Paramount+ has been pulling again on the variety of “Star Trek” reveals it has on the air, however continues to be shifting ahead with fairly a bit.
At the same time as “Discovery” is ending, “Picard” is completed and “Prodigy” was cancelled and bought off to Netflix, “Unusual New Worlds” and “Decrease Decks” are nonetheless going. They may quickly be joined by “Starfleet Academy” and a “Part 31” film.
However what about “Star Trek: Legacy”? The proposed “Star Trek: Picard” spin-off has quite a lot of fan momentum, however the studio has proven no indicators of pursuing that undertaking.
Lately showrunner Terry Matalas steered the undertaking was lifeless as there was no motion on it. Talking with CBS CEO George Cheeks, Vulture requested him immediately in regards to the destiny of ‘Legacy’ and the general way forward for the franchise. He says all of it comes all the way down to timing:
“Star Trek stays probably the most vital franchises for Paramount International, and Paramount+ particularly. There’s a lot nice alternative with the franchise, and it’s actually in regards to the cadence and the timeline of it.
We don’t wish to provide up all these superb premium drama collection without delay. We wish to time it out appropriately. Fortunately, we’ve this unimaginable associate in Alex Kurtzman, and all of us work collectively to kind of handle long-range planning throughout a few years, to determine what’s the best cadence for dropping new Star Trek collection.
So there’s so much we’re centered on, nevertheless it mustn’t counsel to you [a scaling back]. There’s a large quantity of focus and prioritizing of the Star Trek franchise.”
‘Legacy’ is predicted to comply with Seven of 9 (Jeri Ryan) answerable for the newly-rechristened USS Enterprise-G. She’s joined by Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd), Picard’s son Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) and Geordi La Forge’s daughter, Sidney (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut).