[Paramount Pictures]] wanted to continue to have a second ''Star Trek'' television series to accompany ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. The studio also planned to start a new [[television network]], [[UPN]], and wanted the new series to help it succeed.<ref name="pascale20090826">{{cite web|url = http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/26/rick-berman-talks-18-years-of-trek-in-extensive-oral-history/|title = Rick Berman Talks 18 Years of Trek In Extensive Oral History|publisher = TrekMovie.com|access-date = April 6, 2014|last = Pascale|first = Anthony|archive-date = March 30, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140330215222/http://trekmovie.com/2009/08/26/rick-berman-talks-18-years-of-trek-in-extensive-oral-history/|url-status = live}}</ref>

Initial work on ''Star Trek: Voyager'' began in 1993, when the seventh and final season of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and the second season of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' were in production. Seeds for ''Voyager''{{'}}s backstory, including the development of the [[Maquis (Star Trek)|Maquis]], were placed in several ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'' episodes. ''Voyager'' was shot on the stages ''The Next Generation'' had used, and where the ''Voyager'' pilot "[[Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)|Caretaker]]" was shot in September 1994. Costume designer [[Robert Blackman]] decided that the uniforms of ''Voyager''{{'}}s crew would be the same as those on ''Deep Space Nine''.

''Star Trek: Voyager'' was the first ''Star Trek'' series to use [[computer-generated imagery]] (CGI), rather than models, for exterior space shots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/07/voyagers-visual-effects-creating-the-cg-voyager-with-rob-bonchune/|title=Voyager's Visual Effects: Creating the CG Voyager with Rob Bonchune {{!}} TrekCore Blog|last=Staff|first=TrekCore|website=trekcore.com|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=January 1, 2017}}</ref> ''[[Babylon&nbsp;5]]'' and ''[[seaQuest DSV]]'' had previously used CGI to avoid the expense of models, but the ''Star Trek'' television department continued using models because they felt they were more realistic. [[Amblin Imaging]] won an Emmy for ''Voyager''{{'}}s opening CGI title visuals, but the weekly episode exteriors were captured with hand-built miniatures of ''Voyager'', its shuttlecraft, and other ships. This changed when ''Voyager'' went fully CGI for certain types of shots midway through season three (late 1996).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.thelogbook.com/jcc/q3-04/voyager3/|title = DVD Reviews – Star Trek Voyager Season 3|publisher = Thelogbook.com|date = June 10, 2009|access-date = December 19, 2009|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090822193016/http://www.thelogbook.com/jcc/q3-04/voyager3/|archive-date = August 22, 2009|df = mdy-all}}</ref> [[Foundation Imaging]] was the studio responsible for special effects during ''Babylon&nbsp;5''{{'}}s first three seasons. Season three's "[[The Swarm (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Swarm]]" was the first episode to use Foundation's effects exclusively. ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' began using Foundation Imaging in conjunction with Digital Muse in season six. In its later seasons, ''Voyager'' featured visual effects from Foundation Imaging and Digital Muse. The digital effects were produced at standard television resolution and some have speculated that it cannot be re-released in HD format without re-creating the special effects.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitbrook|first1=James|title=The Detailed, Depressing Reason Deep Space Nine and Voyager May Never Get Full HD Versions|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-detailed-depressing-reason-deep-space-nine-and-voy-1791962332|website=[[io9]]|date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203180706/http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-detailed-depressing-reason-deep-space-nine-and-voy-1791962332|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''Enterprise'' has been released in HD, but the special effects were rendered in 480p and upscaled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/03/review-star-trek-enterprise-season-1-blu-ray/|title=Review: Star Trek: Enterprise Season 1 Blu-Ray – TrekCore Blog|first=Adam|last=Walker|website=trekcore.com|date=March 16, 2013}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[File:Jeri Ryan 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Jeri Ryan]], appearing at the [[Creation Entertainment|Creation]] ''Star Trek'' convention in 2010; she joined the cast in Season 4 of the show, as the ex-Borg character [[Seven of Nine]].]]
In the initial drafts, Captain Janeway was meant to have the name Elizabeth Janeway, and the actress [[Geneviève Bujold]] was cast for the role. Bujold had previous experience in films, but not in long TV series. Feeling uncomfortable with the demanding production, she left after only two days of filming the pilot. To keep production working and meet the deadlines the role was given to [[Kate Mulgrew]], who had already been considered an option during the casting. Mulgrew also proposed to rename the character as Kathryn Janeway.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/15/arts/real-star-trek-drama-enlisting-new-skipper.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm| title=Real 'Star Trek' Drama: Enlisting New Skipper| work=[[The New York Times]]| date=September 15, 1994| access-date=May 24, 2011| first=Andy |last= Meisler}}</ref> Mulgrew, with more experience in episodic TV series, soon became a fan favorite.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-why-voyager-janeway-bujold-mulgrew-quit/|title= Star Trek: Why Voyager's Original Captain Janeway Quit|author= Sean Ellard|date= June 23, 2021|publisher= CBR|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}</ref> [[Robert Beltran]] knew nothing about the ''Star Trek'' franchise or the significance within it of the role he was auditioning for. He just got the "Caretaker" script from his agent, liked the story and the character, and successfully auditioned for it. He was aware, because of being familiar with the industry, that a pilot episode may eventually lead to an ongoing series.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://treknews.net/2012/07/21/robert-beltran-star-trek-voyager-interview/|title= Robert Beltran Talks Voyager: "If People Can't Take The Truth, That's Fine With Me"|author= |date= July 21, 2012|publisher= Trek News|accessdate=April 17, 2024}}</ref> [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] had played the character of Nicholas Locarno in ''The Next Generation'''s [[The First Duty]]. Initially, Locarno would have returned in the Voyager series, but was later changed to a new character, Tom Paris. The casting notes mentioned that the producers wanted "a Robert Duncan McNeill type", which was noticed by McNeill's agent. He was eager to play the new character. He explained that "I get a call. My agent says, 'Hey, remember that ''Star Trek'' episode you did a few years ago?' He goes, 'They’re making a new show called Voyager and they literally put out a casting notice saying 'a Robbie Duncan McNeill type.' They put my name. Kinda like the character on TNG. Like, my name was in [it]. And I’m like, 'I’m right here! That’s me!' And so [my agent says], 'I think you should… you can do this.'"<ref>{{cite web |url= https://screenrant.com/robert-duncan-mcneill-star-trek-voyager-casting-story/|title= Star Trek's Robert Duncan McNeill Hilariously Explains Getting Cast As Voyager's Tom Paris|author= John orquiola|date= November 26, 2023|publisher= Screen Rant|accessdate=April 20, 2024}}</ref>

