Author and showrunner Terry Matalas sneakily included a backdoor pilot into the ultimate season of “Star Trek: Picard.” On the finish of the collection, after a grand risk from the Borg has been quelled, the motion fast-forwards a yr for a teary epilogue. Plainly the beforehand roguish Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) had been rushed by means of Starfleet Academy and was now prepared for his first starship task. His father (Patrick Stewart) and mom (Gates McFadden) accompanied him to his first ship, the usS. Titan-A, the ship on which the majority of “Picard” season 3 passed off. However, in a match of nostalgia, the Titan-A had been rechristened the Enterprise-G.
The Enterprise-G was commanded by Captain Seven of 9 (Jeri Ryan), who had just lately been advisable for captaincy by her deceased commanding officer. Seven’s first officer was her ex-girlfriend Raffi (Michelle Hurd), and her crew included quite a few “Picard” supporting gamers, together with Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut), the daughter of Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton). Jack Crusher was to be her particular marketing consultant. Certainly, a post-credits cookie even depicted Q (John de Lancie) getting back from the lifeless to tease Jack Crusher. A brand new Enterprise was arrange with a brand new crew, a brand new story had begun, and every part was in place for a brand-new “Star Trek” collection.
Terry Matalas made it very clear on social media that he wished to name his potential new collection “Star Trek: Legacy,” and that it could certainly observe the adventures of the Enterprise-G. All he wanted was a greenlight from Paramount, and the contracts might be signed in earnest.
However the greenlight hasn’t come. There have been a number of teases alongside the way in which that some motion has been made on “Legacy,” however they’re all, as of this writing, inconclusive. We all know on the very least that Matalas has signed on to be the showrunner for the Marvel collection about Imaginative and prescient … which suggests his consideration is elsewhere.
There’s nonetheless no motion on Star Trek: Legacy
In February 2024, Matalas was interviewed by TrekMovie, and he confirmed there had been no phrase as to “Legacy’s” future. He knew that the concept could also be revisited sooner or later, however that on the present juncture, nobody wished to provide any cash to a model new “Star Trek” present. It is value noting that these in control of “Star Trek” bought a bit too enthusiastic from 2017 to 2023, placing six separate “Star Trek” reveals into manufacturing. Lately, nonetheless, all however a kind of six reveals has been canceled. Additionally, the proposed “Part 31” TV collection was shortened right into a single TV film.
Plainly this isn’t the time to dump a pile of money into “Legacy,” even when the followers are demanding it. The final contraction of the “Star Trek” media empire was confirmed by CBS CEO George Cheeks in an interview with Vulture from the next March. He talked about “long-range cadence” for brand new “Star Trek” initiatives, implying that the corporate is being way more considered concerning the Trek glut.
In July 2024, Matalas needed to say it once more, this time in an interview with the D-Con Chamber podcast. He did depart the door open by saying “By no means say by no means,” and admitted that he has written scenes for “Legacy,” however that is hardly proof that the producers have an interest. All it says is that he would nonetheless have an interest if “Star Trek: Legacy” was certainly greenlit. It is large of him to stay diplomatic; Matalas cannot specific annoyance or impatience with Paramount, or else “Legacy” would undoubtedly be lifeless.
In an in depth 2024 Selection article, “Part 31” star Michelle Yeoh dropped the implication that “Star Trek” government producer Alex Kurtzman has been enthusiastic about making a TV film spinoff of “Star Trek: Picard,” which some have taken to imply Kurtzman is eyeballing “Legacy” as a future venture. This isn’t the case, although, and Yeoh’s feedback possible allude to a acknowledged want by Patrick Stewart to return to the franchise.
/Movie will hold readers up to date, however “Star Trek: Legacy” is wanting decreasingly possible by the day.
