Strange New Worlds is set in the era when Pike captained the
Enterprise, before it became the ship famously led by Captain James T. Kirk. The behind-the-scenes team shares a lot of talent with the other current Trek shows: Akiva Goldsman (creator of
Picard and a writer and producer on
Discovery) serves as co-showrunner and wrote and directed the premiere episode of
Strange New Worlds, which has a story by Goldsman,
Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman (who oversees the Trek franchise for CBS), and
Discovery executive producer Jenny Lumet.
Goldsman’s co-showrunner is Henry Alonso Myers, who previously worked as a producer and writer on
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds boldly begins production
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Paramount Plus on Friday announced that the next bold adventure in the
Star Trek franchise is ready to roll cameras. The good word arrived thanks to a video featuring series lead Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn. and Ethan Peck, as well as newly-announced series regulars Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Jess Bush, and Melissa Navia.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes place during the years when Captain Christopher Pike (Mount) commanded the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise before Captain Kirk. The premiere episode of the new series is written by Akiva Goldsman from a story he penned with Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers act as co-showrunners, with Goldsman directing the premiere episode. Kurtzman also serves as the overseer of the
Mulan ahead of its September 4 premiere on Disney+.
The One and Only Ivan
Bryan Cranston reasons he can profiteer from Ivan the gorilla’s drawings in a new clip.
The Faceless Man
A cancer survivor’s weekend getaway invokes the ire of a featureless monster in the trailer for
The Faceless Man, premiering on-demand on August 28.
Luz: The Flower of Evil
A cult leader falls out with his acolytes after bringing a false messiah to their compound in the trailer for
Luz: The Flower of Evil, a new “fantasy-western-horror” film from Dark Sky Films.
The Baby
The Baby, a new “darkly comic horror series” from
TVLine Items: Van Helsing Premiere Date, Trek Spinoff Casting and More TVLine 12/03/2021
The end is almost here for
Van Helsing: The Syfy drama’s fifth and final season will premiere on Friday, April 16 at 10/9c.
In the show’s 13-episode swan song, “Vanessa, Violet and Jack will risk everything to finally bring an end to the Dark One once and for all,” per the official synopsis. “The Van Helsings must figure out ways to escape and evade the various obstacles in their path to prevent them from their mission, leading to an epic final showdown between the Van Helsings and the Dark One. Who will win the battle between light and dark?”