"The Search" is an installment of the science fiction television show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the planet Bajor. During this period the station commander, Federation Commander Sisko, played by Avery Brooks, is trying to understand the nature of alien forces in the region.