Why did they change Dax in DS9?

Why did they change Dax in DS9?

After playing Jadzia Dax for six seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, actress Terry Farrell decided not to renew her contract to return for the seventh and final season. This lead to her character being killed, although the Dax symbiont lived on in Ezri Dax (Nicole de Boer) for the final season.

Who played Dax in season 7 of Deep Space Nine?

Ezri Dax (/ˈɛzri ˈdæks/) is a fictional character who appears in the seventh and final season of the American science fiction TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Portrayed by Nicole de Boer, she is a counselor aboard the Bajoran space station Deep Space Nine.

What happened to Jadzia Dax on Deep Space Nine?

Death. Jadzia is murdered in “Tears of the Prophets”, the finale of the sixth season.

What race was Dax on Deep Space Nine?

Dax was a Trill symbiont, a symbiotic lifeform that existed with the humanoid Trill as a joined species.