Star Trek : Picard’sthird and final seasonis shaping up to bea fitting , nostalgic leave-taking to its titular heroso far — but is the journey of boldly going ever over when there are both thevast range of the final frontierand the capitalist mechanism of the mega - franchise to consider ? Not really , but hey , at least it might get us some moreStar Trek .
A recent build up of pastime in a new Trek serial set in Picard ’s early twenty-fifth C clip menstruum — ab initio dubbed by lover asStar Trek : Titan , as a chance to see Todd Stashwick ’s Captain Shaw return to the helm of his ship from Picard and go on novel risky venture — has bubble over this workweek as showrunners and cast likewise have taken to social medium and interview to tantalise around the idea . Except now it has a bit of a re - brand , thanks toPicard showrunner Terry Matalas : Star Trek : Legacy .
In case you ’re wondering,#StarTrekLegacyis what I ’d call a whirl - off show from#StarTrekPicard . A twenty-fifth Century show that explores the Last Generation and the Next … https://t.co / mwuniLmThk
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— Terry Matalas ( @TerryMatalas)March 22 , 2023
The idea , instantly seized upon by actors from the show as well , already seems somewhat fleshed out in all their mind — a new Trek show in the vein of Strange New Worlds , center on the Titan ’s crew , include Shaw , Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , Sidney and Alandra La Forge ( Ashleigh Sharpe Chesnutt and Mica Burton , respectively ) , and Jack Crusher ( Ed Speelers ) , as they carry on the work of their parent and colleagues in exploring the Galax urceolata . nether region , even Jonathan Frakes wants in , tellingEmmy Magazinehe’d even want Riker and Troi ’s daughter Kestra on dining table . “ I could be like Charlie in Charlie ’s Angels , the full admiral they check in with , ” Frakes suggested .
With both LeVar and Mica Burton start the press electrical circuit this week to promote their unveiling appearance on Picard inepisode six of the time of year , they too have weigh in positively on the idea of Legacy as a new show . On an appearance alongside fellow Picard guest sensation Whoopi Goldberg for The View , Burton fox his support behind the idea :
Today on#TheView@levarburtonand@MicaBurtontalked about the#StarTrekLegacyspinoff idea for#StarTrekPicard . LeVar enjoin it " make a whole lot of sense " … follow it > > > pic.twitter.com/iU5jAjUu03
— TrekMovie.com ( @TrekMovie)March 23 , 2023
With petitions shared on social medium supporting a spinoff by Burton himself and Jeri Ryan , even as Matalas has stressed that no piece of work is actively being done on a sequel of Picard , it seems a beneficial glob of people are trying to will it into existence . It would n’t be the first time it ’s happened in Trek ’s contemporary revival , either — after all , we gotStrange New Worldsin the first place off the back of buff and decisive approval ofAnson Mount and Ethan Peck’sappearances in Discovery as Captain Pike and a younger Spock .
But things are different now for Trek than when Strange New Worlds was revealed . Just as the enfranchisement has rapidly expand in the last six age , it ’s about to concentrate a bit : in a calendar month , Picard will be over , and other next year Discovery , the series that start this new geological era off , willconclude with a 5th and final time of year . As streaming table service tighten up their belts and begin to wind down their approaching of blanket audiences with as much content as possible , the day of Paramount ’s architectural plan for “ All Star Trek , all the time ” might no longer be so desirable . And that ’s before we get into the projects that we do know are on the backburner outside of the prolongation of shows likeStrange New Worlds , Lower Decks , andProdigy , like a contrive Starfleet Academy serial , and the long - in - limbo Michelle Yeoh project ground around Section 31 .
Even with the astonishingly vivid requirement for Star Trek : Legacy from the fandom and originative squad likewise , it ’d be just as surprising for Paramount to forthwith greenlight the project before Picard time of year three is done airing . If anything happens , it ’s not going to be for a while — but it ’s not hard to see that there ’s an consultation there , if Paramount want it .
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