In the previous two films, there were only subtle references to the prequel series Enterprise (2001), which takes place one hundred twelve years before Star Trek: Beyond (2016). Captain Jonathan Archer was mentioned in Star Trek (2009), and a model of his ship was seen in Into Darkness - Star Trek (2013). However, this film features quite a few substantial connections. Scotty mentions MACO (Military Assault Command Operations), which was a military unit in the last two seasons of the series. Krall was a member of the MACOs back when he was still Balthazar Edison, before being given the U.S.S. Franklin. He mentions the Xindi and Romulan Wars when fighting against James T. Kirk at Yorktown. The Xindi storyline was featured in the third season of the series, and this implies that Edison was one of the MACOs on board the Enterprise NX-01, the namesake starship from the series. The Romulan Wars were supposed to be featured in the series' fifth season, before it got cancelled. The design and size of the U.S.S. Franklin is very close to the Enterprise NX-01, and the uniforms that its crew can be seen wearing on the video look much closer to the blue jumpsuits featured on Star Trek: Enterprise. Scotty mentions that the transporters on the Franklin were only used for cargo. Indeed, the Enterprise NX-01 was the first ship with a transporter system that was cleared for use by living beings, so, older ships would not have had those. Like the Enterprise NX-01, the U.S.S. Franklin has polarized hull plating, instead of deflector shields, as well as phase cannons and conventional torpedoes, instead of phasers and photon torpedoes. Lastly, the U.S.S. Franklin is mentioned to be a Warp 4 vessel. By the time Edison became her captain, the ship must have been older than ten years, and most starships were at least Warp 5 or higher by then. Being offered an obsolete cargo ship could have added to Edison's feeling of abandonment by the Federation.

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