And ST: Picard doesn't have the excuse of switching storytellers between installments (at least I'm assuming Matalas is responsible for all three seasons?)
SO FUNNY STORY
The series was conceived by Kristen Beyer, but Michael Chabon was named showrunner because why would you choose a woman with television experience over a literary novelist doing his first series?
Chabon was extremely bad at showrunning, and was promoted upwards to develop an adaptation of his books instead. (Beyer seems to have left television all together, because that's what happens when you're a woman.)
To replace them, Terry Matalas and Akiva Goldsman were brought in. Matalas did the first half of season 2, then moved on to develop season 3, while Goldsman did the rest of season 2. Matalas showrun season 3 alone, and has spent the last few weeks on Twitter chumming around with Disco-hating Trekbros, blocking queer people, and accepting congratulations for singlehandedly saving Star Trek.
(I haven't actually watched season 3 because season 2's depiction of mental illness and domestic violence were literally triggering for me. I guess I'll get around to it eventually.)
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SO FUNNY STORY
The series was conceived by Kristen Beyer, but Michael Chabon was named showrunner because why would you choose a woman with television experience over a literary novelist doing his first series?
Chabon was extremely bad at showrunning, and was promoted upwards to develop an adaptation of his books instead. (Beyer seems to have left television all together, because that's what happens when you're a woman.)
To replace them, Terry Matalas and Akiva Goldsman were brought in. Matalas did the first half of season 2, then moved on to develop season 3, while Goldsman did the rest of season 2. Matalas showrun season 3 alone, and has spent the last few weeks on Twitter chumming around with Disco-hating Trekbros, blocking queer people, and accepting congratulations for singlehandedly saving Star Trek.
(I haven't actually watched season 3 because season 2's depiction of mental illness and domestic violence were literally triggering for me. I guess I'll get around to it eventually.)