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**reds8n**

http://www.startrek.com/article/new-star-trek-series-premieres-january-2017

CBS Television Studios announced today it will launch a totally new Star Trek television series in January 2017. The new series will blast off with a special preview broadcast on the CBS Television Network. The premiere episode and all subsequent first-run episodes will then be available exclusively in the United States on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.

The next chapter of the Star Trek franchise will also be distributed concurrently for television and multiple platforms around the world by CBS Studios International.

The new program will be the first original series developed specifically for U.S. audiences for CBS All Access, a cross-platform streaming service that brings viewers thousands of episodes from CBS’s current and past seasons on demand, plus the ability to stream their local CBS Television station live for $5.99 per month. CBS All Access already offers every episode of all previous Star Trek television series.

The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations, while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.

Alex Kurtzman will serve as executive producer for the new Star Trek TV series. Kurtzman co-wrote and produced the blockbuster films Star Trek (2009) with Roberto Orci, and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) with Orci and Damon Lindelof. Both films were produced and directed by J.J. Abrams.

The new series will be produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout. Kurtzman and Heather Kadin will serve as executive producers. Kurtzman is also an executive producer for the hit CBS television series Scorpion and Limitless, along with Kadin and Orci, and for Hawaii Five-0 with Orci.

Star Trek, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, is one of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time. The original Star Trek spawned a dozen feature films and five successful television series. Almost half a century later, the Star Trek television series are licensed on a variety of different platforms in more than 190 countries, and the franchise still generates more than a billion social media impressions every month.

Born from the mind of Gene Roddenberry, the original Star Trek series debuted on Sept. 8, 1966 and aired for three seasons – a short run that belied the influence it would have for generations. The series also broke new ground in storytelling and cultural mores, providing a progressive look at topics including race relations, global politics and the environment.

“There is no better time to give Star Trek fans a new series than on the heels of the original show’s 50th anniversary celebration,” said David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios. “Everyone here has great respect for this storied franchise, and we’re excited to launch its next television chapter in the creative mind and skilled hands of Alex Kurtzman, someone who knows this world and its audience intimately.”

“This new series will premiere to the national CBS audience, then boldly go where no first-run Star Trek series has gone before – directly to its millions of fans through CBS All Access,” said Marc DeBevoise, Executive Vice President/General Manager – CBS Digital Media. “We’ve experienced terrific growth for CBS All Access, expanding the service across affiliates and devices in a very short time. We now have an incredible opportunity to accelerate this growth with the iconic Star Trek, and its devoted and passionate fan base, as our first original series.”

“Every day, an episode of the Star Trek franchise is seen in almost every country in the world,” said Armando Nuñez, President and CEO, CBS Global Distribution Group. “We can’t wait to introduce Star Trek's next voyage on television to its vast global fan base.”

CBS All Access offers its customers more than 7,500 episodes from the current television season, previous seasons and classic shows on demand nationwide, as well as the ability to stream local CBS stations live in more than 110 markets. Subscribers can use the service online and across devices via CBS.com, the CBS App for iOS, Android and Windows 10, as well as on connected devices such as Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast, Roku players and Roku TV, with more connected devices to come.

The new television series is not related to the upcoming feature film Star Trek Beyond which is scheduled to be distributed by Paramount Pictures in summer 2016.

Place your bets as to which actor or actress from any of the previous shows will be the first to guest star

**Hulksmash**

Fingers crossed for the continuation of the alternate timeline where things seems a bit darker without going full darkside crazy. Guess we'll see.

**kronk**

Hopefully it's closer to TNG than Enterprise. What a wasted opportunity that was.

"Hey guys! We can spotlight the creation of the Federation, the beginning of the Klingon War, and even have the Dorn!"

"feth that noise. Time traveling pig fethers from inter-dimensional space."

"But...Klingon war..."

"Pig...fethers..."

"..."

**LordofHats**

So excited. Been waiting for this for years.

I also hope for a continuation of the new time line. I think a show with a Young Picard who isn't captain yet could be very interesting.

**Paradigm**

Please, let it be new characters entirely (they're murdered the TOS cast, if they touch TNG as well then there will be anarchy). and let it be more TOS/TNG than Voyager/Enterprise...

If those two things happen, it could be great.

**hotsauceman1**

As long as jj Abrams stay as far away as possible.
Can we have janeway as a supporting character?

Automatically Appended Next Post:
As long as jj Abrams stay as far away as possible.
Can we have janeway as a supporting character?

**kronk**

Janeway sucked. Hard. The only thing good about voyager was 37D of nine. That's it.

