Writer and showrunner Terry Matalas sneakily included a backdoor pilot in the final season of Star Trek: Picard. At the end of the series, after the major Borg threat has been quelled, the action fast-forwards a tearjerker year. It seems that previously rogue Jack Crusher (Ed Spellers) had been given a quick run through Starfleet Academy and was now ready for his first assignment on a starship. His father (Patrick Stewart) and mother (Gates McFadden) escorted him to his first ship, the USS Titan-A, the ship on which most of Picard season 3 took place. But in a fit of nostalgia, the Titan-A was rechristened the Enterprise-G.

The Enterprise-G was commanded by Captain Seven of Nine (Jerry Ryan), who had recently been recommended for the captaincy by her deceased commander. Seven's first officer was her ex-girlfriend Rafi (Michelle Heard), and her crew included numerous Picard sidekicks, including Sydney La Forge (Ashley Sharp Kosten), daughter of Geordie La Forge (LeVar Burton). Jack Crusher was to be her special consultant. Indeed, one post-credits cookie even featured Q (John de Lancey) returning from the dead to tease Jack Crusher. A new Enterprise was formed with a new crew, a new story began and everything was in place for a brand new Star Trek series.

Terry Matalas has made it clear on social media that he wants to call his potential new series Star Trek: Legacy and that it will indeed follow the adventures of the Enterprise-G. All he needed was a green light from Paramount, and the deals could be signed in earnest.

But the green light did not come. There have been a few teases along the way that some movement has been made for The Legacy, but all of them, as of this writing, are inconclusive. We know at the very least that Matalas signed on to be showrunner for Marvel's Vision series ... which means his attention is elsewhere.

In February 2024, Matalas was interviewed by TrekMovie and he confirmed that there was no word on the future of Legacy.. He knew that the idea could be revisited in the future, but that at this stage no one wanted to put up the money for a brand new Star Trek show. It's worth noting that those responsible for Star Trek had a blast from 2017 to 2023, putting six separate Star Treks into production. However, in recent years, all but one of those six shows have been cancelled. Also, the proposed TV series "Part 31" was shortened into one TV movie.

This doesn't seem like the time to throw a bunch of money at Legacy, even if fans are clamoring for it. The general contraction of the Star Trek media empire was confirmed by CBS CEO George Cheeks in the interview with Vulture from next March. He talked about the "long range" for new Star Trek projects, implying that the company is being more sensible about the glut of Trek.

In July 2024, Matalas had to say it again, this time in an interview with the D-Con Chamber podcast. He did leave the door open by saying "Never say never" and admitted that he wrote scenes for "The Legacy," but that's no proof that producers are interested. All he's saying is that he'd still be interested if Star Trek: Legacy is actually greenlit. It is wide of him to remain diplomatic; Matalas can't express annoyance or impatience with Paramount, or Legacy would definitely be dead.

In extensive article from 2024 Variety"Section 31" star Michelle Yeoh has hit back at the implication that "Star Trek" executive producer Alex Kurtzman was considering a "Star Trek: Picard" TV movie spinoff, which some took to mean Kurtzman was watching "Legacy." future project. However, this is not the case, and is probably what Yeo's comments allude to Patrick Stewart's expressed desire to return to the franchise.

/The movie will keep readers updated, but Star Trek: Legacy is getting smaller by the day.