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Star Trek is bolding going where a fair few series have gone before as CBS revealed that the seminal sci-fi adventure-series is returning to a small screen near you. This will be the first new series for Trekkies since the prequel Enterprise ended in 2005.

CBS reported that Alex Kurtzman (Transformers, Fringe) will serve as executive producer and that new episodes will be available via their digital outlet CBS Access All Areas following the one-off season premiere. This will be the first original series to be developed for U.S audiences via the digital format which currently costs $6 per month. CBS Access All Areas was the first major television network to launch a Netflix style form of programming for a one off subscription fee that allowed fans to gain access to vintage and new shows.

CBS explained that the show will ‘introduce new characters seeking imaginative worlds and new civilisations,’ while exploring ‘dramatic contemporary themes.’ Its is also worth noting that Kurtzman co-wrote and produced the J.J Abrams lead Star Trek movies which CBS confirmed will not be connected to the new series. CBS also announced that the new series will ‘be distributed concurrently for television and multiple platforms around the world by CBS Studios International.’ No word on what the new series will be about yet but with the highly successful Ronald D. Moore re-imagined Battlestar Galactica giving a contemporary spin on the sci-fi genre. Could Star Trek be going down the same root?

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