CBS to reboot Star Trek for a new TV series to appear in 2017.
If you’re a big fan of Star Trek, then I have some amazing news for you. According to the New York Times, CBS is planning on rebooting the hit franchise with a new TV series debuting in 2017.
According to the report, the new Star Trek series will center around “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,” CBS said in a news release.
The new Star Trek series will be executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, the writer and producer of the previous 2009 Star Trek movie reboot.
But, Kurtzman has had a long history working in Hollywood. He worked on hit TV shows such as Alias, Fringe, Sleepy Hollow and Xena: Warrior Princess.
Star Trek has been a part of modern day pop culture for the past 50 years. The show was first created in 1966 and ran on NBC from 1966 to 1969.
The TV series then lead to a series of spinoffs including Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.
According to the press release, CBS said the series will start in January 2017 with a special episode aired on the network. The later episodes will only be available on CBS All Access, a brand new subscription video site for the CBS network.
But, if you don’t want to cough up the bucks to watch the CBS All Access subscription service, then you can always watch the upcoming Star Trek feature film which is expected to hit theaters next summer after filming in Canada earlier this year.
David Stapf, the president of CBS Television Studios, said in a statement that 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.”
Source: The New York Times
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