Primarily known as the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of best-sellers like The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, Wonder Boys and The Yiddish Policeman’s Union, writer Michael Chabon has now been chosen as showrunner for the newest Star Trek series. He'll work alongside veteran Star Trek writer/producer Akiva Goldsman and producer Alex Kurtzman to create the show, which will consist of 10 episodes available exclusively on CBS All Access. “Daring, lyrical, humane, whimsical, celebrated: words that describe both Jean-Luc Picard and the literary genius of Michael Chabon,” said Kurtzman. It's also not the first time he's worked on a Star Trek project — in 2018, he wrote two two episodes for Star Trek: Short Treks, standalone short films that take place in the Star Trek: Discovery universe. Star Trek: Picard will premiere in late 2019.

Source: Forbes June 27, 2019 18:22 UTC