Deep Space Nine Revival: Nana Visitor's Vision for the Future of the Series
"Star Trek" has a long history of allowing its characters to age and return to their stories, as seen in the original series and "Star Trek: The Next Generation." While "Deep Space Nine" has had a mini-revival in an episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks," Nana Visitor, who played Major Kira, has her own vision for a potential revival of the series. She envisions a storyline where Captain Sisko communicates with Kira and his son, Jake, through the Bajoran orbs, allowing the story to move forward without bringing Sisko out of the wormhole where he was last seen.
In the finale of "Deep Space Nine," Sisko became the Emissary of the Prophets and was removed from linear time. Visitor's idea of using the Bajoran orbs to have Sisko communicate with Kira and Jake offers a way to include the character without the challenges of aging the actor who played him. With Kira still on Deep Space Nine and Jake willing to return, the groundwork is set for a potential revival that could provide closure to the open-ended finale of the series.
While some characters from "Deep Space Nine" have passed away, many of the original crew members are still around and could potentially return for a revival or reunion. The writers of the series have even pitched a reunion episode in the documentary "What We Left Behind," indicating that there are plenty of ideas about where the crew of Deep Space Nine could end up in a new storyline. A revival of the series could offer fans the opportunity to see their favorite characters back in action on the Cardassian-designed space station once again.