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5 Star Trek Shows in Development, 1 Could Star Patrick Stewart, Reports Say (gizmodo.com)
An anonymous reader writes: In the wake of shocking allegations against Star Trek: Discovery's showrunners, producer Alex Kurtzman recently took over the role of showrunning the latest Trek series' sophomore season. But according to multiple reports today, he's just signed a new deal with CBS that could usher in multiple new Star Trek shows. Variety reports that Kurtzman has inked a $25 million deal with CBS as part of a five-year plan to bring more Trek shows to TV in the wake of Discovery's success. According to the site, five series are currently in early development: A teen-oriented series set at Starfleet Academy from Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, the duo behind the recent Dynasty reboot and Marvel's Runaways adaptation. A limited series with a currently confidential plot. A limited series based around the beloved character Khan, from the original Star Trek and the classic film The Wrath of Khan -- something that's been rumored for a while as being spearheaded by Wrath of Khan director Nicholas Meyer. An animated series with another currently confidential plot.
At this point I'm extremely hesitant to spend any of my time watching newly-created media. Too much of it is basically leftist propaganda. It's especially sad to see Star Trek potentially fall victim to this idiocy. The Star Trek franchise has a long history of inclusivity, but without fomenting division like leftists aim to do so often today. We didn't think twice about a captain who kissed a black woman, or a captain who was black, or a captain who was a woman, or an engineer who was visually impaired, or an ensign who suffered from micropenis syndrome. Their uniqueness was a good thing, rather than something forced into these series just for the sake of inserting faux 'diversity' that the political left then tries to use to create division and strife.
Is it even about money these days? Or is it just about pushing a divisive leftist narrative and agenda? We've seen numerous movies and video games where faux 'diversity' has been crammed in solely to try to promote a leftist agenda. Then there is little care from the creators when such propaganda pieces end up being commercial failures. I really wouldn't want to see Star Trek fall victim to this kind of manipulation.
You didn't miss anything. The main character of STD was a gender-neutral somewhat more female looking it. It wasn't a likable character and started a war just because it was paranoid.
The captain Lorca was a much more interesting character (for reasons I won't say because they would be spoilers), but his role was deemphasized since he is a white male.