We just got a firehose of Star Trek Universe updates in San Diego Comic Con’s Hall H panel, with updates on what’s next with Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, Starfleet Academy, and Section 31 — but in the midst of all that, Paramount+ has announced that ANOTHER Trek series is brewing!
Still in a very early development state, according to the discussion in today’s panel event, the live-action “action comedy” series would come from writer-director Justin Simien (Dear White People) and Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome, who also wrote on the Starfleet Academy series. Newsome and Simien, joined by Trek franchise boss Alex Kurtzman, would serve as writers and executive producers of the series.
A new @StarTrek series is in development from co-creators Justin Simien and @TrondyNewman! In this live action comedy, Federation Outsiders serving a gleaming resort planet find out their day-to-day exploits are being broadcast to the entire quadrant. pic.twitter.com/Hugz1rZtdf
— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) July 27, 2024
If the show is picked up for active production, the still-unnamed series would focus on “Federation outsiders serving a gleaming resort planet who find out their day-to-day exploits are being broadcast to the entire quadrant.”
Beyond that, there isn’t too much known about the series — as the trio were deliberately vague during the SDCC panel — though Newsome did share that the show would be set in the post-Star Trek: Picard 25th century era.
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