[[Robert Picardo]] auditioned for the role of Neelix, but his friend [[Ethan Phillips]] got it. Philips had already been cast in several minor roles in earlier ''Star Trek'' productions.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://screenrant.com/star-trek-ethan-phillips-characters-roles-explained/|title= Star Trek: All 4 Characters Played By Ethan Phillips|author= John Orquiola|date= August 26, 2020|publisher= Screen rant|accessdate=April 20, 2024}}</ref> Reflecting on that, Picardo said, "And in that moment, I saved myself 6,000 hours of my life spent in a makeup chair."<ref name="confused">{{cite web |url= https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/robert-picardo-star-trek-voyager-reunion-interview|title= ROBERT PICARDO ON THAT BIG STAR TREK: VOYAGER REUNION AND 25 YEARS OF BEING CONFUSED FOR A DOCTOR|author= Adam Pockross|date= May 26, 2020|publisher= Syfy|accessdate=April 20, 2024}}</ref> However, after failing in the audition he was suggested to try for the character of the Doctor, which he got. He was initially unsure of his way to manage the character because of his limited participation in the pilot, and feared that he would be compared unfavorably with [[Brent Spiner]]. Spiner played the fan-favorite [[Data (Star Trek)|Data]] in ''The Next Generation'', another non-human being. "I was afraid I would be compared to him endlessly and unfavorably because he was so lovable and kind of childlike in his role and I was kind of, you know, crusty and curmudgeonly, and ... pissed off. And not a very cuddly character".<ref name="confused"/> He secured the job by improvising a line in the pilot. When he's left alone in sickbay and all scripted lines were said, he added "I believe someone has failed to terminate my program".<ref name="confused"/> He concluded saying "I'm a doctor, not a nightlight",<ref name="confused"/> imitating the catchphrase of [[Leonard McCoy]] ([[DeForest Kelley]]), the doctor of the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original ''Star Trek'' series]]. The people laughed, and he was hired some hours later.<ref name="confused"/>

The series added a new main character during the mid-run, [[Seven of Nine]], by [[Jeri Ryan]]. So far in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, this had only happened in ''Deep Space 9'' with [[Worf]], which was a preexisting character and not a new one. Rick Berman explained that "I think after our first three years, the feeling was we wanted to add a bit of pizzazz to the show. We all agreed that we needed something to bring something fresh to the fourth season".<ref name="seven">{{cite web |url= https://www.etonline.com/jeri-ryans-25-year-star-trek-legacy-seven-of-nines-best-moments-on-voyager-picard-flashback-190208|title= Jeri Ryan's 25-Year 'Star Trek' Legacy: Seven of Nine's Best Moments on 'Voyager' & 'Picard' (Flashback)|author= Joe Bergren|date= September 3, 2022|publisher= ET|accessdate=April 21, 2024}}</ref> Berman was interested in the character of Data, a machine that wants to be human, but inverted the formula with a human that was turned into a machine and faces humanity as a new thing. For this purpose they used the [[Borg]], villains from ''The Next Generation'' that had a positive reception. Ryan liked both the premise of the character and the optimist view of the future of the ''Star Trek'' franchise, which she preferred over the darker series she could audition for at the time, and got the job with little problem.<ref name="seven"/>

===Music===
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Unlike ''The Next Generation'', where composer [[Jerry Goldsmith]]'s theme from ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' was reused, Goldsmith composed and conducted an entirely new main theme for ''Voyager''. As done with ''The Next Generation'' and ''Deep Space Nine'', a soundtrack album of the series' pilot episode "Caretaker" and a CD single containing three variations of the main theme were released by [[GNP Crescendo Record Co.|Crescendo Records]] in 1995 between seasons one and two.<ref>{{cite web|title = Jay Chattaway & Jerry Goldsmith – Star Trek: Voyager (Music From The Original Television Soundtrack)| date=March 28, 1995 |url = http://www.discogs.com/Jay-Chattaway-Jerry-Goldsmith-Star-Trek-Voyager-Music-From-The-Original-Television-Soundtrack/release/1313773|publisher = [[Discogs]]|access-date = May 31, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = Jerry Goldsmith – Star Trek Voyager Main Title| year=1995 |url = http://www.discogs.com/Jerry-Goldsmith-Star-Trek-Voyager-Main-Title/release/1678599|publisher = [[Discogs]]|access-date = May 31, 2013}}</ref> In 1996, the theme was also released as a piano solo songbook.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Corporation|first=Hal Leonard Publishing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ER-90PB5sMcC|title=Complete Star Trek Theme Music: Themes from All TV Shows & Movies : Piano Solo|date=1996|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-7935-5246-7|language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, La-La Land Records issued ''Star Trek: Voyager Collection, Volume 1'', a four-disc limited-edition release containing Goldsmith's theme music and tracks from [[Jay Chattaway]]'s "Rise", "Night", the two-parter "Equinox", "Pathfinder", "Spirit Folk", "The Haunting of Deck Twelve", "Shattered", "The Void", and the two-parter "Scorpion"; [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]]'s "The 37's", the two-parter "Basics", "The Q and the Gray", "Concerning Flight", "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy", and the two-parters "Workforce" and "Year of Hell"; [[David Bell (composer)|David Bell]]'s "Dark Frontier"; and Paul Baillargeon's "Lifesigns".<ref>{{cite web |title= Star Trek: Voyager Collection, Volume 1 |url= http://startreksoundtracks.com/voy/voy-lala-1.html |series= Star Trek Soundtracks |access-date= August 20, 2017 |archive-date= November 18, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034806/http://startreksoundtracks.com/voy/voy-lala-1.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 2020, ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine said that the ''Voyager'' theme by Goldsmith was the best of all ''Star Trek'' television series' themes.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-26|title=Every "Star Trek" theme song ranked|url=https://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-theme-songs-ranked-next-generation-voyager-main-title-alexander-courage-movie-soundtrack-1506088|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> The article elaborates, "...''Voyager'' recaptures some of the spacey ethereality of Courage's original vocal melody, while adding a deep space resonance that evoked the series' lost explorers, far from home among uncharted stars."<ref name=":4" />

