Canon (\'ka-nen\) comprises the television shows, movies, novels, comics, et cetera, considered authentic or sanctioned as part of the Star Trek universe.
Paramount Pictures and other "Powers That Be" have determined, for Star Trek, that all streaming series and feature films released by the copyright owner are canon. Some books, such as Star Trek Encyclopedia and Star Trek Chronology, are also seen as canon or having canon information until information "on-screen" contradicts them. Anything outside these categories, including novels and video games, are not considered canon. Any streaming shows and movies however are considered irrefutable canon.
The canon series and movies are:
- Star Trek: The Original Series - Star Trek: The Animated Series - Star Trek: The Next Generation - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Star Trek: Voyager - 'Star Trek: Enterprise - Star Trek: Discovery - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Star Trek: Picard - Star Trek: Lower Decks - Star Trek: Prodigy - Star Trek films
Star Trek fans have varying degrees of what they consider canon. Some believe some novels fall into canon, while others believe fan films can be considered canon. The term fanon, a play on the words "fan canon", encompasses this. Fanon can also describe fan fiction, fan films and other fan-created media. While some fans consider these to be canon, they are not technically canon, and therefore should not be taken as such.
External links[]
- Canon article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Canon (fiction) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.