Star Trek wasn’t William Shatner’s solely foray into science fiction. He additionally created TekStruggle, a nine-novel, cyberpunk-ish thriller sequence that was a large enough deal within the ‘90s that it spawned a TV series, four TV movies, a comic, and a video game. Now, TekWar is all but forgotten—although that may change in the near future.

Pure Imagination Studios has teamed with Shatner to adapt the series as “a mixed-reality, adult animated series” which will be developed by former Star Wars: The Clone Wars head writer Matt Michnovetz. The plan is, in a word, ambitious—supposedly “viewers will be able to participate with the show in different forms of technology via mobile, tablets, or wearable devices. The series can be viewed stand alone, but the level of immersion into the show, its characters, and technology is enhanced by the ability to become part of the narrative,” according to a press release.

The TekWar novels begin in 2043, where a highly addicted drug/“bio-digital” microchip called Tek is the world’s hottest commodity. Jon Cardigan, a former police officer who was as soon as framed for dealing Tek, groups with Sid Gomez to resolve Tek-related crimes in Greater Los Angeles, pitting them towards criminals, drug cartels, and a mysterious authorities company known as the Office of Clandestine Operations. While Shatner outlined the books’ tales, they had been ghost-written by the extraordinarily prolific creator Ron Goulart. Despite the franchise’s former recognition, I don’t suppose we could be in any respect sure {that a} new TekStruggle sequence will truly ever make it to screens. First of all, the sequence’ recognition has deeply waned since its heyday. Relatedly, there’s no community or streaming service introduced, which suggests these guys are going to have to buy round an unsolicited sequence with a restricted fanbase. And for those who take a look at Pure Imagination’s body of work, it’s finished nothing practically as grandiose as this, which suggests it could also be overpromising what it can ship.

But I’ll be glad to be confirmed improper. Since the one introduced plan for this TekStruggle reboot is “we’re gonna make it,” there’s clearly no launch date but when it occurs I believe it will air in 2023 on the absolute earliest. If there’s extra precise information about it, we’ll actually let you recognize.

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