Star Trek: 10 Controversies Behind Discovery’s Troubled Early Seasons

Just a few months after the first announcement of Star Trek: Discovery, the show received a boost in its behind-the-scenes bonafides with the hiring of Nicholas Meyer.

In February of 2016, CBS revealed that Meyer – who wrote and directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country AND co-wrote Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home – would act as a consulting producer on the fledgling Discovery. Meyer's collaboration with fellow Trek veteran Bryan Fuller opened up intriguing possibilities, which Meyer spoke about:

I think that Bryan, who is a very clever fellow, has ideas – some of which I’ve heard – that are innovative and different. Different is what got me interested.

Following Bryan Fuller's departure from the series in the fall of 2016, Meyer remained on staff and "not privy to what went on" between CBS and Fuller. However, plans for Meyer to write scripts for the series were scrapped and Meyer was subsequently not invited to return for season two; Meyer later describing his contribution to Discovery as "hard to determine".

Despite remaining fairly quiet about his involvement in the Star Trek revival over the years, Meyer has recently been more open about his time with CBS, revealing some details about his scrapped Wrath of Khan prequel miniseries, Ceti Alpha V.

Neverless, the writer/director has remained tight-lipped about his time on Discovery. In a recent interview with TrekMovie, Meyer was diplomatic:

I was on it for a year. It was a very shaky year for the show. There was a lot of comings and goings. And I think it would be probably indiscreet to say a lot more than that. I served out my time.