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Jonathan Frakes has a newfangled spear directing a post - apocalyptic sci - fi serial , but it could take him away from theStar Trekfranchise for the foreseeable future tense . Frakes is beloved among fans for his function as Commander William Riker onStar Trek : The Next Generationand Captain Riker onStar Trek : Picard , butJonathan is also a storied music director . Frakes directed legion episode ofStar Trekand other TV read likeThe Librarians , and he target the characteristic filmsStar Trek : First Contact , Star Trek : Insurrection , Clockstoppers , andThunderbirds . Frakes is herald as thefavorite director of theStar Trek : Discovery , Star Trek : Strange New Worlds , andStar Trek : Picardcasts .
Deadlinereports thatJonathan Frakes has signed on as the director ofDeathlands , a 10 - part post - apocalyptic sci - fi series based on the series of novels and audiobooks by James Axler . Deathlandsis from NextCypher , the autonomous production company coiffe up by crypto pioneer Jeff Garzik . Star Trekexpert Mark A. Altman is the showrunner , andDeathlandswill shoot in Bulgaria set off in Spring 2024 . As Frakes toldDeadline :
One of the things that I find so compelling aboutDeathlandsis that it ’s a series about hope and the chance to build a better humankind . I ’m excited about the opportunity to bring this show , combining feature article - grade action mechanism and compelling character drama , to the populace .
Deathlands isset in a post - apocalyptical world 100 years after a nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union . Amid this civilization of mutate people , Ryan Cawdor and a dance band of survivors travese the ‘ Deathlands ’ using a teleportation technology they discover .
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Frakes will be committed to Deathlands for a while
Jonathan Frakes ' nextStar Trekproject isStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 9 , " Lagrange Point , " which is the first one-half of the two - part series finale . Frakes is also committed to directing installment ofStar Trek : unknown New Worldsseason 3 , which will likely happen before Jonathan depart to Bulgaria forDeathlands . After that , however , Frakes has no other publicizedStar Trekprojects . It ’s unknown if Frakes has been asked to point any instalment ofStar Trek : Starfleet Academywhen that series begin yield , and there isno motion towards the proposedStar Trek : Picardspinoff , Star Trek : Legacy , for Frakes to pass as a film director or as Captain Riker .
Meanwhile , Deathlandssounds like a fantastic chance that will benefit from Jonathan Frakes ' keen eye as a theater director and his wealthiness of cognition about story and character in a sci - fi context . However , Deathlands ' 10 - instalment production in Bulgaria sounds like a commitment that will dominate Frakes ' time , although it is n’t clear if Jonathan is directing every sequence of the serial . Still , Deathlandsis an exciting chance for Frakes to make a new sci - fi world that ’s decidedly less affirmative than theStar Trekuniverse .
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reservoir : Deadline
