Star Trek: Every In Development Movie & TV Show, Ranked

Also definitely going ahead is a spin-off from Star Trek Discovery centering on Michelle Yeoh's character, Philippa Georgiou. Georgiou is the Mirror Universe counterpart of Discovery lead Michael Burnham's beloved former Captain, and was the head of the evil Terran Empire in that reality. Georgiou has of late been working as an operative for the shady 'Section 31' division of Starfleet in the Prime universe.

With elaborate sets and plenty of characters from Section 31 appearing in Discovery's second season it's clearly being used as something of a backdoor pilot for the new show - with Georgiou already working against her new commanders as well the Discovery crew. With such a resourceful, unscrupulous main character it's definitely possible that the series could provide another fresh new spin on Star Trek.

However, there are some sticking points. Section 31 was established in Deep Space Nine as an organization so secret even the top commanders of Star Fleet didn't know about it. In Discovery (set 100 years earlier) they appear to be more of a slightly cagey intelligence division, still known to the rank and file. Of course the new series could explain this, perhaps showing how they went underground completely... perhaps Georgiou will be the catalyst for that.

Will fans be able to root for her as the show's main protagonist though? She's a confirmed mass-murderer, completely untrustworthy and shamelessly unethical. On the other hand she is played quite brilliantly by Michelle Yeoh who nailed both the 'good' and 'bad' versions of the character in Discovery so... it might just work!