Television The Star Trek Thread V6.0

[sverre054]

Good news on the Star Trek front. The new heads of Paramount TV and film just had an interview where they discussed various things, including trek. They have said Star Trek is far too valuable of a property for how it is currently being serviced. They will be bringing production of Star Trek on TV and film back under Paramount as the primary producer. Previously, the TV side was farmed out to Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout, which was in charge of all things Star Trek. Secret Hideouts deal ends at the end of 2025. This is also likely why Strange New Worlds was given a very early season 4 and 5 renewal, and star fleet academy, so they get paid for those. The film division has always been separate from TV for Star Trek, so bringing it together will likely add synergy between the TV shows and films. It will be a closer strategy to how DC, Marvel, and Star Wars have done in recent years. They also stated they will not be going forward with Secret Hideouts new idea of focusing on made for TV movies, like the terrible Section 31 movie.


For the love of god, I hope they pick someone good to run Star Trek. My top choice would be Terry Metalas, Ron Moore, or even Seth McFarlane. I would also support, but would be long shots, Ira Steven Behr(DS9), Henry Alonso Myers(SNW), Brannon Braga(VOY), I could see any of them being a Showrunner for a new series.

 

[Gene Tunney]

Good news on the Star Trek front. The new heads of Paramount TV and film just had an interview where they discussed various things, including trek. They have said Star Trek is far too valuable of a property for how it is currently being serviced. They will be bringing production of Star Trek on TV and film back under Paramount as the primary producer. Previously, the TV side was farmed out to Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout, which was in charge of all things Star Trek. Secret Hideouts deal ends at the end of 2025. This is also likely why Strange New Worlds was given a very early season 4 and 5 renewal, and star fleet academy, so they get paid for those. The film division has always been separate from TV for Star Trek, so bringing it together will likely add synergy between the TV shows and films. It will be a closer strategy to how DC, Marvel, and Star Wars have done in recent years. They also stated they will not be going forward with Secret Hideouts new idea of focusing on made for TV movies, like the terrible Section 31 movie.


For the love of god, I hope they pick someone good to run Star Trek. My top choice would be Terry Metalas, Ron Moore, or even Seth McFarlane. I would also support, but would be long shots, Ira Steven Behr(DS9), Henry Alonso Myers(SNW), Brannon Braga(VOY), I could see any of them being a Showrunner for a new series.

To the new land.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I need to watch New Worlds or whatever it’s called. I hear it’s good.

I am tired of prequels though. Let’s see a show about what happens after Voyager and DS9.

 

[sverre054]

I need to watch New Worlds or whatever it’s called. I hear it’s good.

I am tired of prequels though. Let’s see a show about what happens after Voyager and DS9.

Strange new worlds. It's been pretty good. It's more episodic than most current series, so kinda old school Trek style of weekly adventures. The cast is fantastic, and it llooks stunning. Season 3 is currently airing, but it has been given a season 4 and 5 renewal.

I agree I want a series in the post Nemesis era. Even after Picard season 3 would be fine.

 

[MacGregor]

 

[Peteyandjia]

For the love of god, I hope they pick someone good to run Star Trek. My top choice would be Terry Metalas, Ron Moore, or even Seth McFarlane. I would also support, but would be long shots, Ira Steven Behr(DS9), Henry Alonso Myers(SNW), Brannon Braga(VOY), I could see any of them being a Showrunner for a new series.

Paramount should put Rich Evans in charge of Star Trek

 

[SmilinDesperado]

I like this cast and have enjoyed the previous seasons, but the 4 episodes I've watched so far have been generally to goofy and disjointed for my tastes.

 

[sverre054]

I like this cast and have enjoyed the previous seasons, but the 4 episodes I've watched so far have been generally to goofy and disjointed for my tastes.

Yeah kinda a mixed bag, but I thought episode 5 is the best of the season so far.

 

[Streeter]

I need to watch New Worlds or whatever it’s called. I hear it’s good.

I am tired of prequels though. Let’s see a show about what happens after Voyager and DS9.

This is what star trek needs Whats Next not continue to re hash and even re create what's been.

That said. SNW is better than anything Star Trek has done in a long time.

 

[MacGregor]

 

[sverre054]

This should be great news for Star Trek. This guy is a huge Trek fan, and one of the main producers and showrunners he works with is Ronald D Moore.

