Nicholas Meyer
has joined the new CBS Star Trek series as a writer and producer. Meyer is the acclaimed writer/director of
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) and
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), as well as a writer/producer on
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) and
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). Meyer's successful handling of the franchise after the disappointing critical and commercial reception of
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) is credited with saving
Star Trek and paving the way for
The Next Generation and all the later series and films.
Nicholas Meyer (right) directing William Shatner on the set of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Meyer joins already-announced producer/showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Bryan Fuller. The new
Star Trek series is intended to go into production later this year to debut on CBS in January 2017. The show's setting, time period, premise and cast has yet to be announced.
Fingers crossed for original continuity... really want to know what happens after DS9/Voyager. The Alpha Quadrant was quite a mess after the Dominion war.
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