Star Trek: DS9 Was “A Breath Of Reality” Compared To TNG, Says Showrunner
Summary Star Trek: Deep Space Nineshowrunner Ira Steven Behr identified a “breath of reality” that defined theStar Trek: The Next Generationspinoff from its parent show.Deep Space Ninewas specifically designed by Rick Berman and Michael Piller to stand out fromTNG;DS9’s cast of charactersincluded both Federation and non-Federation officers, and it was set on a space station instead of a starship. However, when Ira Steven Behr took over the running ofDS9in season 3, he made an effort to further establish a very different tone toStar Trek: The Next Generation....