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Star Trek will wrap up its third era next year (the Roddenberry era, the Berman era, the Kurtzman era - Yes, that's a gross oversimplification). What would you like the next era of Trek to be like?

For me, interconnecting the shows wouldn't be a requirement, but a bonus. I would entrust each project to acclaimed authors working across different genres and formats. There could be lower-budget (not blockbusters) but intense, more focused movies, like Master and Commander.

As for a series—or rather, an exploration-focused story in the vein of The Motion Picture featuring space battles like those in The Wrath of Khan. I envision an X-Files-style structure: an overarching storyline spanning a single season or the entire series, interspersed with standalone episodes.

Naturally, the story should reflect current events and contemporary issues in some way—such as crumbling international relations, genocides allowed to happen, media manipulation, or societal problems. Cooperation would be at the heart of this series.

☝️I’m not talking about using physical models (though, like Lucasfilm, you could have fun shooting a few shots with real models). Rather, it’s about envisioning similar constraints to move away from the somewhat cluttered feel of the modern Trek era. Too much freedom stifles creativity.