Chris ParnellCourtesy
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+‘s Head of Originals Jane Wiseman has made her first move with a high-profile hire. She is bringing in Chris Parnell, most recently an Apple TV+ creative executive and previously co-president of Sony Pictures TV Studios, to her team at the streamer overseen by Cindy Holland, Paramount’s Chair of Direct-to-Consumer.

Parnell has been appointed as EVP for Paramount+ Originals, reporting to Wiseman, Deadline has learned. He will be responsible for the development and production of the platform’s slate of original content.

https://deadline.com/2025/08/skydance-paramount-senior-leadership-team-1236479677/

Skydance-Paramount Unveils Senior Leadership Team Across TV, Film & Streaming​

Ever since former Netflix Head of Comedy Wiseman was named Head of Originals for Paramount+ two weeks ago upon the close of Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global, there had been chatter she may recruit a seasoned executive with drama background.


Parnell fits that bill. He has extensive experience in drama — both at Sony TV, where he rose through the drama ranks to co-head of the department, and at Apple. He also has overseen comedy and will shepherd projects across both genres for Paramount+.

Under former Netflix head of English-language originals Holland, Paramount+ will have its own programming team developing and greenlighting series, a function that most recently lay with the streamer’s internal suppliers. Holland also is opening the platform to outside studios.

A well-liked executive, Parnell is known for his passion for everything comic book/genre/geek stuff-related, which he would apply to signature Paramount IP including Paramount+’s Star Trek franchise, which the streamer’s new leadership is looking to further expand.

Parnell is joining Paramount+ from another streamer, Apple TV+, where he served as a senior creative executive of U.S. Television under Matt Cherniss for the past five years.

There, he was involved in developing such scripted series as Dark Matter, Neuromancer, The Last Frontier, Bad Monkey and Vince Gilligan’s upcoming Pluribus, reuniting with the Breaking Bad creator with whom he had worked at Sony TV.


Parnell also led the development of Apple TV+’s original content for the Apple Vision Pro launch, including the platform’s first full immersive series Adventure and first full-length spatial film Bono: Stories of Surrender (immersive).

Before joining Apple TV+ in 2020, Parnell spent 16 years at Sony TV, including stints as co-head of U.S. drama development and programming and ultimately co-president of SPT Studios, guiding all creative aspects of the studio’s domestic television business alongside fellow former co-president Jason Clodfelter.

Over the years, Parnell helped develop such broadcast, cable, and streaming Sony TV series as For All Mankind, Outlander, The Boys, The Blacklist, Better Call Saul, Timeless, Preacher, Wheel of Time, Electric Dreams and Zombieland, which later became a feature for Columbia Pictures.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I just tried to watch Strange New Worlds.
It’s like the show is written by children, for children.

 

[Madmick]

I like this cast and have enjoyed the previous seasons, but the 4 episodes I've watched so far have been generally to goofy and disjointed for my tastes.

This season has been straight ass.

Ep4 was a decent holodeck episode, and Ep5 was tremendous. Every other episode has been a shitshow. Ep7 is one of the worst episode of ST I've ever seen.

 

[MacGregor]

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

For me the Star Trek brand has been irredeemably damaged over the last 16 years. I haven’t like a thing that’s come out post-Enterprise.

 

[SmilinDesperado]

This season has been straight ass.

Ep4 was a decent holodeck episode, and Ep5 was tremendous. Every other episode has been a shitshow. Ep7 is one of the worst episode of ST I've ever seen.

Yeah, 4 was okay, but that was my limit. I've tapped out on this series.

 

[HereticBD]

For me the Star Trek brand has been irredeemably damaged over the last 16 years. I haven’t like a thing that’s come out post-Enterprise.

It's amazing at how they had such a simple format that worked for decades, and threw it all away for higher budgets, dumber plots, and lower returns. There was a time to experiment with taking it in a new "action adventure" direction, and that time was whenever they let JJ Abrams re-imagine it. Time to get back to basics.

 

[The Clinch]

 

[sverre054]

I've never been big in lego, but I may have to buy these.

 

[sverre054]

Happy Star trek day. The new Khan audio mini series was released today, on all the big podcast providers. It's fully voice acted and produced, and written by Nicholas Meyer and GOAT trek author David Mack.

Other than that, no huge trek news, which isn't surprising, with the change in ownership in Star trek. They did promise huge things for next year, the 60th anniversary.