The Directwas in attendance at a panel at Fan Expo Vancouver on February 21,Execute!

Shatner emphasizes thatKirk’s return would have to be the focus of the showand is awaiting a formal pitch.

I have been asked to come back as Kirk so many times.

Captain Kirk in Star Trek VI and Captain Picard in Star Trek Nemesis

If Kirk is going to come back, it has to mean something.

It has to be the show.

So I’m awaiting a pitch to make it the show, it should come on Monday or Tuesday.

Riker and Troi in Star Trek The Next Generation’s All Good Things… finale and in Star Trek Picard season 3’s finale.

Across multiple shows and a movie, there has been amixed reception to new projects.

Returning shows likeStar Trek:Strange New Worldshave been praised, whileStar Trek: Section 31was overall maligned.

De-aging Shatner for an entire show is unlikely as it would be cost-prohibited for even a single season.

Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine in Picard season 3 (Starfleet Uniform), Chris Pine as Captain Kirk in Kelvin Timeline movies

Kirk in front of his grave in Star Trek Generations

Custom Image by Zach Bowen

The remains of James T. Kirk are stored at Daystrom Station in Star Trek: Picard season 3

Star Trek is one of pop culture’s biggest multimedia franchises, spanning multiple movies, TV shows, books, comics, video games, and various other media. The franchise was created by Gene Roddenberry and started with the 1960s TV series starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. Over the decades, several equally popular series have come out since as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery.