Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Gives Update On Legacy's Future

Highlights

Fans eagerly await the possibility of Star Trek: Legacy, hinted to still be in conversation by showrunner Terry Matalas.
Legacy may offer new storyline answers and feature the iconic USS Enterprise with Seven Of Nine as Captain.
Despite uncertainties, the Star Trek franchise hints at Legacy’s potential development for passionate Trekkies.

Star Trek fans have been waiting for Legacy to air, but it has yet to be greenlighted. However, showrunner Terry Matalas seemingly encouraged fans to wait because it could eventually happen.

Star Trek: Picard wrapped up after three seasons last year. However, many have been calling out Paramount Plus to produce its spinoff Legacy that producer Matalas proposed. Picard’s season 3 finale, “The Last Generation,” was set up to lead to the proposed spinoff where Seven Of Nine (Jeri Ryan) becomes the Captain of the newly rechristened USS Enterprise-G and Jean-Luc Picard’s son, Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) meets Q (John de Lancie). Matalas recently gave an update about Star Trek: Legacy, hinting that it could still happen in the future.

Matalas and Speelers, who played Jack Crusher in Star Trek: Picard, joined a special episode of The D-Con Chamber. During the interview, Matalas was asked about Legacy and he gave a promising response. According to him, Legacy isn’t really on the back burner. In fact, he revealed that they talked about the program frequently. Matalas shared, “The whole world doesn’t know how often we talked or texted about it… I mean, I even wrote scenes and stuff… I wrote a scene with [Jack] and Captain Seven at a bar that was great, and you were the Bones to her Kirk… It was fun.” The TV writer and director also said it would not matter when Legacy would be released. Matalas was confident in its solid storyline and was sure it would still hook fans. Legacy is expected to offer a new storyline and answer several questions regarding the characters’ relationship. So, he encouraged fans to remain hopeful. Matalas explained, “What’s great about it is, if it ever happens, you can come in late, and it would be really interesting to see what happened to all of them, like way down the line… To have a more formed relationship between you and Jeri. So, I would say never say never.”

In March, CBS CEO George Cheeks told Vulture that Legacy was not pushed through despite the “great opportunity with the franchise” because he doesn’t “want to offer up all these amazing premium drama series at once.” Cheeks’ statement was interpreted by fans as “Not right now” and not a “No” because he mentioned that they wanted to “time it out appropriately.” Matalas also addressed why Star Trek: Starfleet Academy was the next show that received a greenlight after Picard. According to him, Starfleet Academy was in development even before Picard Season 3. He explained, “I do know that these [shows] cost a lot of money and [it] can’t just be like, ‘You get a Star Trek, and you get a Star Trek.”

Matalas and Cheeks’ statements seemingly suggest that fans will have to wait for another Star Trek program and Legacy could be in the pipeline. Trekkies love it, and the entire Star Trek: The Next Generation cast, including Patrick Stewart, has already expressed their desire to recur or guest star in Legacy. There are still many things to explore and questions that have to be answered which fans might find in Legacy. In addition, the show will likely offer comfort and remind people of a better and simpler time because Legacy is a post-TNG show. However, a new show will not thrive by depending on nostalgia alone, it has to offer something different and new. There are also fears that Legacy might be too backward-looking and if it does, it might not appeal to the younger audience. Plus, it will likely target people who have been watching Star Trek for years and not new and younger viewers, unlike Star Trek: Discovery. At present, Legacy‘s future is still uncertain, so fans should wait and see.