===Reunions===
[[File:Voyager Panel 2009 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Robert Picardo, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ at a Voyager panel in 2009; they played the roles of The Doctor, B'Elanna Torres, Neelix, and Tuvok, respectively]]
In August 2015, the main cast members (except [[Jennifer Lien]], who had retired from acting in 2002) appeared together onstage in Las Vegas for the 20th anniversary of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' at the 2015 Las Vegas ''Star Trek'' convention.<ref name="2015anniversary">{{Cite AV media | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prKmevxg9GU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/prKmevxg9GU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live| title = The Official Star Trek Convention Vegas 2015 | publisher = Creation Entertainment | date = August 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Following a path set by [[Leonard Nimoy]], the first ''Star Trek'' actor to also direct in the franchise,<ref name=":5" /> [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] (Paris) and [[Roxann Dawson]] (Torres) went on to direct episodes of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', while [[Jonathan Frakes]], [[LeVar Burton]], and [[Andrew Robinson (actor)|Andrew Robinson]] (Garak of ''Deep Space Nine'') all directed episodes of ''Star Trek: Voyager''.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-actor-directed-movies-episodes/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=ScreenRant|language=en-US}}</ref>

The sets used for USS ''Voyager'' were reused for the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode "[[Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges]]" for her sister ''Intrepid''-class ship USS ''Bellerophon'' (NCC-74705). The sickbay set of USS ''Voyager'' was also used as the ''Enterprise''-E sickbay in the films ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]''. The ''Voyager'' ready room and the engineering set were also used as rooms aboard the ''Enterprise-''E in ''Insurrection''.

Production of episodes ran from June or July to March or April each year, with each episode typically taking about seven days to shoot.<ref name="Vergano">{{Cite news|last=Vergano|first=Dan|date=1997-08-13|title=YOU SAY 'STAR TREK' NEEDS A SCIENCE ADVISER? PSST! IT HAS ONE|language=en-US|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/1997/08/13/you-say-star-trek-needs-a-science-adviser-psst-it-has-one/bad126bf-283f-45a1-b805-12cb7eff24ae/|access-date=2021-03-27|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Shooting started at 7 a.m. each weekday and continued until finished for the day.<ref name="Vergano"/> The pilot episode "Caretaker" took 31 days to shoot and was one of the most expensive television pilots shot to that date.<ref name="hollywood">{{cite web|last1=Couch|first1=Aaron|last2=McMillan|first2=Graeme|date=September 8, 2016|title='Star Trek': 100 Greatest Episodes|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/star-trek-episodes-best-100-924455|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{See also|List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes{{!}}List of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episodes}}
[[File:Galactic Quadrant Star Trek.png|thumb|An artistic rendition of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy, overlaid with the fictional quadrant system of the ''Star Trek'' universe and the location of certain species. ''Voyager'' had to make its way from above where the Kazon species is located back to Earth; this journey is a major plot element in the series]]
In the pilot episode, "[[Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)|Caretaker]]", {{USS|Voyager|Star Trek|6}}, under the command of Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]], departs the [[Deep Space Nine (space station)|Deep Space Nine]] space station on a mission into the treacherous [[Badlands (Star Trek)|Badlands]]. They are searching for a missing ship piloted by a team of [[Maquis (Star Trek)|Maquis]] rebels, which ''Voyager''{{'}}s security officer, the [[Vulcan (Star Trek)|Vulcan]] Lieutenant [[Tuvok]], has secretly infiltrated. [[Tom Paris]], a disgraced former Starfleet officer who joined the Maquis and was subsequently arrested, agrees to help find the Maquis ship in exchange for his freedom. While in the Badlands, ''Voyager'' is enveloped by a powerful energy wave that kills several of its crew, damages the ship, and strands it in the galaxy's [[Galactic quadrant (Star Trek)#Delta Quadrant|Delta Quadrant]], more than 70,000 light-years from Earth. The wave was used by an alien entity known as the Caretaker to pull first the Maquis ship, and then ''Voyager'' into the Delta Quadrant. The Caretaker is responsible for the continued care of the Ocampa, a race of aliens native to the Delta Quadrant, and has been abducting other species from around the galaxy in an effort to reproduce and have a successor.

The two crews join forces to retrieve crew members being withheld for this purpose and eventually agree to permanently join forces. After the Caretaker dies, Janeway decides to protect the Ocampa from eminent invasion by another local alien species, the [[Kazon]], by destroying the Caretaker's transport array, also their means for returning home the way they came. To begin their now projected 75-year journey home, [[Chakotay]], leader of the Maquis group, is made ''Voyager''{{'}}s first officer. [[B'Elanna Torres]], a half-human/half-[[Klingon]] Maquis, becomes chief engineer, and Paris becomes ''Voyager''{{'}}s helm officer. Due to the deaths of the ship's entire medical staff, [[Doctor (Star Trek)|the Doctor]], an emergency medical hologram designed only for short-term use, is employed as the ship's full-time chief medical officer. Delta Quadrant natives [[Neelix]], a Talaxian scavenger, and [[Kes (Star Trek)|Kes]], a young [[Ocampa]], are welcomed aboard. Neelix eventually becomes the ship's chef/morale officer and Kes becomes the Doctor's medical assistant. 

Due to its great distance from [[United Federation of Planets|Federation space]], the Delta Quadrant is unexplored by [[Starfleet]]. As they continue their long journey home, the crew passes through regions belonging to various species: the barbaric and belligerent [[Kazon]]; the organ-harvesting, disease-ravaged [[Vidiian]]s; the nomadic hunter race the [[Hirogen]]; the fearsome [[Species 8472]] from fluidic space; and most notably the [[Borg (Star Trek)|Borg]], who control large areas of space that ''Voyager'' has to move through in later seasons. They also encounter perilous natural phenomena, a nebulous area called the Nekrit Expanse ("[[Fair Trade (Star Trek: Voyager)|Fair Trade]]", third season), a large area of empty space called [[The Void (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Void]], toxic dumping grounds ("[[Night (Star Trek: Voyager)|Night]]", fifth season), [[wormhole]]s, dangerous [[nebula]]e and other anomalies.

''Voyager'' is the third ''Star Trek'' series to feature [[Q (Star Trek)|Q]], an omnipotent alien—and the second on a recurring basis, as Q made only one appearance on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Starfleet Command learns of ''Voyager''{{'}}s survival when the crew discovers an ancient interstellar communications network, claimed by the Hirogen, into which they can tap. This relay network is later disabled, but due to the efforts of Earth-based Lieutenant [[Reginald Barclay]], Starfleet eventually establishes regular contact in the season-six episode "[[Pathfinder (Star Trek: Voyager)|Pathfinder]]", using a communications array and micro-wormhole technology.

