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Credit: Startrek.com
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
CBS All Access has ordered a series for Star Trek: Strange New
Worlds (ST: SNW). The series will star Anson Mount as Captain
Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as
Science Officer Spock. ST: SNW will bet set aboard the U.S.S.
Enterprise one decade before James T. Kirk's turn as Captain of
the legendary starship.
The characters themselves are not new to the Star Trek universe.
They were first introduced in the unaired pilot of the original
series, "The Cage." Captain Pike was first portrayed by Jeffrey
Hunter. His second in command was played by Majel Barrett. Leonard
Nimoy portrayed Spock. Spock was the only main character to
survive the rejected first pilot.
Neither footage nor story of "The Cage" went to waste. Most of it
was used in the Season One two-part episode "The Menagerie"
(1966). "The Cage" did not air on television in its entirety until
1988 as part of a reintroduction to the franchise after Star Trek:
The Next Generation began.
The characters were reintroduced in Season 2 of Star Trek:
Discovery. The three also featured in season 2 of Star Trek:
Short Treks, a series of shorts that fills character backstories and connects points between episodes.
Anson, Romijn, and Peck were praised by fans and critics for their
work in revitalizing these characters. Fans especially were
enamored. They wanted what some considered a long-overdue Captain
Pike spin-off.
Executive vice president and CBS All Access programming head,
Julie McNamara said, "This new series will be a perfect complement
to the franchise, bringing a whole new perspective and series of
adventures to Star Trek."
This series will be produced by CBS Television Studios, Secret
Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman, Alex
Kurtzman, and Jenny Lumet have created the story for the series
premiere. All three will serve as executive producers on the show.
Joining them in the executive producer role will be Henry Alonso
Myers, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth.
Co-executive producers will be Aaron Baiers, Akela Cooper, and
Davy Perez.
Kurtzman and CBS acknowledged their fan's love for Pike, Number
One, and Spock with this show's announcement. "These iconic
characters have a deep history in Star Trek canon, yet so much
of their stories have yet to be told. With Akiva and Henry at the
helm, the Enterprise, its crew, and its fans are in for an
extraordinary journey to new frontiers in the Star Trek universe," says Kurtzman.
ST: SNW is part of the continued expansion of the Star Trek television universe as envisioned by Alex Kurtzman starting in
2018 as part of a five-year deal with CBS TV Studios. In 2019, CBS
doubled down on the franchise with the formation of its "Star
Trek" Global Franchise Group. The Global Franchise group focuses
mainly on newer media and digital spaces.
This series will join other franchise hits, Star Trek: Picard
(ST: PIC), Star Trek: Discovery (ST: DSC), and the soon to be
released Star Trek: Lower Decks (ST: LOW). ST: LOW is an animated
series developed by Emmy Award winner Mike McMahan of Rick and
Morty fame. In development is a series with Michelle Yeoh based on
Section 31 (working title Wind Cleaver). There is also a
CG-animated series aimed at younger audiences for Nickelodeon. The
expansion continues.
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KYSTRA: Know Your Star Trek Retronyms & Acronyms
New to the Star Trek Universe? Confused by all of the abbreviations and
retronyms? Below is a master list of what you need to know. This list
includes movies as well.
| Type | Title | Dates | Abbreviation |
| Original, unaired pilot | The Cage | 1964 | ST: TC |
| TV Series | Star Trek, retronym: Star Trek: The Original Series | 1966 - 1969 | ST: TOS |
| Animated TV Series | Star Trek: The Animated Series | 1973 - 1974 | ST: TAS |
| Film | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 | ST: TMP |
| Film | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | 1982 | ST: WOK |
| Film | Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | 1984 | ST: SFS |
| Film | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | 1986 | ST: TVH |
| TV Series | Star Trek: The Next Generation | 1987 - 1994 | ST: TNG |
| Film | Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | 1989 | ST: TFF |
| Film | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | 1991 | ST: TUC |
| TV Series | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1993 - 1999 | ST: DS9 |
| Film | Star Trek: Generations | 1994 | ST: GEN |
| TV Series | Star Trek: Voyager | 1995 - 2001 | ST: VOY |
| Film | Star Trek: First Contact | 1996 | ST: FCT |
| Film | Star Trek: Insurrection | 1998 | ST: INS |
| TV Series | Star Trek: Enterprise | 2001 - 2005 | ST: ENT |
| Film | Star Trek: Nemesis | 2002 | ST: NEM |
| Film | Star Trek (2009) | 2009 | ST09 |
| Film | Star Trek Into Darkness | 2013 | STID |
| Film | Star Trek Beyond | 2016 | STB |
| Streaming Series | Star Trek: Discovery | 2017 - | ST: DSC |
| Streaming Series | Star Trek: Picard | 2020 - | ST: PIC |
| Streaming Series | Star Trek: Short Treks | 2018 - | ST: ST |
| Animated Streaming Series | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 2020 | ST: LOW |
| Streaming Series | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | TBD | ST: SNW* *unofficial |
Source: Variety.com, Startrek.com
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