Entertainment Weekly reports that the new command will mark a return to the sci-fi franchise as both fan and professional. “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,” he explained. As a television writer, Fuller worked on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
Calling the position a “dream come true,” Fuller will co-create the program Star Trek film reboot writer Alex Kurtzman. The series will debut on CBS, but is being developed as an original program for the network’s CBS All Access app and streaming service.
It is expected to premiere in January of 2017.