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CBS will launch a new "Star Trek" series in 2017.

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CBS' upcoming new "Star Trek" series has added Roddenberry Entertainment President Eugene "Rod" Roddenberry, son "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry,to the series as an executive producer, along with Roddenberry Entertainment COO Trevor Roth, according to Deadline.

They join Alex Kurtzman, Heather Kadin and Bryan Fuller, who was previously announced as the new series showrunner.

Nicholas Meyer, director and co-writer of "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," has joined on as a consulting producer and member of the upcoming series' writing staff.

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