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Scott Bakula's CBS Detective Drama May Delay Star Trek: United

Scott Bakula is set to star in and executive produce an untitled high-concept detective procedural being developed for CBS. Michael Sussman, the project's creator, said his attention is currently on that script, so the proposed Star Trek: United depends on decisions by Paramount+ owner Skydance. Sussman and Bakula had pitched United as a political and family drama featuring Jonathan Archer as president of the United Federation of Planets.

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Scott Bakula is attached to star in and executive produce an untitled high-concept detective procedural for CBS. It comes from Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment and is created by Michael Sussman, whose credits include Star Trek: Enterprise, Voyager, Perception, 12 Monkeys, and The Last Ship. Sussman said his current attention is on that CBS script.

Sussman and Bakula previously pitched Star Trek: United, a political/family drama imagining Jonathan Archer as president of the United Federation of Planets. Its fate may rest with Skydance, Paramount+’s new owner, which reportedly wants Star Trek to move away from legacy characters. Todd Stashwick would return as Talok, and Sussman has continued developing Archer's children.

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