In the first two episodes of the show's fourth season, Kes leaves the ship in the wake of an extreme transformation of her mental abilities, while [[Seven of Nine]] (known colloquially as Seven), a Borg drone who was assimilated as a six-year-old human girl, is liberated from the collective and joins the ''Voyager'' crew. As the series progresses, Seven begins to regain her humanity with the ongoing help of Captain Janeway, who shows her that emotions, friendship, love, and caring are more important than the sterile "perfection" the Borg espouse. The Doctor also becomes more human-like, due in part to a mobile holo-emitter the crew obtains in the third season which allows the Doctor to leave the confines of sickbay and even the ship itself. He discovers his love of music and art, which he demonstrates in the episode "[[Virtuoso (Star Trek: Voyager)|Virtuoso]]". In the sixth season, the crew discovers a group of adolescent aliens assimilated by the Borg, but prematurely released from their maturation chambers due to a malfunction on their Borg cube. As he did with Seven of Nine, the Doctor rehumanizes the children; [[List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: Voyager#Azan, Rebi and Mezoti|Azan, Rebi and Mezoti]], three of them eventually find a new adoptive home while the fourth, [[List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: Voyager#Icheb|Icheb]], chooses to stay aboard ''Voyager.''

Life for the ''Voyager'' crew evolves during their long journey. Traitors [[List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: Voyager#Seska|Seska]] and [[List of minor recurring characters in Star Trek: Voyager#Michael Jonas|Michael Jonas]] are uncovered in the early months ("[[State of Flux (Star Trek: Voyager)|State of Flux]]", "[[Investigations (Star Trek: Voyager)|Investigations]]"); loyal crew members are lost late in the journey; and other wayward Starfleet officers are integrated into the crew. In the second season, the first child is born aboard the ship to Ensign Samantha Wildman; as she quickly grows up due to alien biology, Naomi Wildman becomes great friends with her godfather, Neelix, and develops an unexpected and close relationship with Seven of Nine. Early in the seventh season, Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres marry after a long courtship, and Torres gives birth to their child, Miral Paris, in the series finale. Late in the seventh season, the crew finds a colony of Talaxians on a makeshift settlement in an asteroid field, and Neelix chooses to bid ''Voyager'' farewell and live once again among his people.

Over the course of the series, the ''Voyager'' crew finds various ways to reduce their 75-year journey by up to five decades (barring any other delays they may encounter): shortcuts, in the episodes "[[Year of Hell]]", "[[Night (Star Trek: Voyager)|Night]]" and "[[Q2 (Star Trek: Voyager)|Q2]]"; technology boosts in "[[The Voyager Conspiracy (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Voyager Conspiracy]]", "[[Dark Frontier]]", "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)|Timeless]]" and "[[Hope and Fear]]"; a subspace corridor in "[[Dragon's Teeth (Star Trek: Voyager)|Dragon's Teeth]]"; and a mind-powered push from a powerful former shipmate in "[[The Gift (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Gift]]". Several other trip-shortening attempts are unsuccessful, as seen in the episodes "[[Eye of the Needle (Star Trek: Voyager)|Eye of the Needle]]", "[[Prime Factors (Star Trek: Voyager)|Prime Factors]]", "[[Future's End]]", and "[[Inside Man (Star Trek: Voyager)|Inside Man]]". After traveling for seven years, a current (yet returning) shipmate helps instigate a series of complex efforts which shortens the remainder of the journey to a few minutes in the series finale, "[[Endgame (Star Trek: Voyager)|Endgame]]".

