Can a Pulitzer Prize win translate into a successful showrunning gig? That’s what CBS All Access is banking on as the streaming wing of the broadcast network has setMichael Chabon(“The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”) to spearhead theStar Trek: Picardseries. The move comes as a promotion of sorts for Chabon who has been a part of the show’s creative team behind the scenes since it was announced.
Varietyreported Chabon as showrunner forStar Trek: Picard, which aims to arrive on the streaming platform as part of a burgeoning newStar TrekTV universe. The new series seesSir Patrick Stewartreprise his iconic role of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in a story about the next chapter of his life.Alison Pill,Michelle Hurd,Evan Evagora,Isa Briones,Santiago CabreraandHarry Treadawayalso star.
Here’s what Chabon had to say about the news:
“‘Star Trek’ has been an important part of my way of thinking about the world, the future, human nature, storytelling and myself since I was ten years old. I come to work every day in a state of joy and awe at having been entrusted with the character and the world of Jean-Luc Picard, with this vibrant strand of the rich, intricate and complex tapestry that is ‘Trek.’”
Chabon, who also has writing credits on feature adaptations and original films likeWonder Boys,Spider-Man 2,The Mysteries of PittsburghandJohn Carter, has a pair of potentially franchise-starting films in his future. Paramount–a studio that’s quite familiar with theStar Trekfranchise–had previously set Chabon as a writers room member for their Hasbro propertiesVisionaires: Knights of the Magical LightandM.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored StrikeKommand.Could the small-screen but high-profile showrunner duties be a forerunner to a potential feature directorial debut on one of these toy-turned-movie gambles? Time will tell, but it’s more likely that this move is related to Chabon’s other CBS series,Unbelievable, which he co-created withSusannah GrantandAyelet Waldman.
As forStar Trek: Picard, Stewart, Chabon,Alex Kurtzman,Akiva Goldsman,James Duff,Heather Kadin,Rod Roddenberry, andTrevor Rothserve as executive producers, withAaron Baiersserving as co-executive producer andKirsten Beyeras supervising producer;Hanelle Culpepperis at the helm to direct the first two episodes of the series.
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