Bryan Fuller Named Co-Creator, Showrunner Of CBS’ ‘Star Trek’

Bryan Fuller is about to explore a familiar frontier –
“Star Trek.”

The former “Hannibal” boss has been named co-creator and showrunnr of CBS’ new “Star Trek” television
series. He’ll also serve as executive producer alongside Alex Kurtzman.

Bryan began his career as a writer for “Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager.”

LOOKS LIKE THIS GUY'S GOING TO BOLDLY GO WITH THE NEW #STARTREK pic.twitter.com/TuOFrBrGpH

— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) February 9, 2016

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“My very first experience of ‘Star Trek’ is my oldest
brother turning off all the lights in the house and flying his model of a D7
Class Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls. Before seeing a frame
of the television series, the ‘Star Trek’ universe
lit my imagination on fire,” Fuller, who has been named showrunner of the
new series, said in a statement on Tuesday. “It
is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand-new iteration
of ‘Star Trek’ with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where
no ‘Star Trek’ series has gone before.”

The new “Star Trek” will air on CBS in early 2017. 

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Fuller has been busy since “Hannibal” wrapped its
run on NBC. He’s also currently bringing Neil Gaiman’s “American
Gods” to Starz.

— Jolie Lash