Highlights
- Star Trek fans want a spinoff called Star Trek: Legacy, and there's a chance it might happen, according to Michelle Hurd.
- Hurd, who portrayed Commander Raffi on Picard, expressed her love for the character and hopes for the spinoff's future.
- While the future of Star Trek: Legacy is uncertain, there is hope that it will be approved, with plans to explore new storylines and bring back beloved characters.
Star Trek fans have been clamoring for the Picard spinoff Star Trek: Legacy, and there are still chances that it might happen, according to Michelle Hurd.
Hurd portrayed Commander Raffaella "Raffi" Musiker in Picard. Star Trek fans love the series so much that they want a spinoff after it wrapped up after three seasons. However, its spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, hasn't received a green light yet despite multiple projects on the way from the franchise. However, fans should not fret because there are still chances that the anticipated spinoff will see the light of day, depending on how many fans would love to see it.
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TV Insider caught up with Hurd on the red carpet for Law & Order: SVU's 25th season celebration. The actress had been part of the series before she left in its second season. At the event, she was asked about the chances of fans possibly seeing her again as Raffi, and she didn't deny how much she loved to reprise the role. However, she admitted that at present, the future of the Picard spinoff titled Star Trek: Legacy is still uncertain, but, just like fans, they are also hoping for it to materialize. Hurd teased that if fans still wanted to see the Picard spinoff by then, the production would start working on it.
We have hands, fingers, everything’s crossed for Star Trek: Legacy . I know that right now they’re working on Section 31 for Michelle Yeoh. And then they’re going to do Starfleet Academy . That’s going to be a series. And then if the fans still want it, they’ll start working on Star Trek: Legacy
Although Hurd did not give a concrete update about the future of Star Trek: Legacy, her words gave fans hope that the anticipated Picard spinoff would eventually be approved, as the actors were as thrilled as fans about it. Also, executive producer and showrunner for Picard, Terry Matalas, revealed that he already had an idea of what to do with the characters and storylines in the anticipated spinoff. He plans to use a "mix and match" style and return to the spirit of Star Trek: The Next Generation, suggesting that Star Trek: Legacy will have limited serialized arcs. TNG would sometimes feature two-part episodes and focus on exploration and smaller problems.
Many characters and storylines haven't been addressed in Picard due to the lack of time and budget. Legacy will make a perfect avenue to develop those plots and make new Star Trek stories and adventures for Seven of Nine, Ensign Jack Crusher, and the Enterprise's First Officer, Raffaela Musiker. Aside from the expected brand-new stories, fans are clamoring to see the return of some characters who didn't make it into the final Picard season, including those who did, like Brent Spiner's Data and Jonathan Frake's Will Riker. So, hopefully, fans will win and get the anticipated Picard spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy.
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