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 (film series) office of previous installments. Due to the film's poor reception and box office disappointment, the series was put on a hiatus until the franchise was rebooted with a new film, directed by J. J. Abrams and released on May 8, 2009, simply titled "Star Trek", serving as a reboot to the franchise with a new cast portraying younger versions of the original series' characters. A sequel to "Star Trek" (2009), "Star Trek Into Darkness", was released in theaters on May 16, 2013. A third film, "Star Trek Beyond", was released on July 22, 2016, on the franchise's 50th anniversary. The