2D TO BEAM UP

GIVEN THAT THE FRANCHISE has birthed eight television series and 13 films, it’s perhaps surprising that (barring a couple of recent shorts) Star Trek has only boldly gone into the world of animation once – way back in 1973 with Star Trek: The Animated Series. But since we’re experiencing quite the creative Treknaissance of late, it was only a matter of time before a course was charted back to the drawing board.

At the helm of new 2D animated series is executive producer (and unabashed Trekkie) Mike McMahan. An Emmy-winner, he’s made a name for himself in animation as a showrunner for and co-creator of . But charting new adventures is where McMahan always hoped to be. After all, as he tells , “I work in comedy. I love animation, and I also love .”