▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Amazon ▁Studios ▁would ▁be ▁developing ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁unexpected ▁death ▁of ▁Alan ▁Rick man ▁from ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer , ▁Tim ▁Allen ▁commented ▁in ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁about ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁chance ▁of ▁a ▁rev ival : ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁the ▁N erd ist ▁pod cast ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Sam ▁Rock well ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁cast ▁had ▁been ▁about ▁ready ▁to ▁sign ▁on ▁for ▁a ▁follow ▁up ▁with ▁Amazon , ▁but ▁Rick man ' s ▁death , ▁together ▁with ▁Allen ' s ▁television ▁schedule , ▁had ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁obst acles . ▁He ▁also ▁said ▁he ▁believed ▁Rick man ' s ▁death ▁meant ▁the ▁project ▁would ▁never ▁happen . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁plans ▁were ▁rev ived ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁announ cement ▁that ▁Paul ▁Sche er ▁would ▁be ▁writing ▁the ▁series . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁/ Fil m , ▁Sche er ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁draft s ▁submitted ▁to ▁Amazon ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁serial ized ▁advent ure ▁that ▁starts ▁where ▁the ▁film ▁ends , ▁but ▁leads ▁into ▁the ▁cultural ▁shift ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁that ▁has ▁occurred ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ; ▁he ▁said ▁" I ▁really ▁wanted ▁to ▁capture ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁original ▁cast ▁of ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁and ▁the ▁J .