Positively Trek 95: Casting Announcements for Strange New Worlds!Plus: We’re One Year Old!

The big news this week is that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has officially begun production, along with the announcement of five new series regulars besides Pike, Spock, and Number One! We also have news about a Star Trek film pitch by Nicholas Meyer, director of The Wrath of Khan, a new docuseries all about Star Trek airing on History Channel, and extended deal with CBS for the showrunners of Star Trek: Prodigy, and news about upcoming novels and books thanks to the fine folks over at The Trek Collective. Join Bruce and Dan for all the week’s Star Trek news on this special ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY episode of Positively Trek! STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Beams Aboard Five New Additions to Series Cast, Production Underway - https://blog.trekcore.com/2021/03/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-new-casting-production-starts/ ‘Wrath Of Khan’ Director Nicholas Meyer Has Pitched A New Star Trek Movie To Paramount - https://trekmovie.com/2021/03/10/exclusive-wrath-of-khan-director-nicholas-meyer-has-pitched-a-new-star-trek-movie-to-paramount/ History Channel Launching ‘The Center Seat’ Docuseries All About Star Trek - https://trekmovie.com/2021/03/11/history-channel-launching-the-center-seat-docuseries-all-about-star-trek/ ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ Showrunners Ink Extended Deal With CBS Studios - https://trekmovie.com/2021/03/11/star-trek-prodigy-showrunners-ink-extended-deal-with-cbs-studios/ New TOS and TNG novel covers, new children's book, and another starships book! - https://www.thetrekcollective.com/2021/03/book-bits-new-tos-and-tng-novel-covers.html

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