A New ‘Star Trek’ Series Will Launch In January 2017!
Briefly: Wow.
This announcement is long overdue, but better late than never, right?
StarTrek.com has revealed that a brand new Star Trek series is in the works, and is set to debut on CBS in January of 2017.
Now, you won’t be able to watch the entire series on tradition cable, instead, the new Star Trek 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.”
This seems like an absolutely phenomenal way to get individuals to subscribe to your streaming service. The show is being produced “for television and multiple platforms around the world by CBS Studios International,” so hopefully those outside of the United States aren’t completely left out like we were with Yahoo!’s offerings.
According to the release, “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.”
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.
David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, says that “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. 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.”
The release also states that “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,”so it looks as though we could be getting an entirely new, fresh take on the franchise.
I was a big fan of Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, so as cool as a new take would be, I’d also love to see just what’s going on in that already existing universe! In any case, I’m pretty happy about this announcement.
You can head here for the full release. Be sure to let us know if you’re excited for this new series, and if you’ll be subscribing to CBS All Access because of it!
