Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien developing new live-action Trek series

[Precious Tritium]

New ‘Star Trek’ Series in the Works from Justin Simien, Tawny Newsome

The 'Dear White People' filmmaker and 'Lower Decks' voice star are working with Alex Kurtzman on a live-action comedy.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

The new series is intended to be an action comedy that, according to Paramount, centers on Federation outsiders who are serving on a gleaming resort planet. Not only that, their day-to-day exploits are being broadcast to the entire quadrant.
Sources have said the show may have workplace comedy tones of The Office or Parks and Recreation.

Simien, Newsome and Trek franchise czar Alex Kurtzman will write and executive produce the series. Aaron Baiers, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth are also exec producing. CBS Studios is producing the show.

The show, if it goes to series, would join a line-up of live-action and animated series that includes Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks and the upcoming Starfleet Academy.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Just... no canned laughter. Please.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

They’ll do this, but NOT Legacy?

Fucking hell. Are the days of ST actually taking itself seriously, coming to a middle?

 

[Tuskin38]

They’ll do this, but NOT Legacy?

Fucking hell. Have the days of ST actually taking itself seriously, coming to a middle?

No. There's still plenty of serious Trek.

Plus this sounds like it will be cheaper to make than Legacy.

 

[fireproof78]

They’ll do this, but NOT Legacy?

Fucking hell. Are the days of ST actually taking itself seriously, coming to a middle?

To an end.


It's all unserious frivolity at this point.

 

[edschen]

It is certainly in-universe, but not completely sure how this will regularly present as "Trek". Tawny has earned the benefit of the doubt, but this is an awfully big leap.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

It's all unserious frivolity at this point.

Exactly!

So apart from SNW, what’s left for those few of us that actually like the serious stuff?

 

[Nerys Myk]

They’ll do this, but NOT Legacy?

Fucking hell. Are the days of ST actually taking itself seriously, coming to a middle?

Legacy is very been there done that. And we have a ship show.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

^ I’m not content with just one ing show.

 

[fireproof78]

Exactly!

So apart from SNW, what’s left for those few of us that actually like the serious stuff?

Should we actually see what's coming before judging?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

And why would we do that?

I mean, does this sound like a straight up drama to you?

 

[Tuskin38]

^ I’m not content with just one ing show.

We don't always get what we want.

 

[fireproof78]

And why would we do that?

I mean, does this sound like a straight up drama to you?

Star Trek has never been straight up drama to me.

 

[ELCHawk]

Will give it a chance. A little disappointed. Hoping for Legacy.

 

[Nerys Myk]

^ I’m not content with just one ing show.

I like variety. We have a ship show. An Academy show. An animated comedy. An animated kids show.

 

[The Librarian]

They’ll do this, but NOT Legacy?

Fucking hell. Are the days of ST actually taking itself seriously, coming to a middle?

I'd rather have this than Terry Matalas hijacking another new series for his personal nostalgia fest.

 

[edschen]

I like variety. We have a ship show. An Academy show. An animated comedy. An animated kids show.

The animated comedy will be done. The animated kids show (which is much more than that) is 80-90% likely done. That leaves: A live-action ship show (which by streaming standards will be past middle-age). A live-action academy show. A live-action comedy show. Section 31 (whatever that might be). Even with associated lower ratings, animation is cheaper, and they should be doing more of that, not less.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

Oh damn, they actually did it! They came up with a premise that interests me less than Starfleet Academy and Section 31!

Might be good, I'll probably end up checking it out anyway, but right now I'm having fun telling my friends about it and watching their hearts sink.

 

[Tuskin38]

Section 31 (whatever that might be)

It's just a movie, not a series.

 

[Tosk]

Keep reaching for the elusive "new audience" y'all.