Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s son Rod has come on board CBS’ new Star Trek television series as an executive producer. The network also announced Roddenberry Entertainment COO Trevor Roth will serve as an executive producer, joining Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin, and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal). Fuller is the series’ showrunner. The new Star Trek series will arrive in 2017, previewing on the CBS network and then airing all first-run episodes exclusively on the network’s digital subscription service, CBS All Access.
“Gene Roddenberry, the Great Bird of the Galaxy, left a finely feathered nest for all who love Star Trek to enjoy,” said Bryan Fuller. “And it is only fitting that Rod Roddenberry and Roddenberry Entertainment join our new Trek adventure to ensure that his father’s legacy of hope for the future and infinite diversity in infinite combinations runs through our tales as Gene Roddenberry intended.”
“Moral dilemmas, human issues, complex characters and a genuine sense of optimism: These are the cornerstones of Star Trek and are what have made it such an influential and beloved franchise for the last 50 years,” stated Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry, President of Roddenberry Entertainment. “While I will always be humbled by its legacy and the legions of fans who are its guardians, it’s a genuine honor to be joining a team of imaginative and incredibly capable individuals whose endeavor it is to uphold the tenets of Star Trek’s legacy while bringing it to audiences in a new era and on a contemporary platform.”
The original Star Trek series premiered in 1967. Since its debut 50 years ago, the Star Trek universe has expanded to include feature films and five television series.
