The Circle (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"**The Circle**"
"The Circle"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 2
Directed by	Corey Allen
Written by	Peter Allan Fields
Featured music	Dennis McCarthy
Production code	422
Original air date	October 4, 1993
Guest appearances
	Philip Anglim as Vedek Bareil; Louise Fletcher as Vedek Winn; Richard Beymer as Li Nalas; Stephen Macht as General Krim; Frank Langella (uncredited) as Minister Jaro; Bruce Gray as Admiral Chekote; Mike Genovese as Zef'No; Anthony Guidera as the Cardassian;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "The Homecoming"	Next →; "The Siege"
	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 2
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"The Circle" is the 22nd episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the second in a three-part story arc, and also the second episode of the second season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, in orbit of the planet Bajor. In this episode, a political faction known as The Circle begins a full-scale coup against Bajor's government.

^ Ira Behr (July 6, 2011). "Ira Steven Behr Remembers DS9, Part 2". StarTrek.com (Interview). He didn't want to put his name on the show. He said he wasn't doing it because he liked Star Trek, but for his nieces or his nephews

[Trek-0607-1] Ira Behr (July 6, 2011). "Ira Steven Behr Remembers DS9, Part 2". StarTrek.com (Interview). He didn't want to put his name on the show. He said he wasn't doing it because he liked Star Trek, but for his nieces or his nephews

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