| "The Royale" | |
|---|---|
| Series Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 2, Episode 12 | |
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| Air date | March 25th, 1989 |
| Writers | Burton Armus; Les Menchen; Lance Dickson; David Landsberg |
| Director | Robert Becker |
| Producers | Gene Roddenberry; Rick Berman; Maurice Hurley; Burton Armus; Mike Gray; John Mason; Peter Lauritson |
| Starring | Patrick Stewart; Jonathan Frakes; LeVar Burton; Michael Dorn; Diana Muldaur; Marina Sirtis; Brent Spiner; Wil Wheaton |
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"The Royale" is the twelfth episode of season two of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and the twenty-ninth episode of the series overall (if one counts the two-part pilot episode "Encounter at Farpoint" as two episodes). Combining the episode count of all Star Trek-related TV shows to date, it is the 135th episode of the entire franchise. The episode was directed by Robert Becker with a teleplay written by Burton Armus based on a story treatment by Les Menchen, Lance Dickson, and David Landsberg. It first aired in syndication on Saturday, March 25th, 1989.