# Sisko's Promise Star Trek Couldn't Keep

> 27 years after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Captain Sisko's promise to return never came true.
- Title: Sisko's Promise Star Trek Couldn't Keep · ScreenRant
- Summary: 27 years after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended, Captain Sisko's promise to return never came true. Captain Sisko's promise to return after 27 years was…
- Keywords: captain sisko, star trek deep space nine, starfleet academy, bajor, prophets, paramount plus, avry brooks, kubus, gul dukat, kasidy yates, entertainment, culture
- Source: ScreenRant — https://screenrant.com/star-trek-ds9-captain-sisko-quote-promise-not-deliver
- Author: John Orquiola
- Published: 2026-10-21T14:30:18+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: captain sisko, star trek deep space nine, starfleet academy, bajor, prophets, paramount plus, avry brooks, kubus, gul dukat, kasidy yates, entertainment, culture
## Sisko's Final Promise
Captain Sisko promised to return to Kasidy Yates after 27 years.

> It’s hard to say. Maybe a year. Maybe yesterday. But I will be back.
## Star Trek Couldn't Keep the Promise
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended in 1999 with no canonical continuation.
## No Movie or Reunion
No Deep Space Nine movie was made, and Avery Brooks retired from acting in the 2010s.
## 27 Years Later
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy gave Sisko's story a new meaning 27 years after DS9 ended.
## Sisko's Legacy
Sisko became a Prophet, living outside linear time, and his promise may have been kept.
## Star Trek's Response
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episode 5 featured Sisko's return as a cloud figure over San Francisco.
## Why the Promise Was Never Kept
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ended without a movie, and Brooks retired from acting.
## Sisko's Promise Realized?
Sisko may have kept his promise to Kasidy and her child, living outside linear time.
## Key takeaway

Captain Sisko's promise to return after 27 years was never fulfilled by Star Trek.