| "Space Seed" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Original Series episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Marc Daniels |
| Story by | Carey Wilber |
| Teleplay by | |
| Featured music | Alexander Courage |
| Cinematography by | Jerry Finnerman |
| Production code | 023/024[n 1] |
| Original air date | February 16, 1967 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Space Seed" is the 22nd episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek. It was first broadcast by NBC on February 16, 1967. "Space Seed" was written by Gene L. Coon and Carey Wilber and directed by Marc Daniels.
In this episode, the Enterprise crew encounter a sleeper ship holding genetically engineered superpeople from Earth's past. Their leader, Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), attempts to take control of Enterprise. The episode also guest stars Madlyn Rhue as Lt. Marla McGivers, who becomes romantically involved with Khan.
The 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan serves as a sequel to this episode. Plot elements of the episode and The Wrath of Khan were also used in the 2013 film Star Trek Into Darkness, and references to it appear in episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
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