==Cast==
{{Main|List of Star Trek: Voyager cast members{{!}}List of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' cast members|List of Star Trek: Voyager characters{{!}}List of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' characters}}
[[File:Star Trek Voyager.jpg|thumb|From left to right, above: [[Neelix]] ([[Ethan Phillips]]), [[Harry Kim (Star Trek)|Harry Kim]] ([[Garrett Wang]]), [[Tom Paris]] ([[Robert Duncan McNeill]]), [[Tuvok]] ([[Tim Russ]]), [[Chakotay]] ([[Robert Beltran]]), [[Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Doctor]] ([[Robert Picardo]]). Below: [[Kes (Star Trek)|Kes]] ([[Jennifer Lien]]), [[Kathryn Janeway]] ([[Kate Mulgrew]]), [[B'Elanna Torres]] ([[Roxann Dawson]]).]]
* [[Kate Mulgrew]] as [[Kathryn Janeway]]:<br/> Captain Janeway took command of the ''Intrepid''-class USS ''Voyager'' in 2371. Her first mission is to locate and capture a Maquis vessel last seen in the area of space known as the Badlands. While there, the Maquis ship and ''Voyager'' are transported against their will into the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light-years away, by a massive displacement wave. The Maquis ship is destroyed while fighting the Kazon-Ogla, and although ''Voyager'' survives, numerous casualties are suffered. To protect an intelligent species (the Ocampa), Janeway destroys a device, the Caretaker Array, which had the potential to return her crew to Federation space, stranding her ship and crew 75 years' travel from home. The reason is to stop the array from falling into the wrong hands and to protect the people the Caretaker was caring for.
* [[Robert Beltran]] as [[Chakotay]]:<br/> A former Starfleet officer who joined the Maquis, while Starfleet is trying to capture him in the Badlands, his Maquis crew and he are pulled into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker's array and are forced to merge with the crew of ''Voyager'' during its journey home. Before serving as ''Voyager''{{'}}s first officer, he had resigned from Starfleet after years of service to join the Maquis to defend his home colony against the Cardassians.
* [[Roxann Dawson]] as [[B'Elanna Torres]]:<br/> A former Starfleet cadet who joined the Maquis, B'Elanna Torres is the sometimes combative Klingon-human hybrid who serves as chief engineer on the Federation starship ''Voyager''. B'Elanna is pulled into the Delta Quadrant on Chakotay's ship and is forced to merge with the crew of ''Voyager''.
* [[Jennifer Lien]] as [[Kes (Star Trek)|Kes]]:<br/> Kes is a female Ocampan with psionic powers who joins USS ''Voyager'' after it is catapulted into the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker's array. Kes is Neelix's partner, who had promised to save her from the Kazon who had captured her. Kes leaves the show in the episode "The Gift" and returns temporarily for the episode "Fury".
* [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] as [[Tom Paris]]:<br/> Thomas Eugene Paris is a human Starfleet officer who serves for seven years as flight controller of the Federation starship ''Voyager''. The son of a prominent Starfleet admiral, he was dishonorably discharged from Starfleet and later joined the Maquis before being captured and serving time at the Federation Penal Settlement in New Zealand. After joining ''Voyager'' to retrieve Chakotay's Maquis ship from the Badlands, he is transferred with the crew of ''Voyager'' 70,000 light-years across the galaxy, deep into the Delta Quadrant.
* [[Ethan Phillips]] as [[Neelix]]:<br/> Neelix is a Talaxian who becomes a merchant, shortly after the Haakonians launch an attack on his homeworld, using a technology called a metreon cascade, resulting in the death of his entire family. He joins the ''Voyager'', serving as a valuable source of information about the Delta Quadrant, as well as chef, morale officer, ambassador, navigator, and holder of many other odd jobs.
* [[Robert Picardo]] as [[Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Doctor]]:<br/> "The Doctor" is USS ''Voyager''{{'}}s emergency medical holographic program and chief medical officer during the ship's journey. The EMH mark 1 is a computer program with a holographic interface in the form of [[Lewis Zimmerman]], the creator of the Doctor's program. Although his program is specifically designed to function in emergency situations only, ''Voyager''{{'}}s sudden relocation to the Delta Quadrant resulting in the death of the Chief Medical Officer along with all medical staff necessitated that the Doctor run his program on a full-time basis, becoming the ship's new Chief Medical Officer. He evolves full self-awareness and even has hobbies.
* [[Tim Russ]] as [[Tuvok]]:<br/> Tuvok is a Vulcan Starfleet officer who serves aboard ''Voyager'' while it is stranded in the Delta Quadrant. In 2371, Tuvok was assigned to infiltrate the Maquis organization aboard Chakotay's Maquis vessel, and is pulled into the Delta Quadrant. He serves as tactical officer and second officer under Captain Kathryn Janeway during ''Voyager''{{'}}s seven-year journey through this unknown part of the galaxy. He is the only ''Voyager'' crew member to be promoted in the Delta Quadrant (lieutenant to lieutenant commander).
* [[Garrett Wang]] as [[Harry Kim (Star Trek)|Harry Kim]]:<br/> Ensign Harry Kim is a human Starfleet officer. He serves as USS ''Voyager''{{'}}s operations officer. When ''Voyager'' is pulled into the Delta Quadrant, Harry is fresh out of the Academy and nervous about his assignment.
* [[Jeri Ryan]] as [[Seven of Nine]]:<br/> Seven of Nine (full Borg designation: Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix 01) is a human female who is a former Borg drone. She was born Annika Hansen on stardate 25479 (2350), the daughter of eccentric exobiologists Magnus and Erin Hansen. She was assimilated by the Borg in 2356 at age six, along with her parents, and is liberated by the crew of USS ''Voyager'' at the start of season four.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes{{!}}List of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' episodes}}
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==Tie-in media==

===Novels===
{{Main|List of Star Trek: Voyager novels{{!}}List of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' novels}}
A total of 26 numbered books were released during the series' original run from 1995 to 2001.<ref>{{cite web <!-- Citation bot bypass-->|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/series/Star-Trek-Voyager/books|title=Star Trek: Voyager books from Simon & Schuster|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|access-date=December 20, 2023|archive-date=April 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415154128/https://www.simonandschuster.com/series/Star-Trek-Voyager|url-status=live}}</ref> They include novelizations of the first episode, "Caretaker", "The Escape", "Violations", "Ragnarok", and novelizations of the episodes "Flashback", "[[Day of Honor]]", "Equinox" and "Endgame". Also, "unnumbered books", which are still part of the series, were released, though not part of the official release. These novels consist of episode novelizations except for ''Caretaker'', ''Mosaic'' (a biography of Kathryn Janeway), ''Pathways'' (a novel in which the biography of various crew members, including all of the senior staff, is given); and ''The Nanotech War'', a novel released in 2002, one year after the series' finale.

====Book relaunch====
A series of novels focusing on the continuing adventures of ''Voyager'' following the television series finale was implemented in 2003, much as [[Pocket Books]] did with the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch|''Deep Space Nine'' relaunch]] novel series, which features stories placed after the finale of that show. In the relaunch, several characters are reassigned while others are promoted but stay aboard ''Voyager''. These changes include Janeway's promotion to admiral, Chakotay becoming captain of ''Voyager'' and breaking up with Seven of Nine, Tuvok leaving the ship to serve as tactical officer under William Riker, and Tom Paris's promotion to first officer on the ''Voyager''. The series also introduces several new characters.

The series began with ''[[List of Star Trek novels|Homecoming]]'' and ''[[The Farther Shore (Star Trek)|The Farther Shore]]'' in 2003, a direct sequel to the series' finale, "Endgame". These were followed in 2004 by ''Spirit Walk: Old Wounds'' and ''Spirit Walk: Enemy of My Enemy''. Under the direction of a new author, 2009 brought forth two more additions to the series: ''Full Circle'' and ''Unworthy''. In 2011, another book by the same author called ''Children of the Storm'' was released. Other novels—some set during the relaunch period, others during the show's broadcast run—have been published.

===Video games===

Three video games based specifically on ''Voyager'' were released: ''[[Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force]]'' for PC (2000) and PS2 (2001), the arcade game ''[[Star Trek: Voyager – The Arcade Game]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Trek: Elite Force II]]'' (2003), a sequel to ''Elite Force''. The PS2 game ''[[Star Trek: Encounters]]'' (2006) also features the ship and characters from the show. ''[[Voyager (video game)|Voyager]]'' was a [[graphic adventure]] video game developed by [[Looking Glass Technologies]] but it was cancelled in 1997. 

''Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force'' drew revenues of $15 million and sold roughly 300,000 units worldwide by 2003.<ref name="bethkesales">{{cite book|author=Bethke, Erik|title=Game Development and Production|date=January 25, 2003|publisher=Wordware Publishing|isbn=1556229518|page=97|author-link=Erik Bethke}}</ref>

==Reception==
===Broadcast history===
''Star Trek: Voyager'' launched on [[UPN]] with repeats entering into [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]].<ref name=voydvd>{{cite web|url=http://trekmovie.com/2017/03/08/review-star-trek-voyager-the-complete-series-on-dvd/|title=REVIEW: "Star Trek: Voyager" – The Complete Series on DVD|website=trekmovie.com|access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034839/https://trekmovie.com/2017/03/08/review-star-trek-voyager-the-complete-series-on-dvd/|url-status=live}}</ref> The two hour long debut "[[Caretaker (Star Trek: Voyager)|Caretaker]]" was seen by 21.3 million people in January 1995.<ref name="avclub.com">{{cite web
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! TV season !! Season !! No. of episodes !! Time slot, ET
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| [[1994–95 United States network television schedule|1994–95]] || Season 1 || 16 || Monday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episodes 1, 3–16)</small><br/>Monday at 9:00 pm <small>(Episode 2)</small>
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| [[1995–96 United States network television schedule|1995–96]] || Season 2 || 26 || Monday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episodes 1–19, 21–26)</small><br/>Wednesday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episode 20)</small>
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| [[1996–97 United States network television schedule|1996–97]] || Season 3 || 26 || Wednesday at 9:00 pm
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| [[1997–98 United States network television schedule|1997–98]] || Season 4 || 26 || Wednesday at 9:00 pm <small>(Episodes 1–7, 19–26)</small><br/>Wednesday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episodes 8–18)</small>
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| [[1998–99 United States network television schedule|1998–99]] || Season 5 || 26 || Wednesday at 9:00 pm <small>(Episodes 1–14, 16–20, 22–26)</small><br/>Wednesday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episode 15)</small><br/>Monday at 9:00 pm <small>(Episode 21)</small>
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| [[1999–2000 United States network television schedule|1999–2000]] || Season 6 || 26 || Wednesday at 9:00 pm
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| [[2000–01 United States network television schedule|2000–01]] || Season 7 || 26 ||Wednesday at 9:00 pm <small>(Episodes 1–8, 10–24, 26)</small><br/>Wednesday at 8:00 pm <small>(Episodes 9, 25)</small>
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The series is available, Sunday through Friday evenings, on the broadcast network Heroes and Icons. It is also available for streaming in the United States on [[Paramount+]] and [[Amazon Prime Video]].

[[Pluto TV]] also has three Star Trek channels which air the various series. The 'Star Trek' channel airs The Original Series and The Next Generation and has also aired Lower Decks, Picard and various specials and documentaries.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/5efbd39f8c4ce900075d7698 |title=Star Trek on Pluto TV |language=en |access-date=2024-06-07 |via=pluto.tv}}</ref> The 'Star Trek: Voyager' channel airs Voyager.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/634dacf51d90320007fcd5fa |title=Star Trek Voyager on Pluto TV |language=en |access-date=2024-06-07 |via=pluto.tv}}</ref> The ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’ channel airs Deep Space Nine.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://pluto.tv/us/live-tv/65c69bbfd77d450008c7ffee |title=Star Trek Deep Space Nine on Pluto TV |language=en |access-date=2024-06-07 |via=pluto.tv}}</ref> Most of the time the series which is currently airing is played in order, from start to finish.

===Critical response===
In 2016, in a listing that included each ''Star Trek'' film and TV series separately, Voyager was ranked 6th by the [[Los Angeles Times|''L.A. Times'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|title=Ranking every 'Star Trek' movie and TV series from first to worst|last=Bernardin|first=Marc|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 8, 2016|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712164534/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-hc-star-trek-movie-and-show-ranking-20160830-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, [[Vulture.com|Vulture]] ranked ''Star Trek: Voyager'' the 4th best live-action ''Star Trek'' television show, prior to ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/star-trek-every-tv-show-ranked-worst-to-best.html|title=Every Star Trek TV Show, Ranked|website=vulture.com|date=September 22, 2017|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712141344/https://www.vulture.com/article/star-trek-every-tv-show-ranked-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, [[Nerdist News|Nerdist]] ranked this show the 5th best Star Trek series, in between ''Enterprise'' and ''Star Trek: Discovery''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/all-7-star-trek-series-ranked/|title=All 7 STAR TREK Series, Ranked|website=Nerdist|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709124044/https://nerdist.com/article/all-7-star-trek-series-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2019, [[Moviefone|MovieFone]] ranked it the fifth best live-action Star Trek series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/photos/every-star-trek-series-ranked/|title=Every Star Trek Series, Ranked From Kirk to Picard|last=Pirrello|first=Phil|website=moviefone.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=July 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712143304/https://www.moviefone.com/photos/every-star-trek-series-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] ranked Season 5 the 4th best season of a ''Star Trek'' show, and Season 4, the 8th best.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/every-star-trek-tv-season-ranked/|title=Every Star Trek Season of TV Ever, Ranked from Worst to Best|date=2019-01-04|website=CBR|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-12|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203024856/https://www.cbr.com/every-star-trek-tv-season-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, [[Popular Mechanics]] ranked ''Star Trek: Voyager'' the 36th best science fiction television show ever.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|title=The 50 Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever|last1=Hoffman|first1=Jordan|last2=Wakeman|first2=Gregory|date=2019-07-12|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20|archive-date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129080404/http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/home-entertainment/the-50-greatest-sci-fi-tv-shows|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Review aggregator]] [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the show a rating of 76% overall of the seven seasons based on 56 reviews.<ref name="RT1">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star_trek_voyager|title=Star Trek: Voyager|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|location=United States|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=2023-09-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912232156/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/star-trek-voyager|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gives ''Star Trek: Voyager'' a score of 66 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="mc">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/star-trek-voyager/|title=Star Trek: Voyager|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|location=United States|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=2023-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204131715/https://www.metacritic.com/tv/star-trek-voyager|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, Variety ranked it the fourth best installment of ''Star Trek'', counting series and movies together, placing it ahead of all television series to-date except the original.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Davis|first=Clayton|date=2021-03-22|title=Celebrating William Shatner: Top 10 'Star Trek' Movies and TV Shows of the Franchise|url=https://variety.com/lists/best-star-trek-movies-tv-shows-ranked/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Gender balance and cultural influence===
[[File:DawsonMulgrewLien1995.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Roxann Dawson, Kate Mulgrew and Jennifer Lien (1995).]]
''Voyager'' was notable for being the most gender-balanced ''Star Trek'' series with the first female lead character and strong female supporting characters,<ref name="hodge2014" >{{cite web |last=Hodge |first=Jarrah |title=How Does Your Favorite ''Star Trek'' Series Fare on the Bechdel Test? |date=1 September 2014 |url=http://www.themarysue.com/star-trek-bechdel-test/ |publisher=TheMarySue.com |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034810/https://www.themarysue.com/star-trek-bechdel-test/ |url-status=live }}</ref> with a review of the different series giving ''Voyager'' the highest [[Bechdel test]] rating.<ref name="hodge2014"/> Critical and scholarly accounts noted the prevalence of women in leadership roles and with scientific expertise, but also the series' adherence to the [[gender binary]] and [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual norms]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=Robin A. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=deOxAAAAQBAJ&dq=star+trek+voyager&pg=PA203 |title=Fantasy Girls: Gender in the New Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television |date=2000-05-30 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |isbn=978-0-7425-7969-9 |editor-last=Helford |editor-first=Elyce Rae |language=en |chapter=Science, Race, and Gender in ''Star Trek: Voyager''}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shaw |first=Debra Bonita |date=2006 |title=Sex and the Single Starship Captain: Compulsory Heterosexuality and Star Trek: Voyager |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/200162531 |journal=Femspec |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=66–85|id={{ProQuest|200162531}} }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=DOVE-VIEBAHN |first=AVIVA |date=2007-11-19 |title=Embodying Hybridity, (En)gendering Community: Captain Janeway and the Enactment of a Feminist Heterotopia on Star Trek: Voyager |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00497870701683894 |journal=Women's Studies |volume=36 |issue=8 |pages=597–618 |doi=10.1080/00497870701683894 |s2cid=143684284 |issn=0049-7878|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Greven |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CqXZfrogUr0C&dq=star+trek+voyager&pg=PP1 |title=Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5458-7 |language=en}}</ref>

In an article about ''Voyager'', Ian Grey wrote: "It was a rare heavy-hardware science fiction fantasy not built around a strong man, and more audaciously, it didn't seem to trouble itself over how fans would receive this. On ''Voyager'', female authority was assumed and unquestioned; women conveyed sexual power without shame and anger without guilt. Even more so than ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'', which debuted two years later, it was the most feminist show in American TV history."<ref name="grey2013" >{{cite web |last=Grey |first=Ian |title=Now, "Voyager": in praise of the Trekkiest "Trek" of all |date=11 June 2013 |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/balder-and-dash/now-voyager-the-least-beloved-star-trek-offered-some-of-the-franchises-strongest-feminist-messages |publisher=RogerEbert.com |access-date=September 23, 2016 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034810/https://www.rogerebert.com/features/now-voyager-the-least-beloved-star-trek-offered-some-of-the-franchises-strongest-feminist-messages |url-status=live }}</ref>

About her years on ''Voyager'', Kate Mulgrew said: "The best thing was simply the privilege and the challenge of being able to take a shot at the first female captain, transcending [[stereotype]]s that I was very familiar with. I was able to do that in front of millions of viewers. That was a remarkable experience—and it continues to resonate."<ref name="mulgrew2006" >{{cite journal |last=Spelling |first=Ian |title=Deep Space Five! |journal=Star Trek Magazine |issue=1 |page=27 |date=September–October 2006}}</ref>

In 2015, astronaut [[Samantha Cristoforetti]] tweeted a Janeway quote from the episode "[[The Cloud (Star Trek: Voyager)|The Cloud]]", "There's coffee in that nebula", from the [[International Space Station]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Blauvelt|first=Christian|date=2020-10-08|title=Janeway Returns! 'Star Trek: Prodigy' to Feature Kate Mulgrew's Voice Talents as 'Voyager' Captain|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/janeway-returns-star-trek-prodigy-kate-mulgrew-1234591482/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=IndieWire|language=en}}</ref> The station was getting a shipment of supplies which triggered a chance to say how coffee really was in the incoming spacecraft (a [[SpaceX Dragon 1|Dragon cargo spacecraft]]).<ref name=":1"/> The spacecraft was carrying the [[ISSpresso]] machine which would allow coffee beverages to be made aboard the actual Space Station.<ref name="Time">{{Cite magazine|title=This Astronaut Brought a 'Star Trek' Uniform to the Final Frontier|url=https://time.com/3828459/samantha-cristoforetti-astronaut-star-trek-space/|access-date=2021-02-16|magazine=Time}}</ref> The popular tweet was accompanied by her wearing a Star Trek uniform also.<ref name="Time"/>

===Home media===
The series was released on DVD in 2004 and again in 2017.<ref name=voydvd/> In addition to the episodes, the DVDs also include some extra videos related to the show.<ref name=voydvd/> There was an extra bonus video with the DVD set from the store [[Best Buy]] in 2004.<ref name=voydvd/> ''Voyager'' had releases of episodes on [[VHS]] format, such as a collectors set with a special display box for the tapes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/memorabilia-and-ephemera/memorabilia/set-of-star-trek-voyager-collectors-vhs-display-box-only-hd_100609900 |title=Set Of Star Trek Voyager Collector's VHS Display Box only |publisher=Oxfam |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034847/https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk/shop/memorabilia-and-ephemera/memorabilia/set-of-star-trek-voyager-collectors-vhs-display-box-only-hd_100609900 |url-status=live }}</ref>

By the 2010s, the episodes were made available on various streaming services including the owners [[CBS All Access]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1621120/why-star-trek-voyager-and-deep-space-nine-may-never-be-on-blu-ray |title=Why Star Trek Voyager And Deep Space Nine May Never Be On Blu-ray |date=February 3, 2017 |publisher=CinemaBlend |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034843/https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1621120/why-star-trek-voyager-and-deep-space-nine-may-never-be-on-blu-ray |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=netflixtrek/> In 2016 Netflix made an agreement with CBS for worldwide distribution of all then existing 727 ''Star Trek'' episodes (including Voyager).<ref name=netflixtrek>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-all-access-star-trek-911872 |title=Netflix Scores Exclusive International Rights to CBS All Access 'Star Trek' Series |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=July 18, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034811/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cbs-all-access-star-trek-911872 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Voyager'' has 172 episodes and has been reviewed as a binge watch, with the whole series taking about three months, as rate of two episodes per day on weekdays and three episodes per day on weekends.As of 2015 services known to carry the series include [[Netflix]], Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, and CBS.com.<ref name="wired.com">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/binge-guide-star-trek-voyager/ |title=WIRED Binge-Watching Guide: Star Trek: Voyager |date=May 27, 2015 |magazine=Wired |access-date=June 7, 2018 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034852/https://www.wired.com/2015/05/binge-guide-star-trek-voyager/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

''Star Trek: Voyager'' has not been remastered in high definition and there are no plans to do so, due to the costs of reassembling each episode from the film negatives and recreating visual effects.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.treknews.net/2017/02/02/why-ds9-voyager-not-on-blu-ray-hd/ |title=Why Deep Space Nine and Voyager May Never Get the HD Remaster They Deserve |date=February 2, 2017 |publisher=treknews.net |access-date=June 7, 2018 |quote=A complicated question with a simple answer; It takes way too much time and money to remaster DS9 and Voyager into HD |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034847/http://treknews.net/2017/02/02/why-ds9-voyager-not-on-blu-ray-hd/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations===
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Star Trek: Voyager{{!}}List of awards and nominations received by ''Star Trek: Voyager''}}
''Voyager'' won 20 different awards and was nominated for 70.

