Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Space Seed"
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"Space Seed" is a classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode that introduces the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh, whose story is later continued in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jerry Finnerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuationIn | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of the best Star Trek: The Original Series episodes ⓘ |
| developedBy | Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Marc Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Fabien Tordjmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 22 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Christine Chapel
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Hikaru Sulu NERFINISHED ⓘ James T. Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Khan Noonien Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard McCoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Marla McGivers NERFINISHED ⓘ Montgomery Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyota Uhura NERFINISHED ⓘ Pavel Chekov (retconned continuity; not in original episode) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSpacecraft |
SS Botany Bay
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USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ |
| hasDatabaseEntry | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708473/ ⓘ |
| hasFandomWikiPage | https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Space_Seed_(episode) ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| inUniverseHistoricalReference | Eugenics Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod | 23rd century ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Khan Noonien Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Alexander Courage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAirDate | 1967-02-16 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Khan attempts to seize control of the Enterprise
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discovery of a 20th-century sleeper ship ⓘ exile of Khan and his followers on Ceti Alpha V ⓘ genetically engineered superhumans ⓘ |
| portraysActor |
DeForest Kelley
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George Takei NERFINISHED ⓘ James Doohan NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Nimoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Madlyn Rhue NERFINISHED ⓘ Majel Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ Nichelle Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Ricardo Montalbán NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shatner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCode | 6149-24 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Desilu Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 50 ⓘ |
| season | 1 ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInFictionalUniverse | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Carey Wilber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Carey Wilber
NERFINISHED
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Gene L. Coon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Star Trek episode "Space Seed"
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Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Borderland"
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Star Trek episode "Space Seed" (uncredited rewrite)