"Beyond Starfleet Academy" Topic

I asked AI to suggest some new Star Trek series. Do you like any of the suggestions?

As of March 2026, the Star Trek landscape is indeed at a major crossroads. Strange New Worlds has officially wrapped filming on its 5th and final season (expected in 2027), and Starfleet Academy has just finished production on its second season. With no new shows currently greenlit, here are 15 ideas for where the franchise could go next, ranging from fan-favorite requests to bold new concepts:

The "Legacy" Series

Star Trek: Legacy: The most requested spin-off. Set in the early 25th century, it follows Captain Seven of Nine commanding the USS Enterprise-G, with Jack Crusher as "Special Counselor" and Sidney La Forge at the helm.

Star Trek: Stargazer: A prequel series following a young Jean-Luc Picard during his first command. It would explore the "Wild West" era of the late 23rd/early 24th century before the polished TNG era.

The Romulan Reconstruction: Set after the events of Star Trek: Picard and the destruction of Romulus. A political thriller focusing on the struggle to reunite the Romulan people and their integration into the Federation.

Scientific & Exploratory Concepts

Star Trek: First Contact: An anthology series where each episode (or mini-arc) focuses on a different "First Contact" mission. Some go perfectly; some go disastrously wrong.

Star Trek: Department of Temporal Investigations: A procedural "Time Police" show. Officers Lucly and Dulmur (from DS9) or new agents travel to different eras to fix timeline incursions, allowing the show to revisit any period in Trek history.

The Great Experiment: A series set on the USS Excelsior under Captain Sulu. It bridges the gap between the Original Series movies and the Next Generation era, showing how the Federation shifted from a military footing to one of pure science.

Unique Perspectives

Star Trek: Underworld: A gritty, Andor-style look at the Orion Syndicate and the Fenris Rangers. It would explore the corners of the galaxy where the Federation's light doesn't reach.

The Borg Origin: A psychological horror miniseries. Instead of a tech-heavy action show, it tracks the very first species to succumb to the collective and how a utopian society slowly loses its individuality.

Star Trek: Ambassador: A "West Wing in Space" political drama. No starships, no phaser fights—just Sarek or a similar diplomat navigating the high-stakes treaties that built the Khitomer Accords.

Bold New Eras

The Lost Era: A series set in the "Golden Age" of the mid-24th century (between The Undiscovered Country and TNG). This would feature the Enterprise-C or a contemporary ship during the height of the Cardassian wars.

Star Trek: Frontier: Set 500 years after the 32nd-century events of Discovery. The Federation has expanded to a new galaxy via advanced transwarp conduits, encountering truly "alien" life that doesn't follow humanoid biological rules.

Star Trek: Titan: A workplace comedy or "lower decks" style live-action show set on a massive Federation hub or starbase, focusing on the civilian families and support staff that keep the fleet running.

Short-Form & Experimental

Star Trek: Short Treks 2.0: A return to the high-budget experimental shorts, used specifically to "pilot" some of the riskier ideas above before committing to a full season.

The Klingon Empire: A Shakespearean-style drama performed entirely (or mostly) in Klingon (with subtitles). It focuses on the internal feuds of the Great Houses during the reign of Chancellor Martok.

Star Trek: Infinite: A "What If…?" animated series exploring alternate timelines, such as "What if the Borg won at Wolf 359?" or "What if Spock never joined Starfleet?"

Might be interesting to shift focus to a Vulcan perspective – using a Vulcan Survey Ship like T'Plana-Hath from "First Contact" from earlier in this history. Dealing first contact and other unique situations as hey survey unknown areas of the galaxy

I give up. I am no longer responding to AI suggestions. The computer obviously has more free time than I do.

As for Star Trek, First let's find new producers, directors and writers--Ideally, people who know and love Star Trek, or at least SF fans. Then let's see what they come up with.

Again with the AI!
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"Hey, babes, shoot me the pitch, but make it quick. I've got a meet with Grok in fifteen."

Well, at least they're just as awful as anything the typical network producer would come up with.

Yeah, at least in this case AI answers aren't any less creative than you would get asking a room full of studio execs. Neither one has any chance of coming up with an original idea.

Great use of AI. Every day we hear about really *dumb* uses, some people getting their comeuppance and other people inflicting nonsense on others (often *us*), but this is a good use.

I would watch about a third of those. Actually, I would probably watch the first two episodes of anything, but about a third of those I would genuinely be excited about.

The near universal acclaim and applause 🙄😱🙄 for Starfleet Academy makes me doubt that anything will come of this.
It gave us gay Klingons!
17 week old holograms!
Plebes who swallow their coms!

The current Star Trek has no respect for Star Trek at all. It's cringe.
So I don't want ANY new Star Trek.

Actually, I'm surprised this was not listed.

A Star Trek based on the dark federation. There were episodes in both the original series and a two parter in the prequel series where the Federation was an imperialist empire. Both were among my personal favorites.

STAR TREK: FAR HORIZONS
"Before the Federation… there were no rules."
Core Premise

Set roughly 2100–2145, between the aftermath of World War III and the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in Star Trek: Enterprise. Humanity has warp drive—but not control, not unity, and not wisdom. Multiple factions—corporations, ideological groups, governments, and breakaway movements—launch independent colony missions. Speed of travel at Warp 2-3 means it takes months to reach a colony world -- akin to sailing from Britain to China in Age of Sail.

This series follows one deep-space vessel tasked with tracking, supporting, and sometimes recovering lost colonies—long before Starfleet becomes what we recognize.

+1 for both of John the OFM's posts!

Well, John the OFM is not wrong… maybe in another generation we can get competent Trek writers again…

I like SBminisguy's idea. In TOS, Enterprise ran into a few disaster beacons and Mayday messages from lost ships during the early days of exploration.