Bryan Fuller ‘Star Trek’ Returning ‘Wrath of Khan’ Writer-Director
We still don’t have the clearest picture of what Bryan Fuller’s CBS All-Access Star Trek could look like in 2017, but out of the Mutara Nebula comes a familiar face. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan writer/director Nicholas Meyer will return to the franchise for its newest TV iteration, both as writer and producer.
Fuller himself shared the news over Twitter, saying “Nicholas Meyer chased Kirk and Khan ‘round the Mutara Nebula and ‘round Genesis’ flames, he saved the whales with the Enterprise and its crew, and waged war and peace between Klingons and the Federation. We are thrilled announce that one of Star Trek’s greatest storytellers will be boldly returning as Nicholas Meyer beams aboard the new Trek writing staff.”
Apart from the revered Wrath of Khan, Meyer also wrote 1986's Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and took on both writing and directing 1991's less-remembered closer Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. So, you know. Fair trade.
Hannibal and American Gods showrunner Fuller will headline the new streaming iteration of Star Trek as co-creator and executive producer, while the series looks to chart its own course with new characters and adventures independent of the core franchise. So reads the initial synopsis for the series, which debuts on CBS in January 2017 before moving to All-Access:
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.
Fellow producer Alex Kurtzman wrote both the 2009 Star Trek reboot and its 2013 sequel with frequent partner Roberto Orci, though Orci has no involvement in the new TV series. Surprisingly, the new series will not have any ties to the upcoming Star Trek Beyond.
CBS is certainly pulling due diligence with a creative team fans will embrace, but can a new TV Star Trek live up to the old?
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