Blitzepidemic Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 A New ‘Star Trek’ Series Will Launch In 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. StarTrek.com Article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken666 Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Will be interesting to see what they try to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neodeathgod Posted November 5, 2015 Report Share Posted November 5, 2015 Will be interested to find out what timeline it will be set in. So one more american series to watch. Too many shows already to have to keep up with as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzepidemic Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 (edited) Star Trek Posted June 23 2016 — 3:52 PM EDT The upcoming Star Trek TV series will be unlike any previous small-screen incarnation of the franchise in at least one key respect, showrunner Bryan Fuller points out: It won’t be bound by broadcast content standards. In a red carpet interview with Collider, Fuller said that the eagerly awaited new show, which will debut on CBS in January but then switch to the streaming service CBS All Access, will have a rather different prime directive than the previous 762 hours of TV-sized Trek, which either ran entirely on broadcast networks or in syndication. “Because we’re CBS All Access, we’re not subject to network broadcast standards and practices,” says Fuller, who famously pushed the boundaries of broadcast TV content on his last series, NBC’s Hannibal. “It will likely affect us more in terms of what we can do graphically. But Star Trek’s not necessarily a universe where I want to hear a lot of profanity, either.” Maybe not a lot, but even a little profanity would be quite different than the generally chaste small-screen Trek universe that’s familiar to fans of The Next Generation, Voyager or Deep Space Nine. Fuller also confirmed that the first season, which debuts next January, will consist of 13 episodes. Casting is underway, and Fuller says he’s considering actors for his roles in “a colorblind prism and a gender-blind prism.” The writer-producer was also asked if the franchise might include gay characters for the first time. “I think the progressive audience that loves Star Trek will be happy that we’re continuing that tradition,” he says. The original Star Trek was, of course, an envelope-pushing show for its time, featuring progressive ideals and an inclusive, racially diverse cast. Trek even aired TV’s first interracial kiss (between William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols) in a 1968 episode that certain stations refused to air. Edited June 24, 2016 by Blitzepidemic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzepidemic Posted June 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 Star Trek has never had a 'gay' character, not even a hint of one. I am not going to watch this show if they have a 'gay' gender-bending main character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisk3281 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Seems like it got delayed but I'm still excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Kal Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 this show might of been a huge hit if it had been on regular television, but since it's only going to air on CBS All Access, i honestly dont think it will do well. i like Star Trek, but I'm not going to buy a channel just for one show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randumbly Posted August 13, 2017 Report Share Posted August 13, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 3:35 AM, Super Kal said: this show might of been a huge hit if it had been on regular television, but since it's only going to air on CBS All Access, i honestly dont think it will do well. i like Star Trek, but I'm not going to buy a channel just for one show I'm willing to bet this will be the general consensus though. I can wait for the BD release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophiarose Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Im watching Star trek Discovery atm and i have to say its the best trek by far ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomnook123 Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/1/2017 at 0:38 PM, Sophiarose said: Im watching Star trek Discovery atm and i have to say its the best trek by far ^^ How does it compare to the Next Generation? The trailer reminded me of Stargate Universe with a bunch of unecessary drama and that was a huge disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympustenay Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Is it a reboot of the old series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanis Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 It's a pretty good ride, thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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