Inter-officer romances aren’t wholly uncommon on “Star Trek.” Commander Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi (Marina Sirtis) were romantically involved before they served on the Enterprise, and, many years later, would rekindle their romance and eventually marry. Odo (René Auberjonois) and Major Kira (Nana Visitor) had a long-running will-they-won’t-they romance on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” and the two iterations of Dax (Terry Farrell, Nicole de Boer) would have romances with Worf (Michael Dorn) and Dr. Bashir (Alexander Siddig) respectively. Seven of Nine herself would have a romance with Chakotay (Robert Beltran) on “Star Trek: Voyager.”
But “Star Trek: Legacy” would be the first time that a captain would serve directly with an ex. Matalas loved the possibilities of that dynamic, saying:
“A first officer and a captain with a past? Well, first, there’s nothing to say [about the future of “Star Trek: Legacy”], I wish there was. But yeah, there’s a there’s quite a few storylines that we talked about from the beginning about where that would go. And it’s just such a rich opportunity.”
Because the streaming wars proved to be unprofitable, Paramount’s presumed plan to make as much “Star Trek” as possible seems to have been changed. “Picard” came to an end, while “Discovery” and “Prodigy” will only have one more season each before being canceled. “Section 31” was shortened from a series into a single TV movie. It seems that “Star Trek” is in a state of contraction. Matalas confirms there are still no plans to make “Legacy,” saying:
“They have ‘Star Trek’ that they are making and they only have so much money and streaming space. There’s currently not, but we’re looking forward to whatever the ‘Star Trek’ universe brings … and never say never.”
Doesn’t sound hopeful.