StarTrek:Picard
Starring Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc
Picard, Star Trek: Picard also features
Santiago Cabrera (Salvation, Th e
Musketeers), Michelle Hurd (Blindspot,
Lethal Weapon), Evan Evagora (the
forthcoming Fantasy Island fi lm),
Alison Pill (Th e Newsroom, Vice),
Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful,
Mr. Mercedes), and Isa Briones (Takers,
American Crime Story). Th e show will air
on CBS All Access in the US, Space and
Z in Canada, and Amazon Prime Video
in the UK and the rest of the world.
Now confi rmed as showrunner,
Executive Producer Michael Chabon
said recently, “Star Trek has been an
important part of my way of thinking
about the world, the future, human
nature, storytelling and myself since I
was 10 years old.” Chabon, who is best
known for his novels Wonder Boys and
Th e Amazing Adventures of Kavalier
& Clay, and who wrote the Short
Treks “Calypso” and the forthcoming
“Q&A,” added, “I come to work every
day in a state of joy and awe at having
been entrusted with the character and
the world of Jean-Luc Picard, with this
vibrant strand of the rich, intricate and
complex tapestry that is ‘Tr e k.’”
“Daring, lyrical, humane,
whimsical, celebrated: words that
describe both Jean-Luc Picard and the
literary genius of Michael Chabon,”
added Star Trek’s Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman. “Despite a laundry list
of accomplishments most writers only
dream of, Michael shines with the heart
and soul of a Trekkie who’s fi nally found
his dream job. We’re so fortunate to have
him at the helm as we explore this next
chapter in the great captain’s life.”
At time of writing, all of the
Star Trek: Picard main cast, along
with Kurtzman, Chabon, and fellow
Executive Producers Akiva Goldsman
and Heather Kadin, were scheduled to
appear in a special panel in Hall H at San
Diego-Comic Con on Saturday July 20.
Th e opening pair of installments
of the 10-episode fi rst season
have been directed by Hanelle M.
Culpepper – director of Discovery’s
“Vaulting Ambition” and “Th e Red
Angel” – with Episodes 3 and 4
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Frakes, and Episodes 5 and 6 directed
by Maja Vrvilo, who directed
Discovery’s “Perpetual Infi nity.”Star Trek: Discovery
With the U.S.S. Discovery and crew
warping 930 years into the future – as
in, their future, placing them at the tail
end of the 32nd Century – at the end
of Season 2 fi nale “Such Sweet Sorrow,”
the possibilities for Season 3 of the
show are potentially limitless. However,
the Short Trek “Calypso,” written by
Michael Chabon and set in the 33rd
Century, might hold some clues as
to what’s in store in this previously
unexplored era of the Tr e k timeline...
What we do know for sure about
Season 3 is that Exes & Ohs creator
Michelle Paradise has assumed the role
of co-showrunner with Alex Kurtzman,
and that the writing has been proceeding
apace, with production beginning
over the summer. Paradise, Kurtzman,
Heather Kadin, and stars Sonequa
Martin-Green (Burnham) and Tig
Notaro (Reno) were set to reveal more
at San Diego Comic-Con, with Notaro
moderating the Hall H panel.Star Trek: Short Treks
Following on from the four Short
Treks already released – “Runaway,”
“Calypso,” “Th e Brightest Star,” and
“Th e Escape Artist” – a further six
are in the works. According to Alex
Kurtzman, two of those are animated- one directed by Kelvinverse composer
Michael Giacchino, the other by
Discovery director Olatunde Osunsanmi - while the remainder are live-action.
Expect them to debut in the run-up
to Discovery Season 3.
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Masterminded by Rick and Morty writer
Mike McMahan – who also penned the
Short Trek “Th e Escape Artist” – this
half-hour animated show about – as
McMahan put it – “the people who put
the yellow cartridge in the food replicator
so a banana can come out the other end”
was set to unveil its fi rst footage at San
Diego Comic-Con in July. Prior to that
in May, McMahan teased his followerson Twitter by tweeting an image of the
room in which the Episode 1 table read
was to take place.Nickelodeon Animation
A second animated show, to be aired
on Nickelodeon, is being developed
by Th e Lego Movie and Trollhunters
writers Kevin and Dan Hageman.
Th e CG-animated series will follow a
group of lawless teens who discover a
derelict Starfl eet ship and use it to search
for adventure, meaning, and salvation.
Alex Kurtzman recently revealed that
he had seen storyboards and that it
looks “wow.”Section 31
Also in development is a series
focusing on Michelle Yeoh’s Discovery
character Philippa Georgiou – or
rather, the Mirror Universe version of
her – and Starfl eet’s black ops division
Section 31. According to Kurtzman,
Discovery writers Erika Lippoldt and
Bo Yeon Kim are currently breaking
story on the show, the aim being to
start fi lming once Discovery Season 3
has wrapped.FUTUREFUTURE TREKTREK
Picard, Discovery, Short Treks, Lower Decks, and more...
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