Overview

• Star Trek: United is a proposed spin-off developed by Michael Sussman and Scott Bakula that would follow Jonathan Archer’s presidency of the United Federation of Planets
• The series concept originated from a viewscreen graphic in Enterprise’s finale and is pitched as a political thriller and family drama in the Federation’s formative years
• Secret Hideout and Paramount previously passed on the project due to streaming budget cuts and overlap concerns with the in-development Starfleet Academy
• The $8 billion Paramount-Skydance merger closed this week and new CEO David Ellison has emphasized renewed investment in premium streaming content
• Although still ungreenlit, Sussman is optimistic that the merger’s new leadership and funding priorities could bring Star Trek: United back into development