Star Trek, in general, is in a bit of an odd limbo at the moment. Despite the fact that we’ve still got two seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds left before the show’s final credits roll and a full second season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has already been filmed, it’s the first time in a decade that there’s no new Trek series in production, or even greenlit.But while the franchise is at something of a holding pattern, Star Trek certainly has plenty of options for the future, including but not limited to a third season of Starfleet Academy or the much-discussed Strange New Worlds follow-up that’s going by the name of Star Trek: Year One. But, the idea that most fans seem to be clamoring for is Star Trek: Legacy, a Picard sequel series that would focus on the continuing mission of the starship Enterprise under the command of Jeri Ryan’s Seven of Nine. But, according to one of the actors involved, it’s unlikely the series will ever get made cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530",}).render("0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796");});During a panel aboard this year’s Star Trek: The Cruise, former Next Generation star Marina Sirtis casually crushed many fans’ hopes about the likelihood of such a project ever seeing the light of day. “First of all, Legacy is never gonna happen,” she said, to a surprised exclamation from her former onscreen husband, Jonathan Frakes. “You know, you hate hearing the truth. There is not a single studio in America that is gonna make a series where most of the leading actors are over 70 years old. I’m sorry, but that’s just the truth. It’s just Hollywood.”To be fair, while the concept of Legacy does connect heavily to The Next Generation, given that one of the other presumed major characters involved would be Jean-Luc Picard’s son Jack Crusher (Ed Speelers), it doesn’t necessarily need the OG crew to show up all that often. In fact, Picard itself set up its own mini next generation of characters who could easily populate such a story, introducing Geordi La Forge’s daughters Sidney and Alanda, alongside Troi and Riker’s daughter, Kestra. (Heck, technically, Data’s “daughter” Soji is still out there!) Sure, we’d all undoubtedly love appearances from the Troi-Rikers, LaForges, and maybe even PIcard himself, occasionally, but they’re also not required for the show to work. But, in many ways, Sirtis does have a point. The Picard finale aired back in 2023, and any momentum this potential project has largely sputtered by this point. Former showrunner Terry Matalas is busy with other projects, including but not limited to Marvel’s VisionQuest. And Paramount itself is undergoing some fairly massive internal upheaval in the wake of the company’s merger with Skydance and its ongoing attempt to purchase Warner Bros. It’s definitely not ideal conditions for a show like Legacy to get a chance, and that’s without considering Sirtis’s valid observations about the ageism that’s all too common in certain corners of Hollywood.Still, this is Star Trek, and hope springs eternal. After all, most of us would never have guessed a show like Picard would have ever existed at this point, let alone run for three seasons and bring back the bulk of the original Next Generation cast for its grand finale. Anything is possible in this universe.The post Beloved The Next Generation Star Crushes Fan Hopes for Star Trek: Legacy Series appeared first on Den of Geek.