“Perhaps I no longer need to try, Admiral.“
Well, in what may be the least necessary interquel in existence, Paramount’s making Star Trek: Khan. And they have their Khan in former Lost star Naveen Andrews.
History remembers Khan Noonien Singh as a villain, the product of a failed attempt to perfect humanity through genetic engineering whose quest to avenge himself on Admiral James T. Kirk led to unimaginable tragedy and loss. But the truth has been buried for too long beneath the sands of Ceti Alpha V. How did Khan go from a beneficent tyrant and superhuman visionary with a new world at his fingertips to the monster we think we know so well? Recently unearthed, the rest of Khan’s story will finally be told in Star Trek: Khan.
Also joining Andrews is Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) as former Starfleet Lieutenant Marla McGivers, who followed Khan to Ceti Alpha V in the Original Series Episode Space Seed.
This is an audio series (why?) written by long-time Star Trek writer David Mack and Kirsten Bayer. It’s apparently based on a story by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan writer and director, Nicholas Meyer. I have no way of checking that since Google search is now worthless.
Star Trek: Khan is produced by CBS’ Eye Podcast Productions Inc. CBS Studio’s podcasting arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producers include Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Kirsten Beyer, Molly Barton, Fred Greenhalgh, Trevor Roth and Rod Roddenberry. Supervising producer is Robyn Johnson and the audio series was directed by Fred Greenhalgh. Realm serves as the production studio for the series.
I’m going to be honest with you, I have no idea who this is for. It’s obviously mining nostalgia, so you’d think it’s for someone like me, but I never asked for this. On the other hand, it’s an audio drama, so it’s going to be… whatever.
Source: ComicBook.com
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