Scott Bakula’s proposed comeback collection set a long time after Star Trek: Enterprise will get an intriguing replace concerning President Jonathan Archer’s (Scott Bakula) youngsters, and who the mom of one in every of Archer’s sons is.
Star Trek: Enterprise writer-producer Michael Sussman, with Scott Bakula, created Star Trek: United, a automobile that would deliver Bakula back to Star Trek, in the identical manner Patrick Stewart returned as Admiral Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard.
Michael Sussman conceives Star Trek: United as a status TV collection within the vein of Star Wars: Andor; a political thriller set within the late twenty second century, the place Jonathan Archer serves as the primary President of the United Federation of Planets.
Star Trek: United is much less a sequel to Star Trek: Enterprise than it’s a spinoff, and Mike Sussman plans a posh household drama involving President Archer and his 4 grownup youngsters, who pursue totally different careers of serving the Federation, some maybe at odds with their father.
Showing on the Sci-Finatics podcast, Mike Sussman dropped fascinating new particulars about Star Trek: United, and he additionally reached out to ScreenRant to verify the identification of the mom of one in every of President Archer’s youngsters. You’ll be able to watch the podcast under:
One Of President Archer’s Youngsters In Star Trek: United Makes use of His Mom’s Final Title: Hernandez
In Star Trek: United, one in every of President Archer’s youngsters serves in Starfleet, and he makes use of the surname “Hernandez” as an alternative of “Archer.” Mike Sussman confirmed that the mom of Archer’s son, who’s a Starfleet Officer, is Captain Erika Hernandez (Ada Mariz).
Captain Erika Hernandez was launched in Star Trek: Enterprise season 4, and she or he appeared in three episodes, “Dwelling,” “Affliction,” and “Divergence.” Hernandez was the Captain of the NX-02 Columbia, Starfleet’s second Warp 5-capable starship after Enterprise.
Hernandez was additionally Jonathan Archer’s former flame. The connection did not work out as a result of, as Erika instructed Jonathan, like him, she is “married to Starfleet.” NX-02 Columbia launched in 2154 due to Commander Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer), who transferred to Hernandez’s ship and upgraded Columbia’s warp engines.
Mike Sussman was fast to emphasize on Sci-Finatics that whereas Erika Hernandez is the mom of a minimum of one in every of Jonathan Archer’s youngsters, it would not essentially imply Erika and Jonathan ever bought married. Sussman hopes Ada Maris would reprise Hernandez if Star Trek: United is greenlit.
President Archer’s 4 Youngsters In Star Trek United Defined
Mike Sussman additionally elaborated on President Archer’s 4 youngsters he created for Star Trek: United, though Mike solely dropped data on three of them and hasn’t named any of Archer’s offspring.
In Star Trek: United, President Archer’s 4 youngsters have lead roles, however they’re scattered throughout the galaxy. One among Archer’s youngsters is in diplomacy, one other works for Federation Intelligence (a separate group from Starfleet Intelligence), and Jonathan’s son, who makes use of “Hernandez” as his surname, is in Starfleet.
Mike Sussman identified that President Archer’s offspring in Federation Intelligence doesn’t work for Part 31, which Mike desires to maneuver away from since Part 31 has been used usually since Star Trek: Discovery.
Sussman additionally defined that Archer’s son makes use of “Hernandez” to keep away from “preferential remedy” in Starfleet due to his well-known father. That is an fascinating element since Erika Hernandez was additionally a Starfleet captain, of the second NX starship, no much less. Maybe it is a trace of Erika’s profession in comparison with Archer’s.
Intriguingly, there’s a fourth Archer youngster whom Michael Sussman hasn’t described. Mike additionally hasn’t elaborated on who the mom or moms of Jonathan Archer’s different youngsters are in Star Trek: United, or whether or not Archer is married within the collection.
Nevertheless, the truth that Star Trek: United depicts Jonathan Archer has moved past the ‘lonely Captain of the Enterprise‘ trope and had youngsters is gratifying, as it is a post-Enterprise life that has eluded a lot of Archer’s successors like Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner).
Star Trek: United Is Not A Actual Present (But)
Mike Sussman has solely revealed dollops of details about Star Trek: United, and Sussman is fast to remind keen followers that Star Trek: United is simply “a pleasant fantasy” proper now and never an actual TV present in growth at Paramount+.
Nevertheless, legendary idea artist and designer Andrew Probert has been working with Sussman on designs for President Archer’s new starship, tentatively dubbed ‘Starfleet One’ or ‘Federation One,’ so numerous particulars about Star Trek: United are being prepped in case the collection is greenlit.
Star Trek: United facilities on Jonathan Archer and his household, however Mike Sussman has concepts on how one can deliver again numerous characters from Star Trek: Enterprise, relying on the actors’ availability.
This contains Commander Journey Tucker, as Sussman hints that Journey’s demise in Star Trek: Enterprise‘s series finale could not have performed out prefer it did within the episode’s holodeck simulation the place Tucker sacrificed himself to avoid wasting Captain Archer from alien marauders.
The idea of Star Trek: United is highly effective, intriguing, and in contrast to present Star Trek collection.
Mike Sussman first revealed Star Trek: United to TrekMovie at STLV: Trek to Vegas in August, and, since then, the concept has grown like a wildfire. Star Trek’s fandom not solely desires Scott Bakula to reprise Jonathan Archer, however the idea of Star Trek: United is highly effective, intriguing, and in contrast to present Star Trek collection.
Whereas Star Trek: United is simply an thought and a possible pitch in the intervening time, fingers are crossed that the brand new, Star Trek-friendly administration of Paramount Skydance will see the advantage and potential in Scott Bakula’s Star Trek comeback.
On the very least, followers now hope Star Trek: United will get made to study extra about President Archer’s household, who the mom(s) of his youngsters are, and get a transparent image of Jonathan Archer’s life after his decade as Captain of the NX-01 in Star Trek: Enterprise.
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2005 – 2005-00-00
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Brannon Braga
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Brannon Braga
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Brannon Braga
