Since 2017, Alex Kurtzman has been overseeing the return of Star Trek television. He's guided the launches of Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Strange New Worlds, and Prodigy, as well as the upcoming series Starfleet Academy.

However, the show's arrival has been met with backlash from some, which has culminated in a poor 35% audience score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. This is in contrast to the impressive 85% rating awarded by critics,