Akiva Goldsman Says Appetite For ‘Star Trek: Legacy’ Spinoff From ‘Picard’ Is “Undeniable”
Ever since the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard wrapped up in April, fans have wondered if there will be a continuation of the Star Trek story set in 25th century. Now one of the key players behind the scenes is showing support.
Goldsman is an advocate for Legacy
Akiva Goldsman co-created Star Trek: Picard and was co-showrunner on season 2. And he has high praise for season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas, offering his support for the idea of Terry’s “Star Trek: Legacy” spin-off, telling Cinemabland.
Well, I think what Terry did with Season 3 is so extraordinary, and I think that the appetite for it is, I think, undeniable. So certainly, I am a huge advocate of some version of that continuing. It was so spectacular, I think, what he did. And so, you know, right now, there’s no pitching of anything. Right now the world is uh shut down [due to writer’s strike]. But, you know, I would really hope – let me put it like this: I signed the petition [for Star Trek: Legacy] too.
The petition Goldsman is referring to is the one that is now approaching 60,000 signatures. This level of support is almost twice that for the post-Discovery season 2 petition calling for a show set on the USS Enterprise with Captain Pike which preceded the greenlight for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
The Academy Award-winning Goldsman was brought in as an executive producer and director for the first season of Discovery after a showrunner shakeup, and he was later instrumental in convincing Alex Kurtzman to move forward on Strange New Worlds, becoming a co-creator, along with Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. Kurtzman has already said he has heard fans “loud and clear” regarding Star Trek: Legacy. Goldsman’s advocacy—along with the Nielsen chart rankings and critical buzz (Rolling Stone just named Picard one of best shows of the year)—should keep the idea alive within Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout production company and Paramount.
As noted by Goldsman, no development can take place during the ongoing writer’s strike and Paramount is currently more focused on cutting costs to placate Wall Street. When things settle down, Star Trek: Legacy should be on the top of the list for discussions about further expanding the Star Trek Universe for Paramount+.
UPDATE: Picard team promote Legacy
A number of members of the cast and crew of Star Trek: Picard have been amplifying social media messages around the original Cinema Blend article about Goldsman’s comment as well as follow-up coverage. Jeri Ryan and Todd Stashwick along with showrunner Terry Matalas and others retweeted TrekMovie’s article, as did TNG actor and director Jonathan Frakes, adding “I’m in.”
I’m in🎬🙏🏽🖖🏾 https://t.co/Bu4DFNn712
— Jonathan Frakes (@jonathansfrakes) June 14, 2023
