When it first aired in 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was controversial for Star Trek fans. Unlike Star Trek or Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9 wasn't set on the Enterprise. Set on a space station, DS9 was also darker than the other two Star Trek series. It held the crown for being the grimmest Star Trek series until Discovery started in 2017.

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Sandwiched between TNG and Star Trek: Voyager, DS9 was given very little attention. But today, Star Trek is finding success by bringing back Jean-Luc Picard, so maybe it's time for Benjamin Sisko to return as well. Here are ten reasons why we need a new Deep Space Nine series.

10 The Series Has Found A Larger Fanbase Thanks To Netflix

Even though it ran for seven seasons, DS9 wasn't a big hit. The show struggled in the ratings, partly because it was a syndicated series - which meant it would often be pre-empted by sports. It was also one of the first shows to start telling a serialized story. Those two things together made it hard to get into if you didn't see it from the beginning. Over the years, fans have come to love the show, and since it was added to Netflix, DS9 has found a new, larger fanbase. That fanbase wants to see more of Sisko, Kira, and the crew.

9 Did The Bajorans Join The Federation?

DS9 starts just after the Cardassian occupation of Bajor has come to an end, thanks in part to the Federation. To help the Bajorians rebuild their society, the Federation takes control of DS9, a space station that formerly belonged to the Cardassians. From the very beginning, the Bajoran government is looking to join the Federation, but it isn't as simple as they would like.

After seven seasons, the series ends without Bajor becoming a member planet of the United Federation. It has been 21-years since DS9 went off the air, and so far we haven't seen anything in Picard to tell us if Bajor has been accepted into the United Federation. We need to know the fate of the Bajorans!

8 What Are The Prophets?

Religion never played a big part in Star Trek until DS9. There were always races that had their beliefs, most notably the Klingons, but it was never a focus for either the original series or Next Generation. With DS9, faith is a major part of the story, and there are a lot of questions that haven't been answered about what we saw.

In Deep Space Nine Season 1, Episode 1, "Emissaryl" we learn that there are beings who live in the stable wormhole that the crew discovers. The Bajorans believe that these wormhole beings are their gods, called the Prophets, and that Sisko, who the Prophets spoke to, is their emissary. The wormhole beings certainly know the past, present, and future, but are they really gods?

7 What Happened To The Gamma Quadrant?

The Gamma Quadrant is controlled by the Dominion, an evil version of the Federation. This all leads to the Dominion War, where the two quadrants battle it out to see who can dominate the other. In the end, an uneasy truce is made with the Treaty of Bajor, and neither side has gained any ground.

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While we have Picard to show us what has been happening in the Alpha Quadrant for the last 21 years, we don't know what the Gamma Quadrant looks like today, or if the Dominion and the Federation have had any contact since the signing of the treaty. There's a whole lot of story just waiting to be told there.

6 Did Quark Get His Moon?

A fan favorite, Quark is a Ferengi bar owner who causes a whole lot of headaches for the crew of DS9, but he also helps saves their lives more than once. As a Ferengi, As a Ferengi, almost everything Quark does is in the search of profit, but he always had a soft spot for his brother Rom and his nephew Nog.

While Quark likes having his bar on the DS9 promenade, what he really wants is to own his own moon, like his arms dealing cousin, Gaila. When DS9 ended, Quark was still looking to reach his dream, and we would love to see if he ever got there.

5 Are Julian And Ezra Still Together?

In the first season of DS9, the writers seemed to be playing with the idea of having the young, overconfident Doctor Julian Bashir start a romantic relationship with the young but not actually young Jadzia Dax. While Bashir is basically a normal human, Jadzia was the host to a symbiont named Dax. Through Dax, Jadzia has the memories of Dax's six previous hosts, making her young in appearance, but old at heart.

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Jadzia ended up marrying Commander Worf, a transplant from TNG, before being murdered at the end of season 6. The Dax symbiont was placed into a new body, that of Ezri. In the final season of DS9, Ezri and Bashir begin dating, but after all this time, are they still together?

4 Has Kira Found Love?

Speaking of romance, Kira Nerys had a whole lot of lovers during DS9's run. Sadly, every time Kira seemed to find love, it would all go wrong. A shuttle accident led to the death of her boyfriend Vedek Bareil. She thought she was starting something with Will Riker from Next Generation, but it turned out to be his evil twin Thomas Riker. When she finally found true love with DS9's head of security Odo, the shapeshifter had to return to his people to save them. Kira Nerys always seemed to have a rougher time than everyone else on DS9, and fans wanted to see her happy. With a new series, maybe she could finally find a long-lasting love.

3 What Happened To Sisko?

Star Trek Deep Space Nine Sisko and Kasidy

In "What You Leave Behind" the final episode of Deep Space Nine, it all comes to a close with notes of joy and sadness. The Dominion War is over, and the crew of the DS9 is expecting to finally get some rest, but their old Cardassian enemy Dukat has other plans. Dukat and Captain Sisko have their final fight in the Bajoran fire caves. Sisko stops Dukat from releasing the Pah-wraiths, but he seems to die in the fight.

As the crew of DS9 mourns him, Sisko appears to his pregnant wife Kasidy, revealing that he was saved by the Prophets, who have invited him to live with them. Sisko promises to return soon, but it's been 21 years and we still haven't seen Sisko come back. Of all the Star Trek shows, this is the only one that actually ended on a note that promised more, and we haven't gotten it.

2 How Is Sisko's Family?

When Sisko went to live with the Prophets, he left behind not only his crew but his son Jake and his pregnant wife Kasidy too. Jake, a writer, was working on his first novel,  and we would love to see if he ever finished it. And how did Kasidy do raising her child alone? Did she raise the kid on DS9 or take them someplace else? Are Jake and his sibling close, or does the age difference make their relationship an odd one? The Sisko family was an important part of DS9, and we want to know how they're doing.

1 What We Left Behind Shows Us That The Writers Still Have Ideas

In 2019, showrunner and executive producer Ira Behr released What We Left Behind, a documentary about the making of the series. The documentary ends with Ira and a few of the other DS9 writers getting together to plot out the first episode of a non-existent season eight. What they come up with is great, and it's clear that they also want to answer all the questions asked above.

Sadly, bringing together the full cast of DS9 is no longer possible. René Auberjonois, who played Odo, and Aron Eisenberg, who played Nog, both passed away in 2019, less than a month apart. While we would love to see new DS9 stories, it won't be the same without them.

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