Summary
During theStar Trekpanel atSan Diego Comic-Con, a new show billed as a workplace comedy was announced. Recent years have seen a steady stream of newStar Trekshows, includingStar Trek: Discovery,Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and the animated comedy,Star Trek:Lower Decks. While bothDiscoveryandLower Decksare ending,Strange New Worldsis continuing and will soon be joined by another series,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.That won’t be the only newStar Trekshow, however, as another new series has just been announced.
At Paramount+’s SDCC panel for the Star Trek Universe, for whichScreen Rantwas in attendance,Star Trekexecutive producer Alex Kurtzman announced"the first live-action Star Trek comedy.“As reported byThe Hollywood Reporter, the newStar Trekshow is workplace comedy in the vein of shows likeThe OfficeandPark and Recreationwritten and produced byStar Trek: Lower Decksstar Tawny Newsome, Justin Simien (Dear White People), who moderatedStar Trek’s Hall H panel, and Alex Kurtzman. The comedy show is said tocenter on a group of Federation outsiders who work on a resort planet and whose daily exploits are being broadcast to the whole quadrant.
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Lower Decks' star is now a bona fide Star Trek writer
Tawny Newsome joined the Star Trek Universe as the voice ofEnsign (now Lieutenant) Beckett MarinerinStar Trek: Lower Decks, but after five seasons,Star Trek’s first animated comedy is coming to an end at Paramount+. However, Alex Kurtzman was so impressed with Newsome’s creativity, in-depthStar Trekcanon knowledge, humor, and versatility, that he tapped Tawny to become a writer on the nextStar Trekseries about to enter production,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.Kurtzman praised Newsome as a writer, calling her"a stone-cold assassin.”
Tawny Newsome loves the Star Trek universe.
Even withStar Trek: Lower DecksandStar Trek: Discoverywrapping up their runs on Paramount+,Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien’s new workplace comedy continues the Alex Kurtzman-led expansion of whatStar Trekcan be.Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis aimed at a young adult audience, andStar Trekis now journeying into live-action comedy after the success of the animatedLower Decks.For her part, Tawny Newsome loves theStar Trekuniverse, and she continues to put her stamp on it in unique ways.
