Paramount+ Chief On “Star Trek” TV Future

With both “Strange New Worlds” and “Starfleet Academy” already finished filming their final seasons to air in 2027, the “Star Trek” franchise is at a major crossroads in its 60th year.

When they go offline, there’ll be no new “Star Trek” shows on the air or in development – something we haven’t really had for over a decade. There also hasn’t been a new film in the series (the “Section 31” telemovie aside) since “Star Trek: Beyond” ten years ago.

Speaking with Deadline, Paramount+ Head of Originals exec Jane Wiseman was asked about the franchise’s streaming future. She says the hiring of former Apple TV+ creative executive and co-president of Sony Pictures Television Studios Chris Parnell is key to the franchise’s small screen future.

She indicates to the outlet, “It’s one of the reasons why Chris [Parnell] is here as the resident number one fan of the Star Trek franchise…and there are so many people in this building, by the way, that are.” Wiseman says the studio is committed to the franchise:

“It is our goal, and it is our job to figure out what the next bounce of Star Trek is. We’re talking to a lot of writers, we are leaning on CBS Studios, and it is imperative that we figure out what the next iteration is in this franchise because it’s just too important. We also are in touch with Paramount Pictures, they have a Star Trek movie that’s in development.”

In April, Paramount CEO David Ellison confirmed that a new “Star Trek” movie is in development with “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley writing, directing, and producing it – one ‘further into the future’ than previously seen.

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