sˈɛt ɪnðə twˈɛnti fˈoːɹθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə sˈɪɹiz fˈɑːloʊz ðɪ ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ʌvðə kɹˈuː ʌvðə stˈɑːɹfliːtmˈænɪdʒd spˈeɪs stˈeɪʃən dˈiːp spˈeɪs nˈaɪn nˌɪɹ ðə plˈænɪt bˈædʒɚ, æz ðə bˈædʒoːɹənz ɹᵻkˈʌvɚ fɹʌm ɐ dˈɛkeɪdzlˈɔŋ ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən baɪ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəlˈɪstɪk kˈɑːɹdæʃənz.
Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet-managed space station Deep Space Nine near the planet Bajor, as the Bajorans recover from a decades-long occupation by the imperialistic Cardassians.