Tawny Newsome Says Starfleet Academy Show Is “Real Star Trek” & New Half-Hour Comedy Is “My Dream Of Dreams”

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Summary Tawny Newsome's comedic mind will shine in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and her upcoming live-action comedy series.

She brings a fresh blend of tones to Star Trek, showcasing her versatility and creativity in the writers' room.

Co-creating a Star Trek comedy with Justin Simien is a dream come true for Tawny, promising even more laughs to come.

Tawny Newsome is about to put her stamp on Star Trek with her work on Star Trek's next two series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Star Trek's first-ever live-action half-hour comedy. Newsome voices Lt. Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, which is about to enter its fifth and final season on Paramount+. Tawny's sharp comedic mind and versatility nabbed her a spot in the writers' room of Starfleet Academy, with Star Trek executive producer and co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman praising Newsome as "a stone-cold assassin" at San Diego Comic-Con.

Screen Rant was at STLV: Trek to Vegas where Tawny Newsome joined her Star Trek: Lower Decks co-stars Dawnn Lewis, Eugene Cordero, and Gabrielle Ruiz for a lively panel moderated by Star Trek: Prodigy's Bonnie Gordon. Newsome hinted at the "blending of tones" in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, where Tawny "got to be the comedy clown" in the writers' room. Newsome also hinted at the Star Trek live-action comedy she is co-creating with Justin Simien, which Tawny calls her "dream of dreams." Watch Tawny's clip from STLV below:

Related As A Big DS9 Fan, I’m Excited for Tawny Newsome's Star Trek Live-Action Comedy Tawny Newsome and Justin Simien are developing a brand-new Star Trek comedy series which could end up being an unlikely successor to Deep Space Nine.

Source: Creation Entertainment's STLV: Trek to Vegas