Summary
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 introduced 7 new alien species, including the Bynars, Benzites, and Travelers.
- These aliens brought fascinating and important contributions to the Trek universe, with some making major appearances in subsequent series.
- The season also introduced iconic characters like Q and established the Ferengi as comic relief after initial attempts to make them primary antagonists failed.
Star Trek: The Next Generation boldly ushered in a new era of Star Trek, and introduced 7 new aliens to the franchise. TNG season 1 may have had some less-than-stellar episodes, but it also marked the first appearance of many of Star Trek's most beloved characters and important new alien species. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D, TNG not only introduced Star Trek fans to an entirely new Enterprise crew but also to new alien life and new civilizations.
From Betazoids to Bolians to Bynars, some truly fascinating and important species made their debut in TNG season 1. Aliens have always been a big part of Star Trek, and TNG did a great job of building on the species introduced in TOS, as well as contributing new aliens to the Trek universe. Some of these aliens would only appear once or twice after their introduction, while others became major players in the world of Trek. Either way, without Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1, we never would have been introduced to these 7 alien species.
