Star Trek's TV Return: A 'Mess' From the Start?

When CBS All Access, now known as Paramount+, launched in 2017, it signaled a significant return for the "Star Trek" franchise to television after a lengthy absence. The series' revival was complicated by a 2006 corporate schism within Viacom, which resulted in divided ownership of "Star Trek" intellectual property between movie and television rights holders.

"Star Trek: Discovery" was envisioned as a return to traditional "Star Trek" values, contrasting with the action-focused Kelvin Timeline films. However, the production of "Discovery" was fraught with challenges, beginning under Bryan Fuller and evolving through numerous showrunners and producers, creating a complex and troubled development process.