Terry Matalas Archives

Not only is Terry Matalas diving into the world of Marvel with his upcoming Disney+ series Vision, he's also working with Hasbro to adapt and become showrunner of the animated series adaptation of the popular card game Magic: The Gathering Netflix announced the new series as part of their annual Geeked Week event as it[...]

As Star Trek: Picard season three showrunner Terry Matalas awaited his franchise future from Paramount, he conceptualized Star Trek: Legacy, a follow-up series that continues the journey of the U.S.S Titan-A, which was rebranded the U.S.S Enterprise-G by the series finale with Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Commander Raffi Musifer (Michelle Hurd), and Ensign[...]

With Terry Matalas taking his starship over to Disney to work on Marvel's untitled Vision series for Disney+, Paramount has lost a considerable creative mind for the Star Trek franchise His masterful work of the third and final season of Picard will benefit the Marvel Cinematic Universe The problem with investing in building into the[...]

Great news! Terry Matalas is going to be the showrunner and spearhead a new series for a major franchise! Unfortunately for "Star Trek" fans, it isn't the series that they hoped it would be In case you missed the news from earlier today, Matalas has been tapped by Marvel Studios/Marvel Television for a new "Vision"[...]

Few can argue that Picard showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas might have put together the best season of modern Star Trek in the Paramount+ era blending the new and the old with The Next Generation cast reunion in Picard's third and final season Matalas was even able to fit in TNG holders like[...]

It's a testament to what showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas was able to accomplish One of the biggest difficulties is to convince the cast to return because most have gone on record as being interested in returning if it involves a meaningful story for their characters – as was the case with Michael Dorn[...]

Todd Stashwick, who played fan favorite Captain Liam Shaw in Picard season three, has theories on how showrunner Terry Matalas could bring him back if Legacy becomes a reality. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard: Todd Stashwick Explains How Shaw Can Return "If they ever choose to do [Legacy] there[...]

At the risk of sounding like beating a dead horse and given what Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas has accomplished, the dream is always there to say, "Never say never." Examples of this were The Next Generation core cast reunion in season three of Picard and the additional returns of TNG alum Daniel Davis[...]

Included in the panel are showrunner Terry Matalas, actor/director Jonathan Frakes (Riker), Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher), Ryan, Ashlei Sharpe-Chestnut (Sydney La Forge), Michael Dorn (Worf), Brent Spiner (Data), and Todd Stashwick (Liam Shaw) Moderating were TNG and Picard actor Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh). Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Star Trek: Picard[...]

While two and three turned out dramatically different, Terry Matalas lived every creator and fan's dream to guide a reunion of one of the most beloved casts in science fiction in The Next Generation It also happens to be the showrunner's birthday as those from within the Star Trek community and beyond wished Matalas a[...]

John Anders), and working with 12 Monkeys and Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas. Jeff Teravainen in Dark Matter Image courtesy of SYFY (Actor: Jeff Teravainen) Why Jeff Teravainen Wants to Revisit 'Dark Matter' Bleeding Cool: When you prep for a live-action role versus a voice-over, do you have different routines to get into the role? Teravainen: It's similar[...]

Star Trek Picard production designer Dave Blass and showrunner Terry Matalas have been on one hell of a journey restoring The Next Generation to its full glory, not only getting the cast back together but bringing back the original designers from the syndicated series back into the fold to recreate the U.S.S Enterprise-D[...]

All Rights Reserved. I read showrunner Terry Matalas wanted Brent to share a scene with you in season three as Data in a father-daughter moment with your Soji since seasons two and three were being shot back-to-back but lacked time and resources Were you ever approached about the possibility? I would say that's a little more of[...]

Enterprise-D from The Next Generation opened up perhaps a new beginning for a new series in Star Trek: Legacy, at least that's the hope for Picard showrunner Terry Matalas and production designer Dave Blass, coming off their successful third and final season for Paramount+ The final shot before the mid-credit scene featuring Ed Speleers' Jack Crusher[...]

There were also a few extra TNG surprises along the way, with showrunner Terry Matalas bringing back Jean-Luc's biggest Starfleet regret in Michelle Forbes' Ro Laren, who we discover returned to the Federation after serving her sentence for her initial defection to the Maquis, now promoted to commander and working for Starfleet Intelligence The other[...]

