Star Trek 4andStar Trek: Picard’s proposed spinoff,Star Trek: Legacy, will have the same premise if the long-desiredStar Trekprojects happen.Star Trek: Picardseason 3’s endingset up a continuation set on the USS Enterprise-G led by Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan). From 2009-2016, Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) commanded the Starship Enterprise in the alternate Kelvin timeline of J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovies. BothStar Trek 4andStar Trek: Legacyare in drydock with no timeframefor if and when either will go into production.
Star Trek: Legacywould potentially be a show about the children ofStar Trek: The Next Generation’s iconic crewserving on the newest Enterprise under Captain Seven of Nine. It would fuse legacy characters fromStar Trek: Voyager, TNG, and perhapsStar Trek: Deep Space NinelikeStar Trek: Picarddid, and this includes Q (John de Lancie) returning to torment Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers). Meanwhile,cracking a suitable story forStar Trek 4has been daunting, with directors like S.J. Clarkson, Matt Shakman, and even Quentin Tarantino exitingStar Trek 4over creative differences.
Star Trek 4 & Picard’s Legacy Spinoff Will Be About Older Enterprise Crews
Luckily, there’s no age limit on the Starship Enterprise
Along with being set on different versions of the Starship Enterprise in differentStar Trektimelines, ifStar Trek: LegacyandStar Trek 4happen, both would become aboutEnterprise crews who are older than when audiences last saw them.J.J. Abrams’Star Trekmovies were a reboot about Captain Kirk, Spock (Zachary Quinto), and their Enterprise cohorts in their energetic 20s. But it’s been over 8 years sinceStar Trek Beyondhit theaters. IfStar Trek 4happens, it will catch up with Kirk and his crew in their 40s, but it would also be fascinating to see their breakneck heroics tempered by age and experience.
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Star Trek: Picardseason 3’s ending also set upStar Trek: Legacy to be about Captain Seven of Nine and Commander Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) leading a young Enterprise-G crew. However, it’s likely thatStar Trek: Legacywill account for time passing in the real world. This means thatifStar Trek: Legacyhappens, it wouldn’t necessarily pick up wherePicardseason 3’s epilogue left off. It’s much more likely that audiences would reunite with the USS Enterprise-Gafter Captain Seven and her crew have been together for a few years,which would be a compelling prospect. Where that would leave the tease between Q and Jack Crusher, however, remains to be seen.
Will Star Trek 4 Or Picard’s Legacy Spinoff Happen?
Not for at least 2 years, if ever
Star Trek: Legacyis a project that fans, the cast, and the creative team ofStar Trek: Picardseason 3 led by showrunner Terry Matalas have openly clamored for, but Paramount+ has not opted to move forward. The changing nature of the streaming business and Paramount’s sale have boiled Star Trek on Paramount+ to just a few projects between now and 2026, andStar Trek: Legacyisn’t known to be in the plans,IfPicard’s spinoff does happen, it wouldn’t be until after 2026since Terry Matalas is all booked up as showrunner of Marvel Studios’Vision, writing a reboot ofEnemy Mine,and aMagic: The Gatheringanimated series on Netflix.
Unfortunately, neither Star Trek 4 nor Star Trek: Legacy can help celebrate Star Trek’s 60th anniversary.
Similarly,Star Trek 4has little to no chance of beaming into theaters in time forStar Trek’s 60th anniversary in 2026. The last report on the state ofStar Trek 4was early in 2024 when screenwriter Steve Yockey was reportedly hired to write a new script. While Chris Pine and hisStar Trekmovie cast are willing to return, and evenexcited to play their Starship Enterprise characters as older and more experienced, there is still no known progress onStar Trek 4.Unfortunately, neitherStar Trek 4norStar Trek: Legacycan help celebrateStar Trek’s 60th anniversary. But if they do happen, seeing the older Kelvin Enterprise and Enterprise-G’s crews will still be quite a trip.
