New STAR TREK TV Show Snags HANNIBAL's Bryan Fuller as Showrunner

Big news for Star Trek fans: Vulture reports that Hannibal and Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller has been tapped as the co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of the new CBS revival of the classic sci-fi series.

Fuller and Alex Kurtzman will co-create the show, which is set to debut on CBS's All Access digital platform next year. (The way fans will have to consume the show is something Mick is NOT happy about.) Fuller, who got his start in the industry working on Trek shows like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, is thrilled to come on board:

“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,” Fuller said. “Before seeing a frame of the television series, the Star Trek universe lit my imagination on fire. It is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand new iteration … with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman.”

Fuller is currently working on an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods for Starz, and it seems like the future of Trek on TV is definitely in good hands with him in the captain's chair.

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