Earlier this month, CBS All Access revealed Star Trek: DiscoveryOpens in a new tab is undergoing a shake up in its second season with the removal of its showrunnersOpens in a new tab. Screenwriter and executive producer Alex KurtzmanOpens in a new tab was named Discovery‘s new showrunner, and now Kurtzman will also be at the helm of additional Star TrekOpens in a new tab television projects.
Via The WrapOpens in a new tab, Kurtzman has signed a development deal with CBS TV that will keep him under contract through 2023. Kurtzman’s expanded duties will include new iterations of Star Trek, which may include new TV series, miniseries, and possibly even animated projects. Here’s where things get really wild: The Hollywood ReporterOpens in a new tab (THR) adds that one of the new Star Trek series may be starring Patrick StewartOpens in a new tab, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next GenerationOpens in a new tab and in four feature films.
This may be the Star Trek project Stewart was hinting at earlier this monthOpens in a new tab. If so, it would mark the first official continuation of the TNG timeline since Star Trek: Nemesis. THR‘s report cautions Stewart’s return is far from a done deal, and there is no contract currently in place. But Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman are on board to produce the new Stewart-led Star Trek series, if it comes to pass.
If one of the new series is a continuation of TNG, it could potentially open the door for other original cast members to return. But we suspect it would probably introduce a new cast of characters to explore the universe alongside some of the veteran players. VarietyOpens in a new tab reports the series in development potentially include a new series set at Starfleet Academy, a limited series with an unknown focus, a limited series centered on the story from Wrath of Khan, and an animated series.
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