1987 (production)

Events

January

• 11 January – Devon MacDonald is born.
• 16 January – Jake Epstein is born.
• 21 January – Kaylee Harwood is born.
• 29 January – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Argentina.

February

• Early February – Leonard Maizlish is given his own offices on the Paramount studio lot and starts his detrimental influence on the production of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
• 3 February – Theodore R. Cogswell dies.
• 12 February – Hunter Baxley is born.
• 13 February – Tahirih Vejdani is born.
• 17 February – First draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
• 28 February – Michelle Horn is born.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS #32: Chain of Attack by Gene DeWeese is published by Pocket Books.

March

• 2 March –
  • Construction is started at Industrial Light & Magic, contracted for the build of the studio models, on the six-foot USS Enterprise-D studio model for use as the new "hero" ship in the new Star Trek spin-off series, Star Trek: The Next Generation.
  • John E. Chilberg II dies.
• 6 March –
  • First story concept for TNG: "Code of Honor" is submitted.
  • Julie St-Louis is born.
• 7 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Japan.
• 10 March – Ser'Darius Blain is born.
• 11 March – Nick Borgani dies.
• 16 March – Second draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
• 26 March – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in West Germany.
• 30 March – Marley S. McClean is born.

April

• 10 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the UK.
• 13 April – Final draft script for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint" is submitted.
• 15 April – Zach Duhame is born.
• 16 April – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in the Netherlands.
• 18 April –
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Ireland.
  • Jessica McKenna is born.
• 19 April – Nour Halawani is born.
• 27 April – First draft script for TNG: "The Naked Now" is submitted.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS #33: Deep Domain by Howard Weinstein is published by Pocket Books.

May

• 1 May – Original story concept for TNG: "The Last Outpost" is submitted.
• 4 May – Mike Minor dies.
• 7 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Brazil.
• 23 May – JaNae Armogan is born.
• 26 May – 28 May – Rehearsals for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint".
• 28 May – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Uruguay.
• 29 May –
  • First unit filming begins on "Encounter at Farpoint", the pilot of Star Trek: The Next Generation. On the first day, location filming takes place at Griffith Park for the holodeck forest and stream scenes.
  • Grace Lynn Kung is born.

June

• 1 June –
  • Soundstage filming beings on "Encounter at Farpoint".
  • Second unit filming also starts with the first footage shot of the six-foot Enterprise-D model at ILM, which had secured an additional commission to provide the pilot episode with the visual effects.
• 2 June – Patrick Stewart films his first scene as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and DeForest Kelley films his cameo as Admiral Leonard McCoy for "Encounter at Farpoint".
• 11 June – Vijay Suzuki is born.
• 12 June – Luke Humphrey is born.
• 14 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened at the Fantafestival (International Sci-fi and Fantasy Film Show) in Milan, Italy.
• 18 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Colombia.
• 23 June – Dennis Andres is born.
• 25 June –
  • Filming ends on "Encounter at Farpoint".
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Peru.
• 26 June – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is screened in Moscow, Soviet Union at an event organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), attended by director Leonard Nimoy and producer Harve Bennett.
• 30 June – Tien Tran is born.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS #34: Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter is published by Pocket Books.

July

• 2 July – Revised final draft script for TNG: "Code of Honor" is submitted.
• 3 July –
  • Amanda Row is born.
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Italy.
• 4 July – Jason Liles is born.
• 6 July – Filming begins on TNG: "The Naked Now".
• 10 July –
  • Gregory Calderone is born.
  • Vic Toyota dies.
• 13 July – Elyssa D. Vito is born. Filming is completed on TNG: "The Naked Now".
• 15 July – Filming begins on TNG: "Code of Honor".
• 16 July – ILM filmed scenes with the Old Bandi City studio model for TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint".
• 20 July – Carl Clemons-Hopkins is born.
• 24 July –
  • Filming is completed on TNG: "Code of Honor".
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Denmark.
• 25 July – Michael Welch is born.
• 26 July – Adam Maros is born.
• 27 July – Filming begins on TNG: "Haven".
• 31 July – Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Portugal.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS Strangers from the Sky by Margaret Wander Bonanno is published by Pocket Books.

