A ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Spin-Off Starring Pike And Spock May Happen At CBS All Access [TCA 2020]
CBS All Access presented the second half of their Television Critics Association day, where head of Original Content Julie McNamara took some questions in an executive session and revealed possibilities for newStar Trekspinoffs.Star Trek: Discoverytakes place 10 years prior tothe original series and followsMichael Burnham (Sonequa Martin Green) as she encounters Klingons and alternate universe versions of her former crew. By season two, classic characters like Pike (Anson Mount) and Spock (Ethan Peck) appeared.Season 3 ofStar Trek: Discoverywill take place in the far futureof the Federation universe. That means leaving Spock and Pike behind. Asked if they would consider a spin-off featuringDiscovery’s incarnation of those classicTrekcharacters, McNamara said yes.“We’ve definitely heard fans that people are excited about the notion of that,” McNamara said. “We have heard them loud and clear. We also thought there was incredible chemistry around that bridge crew so among many things that we talk about, that idea is certainly one of them.“Throughout season two ofStar Trek: Discovery, the Pike and Spock relationship led fans onlineto suggest they should get their own series. The original seriesrevealed Pike’s tragic fate, and even though the Kelvin timeline let Bruce Greenwood’s Pike survive 2009’sStar Trek, he didn’t last long inStar Trek Into Darkness. Poor Pike deserves a show at this point.Michelle Yeoh’s character Georgiou is getting her own spinoff series as well afterPicardpremieres andDiscoveryreturns. Producers Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman have two more live-action series in development, so one of them could be Pike and Spock.Star Trek: Picardpremieres January 23. CBS All Access already greenlit a second season ofPicardin December. That’sa no-brainer – McNamara cited TV Guide and IMDB callingPicardthe most anticipated show of 2020.CBS All Access has not announced the premiere date for season three ofDiscovery,nor a firm start date for Yeoh’s Section 31 series.
