Nicholas Meyer, whose even-numbered Star Trek films are regarded as amongst the best of the series, has joined the team working on the new Star Trek TV show.

“Nicholas Meyer chased Kirk and Khan ’round the Mutara Nebula and ’round Genesis’ flames, he saved the whales with the Enterprise and its crew, and waged war and peace between Klingons and the Federation. We are thrilled to announce that one of ‘Star Trek’s’ greatest storytellers will be boldly returning as Nicholas Meyer beams aboard the new ‘Trek’ writing staff,” showrunner Bryan Fuller said in a statement.

He will join Alex Kurtzman and Fuller as executive producer for the series which debuts next January.