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Animated 'Star Trek' Show for Kids In Development for Nickelodeon: Report

By Chris Arrant
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Nickelodeon is developing a new Star Trek kids show.
(Image credit: CBS Television Studios)

A new animated "Star Trek" series is in talks for Nickelodeon, according to Deadline. The show is reportedly being developed by Alex Kurtzman and CBS TV Studios, with "Ninjago's" Kevin and Dan Hageman penciled in to write.

Nickelodeon envisions this as "a major tentpole series" for the network - and would be the first modern-day "Star Trek" series aimed at younger audiences. The previously-announced "Lower Decks" series is intended for mature audiences, as are the live action "Star Trek: Discovery," "Picard" and "Section 31."

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This report comes 45 years after the conclusion of "Star Trek's" first animated series, which aired on NBC.

Originally published on Newsarama.

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Chris Arrant
Chris Arrant
Newsarama Senior Editor

Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Space.com sister site Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News and CBR. He is the author of the book "Modern Masters: Cliff Chiang," co-authored "Art of Spider-Man Classic," and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology "Pros and (Comic) Cons." He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)