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Untitled 2017 Star Trek TV series
Created by
Based onStar Trek
by Gene Roddenberry
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS All Access
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Star Trek TV series

An untitled 2017 Star Trek television series is being created by Bryan Fuller for CBS All Access, the first series produced specifically for that service, and the first Star Trek series since Star Trek: Enterprise ceased production in 2005. It will premiere on CBS in January 2017 before moving to All Access. The series will introduce new characters to the Star Trek franchise and will not be related to the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond. Fuller also serves as showrunner for the series.

Premise

New characters to the Star Trek universe seek new worlds and civilizations, while exploring the franchise's signature contemporary themes.[1]

Production

Development

On November 2, 2015, CBS announced a new Star Trek television series to premiere in January 2017, "on the heels" of the original series' 50th anniversary celebration in 2016.[1][2] It is the first Star Trek television series since Star Trek: Enterprise concluded in 2005,[2] and is "not related" to the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond.[1] Alex Kurtzman, co-writer of the films Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, and Heather Kadin serve as executive producers, with CBS Television Studios producing the series with Kurtzman's Secret Hideout production company. The series is the first to be developed specifically for CBS's video on demand service CBS All Access.[1]

In January 2016, new CBS president Glenn Geller revealed that he and the CBS Broadcast Network were not involved in the production of the series, saying: "It really is for All Access. While the network will be broadcasting the pilot, I actually can't answer any creative questions about it."[3] The next month, Bryan Fuller, who began his career writing for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, was announced as the new series' showrunner and co-creator as well as one of its executive producers,[4] and Nicholas Meyer, writer and director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, joined the series as a writer and consulting producer.[5] In March, Rod Roddenberry, the son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth of Roddenberry Entertainment also joined the series, as executive producers.[6]

Filming

The series will be filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios,[7] starting in the fourth quarter of 2016.[8]

Release

The series is set to premiere with a "special preview broadcast" on CBS Television Network in January 2017, with that pilot and all subsequent first-run episodes to then be made available in the United States on CBS All Access. The series will be distributed on multiple platforms around the rest of the world by CBS Studios International.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e StarTrek.com Staff (November 2, 2015). "New Star Trek Series Premieres January 2017". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b Lockett, Dee (November 2, 2015). "A New Star Trek Series Has Been Ordered at CBS". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Topei, Fred (January 12, 2016). "CBS Broadcast Network Not Creatively Involved In New Star Trek Streaming Series". /Film. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 9, 2016). "'Star Trek' TV Series: Bryan Fuller To Serve As Showrunner". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ StarTrek.com Staff (February 26, 2016). "Nicholas Meyer Joins New Star Trek Series". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ McMillan, Graeme (March 4, 2016). "CBS' New 'Star Trek' Adds Gene Roddenberry's Son as Exec Producer". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Vlessing, Etan (April 30, 2016). "Surging Hollywood Shoots Forces Hunt for New Toronto Soundstages". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ CBS TV Studios [@@CBSTVStudios] (May 3, 2016). "This just in! The new #STARTREK TV series will set course for Toronto and begin filming this fall. #CBSAllAccess" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016 – via Twitter.
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