About this episode

The episode discusses the cancellation of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and its implications for the future of the franchise.

On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Thad Hait and Caleb Dorsch to discuss all the latest Star Trek news. This week, Alex and his guest discuss the big news of the week in an episode-long panel discussion: TrekCore: Breaking — STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY Ends with Season 2, Wrapping Known Kurtzman-Era Productions Alex, Thad, and Caleb discuss their feelings about the end of Starfleet Academy, what this means for the future of Alex Kurtzman and Secret Hideout's role in charge of the Star Trek franchise, whether the franchise will pivot from television shows back to movies, and what shows we would greenlight if Paramount Skydance handed us the keys to Star Trek following Alex Kurtzman. *** Do you have a wish or theory you'd like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

People in this episode

Host: Alex Perry

Guests: Thad Hait, Caleb Dorsch

Topics covered

• Star Trek news
• Starfleet Academy cancellation
• Kurtzman Era
• future of Star Trek
• television vs movies
• panel discussion

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Starfleet Academy
• Kurtzman Era
• television shows
• movies
• TrekCore
• panel discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TrekCore, Paramount Skydance, Secret Hideout

Books & works: Star Trek Starfleet Academy

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