Bryan Fuller At The Helm Of New Star Trek Show!

Hannibal showrunner to boldly go...

By Dan Woburn / February 10, 2016

In a year that just so happens to be the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of Star Trek, finally comes word about the new TV series, set to hit the air on CBS in 2017. Hannibal's Bryan Fuller is set to run the show, entirely fitting considering that a) he's a huge fan of Star Trek and b) actually cut his teeth on Deep Space Nine and Voyager at the beginning of his career. Fuller has been a cult TV hero for some time now, after creating under-appreciated shows like Dead Like Me and Pushing Daisies and doing a well-regarded stint on Heroes a few years back. Hannibal specifically lit up the critic circuit, if unfortunately not finding similar success in the ratings. If anything, the man has always shown extreme passion for the shows that he commits himself to, and considering that he's such a big fan of Trek, he's a fine choice to take the Captain's chair. Fuller had the following to say about the news;

My very first experience of Star Trek is my oldest brother turning off all the lights in the house and flying his model of a D7 Class Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls. Before seeing a frame of the television series, the Star Trek universe lit my imagination on fire. It is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand new iteration of Star Trek with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where no Star Trek series has gone before.

There have been both rumblings and expectations of a new Star Trek series for some time now - ever since JJ Abrams' big-screen reboot broke the bank back in 2009. With the franchise puncturing the zeitgeist in such a big way again, it was only a matter of time before a new series was announced. No title has been given as yet for the new series - they're probably still ironing those kind of creative details out - but it could very well simply be 'Star Trek'.