A different TOS/TNG please! (obviously, new crew. Kirk and Pikard have had their time)

**Kap'n Krump**

Fingers crossed for Jason Statham as captain pickard!

**LordofHats**

Her own actress found the character so bad the only way to make sense of her was to play her as having Bipolar disorder

**BobtheInquisitor**

I hope they go with an entirely new timeline/bootmagining/branding. Into Darkness pretty much ruined the JJverse setting for me, and the novels are doing better for the Prime timeline than Voyager or Enterprise ever did. I would also prefer to see a new crew as opposed to yet another recasting of Kirk, Spock, and the TOS crew.

So naturally it won't have any of that and will be complete crap.

Didn't Lindelof also write Prometheus? How in the hell is he still finding work?

**daedalus**

kronk wrote:
Janeway sucked. Hard. The only thing good about voyager was 37D of nine. That's it.

TOS/TNG please!

This, right here. Almost everyone in Voyager was insufferable, either due to bad writing, bad acting, or both.

(Except 37D of Nine.)

**kronk**

Chipotle should have offed her on an away mission in season 1.

"Hey guys! Remember that thing last week that would have let us go home but would have violated the Prime Directive and Captain stick up her ass wouldn't let us do it?"

*Gumbles* "Yeah..."

"I'm captain now. We're going to go back and do that thing and go home now. As captain, I take full responsibility. Ready to go home?"

"Yeah!"

**daedalus**

You guys remember Felix or whatever his name was? Ughh.

Toward the end of Voyager, I just started skipping episodes I saw him in until he left the damned ship. More obnoxious than the kids on DS9.

**Silent Puffin?**

daedalus wrote:

(Except 37D of Nine.)

Or the Doctor. Robert Picardo was the only good thing about that entire series, aside from its ending of course.

Dark but not full on GRIM DARK and a completely unknown crew could be interesting. Everything else, not so much.

**daedalus**

Yeah, okay, I'll give you that. The doctor was pretty cool.

**kronk**

Silent Puffin? wrote:
daedalus wrote:

(Except 37D of Nine.)

Or the Doctor. Robert Picardo was the only good thing about that entire series, aside from its ending of course.

The hologram doctor? I forgot about him. Yeah, I liked him.

**BobtheInquisitor**

Silent Puffin? wrote:
daedalus wrote:

(Except 37D of Nine.)

Or the Doctor. Robert Picardo was the only good thing about that entire series, aside from its ending of course.

Dark but not full on GRIM DARK and a completely unknown crew could be interesting. Everything else, not so much.

Why does Star Trek need to be dark? That's pretty much the antithesis of what the show was about: a hopeful future where peace and discourse win out over fear and violence. DS9 explored the underside of the issue, but without the Utopian ideals of the earlier series, it wouldn't have had any impact.

Making Star Trek darker and edgier would be like making Stargate SG1 more like nBSG. Is that what you want? Star Trek: Universe?
You're going to make your parents cry.

**daedalus**

I mean, within a particular scope, dark and edgy could work. A series (or movie) about the covert nastyness that goes on behind the scenes in DS9 (and even that episode or two that I remember NG having) could be a neat concept.

**Tannhauser42**

To me, the big unanswered question is: when is this new series taking place? Personally, I want it to essentially open just like TNG did: far enough in the future that one of the TNG cast can make an appearance in the first episode as a really old character.

Now, the next question: Enterprise or no Enterprise? To be an all new Star Trek for a new generation, the Enterprise is a must-have.

**BobtheInquisitor**

daedalus wrote:
I mean, within a particular scope, dark and edgy could work. A series (or movie) about the covert nastyness that goes on behind the scenes in DS9 (and even that episode or two that I remember NG having) could be a neat concept.

Why use the Star Trek brand to make a show that would only be tangentially related at best? It would be cheaper just to make a Far Trek show without the license fees and royalties, and CBS wouldn't risk damaging one of their biggest brands in the process.

One or two episodes exploring the darker aspects could work, but why waste an entire show on a Nolanesque fad that will seem dated and cheesy before they finish their five year mission?

Once again, look at what happened to Stargate Universe.

**Howard A Treesong**

kronk wrote:
Hopefully it's closer to TNG than Enterprise. What a wasted opportunity that was.

"Hey guys! We can spotlight the creation of the Federation, the beginning of the Klingon War, and even have the Dorn!"

"feth that noise. Time traveling pig fethers from inter-dimensional space."

"But...Klingon war..."

"Pig...fethers..."

"..."

Enterprise should have been Das Boot in space. Cramped grubby ship with action shots of the crew manually loading photon torpedoes and charging down corridors shouting at people to leap out the way into their bunks. Instead we got the same clean spacious and boring stuff.

