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.
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.