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.

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Re: Spaceballs 2: the quest for more money

[Dragonslicer]

diversity... I really wouldn't want to see Star Trek fall victim to this kind of manipulation.

You didn't watch the original Star Trek, did you? Diversity was a significant part of Roddenberry's conception of the future.

Re:Is this a joke?

[Rick Schumann]

Before any of you waste your mod points on me because you don't like my opinion read this:

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.

Now, do you really think that's such a great idea? Most of you hated Wesley Crusher on ST:TNG and wished his character would get killed. How can you get behind this bullshit? Garbage.

Re: Spaceballs 2: the quest for more money

[AmiMoJo]

The original series episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" had aliens who were literally half black and half white, fighting a racist war with the half white half black ones. It was extremely "in your face" and obvious. Then there was the first on-screen interracial kiss, again very obvious and if you read the history of the episode something that Roddenberry had to push very hard to include.

In the TNG era you had episodes that were quite overtly about the oppression and "treatment" of LGBT people, featuring a genderless race of aliens and one who does not conform to their traditional concept. Not to mention episodes based around Data's rights as a person/machine, Trill relationships when their gender suddenly changes, respecting the rules and laws of other cultures, racial/genetic supremacists, travellers, Native Americans and so on.

DS9 introduced a lot of religious aspects, and looked at how a principled and progressive society could fight a war. Voyager was all over the place but did lots of social justice episodes, not least the recurring theme of criminal rehabilitation and examination of humanity from Seven's point of view.

So maybe Trek isn't for you, and that's fine.