I hope they move the series on again in time though. For unnecessary guest stars, Brent Spiner is looking a bit old but can still play Data 200 years on if they like.

**daedalus**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Why use the Star Trek brand to make a show that would only be tangentially related at best? It would be cheaper just to make a Far Trek show without the license fees and royalties, and CBS wouldn't risk damaging one of their biggest brands in the process.

One or two episodes exploring the darker aspects could work, but why waste an entire show on a Nolanesque fad that will seem dated and cheesy before they finish their five year mission?

Once again, look at what happened to Stargate Universe.

Well, and that's why I say "could" work. Starfleet Intelligence/Section 31 (I googled them) have hardly been tangential to the plot though, at least, if you count DS9. There were also a handful of novels written about them, though I haven't read them myself. I'm just saying, long as it was presented as "this is what they do", and not "this is how the entire universe is", I don't think it would be too bad.

**Frazzled**

Well I have never heard of this CBS channel. I am a bit dubious.

**Silent Puffin?**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Why does Star Trek need to be dark?

To make it appear more real, there is no need to go too far but as long as the world and the characters accept and react to a more messy reality than earlier treks that would be fine. The utopian ideals would still be there but its a big, nasty universe and a crew that will either be or will become used to dealing with it so there really needs to be a reflection of that. The various Star Trek crews of yore were always a little too starry eyed.

**BobtheInquisitor**

The Section 31 novels are pretty good, but their version of dark and gritty looks like My Little Pony compared to what we know real governments are doing right now on earth. Zero Sum Game would be a good place to start if you want to read the series. Still, most of the tension is caused by Section 31 sacrificing the ideals of the Federation in order to save the existence of the Federation, or even promote it's interests. Without spending most of the time establishing what the Fed's ideals are or why they are worth preserving, Section 31-style amorality just becomes a pointless 24-in-space hard-men-making-hard-choices, wetworks and manly-single-tears stroke fest. In my opinion, anyway.

There's a place for the darker side of human nature, realpolitik, espionage and all that stuff, but in Star Trek that place shouldn't be front and center. Also, Star Trek just doesn't handle gritty well these days. Look at Into Darkness.

**KaptinBadrukk**

YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**BobtheInquisitor**

Silent Puffin? wrote:
BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Why does Star Trek need to be dark?

To make it appear more real, there is no need to go too far but as long as the world and the characters accept and react to a more messy reality than earlier treks that would be fine. The utopian ideals would still be there but its a big, nasty universe and a crew that will either be or will become used to dealing with it so there really needs to be a reflection of that. The various Star Trek crews of yore were always a little too starry eyed.

You want it to appear more real by being more like our current, cynical lives? The characters were starry eyed because they were striving to be. They dealt with the torture and loss they experienced, but never gave up looking forward. That was the idea.

if you want brutal, nasty universes, there are cheaper franchises to resurrect.

**Frazzled**

Silent Puffin? wrote:
BobtheInquisitor wrote:

Why does Star Trek need to be dark?

To make it appear more real, there is no need to go too far but as long as the world and the characters accept and react to a more messy reality than earlier treks that would be fine. The utopian ideals would still be there but its a big, nasty universe and a crew that will either be or will become used to dealing with it so there really needs to be a reflection of that. The various Star Trek crews of yore were always a little too starry eyed.

It doesn't have to be dark, just not TNG/Voyager PC milquetoast lame. Data and Worf were so liked because everyone was a freaking zombie without emotions or faults. if you really examine how they acted it was almost the product of some North Korea esque thought control. Its like the entire human race turned into boring WASPs.

**BobtheInquisitor**

DS9 had the best variety of characters, even if some of them took a bit of getting used to. TNG seemed to loosen up in the fourth and fifth seasons, allowing the characters to grow some personality traits. Voyager had the Doctor and 7. Enterprise had a beagle.

Has anyone seen the Prelude to Axanar video? I'm honestly more excited for the Axanar fan film than for the new CBS series.

**daedalus**

Frazzled wrote:

It doesn't have to be dark, just not TNG/Voyager PC milquetoast lame. Data and Worf were so liked because everyone was a freaking zombie without emotions or faults. if you really examine how they acted it was almost the product of some North Korea esque thought control. Its like the entire human race turned into boring WASPs.

I don't know if I'd go quite that far, but TNG did definitely have a bit too much Lawful Good in it. I'm okay with that as a theme, but a believable splash of something else in there would be nice too. At least TOS had Kirk's swaggering antics in it.