Lower Decks Star Tawny Newsome Admits Her In-Development Star Trek Live-Action Comedy Is A Self-Insert: "I Create Roles For Me"

Last year, it was announced that Lower Decks actress Tawny Newsome would be spearheading a new Star Trek live-action workplace comedy. In a new interview, she admits it’s a self-insert.

Almost every Star Trek idea in the Alex Kurtzman era has had little to do with Star Trek but attempts to use the brand to make “different styles” with a slight Trek twist…