The Hunted (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

"The Hunted"

Star Trek: The Next Generation episode

Episode no.

Season 3
Episode 11

Directed by

Written by

Featured music

Cinematography by

Production code

159

Original air date

January 8, 1990

Running time

45 minutes (runtime)

Guest appearance(s)

Jeff McCarthy as Roga Danar
James Cromwell as Prime Minister Nayrok
Colm Meaney as Miles O'Brien
J. Michael Flynn as Zayner
Andrew Bicknell as Wagnor
Majel Barrett as Computer Voice (uncredited)

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"The Hunted" is the 11th episode of the third season of the syndicated American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the 59th episode of the series overall.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Federation starship Enterprise. In this episode, as Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his staff meet with the leaders of the planet Angosia III who are petitioning for Federation membership, they find themselves learning more than expected about the Angosians when they offer to help capture a local escaped prisoner.

The Enterprise is investigating the planet Angosia III as a candidate for entry into the Federation. Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) is approached by Prime Minister Nayrok (James Cromwell), who asks for help in apprehending a convict who has escaped on a transport ship from their prison colony on Lunar V. The Enterprise locates the ship, which flies behind an asteroid. However, only the drive section emerges from the other side with no life signs. Following it around they find the ship's wreckage. Believing that the prisoner has perished, the ship returns to the planet, only to discover the drive section they saw has disappeared.

Picard and Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) return to the Enterprise and following a hunch from Data (Brent Spiner) locate and beam aboard the prisoner. When security try to take the prisoner into custody he fights back, virtually unaffected by their phasers. He overpowers the guards and injures O'Brien (Colm Meaney) before he is subdued. Upon further examination the crew find that the prisoner does not emit any life signs on scanner.

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