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 most recent "Star Trek" TV series, entitled "", premiered on CBS and was later made available exclusively on the digital platform CBS All Access. The adventures of "The Next Generation" crew continued in four additional feature films. In 2009, the film franchise underwent a "reboot" set in an alternate timeline, or "Kelvin Timeline," entitled simply "Star Trek." This film featured a new cast portraying younger versions of the crew from the original show; their adventures were continued in the sequel film, "Star Trek Into Darkness" (2013). The thirteenth film feature and sequel, "Star Trek Beyond" (2016), was released to coincide