Bryan Fuller No Longer Star Trek Showrunner
The upcoming Star Trek TV series, titled Star Trek Discovery, which is set before the original Star Trek TV show, has just lost its original showrunner in Bryan Fuller, who previously worked on such acclaimed shows as Hannibal.
However, CBS claims this development is not due to a creative dispute, but he is stepping down from the “day to day” operations of the show, due to his already busy schedule running two other shows. According to a statement, Fuller will be involved in the show as an executive producer, as he helped helm the first two episodes. Now, the show will be ran by executive producers Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts. CBS gave a statement to The Hollywood Reporter about all of this:
“We are extremely happy with the creative direction of Star Trek: Discovery and the strong foundation that Bryan Fuller has helped us create for the series. … Due to Bryan’s other projects, he is no longer able to oversee the day-to-day of Star Trek, but he remains an executive producer, and will continue to map out the story arc for the entire season. Alex Kurtzman, co-creator and executive producer, along with Fuller’s producing partners and longtime collaborators, Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts, will also continue to oversee the show with the existing writing and producing team. Bryan is a brilliant creative talent and passionate Star Trek fan, who has helped us chart an exciting course for the series. We are all committed to seeing this vision through and look forward to premiering Star Trek: Discovery this coming May 2017.”
Star Trek Discovery is slated to appear on CBS All Access in May 2017.