Two more Star Trek shows in development, possibly with female leads

The final frontier has never been so crowded. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds just finished its first season. Star Trek: Discovery is heading into its fourth while Lower Decks and Picard are gearing up for their third. Star Trek: Prodigy is for younger viewers, and the Star Trek homage The Orville is going strong off in its own corner of the sky. Whether you think it’s an embarrassment of riches or just an embarrassment, there is a lot of Star Trek out there right now.

And there’s more to come. During the Star Trek panel at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, producer Alex Kurtzman revealed that they’re working on “the next [pauses for dramatic effect] two Star Trek shows that we are currently developing.” Later, a fan asked if there were any spinoffs planned where a woman played a Starship captain, mentioning Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher) as possibilities. And Kurtzman dropped yet more hints:

"First of all, I’d say anything’s possible. And I’ll say–without revealing too much–you can certainly expect to see more Star Trek shows with female leads."

McFadden, who was on hand for the exchange, chimed in. “Sweet. I do know how to drive a ship, remember that.”

We’ve actually heard before about a couple more Star Trek in development, including one about the Section 31 intelligence organization starring Michelle Yeoh’s Discovery character and another Starfleet Academy. It’s unclear if these are the two Kurtzman is referring to or if he’s talking about something else.

William Shatner: Gene Roddenberry would be “turning in his grave” over some of the modern Star Trek shows

Star Trek came up elsewhere at SDCC, although not on a Star Trek panel. William Shatner appeared on the Masters of the Universe 40th Anniversary panel to announce his involvement in the Masters of the Universe animated show from Kevin Smith. He was asked if he thought any of the modern Trek shows have rivaled Star Trek: The Original Series, which was created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. “None of them,” he replied simply, per MovieWeb.

"I got to know Gene Roddenberry in three years fairly well. He’d be turning in his grave at some of this stuff."

He didn’t elaborate, which might be for the best.

In any case, the next Star Trek show coming down the pike is the animated series Lower Decks, which premieres its third season on August 25.

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