August

• 4 August – Filming is completed on TNG: "Haven".
• 5 August – Filming begins on TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before".
• 7 August – Revised final draft script for TNG: "The Last Outpost" is submitted.
• 14 August – Filming is completed on TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before".
• 17 August – Filming begins on TNG: "The Last Outpost".
• 20 August –
  • Bertrand Roberson, Jr. is born.
  • The score for TNG: "The Naked Now" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
• 21 August –
  • Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premieres in Spain.
  • Karl Bruck dies.
• 25 August – Filming is completed on TNG: "The Last Outpost".
• 26 August –
  • Filming begins on TNG: "Lonely Among Us".
  • Michelle and Rochelle Chelle are born.
• 27 August – Final draft script for TNG: "Justice" is submitted.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS #35: The Romulan Way by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood is published by Pocket Books.

September

• 1 September – The main title for Star Trek: The Next Generation is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
• 3 September – Filming is completed on TNG: "Lonely Among Us".
• 8 September – Filming begins on TNG: "Justice".
• 11 September – The score for TNG: "Code of Honor" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Fred Steiner.
• 13 September – Marcus Henderson is born.
• 15 September – Jonathan Newkerk is born.
• 16 September – Filming is completed on TNG: "Justice".
• 17 September – Filming begins on TNG: "The Battle".
• 22 September – Arthur Heinemann dies.
• 24 September – Clark Ross dies.
• 25 September – Filming is completed on TNG: "The Battle". The score for TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
• 27 September – Asif Ali is born.
• 28 September – Star Trek: The Next Generation is launched in first-run syndication, piloting with the episode "Encounter at Farpoint". Filming begins on TNG: "Hide And Q".
• 30 September – Chad Quandt is born.

October

• 1 October – The score for TNG: "Haven" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
• 5 October – The first regular episode of TNG Season 1, "The Naked Now", premieres.
• 7 October – Filming is completed on TNG: "Hide And Q".
• 8 October – Filming begins on TNG: "Too Short A Season".
• 9 October – Melissa Villasenor is born.
• 11 October – Laurel Beck and Gaetano Carlucci are born.
• 12 October – TNG: "Code of Honor" airs.
• 14 October – Marco Perretta is born.
• 15 October – The score for TNG: "Lonely Among Us" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
• 16 October – Filming is completed on "Too Short A Season".
• 19 October – TNG: "The Last Outpost" airs. Filming begins on TNG: "The Big Goodbye".
• 26 October – TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before" airs.
• 27 October – Filming is completed on TNG: "The Big Goodbye".
• 28 October – Filming begins on TNG: "Datalore".
• Unknown day –
  • Pocket TNG Encounter at Farpoint by David Gerrold is published by Pocket Books.
  • Pocket TOS #36: How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford is published by Pocket Books.

November

• 1 November – Zach Cherry is born.
• 2 November – TNG: "Lonely Among Us" airs.
• 4 November – Final draft script for "Angel One" is submitted.
• 5 November – The score for TNG: "The Battle" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
• 6 November – Filming is completed on TNG: "Datalore".
• 8 November – Noble Chissell dies.
• 9 November – TNG: "Justice" airs.
• 11 November – Filming begins on TNG: "Angel One".
• 16 November –
  • TNG: "The Battle" airs.
  • The score for TNG: "Hide And Q" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
• 19 November
  • Filming is completed on TNG: "Angel One".
  • Paramount announces the renewal of TNG for a second season.
• 20 November – Filming begins on TNG: "11001001".
• 23 November – TNG: "Hide And Q" airs.
• 24 November – Rosie Simon is born.
• 27 November – Dick Rubin dies.
• 30 November – TNG: "Haven" airs.

December

• 2 December – Filming is completed on TNG: "11001001".
• 3 December – Filming begins on TNG: "Home Soil".
• 10 December – The score for TNG: "The Big Goodbye" is recorded at Paramount Stage M.
• 13 December – Greg Leach is born.
• 14 December – Filming is completed on TNG: "Home Soil".
• 15 December – Filming begins on TNG: "When The Bough Breaks".
• 16 December – Jodi Jahnke is born.
• 18 December – The score for TNG: "Datalore" is recorded at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Ron Jones.
• 23 December – Filming is completed on TNG: "When The Bough Breaks".
• 28 December – Thomas Dekker is born.
• 29 December – Joseph Lee and Tanyta Aquilla Roe are born.
• Unknown day – Pocket TOS #37: Bloodthirst by J.M. Dillard is published by Pocket Books.

Media gallery

"Encounter at Farpoint"

"The Naked Now"

"Code of Honor"

"The Last Outpost"

"Where No One Has Gone Before"

"Lonely Among Us"

"Justice"

"The Battle"

"Hide And Q"

"Haven"