How Star Trek prospers against Netflix and Disney+ (with EP Alex Kurtzman) | Masters of Scale
About Alex
- Co-creator of the modern Star Trek TV universe on Paramount+ for CBS Studios.
- Co-writer of blockbuster films: Star Trek, Transformers, Mission: Impossible III, Spiderman 2.
- Production credits earned over $4 billion at the global box office (as of 2024).
- Executive producer of acclaimed shows: Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds.
- Founder of Secret Hideout, a prolific cross-platform production company.
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The streaming wars have reached a new inflection, as @Netflix and @Disney + jostle for position and, in the process, disrupt post-strike Hollywood. Paramount+ invested heavily in blockbuster veteran Alex Kurtzman to turn @StarTrekOfficial into a distinguishing franchise. Now, Kurtzman talks with Rapid Response host Bob Safian about the future of streaming, the end of TV’s golden age, and how courting Trekkies offers lessons for all customer engagement. Plus, Kurtzman shares behind-the-scenes stories of Star Trek’s past, present, and future.
