Star Trek: The Animated Series were added to the cast—claiming that Sulu and Uhura were of importance as they were proof of the ethnic diversity of the 23rd century and should not be recast. Nimoy also took this stand as a matter of principle, as he knew of the financial troubles many of his "Star Trek" co-stars were facing after cancellation of the series. Koenig was not forgotten, and later wrote an episode for the series, becoming the first "Star Trek" actor to write a "Star Trek" story. Koenig wrote "The Infinite Vulcan", which had plot elements from the original "Star Trek" episode "Space Seed"
Star Trek new cast portraying the crew of the original show. "Star Trek" was a prequel of the original series set in an alternate timeline, known as the "Kelvin Timeline". This gave the film and future sequels to it freedom from the need to conform to the franchise's canonical timeline. The eleventh "Star Trek" film's marketing campaign targeted non-fans, even stating in the film's advertisements that "this is not your father's "Star Trek"". The film earned considerable critical and financial success, grossing (in inflation-adjusted dollars) more box office sales than any previous "Star Trek" film. The plaudits include the franchise's first Academy