After 31 Years, Star Trek Voyager's 5-Part Sequel Is Finally The 10/10 Adventure Janeway Deserves

Published Aug 7, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Shaun Corley has been with ScreenRant for over 5 years, and is currently the Coordinator for PR and Outreach for the Comics Team. Sign in to your ScreenRant account Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming 1-5! After 31 years, Star Trek: Voyager’s five-part sequel gives Captain Janeway the 10/10 adventure she deserves. The skipper of the USS Voyager, Captain Janeway, kept her crew safe as they traveled through the distant, and dangerous, Delta Quadrant. Janeway and her crew fought off the likes of the Kazon, the Hirogen and, of course, the Borg. While Kate Mulgrew ultimately played Captain Janeway, actress Genevieve Bujold was the first choice. She even filmed a few scenes before abruptly quitting. Brought to vibrant life by actress Kate Mulgrew, Captain Kathryn Janeway has taken her place next to other Star Trek icons such as Captains Kirk, Picard and Sisko. For seven seasons, Janeway had the unenviable task of ensuring that Voyager made it home safely, a mission she accomplished in a grand fashion. After Voyager’s return, she was promptly promoted to Admiral, retiring a few years later. However, in the wake of the attack on Mars, Janeway is called back into service, as seen on Star Trek: Prodigy. Voyager’s homecoming, while definitely a cause for celebration, signaled the end of the show, leaving many loose ends in the process. What happened after the end credits rolled has driven fan speculation since Voyager’s ending in 2001. Later Trek shows did provide updates on Voyager’s crew, but still left some gaps. Last year, IDW Publishing pulled back the curtain on Voyager’s final mission, and gave Janeway one of her best adventures yet. Stardate 47988.1 · Crew Assessment The Final FrontierTrivia Challenge 🚀ShipsEnterprise! ⭐CrewMake it so ☠EnemiesResistance is… ⚡TechWarp speed! 📖LoreLive long… ENGAGE → 01 The USS Enterprise is the most iconic starship in science fiction. What is the registry number of Captain Kirk’s original Enterprise from The Original Series? ANCC-1701-D BNX-01 CNCC-1701 DNCC-74656 ✓ Correct! NCC-1701 is the registry of Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise. The “-D” suffix belongs to Picard’s Galaxy-class ship, NX-01 is Archer’s Enterprise, and NCC-74656 is Voyager. ✗ Red alert! The answer is NCC-1701. Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise carried this now-legendary registry. NCC-1701-D is Picard’s Enterprise from TNG, NX-01 is Captain Archer’s, and NCC-74656 belongs to Voyager. NEXT → 02 Kirk’s most trusted officer is a half-human, half-Vulcan science officer famous for his logic and iconic salute. Who is this legendary character? AData BSpock CTuvok DSarek ✓ Correct! Mr. Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, is the half-Vulcan science officer whose “Live long and prosper” salute became a cultural icon. His struggle between logic and emotion defines the heart of the Original Series. ✗ Red alert! The answer is Spock. Data is an android from TNG, Tuvok is Voyager’s Vulcan tactical officer, and Sarek is Spock’s Vulcan father. Only Spock is the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer of Kirk’s Enterprise. NEXT → 03 Starfleet’s most important regulation forbids interference with the natural development of alien civilizations. What is this guiding principle called? AThe Temporal Accord BGeneral Order One CThe Omega Directive DThe Prime Directive ✓ Correct! The Prime Directive (also known as General Order 1) is Starfleet’s most sacred law. It prohibits interfering with less-developed civilizations — though Kirk, Picard, and Janeway have all famously bent or broken it when lives were at stake. ✗ Red alert! The answer is the Prime Directive. While “General Order One” is technically another name for it, the Prime Directive is the universally known term. The Omega Directive and Temporal Accord are separate, more specialized Starfleet protocols. NEXT → 04 “Resistance is futile.” This chilling declaration belongs to a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations into its hive mind. What is this fearsome species called? AThe Borg BThe Dominion CThe Romulans DSpecies 8472 ✓ Correct! The Borg are Star Trek’s most terrifying villains — a hive-mind collective that forcibly assimilates species and technology. Captain Picard was famously assimilated and transformed into Locutus in the landmark TNG episode “The Best of Both Worlds.” ✗ Red alert! The answer is the Borg. The Dominion is the Gamma Quadrant empire from DS9, the Romulans are a rival empire, and Species 8472 is actually one of the few species that the Borg themselves fear. Only the Borg declare “Resistance is futile.” NEXT → 05 Captain Jean-Luc Picard commands the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation and later received his own series, Star Trek: Picard. Which acclaimed actor portrays him? AWilliam Shatner BAvery Brooks CPatrick Stewart DScott Bakula ✓ Correct! Sir Patrick Stewart brought gravitas, Shakespeare, and Earl Grey tea to the captain’s chair for seven seasons of TNG, four films, and three seasons of Star Trek: Picard. His “Make it so” is one of TV’s most iconic catchphrases. ✗ Red alert! The answer is Patrick Stewart. William Shatner plays Captain Kirk, Avery Brooks is Captain Sisko on Deep Space Nine, and Scott Bakula captains the NX-01 Enterprise. Only Sir Patrick Stewart portrays the legendary Jean-Luc Picard. NEXT → 06 Starfleet vessels travel faster than light by bending space around them using a matter-antimatter reaction. What is this propulsion system called? ATranswarp Drive BWarp Drive CSlipstream Drive DSpore Drive ✓ Correct! Warp Drive