In 1995 for example, Jerry Goldsmith won an Emmy award for ''Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music''<ref name="emmydatabase2">{{cite web|title=Primetime Emmy Award Database|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search|access-date=February 9, 2013|publisher=Emmys.com}}</ref> and the series also won an Emmy for ''Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects.''<ref name="emmydatabase2"/>

The following episodes won Emmy awards, "Caretaker", "Threshold", "Fair Trade", "Dark Frontier", and "Endgame".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ruiz |first1=Tony |last2=Montgomery |first2=Daniel |date=2020-05-04|title=All 28 classic 'Star Trek' episodes that won Emmys: From 'The Next Generation' to 'Discovery' |url=https://www.goldderby.com/gallery/27-classic-star-trek-episodes-that-won-emmys-the-next-generation-deep-space-nine-enterprise/ |access-date=2021-04-21|website=GoldDerby|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Cast reunion==
In the midst of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in May 2020, the cast of ''Voyager'' reunited for a live virtual event.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trekmovie.com/2020/05/19/star-trek-voyager-cast-reuniting-for-live-virtual-event-next-week/|title='Star Trek: Voyager' Cast Reuniting For Live Virtual Event Next Week|author=TrekMovie.com Staff|work=[[TrekMovie.com]]|publisher=SciFanatic Network|location=[[Los Angeles]]|date=May 19, 2020|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034806/https://trekmovie.com/2020/05/19/star-trek-voyager-cast-reuniting-for-live-virtual-event-next-week/|url-status=live}}</ref> The reunion broke the ''[[Stars in the House]]'' single-episode fundraising record, drawing donations totaling $19,225 for The Actors Fund's efforts to assist entertainment professionals in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The previous ''Stars in the House'' record was set by a ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' reunion episode that raised $13,910.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/star-trek-voyager-reunion-fundraising-record-stars-in-the-house-actors-fund-kate-mulgrew-jeri-ryan-1202945347/|title='Star Trek: Voyager' Reunion Sets 'Stars In The House' Actors Fund Donation Record|first=Gregg|last=Evans|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|location=United States|date=May 28, 2020|access-date=August 3, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118034814/https://deadline.com/2020/05/star-trek-voyager-reunion-fundraising-record-stars-in-the-house-actors-fund-kate-mulgrew-jeri-ryan-1202945347/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Documentary==
In 2021, plans for a ''Star Trek: Voyager'' documentary made news when it raised over $638,000 in the first two weeks of its [[Indiegogo]] crowdfunding campaign.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Star Trek: Voyager Documentary Breaks Record, Expands Crowdfunding Campaign|url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-voyager-documentary-indiegogo-campaign-record/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Star Trek|date=March 8, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The film is being produced by 455 Films which also produced the 2018 reunion documentary ''[[What We Left Behind]]'' about ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]],'' as well as other documentaries.<ref name=":2" /> Production of the film started in 2020 and included cast member interviews prior to kicking off crowdfunding to take the film to full production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zabiegalski|first=Robin|date=2021-03-02|title=Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming 'Voyager' Documentary|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/star-trek/voyager-documentary-crowdfunding/|access-date=2021-03-11|website=Heavy.com|language=en-US}}</ref> By the end of March 2021 they had raised over $1.2 million from over 11 thousand donators to make it the most funded crowdfunded documentary ever,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Hadyniak|first=Kyle|date=2021-03-31|title=Star Trek: Voyager Documentary Surpasses $1.2M with Record-Breaking Crowdfunding Campaign|url=https://treknews.net/2021/03/31/star-trek-voyager-to-the-jouney-funding/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=TREKNEWS.NET {{!}} Your daily dose of Star Trek news and opinion|language=en-US}}</ref> and announced the name ''To The Journey: Looking Back At Star Trek: Voyager'' for the documentary,<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Voyager Documentary Now Has An Official Name – TrekToday|date=March 23, 2021 |url=https://www.trektoday.com/content/2021/03/voyager-documentary-now-has-an-official-name/|access-date=2021-03-26|language=en-US}}</ref> which will include HD remastered footage (pending approval from ViacomCBS).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Trek: Voyager Documentary Reaches $1 Million In Crowdfunding|url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-voyager-documentary-1-million-dollars-crowdedfunding-c/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Star Trek|date=March 29, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Star Trek: Voyager Documentary Intends to Remaster Series Footage In HD|url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-voyager-documentary-hd-remaster/|access-date=2021-03-21|website=Star Trek|date=March 20, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The fundraising campaign was noted for getting support from Nana Visitor, Kate Mulgrew, William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, and others.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-27|title=How Jonathan Frakes Helped Kickstart The 'Star Trek: Voyager' Documentary|url=https://www.thathashtagshow.com/2021/03/26/how-jonathan-frakes-helped-kickstart-the-star-trek-voyager-documentary/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=That Hashtag Show|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
===Citations===
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=== General and cited sources ===
* {{cite book|last=Ruditis |first=Paul |title=Star Trek: Voyager Companion |year=2003 |publisher=Pocket Books |location=New York |isbn=0-7434-1751-8 |ref=ruditis2003}}
* {{cite book|last1=Okuda |first1=Mike |last2=Okuda |first2=Denise |last3=Mirek | first3=Debbie |title=The Star Trek Encyclopedia | year=1999 | publisher=Pocket Books |location=New York |isbn=0-7434-1751-8 |ref=okuda1999}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.startrek.com/shows/star-trek-voyager}}
* [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/star_trek_voyager ''Star Trek: Voyager''] at [[Paramount Plus]]
* {{IMDb title|0112178|Star Trek: Voyager}}
{{Memory Alpha|Star_Trek: Voyager|''Star Trek: Voyager''}}
* [http://memorybeta.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Voyager ''Star Trek: Voyager''] at Memory Beta

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