Shows Like Star Trek: The Next Generation

The original series — same franchise, same creator Gene Roddenberry, TNG is a direct continuation of TOS's legacy.

Same franchise, shares writers/producers with TNG, same 24th-century setting; Michael Dorn appears in both.

Same franchise and era; co-created by TNG producers Rick Berman and Michael Piller, direct tonal successor.

Same franchise, explicitly revives TNG's episodic optimistic exploration format over modern serialized Trek.

Same franchise, direct TNG sequel starring Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard with returning TNG cast.

Same franchise, produced by TNG's Rick Berman and Brannon Braga; shares exploration premise and crew dynamics.

Animated continuation of TOS with Roddenberry involvement; same franchise, same characters, same universe.

Same franchise; features Janeway and the Federation, designed as gateway Trek for new audiences.

Same Star Trek franchise; standalone anthology episodes expanding characters across the Trek universe.

Created by Gene Roddenberry; same optimistic space opera premise — crew restoring galactic order aboard advanced starship.

The defining TNG-era rival: ensemble cast on a space station, diplomatic/political sci-fi, serialized arc storytelling.

Seth MacFarlane's love letter to TNG — same episodic exploration format, optimistic crew dynamics, nearly identical tone.

Long-running ensemble sci-fi with military/exploration tone, episodic alien-of-the-week format, same adult demographic.

Away team on an alien base exploring a new galaxy — mirrors TNG's crew-exploring-unknown-space formula closely.

Ensemble crew aboard an alien ship exploring a distant galaxy; same genre and audience, more serialized and edgier.

Premium ensemble space drama with philosophical depth; same adult sci-fi audience, darker tone but peer-level quality.

Beloved ensemble crew aboard a ship; same found-family dynamic and episodic adventure format, space western subgenre.

Hard sci-fi space ensemble drama; harder and more serialized than TNG but shares the thoughtful, consequential tone.

Epic space opera about civilizational stakes and intellectual heroes; cerebral and optimistic, similar grand-scale vision.

Classic British sci-fi with crew on advanced alien ship fighting a totalitarian state; dark counterpart to TOS/TNG era.