is the standard faster-than-light propulsion in Star Trek, powered by dilithium-regulated matter-antimatter reactions. Zefram Cochrane invented it in 2063, which led to humanity’s first contact with the Vulcans. ✗ Red alert! The answer is Warp Drive. Transwarp is an advanced Borg technology, Slipstream is an experimental quantum drive, and the Spore Drive uses mycelial network navigation (from Discovery). Standard Starfleet vessels use Warp Drive. NEXT → 07 At Starfleet Academy, cadets face a notorious no-win scenario designed to test their character under impossible circumstances. James Kirk is the only cadet who ever beat it — by cheating. What is this test called? AThe Prometheus Trial BThe Omega Simulation CThe Corbomite Maneuver DThe Kobayashi Maru ✓ Correct! The Kobayashi Maru is an unwinnable rescue simulation that tests how cadets handle certain death. Kirk reprogrammed it so he could win — earning a commendation for original thinking. It was memorably featured in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. ✗ Red alert! The answer is the Kobayashi Maru. The Corbomite Maneuver is a TOS episode, not an Academy test. The Kobayashi Maru is the famous no-win scenario that Kirk defeated by reprogramming the simulation — because he doesn’t believe in the no-win scenario. NEXT → 08 In the widely regarded greatest Star Trek film, a genetically enhanced superhuman from Earth’s past seeks revenge against Captain Kirk. “KHAAAAN!” Who is this iconic villain? AKhan Noonien Singh BGeneral Chang CQ DGul Dukat ✓ Correct! Khan Noonien Singh, played by Ricardo Montalbán, is Star Trek’s greatest villain. First appearing in the TOS episode “Space Seed,” he returned in The Wrath of Khan (1982) for a devastating revenge plot that cost Spock his life. ✗ Red alert! The answer is Khan Noonien Singh. General Chang is a Klingon from Star Trek VI, Q is TNG’s omnipotent trickster, and Gul Dukat is DS9’s Cardassian antagonist. Only Khan inspired Kirk’s legendary scream across the cosmos. REVEAL MY SCORE → Mission Complete Your Starfleet Record / 8 Are you an Admiral — or still a cadet on deck-scrubbing duty? ↻ RE-ENGAGE Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming Continued the Ship's Story Species 8472 Attacked Voyager Right as She Returned Home Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming, a five-issue miniseries published by IDW in late 2025, was written by Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges and drawn by Angel Hernandez. Set immediately after “Endgame,” the final episode of Voyager, the series follows the ship as it is attacked by Species 8472 at what should have been its finest hour. Homecoming writers Susan Bridges and Tilly Bridges were also consultants on Star Trek: Prodigy. One of Voyager’s deadliest foes, Species 8472, feeling threatened over the technology future Janeway gave the ship in the finale, breaks their agreement with the Federation, commandeering the ship and declaring war. Species 8472, using their shape-shifting abilities, had infiltrated Starfleet, making their victory all but assured. However, Species 8472 underestimated not only dissension within the ranks, but Janeway as well. Meanwhile, 8472 is building a device that can open a portal to the Federation big enough to allow their fleet through. In a mirror of her actions in Voyager’s premiere, she destroys the device, stranding the crew in Fluidic Space. Janeway then forges an alliance with a group of Borg also stuck in Fluidic Space, as well as a rogue faction of Species 8472. The alliance Janeway brokers stops the invasion, saving the Federation once again. Voyager then returns home, for good this time. All of Captain Janeway's Best Qualities Are on Display in Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming was a fantastic send-off for the crew, and an epic adventure that reminded fans of why Janeway was one of Starfleet’s finest. Voyager faced countless situations where they were outgunned, and Janeway got them through these encounters every time. Janeway tried to reason her way out of a fight, preferring words to weapons. Yet, when hard decisions needed to be made, she was not afraid to do so. Every one of these qualities is on display in Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming. During Voyager’s time in the Delta Quadrant, Janeway had to create alliances. Being far from home, help and resources from Starfleet were non-existent, forcing Janeway to rely on natives of the Delta Quadrant. She convinced Neelix, a member of a Delta Quadrant race, to join the crew early on. Janeway is persuasive and diplomatic, and the creative team behind Homecoming show this repeatedly: she brings together disparate factions to fight for the greater good. Renegade Borgs and members of 8472 sat down together for the first time thanks to Janeway. Finally, Homecoming showed just how inspiring a leader Captain Janeway was to her crew. Voyager had just made it home, the culmination of seven years of a dangerous trip. Species 8472 tried to steal it away from them, which could have demoralized the crew, but Janeway rallied them successfully. She convinced them to keep fighting, and never give up trying to get home, just as she did for seven seasons on Voyager. Star Trek: Voyager Fans Need to Read Homecoming Star Trek: Voyager expanded the franchise’s lore in unique and creative ways. It opened up the Delta Quadrant, and gave fans icons such as Seven of Nine, the EMH and Captain Janeway. Janeway had an uphill battle on many fronts, but she came through it successfully, forging a legacy that lives on for centuries. Homecoming was the perfect adventure for Janeway, and a must-read for fans. The collection edition of Star Trek: Voyager: Homecoming is on sale August 16 from IDW Publishing!