Paramount+ successfully revolves round Alex Kurtzman given its continued dependence on Star Trek, and it is clear CBS will do no matter it takes to maintain the director and producer aboard. CBS Studios has signed a deal that may have Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout unit exclusvely producing reveals for Paramount+ and different platforms by 2026. He’ll proceed to steer Star Trek efforts for the “next six years,” CBS stated.

CBS did not say how a lot it paid, though Deadline sources understood the settlement was within the “$150 million range.” Kurtzman had two years left on an present deal, however that was value far much less at ‘simply’ $25 million.

Kurtzman has a minimum of six Star Trek reveals underway, together with present productions Discovery, Picard and Lower Decks in addition to upcoming efforts like Strange New Worlds, Prodigy and the at present unnamed Section 31 spinoff. He’s additionally chargeable for Showtime choices just like the upcoming The Man Who Fell to Earth TV remake, and has Secret Hideout engaged on initiatives like a Stephen King quick story adaptation. 

It’s not shocking that CBS would pay a premium for Kurtzman in consequence. While he is not the one one creating well-known reveals for Paramount+, dropping him and Secret Hideout would threat leaving an enormous hole in CBS’ streaming technique. The threat, in fact, is that CBS is additional tying its destiny to 1 individual and one manufacturing firm — Paramount+ could be in a tricky spot if there are ever main issues with Kurtzman’s reveals.