Fans are still mourningStar Trek: Lower Decks, which flew into permanent spacedock late last year. However, Paramount’sStar Trekhead honcho,Alex Kurtzman, has an exciting update about the newStar Trekcomedy seriesLower DecksstarTawny Newsomeis working on. Kurtzman gave the update toTrekMovie.comat the premiere ofStar Trek: Section 31.
The series is still in the early stages of development, and Kurtzman hasn’t seen scripts yet. However, he regularly communicates with Newsome andJustin Simien(Dear White People), who are the driving forces behind the new series. He also went on to expound on how Paramount is exploring new dimensions ofGene Roddenberry’sStar Trekuniverse:
“I think that obviously Lower Decks andProdigyand a lot of the comedy that we’ve touched on inStrange [New Worlds]and in different shows proves that Star Trek can broaden. As long as you’re maintaining the essential vision of Star Trek, Roddenberry’s essential vision of that optimistic future and that hope, then it actually allows you to go into a lot of different territory, and you know, that’s a new area we’re going to explore.”
What Do We Know About Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien’s New ‘Star Trek’ Series?
The series, which was announced at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, has been described as ahalf-hour live action comedy, which would be a first forStar Trek. Its official logline says that it’s set on a gleaming resort world outside the Federation, whose residents come to realize, much to their dismay, that their exploits are being broadcast across the galactic quadrant as a futuristic form of reality TV,Truman Show-style. Many fans speculated that the planet in question was the hedonistic resort planet Risa, which has been seen on a number of previousStar Trekseries; however, Newsome has confirmed that it will not be set there.
Newsome is also one of the writers for the upcomingStar Trek: Starfleet Academyseries, which is on pace to premiere next year. Taking place at the titular learning institution, it will starHolly Hunteras the academy’s chancellor andPaul Giamattias a villain, and will also bring back pastStar TrekfavoritesTig Notaro,Mary Wiseman, andOded Fehr(fromStar Trek: Discovery), plusStar Trek: Voyager’sRobert Picardo.
Tawny Newsome’s newStar Treksitcom is in development;it has yet to be officially greenlit. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
Star Trek Lower Decks
