“I can’t believe I get to play the captain of the Enterprise.” Anson Mount is sitting across from me on one of the Toronto soundstages for the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” which is set in the years when his character, Capt. Christopher Pike, led the legendary Federation starship with a young Spock and Uhura. We’re speaking on the sleek Enterprise bridge, and Mount is recounting the out-of-body experience he had the first time he sat in the...
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Kurtzman and his producing partner Jenny Lumet remain central figures spearheading the “Star Trek” TV universe at Paramount+ and CBS Studios, with multiple new projects being announced in the past year. First, the long-awaited “Section 31” spinoff starring Michelle Yeoh is moving forward as a TV movie event with Kurtzman executive producing. Then there is the “Starfleet Academy” series, on which Kurtzman will serve as co-showrunner. In terms of existing shows, “Star Trek: Picard” closed out with its highly-regarded third season this year, while “Star Trek: Discovery” will conclude with its fifth season beginning in 2024. “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” debuted its second season to great acclaim, with a third already on the way, while the animated comedy “Star Trek: Lower Decks” recently launched its fourth season.
