CBS Annouces New ‘Star Trek’ TV Series

Now why am I not surprised by this? After the success of J.J. Abram’s Star Trek flicks CBS has had the genius idea of, wait for it…giving us another Star Trek TV series. My initial reaction to the news was “what took you so goddamn long.” I come from a time where there was always a Star Trek series on television, one would end and the next would start. For me, it started with ‘Next Generation’, then ‘Deep Space Nine’, ‘Voyager’, and finally ‘Enterprise’. Combined those shows ran from 1987 to 2005, so like I said a Star Trek on TV just felt right, so I must admit I’ve felt naked for the past decade. But no fear, CBS released a statement updating us on the ‘Star Trek’ TV reboot and thanks to good ole’ CinemaBlend this is what we know:

 “…Alex Kurtzman, who co-wrote Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, is going to be signed on to the new series as an executive producer. Kurtzman is a big-name producer in the TV realm. He’s behind such hits as Sleepy Hollow, Hawaii Five-0 and Limitless. Heather Kadin is also on board as an executive producer. We’re a little too far out to know who will be cast in the new series and what its basic premise will be, but we do know a new cast of characters will be introduced “to explore strange new worlds” and “to seek out new life and new civilizations.” CBS has already worked out exactly how the series will air, and it totally looks as if the network wants the new Star Trek to help make the network’s streaming site more prominent by making it a streaming exclusive. The new Star Trek will also be distributed globally, which is great news if you don’t live in the US.”

Definitely a bold move making this a streaming exclusive, but I’m sure it pay of, trekkies can be a powerful force. I can’t wait to see the new ‘Star Trek’ debuting on January of 2017.

[Source: CinemaBlend]