 The official Star Trek Chronology suggests this film takes place in  the year 2293, or 27 years after the events of the first episodes of  the TV series, which the chronology suggests occur in 2266. This is  taken from a line by McCoy stating he has served on the Enterprise  for 27 years. According to the Chronology,  _Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)_ (qv) therefore takes  place about six years after the events of  _Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)_ (qv), and some 22 years  after the events of _Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)_ (qv).