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John Medland/Paramount+ On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, we’re talking about the Star Trek franchise and its future with Variety’s Joe Otterson. He broke the news that Paramount+’s “Starfleet Academy” will end after just two seasons and that showrunner/executive producer Alex Kurtzman is likely to pass the baton as the creative steward of the franchise for TV. Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film.
“Paramount was very hopeful for ‘Starfleet Academy’ because, on average, Star Trek fans tend to be older. And this was a really big attempt by them to start bringing in a younger audience to get them more involved in the franchise. Unfortunately, it just it did not connect with audiences,” Otterson says. “It didn’t get the viewership they needed to justify continuing it. They had already renewed it for a second season before the first season aired. So that season just finished shooting within the past few weeks. And then they made the decision to say, ‘We’re going to air this season because we’ve already shot it, but ultimately this just isn’t a good fit for us anymore.’ So unfortunately, it is going to be ending in terms of the larger franchise.”
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