Alex Kurtzman

Star Trek: Picard’s final season felt as much like a hello as it did a farewell, as Picard and his friends handed the torch to a new generation of Starfleet heroes. It’s felt much the same off screen too, as showrunner Terry Matalas and his cast have told anyone who will listen to them that they really really really want a spinoff to happen—and now the series is over, it feels like those calls have gotten even louder.Weirdest Thing Star Trek Star LeVar Burton Has SignedWe’ve been hearing plenty off and on about Matalas’…

The end of Star Trek: Picard is nearly here, and Paramount+ is giving the series a big send-off. Oversized, even: the remaining two episodes of the show’s third and final season (this week’s “Vox” and the series finale) will be shared in a special Imax live presentation. Even better, fans will get to see the finale early.Playing Raffi Throughout Star Trek: PicardVariety broke the news, reporting that 10 Imax theaters will screen the two episodes on April 19—that’s ahead of the finale’s Paramount+ debut on April 20, so if…

Yes, I know this is from the Kelvin timeline.Image: ParamountFor years, Paramount has been trying to figure out a show centered around Star Trek’s Starfleet Academy—you know, the place where Starfleet educates its captains, science officers, engineers, etc. before sending them out on five-year missions to explore strange new worlds and whatnot. Well, now they’ve found the answer, because the studio has just ordered a full season of a Starfleet Academy TV series.Playing Raffi Throughout Star Trek: PicardCo-showrunners and…

Image: ParamountParamount has confirmed that Star Trek: Discovery—the first series in the franchise since Star Trek: Enterprise ended in 2005, and the herald of Star Trek’s revitalization as a streaming show universe—will come to an end after its fifth and final season.“There is much adventure yet to come in season five–but today we share the bittersweet news that after 65 incredible episodes with Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery, the upcoming season premiering in early 2024 will be our last,” a letter…

Cheers to season three!Photo: Trae Paatton/Paramount+Star Trek: Picard was represented at the Paramount+ event for the Television Critics’ Association today, but not much news was shared about the series—unsurprisingly, since it kicks off its third and final season next month. Or does it? Despite what it clearly says on the new poster seen below, Jean-Luc Picard himself had some vaguely teasing remarks on the subject.Photo: Joe Pugliese/Paramount+As Deadline reports, Patrick Stewart doesn’t sound totally ready to say…

Image: Warner Bros.Florence Pugh is currently slated to star in Alexander Skarsgård’s directorial debut, a wilderness survival horror/thriller titled The Pack. MCM Comic Con gave fans a look at the new costumes for the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary special. Plus, Kate Mulgrew discusses a potential Janeway-centric Star Trek TV series. Lead the way to spoilers!The Forest HillsAccording to Deadline, Shelley Duvall will make her long-awaited return to acting with The Forest Hills, the upcoming werewolf film from writer-director…

Image: Paramount PicturesStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan came out in 1982. Now, 40 years later, its writer-director, Nicholas Meyer, returns to Star Trek to tell the story of Khan and his followers on Ceti Alpha—before the events of the film—in Star Trek’s first scripted podcast. Meyer announced the podcast alongside Paramount+’s Star Trek Day. Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Trevor Roth, and Rod Roddenberry will serve as executive producers.According to a press release, the story will “examine what happened in the years…

Officers to the bridge!Gif: ParamountWe knew they were coming back, but at last, they’re here! Just revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in today’s Star Trek Universe panel, Paramount+ dropped a brand new series of posters for the third and final season of Picard, giving us our first proper look at the return of the legendary crew of The Next Generation.At Comic-Con today, Paramount revealed the first teaser for Picard season 3, unfortunately not revealing footage from the final season of the show, but a specially-shot promo…

There’s quite frankly a LOT of boldly going going on.Gif: ParamountTrying to keep track of what Star Trek is coming right now feels like trying to stop a tribble from procreating. Before even more new series get announced, here’s our guide of when to expect all the new Star Trek shows, the returns of familiar favorites, and what else is in the works right now. Engage!Star Trek Shows Currently Airing and Coming SoonStar Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1A prequel-sequel series—a prequel to the original Star Trek, a sequel…