McAvoy’s Young Picard Series Pitch Stalled

James McAvoy says he pitched a standalone Star Trek series about a young Jean-Luc Picard commanding the USS Stargazer, but logistical difficulties stopped the project from moving forward. The proposed series, which McAvoy called Mutiny on the Stargazer, would have explored Picard’s early days as captain and what happened when he took command. McAvoy said the story would also have addressed a secret Picard had kept throughout his career. The pitch was described as a one-off season, rather than a confirmed production. McAvoy discussed the idea in an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. He said the Star Trek team was receptive to the proposal, but logistical issues prevented it from proceeding. He did not explain what those difficulties were. The account of the pitch and its reception comes from McAvoy; no production commitment or plan to revive the project has been announced in the supplied information. The story would have focused on a period before Picard commanded the USS Enterprise. In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Picard’s history as captain of the Stargazer is part of the character’s established past. McAvoy’s proposed series would have...