The final season of Star Trek: Picard presented a unique challenge for showrunner Terry Matalas, not only balancing the reunion of The Next Generation cast with arcs compelling enough to solicit the cast's reunion but also creating new compelling original characters fans could equally be invested in with the bulk of the original Paramount+ series[...]

Much of the credit goes to showrunner Terry Matalas, who worked with Stashwick on Star Trek: Enterprise and SYFY's 12 Monkeys Matalas shared an alternate death scene with Shaw Both scenes showed Shaw sharing his respect for his former first officer by finally calling her by her preferred name in "Seven of Nine." Photo Credit: Trae[...]

And their six-month #SaveWarriorNun campaign has proven a success, with Barry confirming that "because of your combined voices, passion, and amazing efforts," Warrior Nun would be returning "more EPIC than you could imagine." Well, that great news is reverberating across the pop culture landscape – and it didn't miss the attention of Star Trek: Picard Showrunner[...]

Stashwick and season three showrunner Terry Matalas introduced Ryan to D&D toward the end of May, along with co-star Mica Burton (Alandra La Forge) and Picard writer Matt Okumura among the participants Burton played a Faerie Cleric, and Okumura played a Tiefling rogue assassin The 12 Monkeys star assumed the role of a dungeon master[...]

To say that Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas had the Herculean task of delivering his best possible swan song to The Next Generation crew would be an understatement If he ended up delivering on a full cast reunion in the third and final season, why not go the extra step and honor the entire[...]

Among the participants and pairings include Jeri Ryan (Seven) and Todd Stashwick (Shaw); Michael Dorn (Worf) and Michelle Hurd (Raffi); LeVar Burton (Geordi) and Jonathan Frakes (Riker); and Gates McFadden (Beverly) and showrunner Terry Matalas While the entire featurette is definitely worth your time, here's a look at how the crew addressed being a part[...]

Star Trek: Picard's third and final season could turn out very differently, according to showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas As we all saw, what turned out was a reunion of the cast of The Next Generation with Jonathan Frakes (Riker), Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher), LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Brent Spiner (Data), Marina Sirtis[...]

While both characters were often at odds with one another, the two actors couldn't be better friends, especially when Picard showrunner Terry Matalas' relationship with Stashwick goes back to his earlier days on Enterprise and SYFY's 12 Monkeys Now the two shared their love for Dungeons & Dragons with Ryan in a journey Matalas chronicled[...]

Showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas shared a behind-the-scenes eight-second clip with the caption, "Alice the Queen," showing Krige in the recording booth saying, "Home…he is home," referring to Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) assimilated and now known as Võx to his father Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in the Picard series finale "The Last Generation." Alice Krige[...]

Season three showrunner and executive producer Terry Matalas and production designer David Blass were interviewed by Picard. Photo Credit: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2021 Viacom, International Inc All Rights Reserved. Among the subjects included was a digital recreation of all the command bridges from the Star Trek franchise history "We've actually built digitally all the bridges for the Starship[...]

Davies and Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Terry Matalas Because RTD was a huge fan of the way "The Last Generation" wrapped up the season and Paramount+ series In fact, we learned in Doctor Who Magazine #590 (available to purchase here) that the episode had unexpectedly spoiled the title of an upcoming Doctor Who series episode[...]

With Star Trek: Picard wrapping its third and final season, closing a (not "the") final chapter on The Next Generation crew, executive producer and showrunner Terry Matalas did as much as he physically and financially could afford from the budget Paramount allotted him While there were too many wonderful additions, including the biggest crowning achievement[...]

As we await word on whether or not Star Trek: Legacy will actually become a reality, fans of Paramount+'s Sir Patrick Stewart-starring Star Trek: Picard continue to dissect everything that went down during the final season and the series finale, "The Last Generation." One of the questions that showrunner & executive producer Terry Matalas tackled[...]

Showrunner Terry Matalas shed some light on where Beverly, Jean-Luc, and his girlfriend Laris (Orla Brady) stand. Photo Cr: Sarah Coulter/Paramount+ © 2023 CBS Studios Inc All Rights Reserved. A New Star Trek Love Triangle? "I think it's open for interpretation as to how [Beverly and Jean-Luc's relationship turns out.] I think they definitely have become a kind[...]

Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), and half-brother, Jack (Ed Speleers)? Next to Wheaton, McFadden & Speleers, the one person whose perspective on the matter carries some weight is none other than Showrunner & EP Terry Matalas – which is why we're glad Matalas addressed the matter during a Reddit AMA While not able to commit to[...]