http://www.slashfilm.com/star-trek-uncharted/
Sounds very intriguing, though I'm sure how I feel about another Trek universe.
In what would likely be a dream come true for any Trekkie out there, Paramount Pictures has made the unprecedented move to invite Star Trek fan Michael Gummelt to pitch a new TV series that could allow him to boldly go where no fan as gone before.
Gummelt isnt an entertainment industry professional or anything like that, which makes this all the more incredible. But he has a thoroughly thought-out pitch for a new TV series called Star Trek Uncharted, formerly known as Star Trek Beyond, which would bring Star Trek into the 21st century, complete with an all-new crew, new technology, and a new Enterprise.
A mysterious signal is received from the Andromeda Galaxy, claiming to be from the creators of life in the Milky Way, and inviting us to come meet them.
A new space folding technology developed a Hyperwarp Gate constructed to warp jump 2.5 million light years to the Andromeda Galaxy.
Probes have returned successfully with data about Andromeda.
A new USS Enterprise is built. It is the first ship to bear the name since the original Enterprise was destroyed in the Galactic War.
The Enterprise is the first ship assigned to the new galaxy. Its Mission:
To explore strange, new worlds.
Seek out new life and new civilizations.
To chart the Andromeda Galaxy and its inhabitants.
Establish first contact.
Form alliances and diplomatic relations.
The Enterprise will occasionally return to Milky Way for staffing changes, refits, extended leave.
Meanwhile, Starbase A-1 is being built, will be complete at end of first year and two more ships will join the expedition. Admiral Oviedo San Lagos will be the commander of Starbase A-1.
This concept has gone through a lot of different incarnations over the past 20 years since I first started working on it. But the way I look at it now is: it should, first and foremost, be a show that can stand on its own. It shouldnt rely too heavily on any deep, intimate knowledge of every past Trek show and movie. It would be very tempting to put in all sorts of references and trivia that only fans like me would get. But for Trek to return to TV after so long, it needs to be reinvented for a new generation. Not a reboot, thats already being done in the movies.
What I want for this series is for it to be the future a Star Trek TV series that feels modern and feels futuristic relative to our current times. So, as I see it, Star Trek Uncharted is set sometime in the future, distant enough that it doesnt really matter which universe it takes place in. Its universe-agnostic. In my fantasy world where the series actually gets made, it would need to establish itself as its own show, with its own identity. Only once its accomplished that would it need to establish its place in the lore. In any case, I imagine it would be up to Paramount, CBS and Bad Robot to decide if they wanted to use it as a shared universe show along the lines of Agents of SHIELD.
Sounds very intriguing, though I'm sure how I feel about another Trek universe.