Star Trek: The Next Generation (often abbreviated as TNG) aired in first-run syndication on various channels from 1987 to 1994. The series, which was the third Star Trek series (after Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Animated Series), was created by Gene Roddenberry. Roddenberry, Rick Berman and Michael Piller served as the show’s executive producers at various times. The show, which aired 178 episodes during its run, is the longest-running Star Trek series to date. It won 18 Emmys. Ron Moore received an Emmy nomination as part of the show’s production team for Outstanding Drama Series in 1994.

Moore joined the staff of the show in 1989 when the show bought his script for the episode “The Bonding.” Shortly after selling the script, Moore accepted a position as a story editor. At the start of the show’s fourth season, he was promoted to executive story editor; at the start of the fifth, he was promoted to co-producer. Moore became the show’s producer at the start of the show's seventh and last season in 1993. Moore also received writing credits for twenty-seven of the show’s episodes, including the series finale “All Good Things…” Most of the episodes written by Moore featured Klingons. Moore won a Hugo Award for “All Good Things…”