The upcoming Star Trek television series has secured an excellent showrunner in Hannibal and Pushing Daises‘ Bryan Fuller.

The new Star Trek series, which was announced late last year, will air exclusively on CBS All Access, the network’s streaming service currently priced at $6 per month (it’s like Netflix, but only for CBS shows). To promote the new show, the first episode will air on television. The series is expected to launch in 2017.

Said Fuller about today’s announcement, “My very first experience of Star Trek is my oldest brother turning off all the lights in the house and flying his model of a D7 Class Klingon Battle Cruiser through the darkened halls. Before seeing a frame of the television series, the Star Trek universe lit my imagination on fire. It is without exaggeration a dream come true to be crafting a brand-new iteration of Star Trek with fellow franchise alum Alex Kurtzman and boldly going where no Star Trek series has gone before.”

As CBS notes in the press release, Fuller “launched his career writing for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.”

“Bringing Star Trek back to television means returning it to its roots, and for years those roots flourished under Bryan’s devoted care,” added executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “His encyclopedic knowledge of Trek canon is surpassed only by his love for Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic future, a vision that continues to guide us as we explore strange new worlds.”

“For the past 50 years, Star Trek has been a groundbreaking franchise that not only changed the landscape of television, but made a significant impact on pop culture,” said David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios. “When we began discussions about the series returning to television, we immediately knew that Bryan Fuller would be the ideal person to work alongside Alex Kurtzman to create a fresh and authentic take on this classic and timeless series. Bryan is not only an extremely gifted writer, but a genuine fan of Star Trek. Having someone at the helm with his gravitas who also understands and appreciates the significance of the franchise and the worldwide fan base was essential to us.”

Details surrounding the Star Trek TV series’ plot are still under wraps, though CBS did note in November that the show “will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and new civilizations while exploring the dramatic contemporary themes that have been a signature of the franchise since its inception in 1966.”