That’s what we’re being told anyway. Fans of the previous incarnation of the Star Trek Universe, the “classic” timeline as opposed to the “Prime” timeline of CBS All Access or the Kelvin timelines of the movies, may not be getting their timeline back but a show that more accurately approaches the feel of the classic shows, the hopeful and optimistic future where the Federation is the good guys and have established peace on Earth. Discovery dropped this and from what I’ve heard Picard outright tosses it out in a way Deep Space Nine didn’t even desire to do. So is this truly the return to the humanist, uplifting series seen in the first three series (and questionably attempted in Voyager–oh, and “three” includes the animated series)? Or is it just more BS by Hollywood who wants to get fans hyped and hope that their “superior” version wins the fans over after tricking them into watching it?
In a recent interview with Variety, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds co-creator and executive producer Akiva Goldsman discusses how this show, which will most likely take place in the Prime timeline since it spins off of Discovery and focuses on the Pike years of the Enterprise (much like the Marvel/Paramount Comics Star Trek: Early Voyages comic did with the classic timeline–you can find reviews for that here at the Spotlight), will be closer in tone and style to the original Star Trek, but with a few modern updates.
