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Star Trek supremo Alex Kurtzman has confirmed that the expansion of the Star Trek small screen universe will be continuing over the coming months.

Talking to the Hollywood Reporter as part of the build up to the launch of Discovery’s second season on January 17 (US/Canada) 18 (rest of the world), Kuzrtman explained: “Our goal is to not only expand the definition of Star Trek and what has qualified as traditional Star Trek, but also to tell stories that are both self-contained in a very short period of time that also connect to the larger picture of what we’re doing, not only in Discovery but in the world building of Trek in general.

“And you get to tell these very intimate, emotional stories that are side stories to characters. So you get the benefit of the experience in and of itself but then when you watch Discovery you’ll see that these were all setting up things in the world of season two.”

A second animated series is definitely coming, and there may be more. “What’s exciting about it is not only looking at each animated series as what’s the different tone, but what’s the different technology we can apply to these things so that visually they’re entirely different?” he notes. He’s particularly keen on the franchise appealing to younger children.