\tJeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated producer, showrunner, director and writer known for her work on \u201cStar Trek: The Next Generation\u201d and \u201cStar Trek: Voyager,\u201d which she co-created, has died. She was 86. \tTaylor died Thursday, Oct. 24, the official \u201cStar Trek\u201d website announced. \tTaylor joined the \u201cNext Generation\u201d team during its fourth season in 1990. By its sixth season, she was promoted to co-executive producer alongside Rick Berman and Michael Pillar. She then served as the series\u2019 executive producer and showrunner for its seventh and final season, for which she earned an Emmy nomination for best outstanding series. \tTaylor went on to create \u201cVoyager\u201d with Berman and Piller and served as the showrunner for the first four seasons of the series from 1995 to 1998. She later worked as a creative consultant for the show\u2019s final three seasons. \t \t\t\t \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t \t \t\t \t \tTaylor penned more than 30 episodes across the \u201cStar Trek\u201d franchise; she was most proud of the \u201cNext Generation\u201d episode \u201cThe Drumhead,\u201d according to the official \u201cStar Trek\u201d website. She also wrote the 1987 film \u201cA Place to Call Home,\u201d starring Linda Lavin; worked as a producer on the series \u201cQuincy\u201d and \u201cM.E.;\u201d and directed episodes of \u201cMagnum, P.I.,\u201d \u201cIn the Heat of the Night\u201d and \u201cJake and the Fatman.\u201d \tShe received \u201cstory by\u201d credit on three episodes of \u201cStar Trek: Deep Space Nine\u201d and wrote three \u201cStar Trek\u201d novels for Pocket Books. \tTaylor was born Jeri Cecile Suer on June 30, 1938, in Evansville, Ind., to father Robert and mother Ruah. She graduated from Indiana University and received her master\u2019s degree from California State University, Northridge. \tBrannon Braga, who took over for Taylor as the showrunner of \u201cVoyager,\u201d paid tribute to her on Instagram, writing, \u201cJeri Taylor died. She was a great writer and showrunner and, to me, a cherished mentor. Jeri was generous with her wisdom and her time, she nurtured an entire staff of young writers which is a testament to her patience. I would not have a career without Jeri\u2019s intricate guidance. She taught us all so much. Her memory will live on in many ways, but perhaps most of all in the character of Captain Janeway, who reflected the best dimensions of Jeri herself. Jeri Taylor, we were lucky to know you.\u201d \t \tRobert Picado, who played The Doctor on \u201cStar Trek: Voyager,\u201d posted on X, \u201cWhat a wonderful person to work with! Jeri Taylor was the beating heart of @StarTrek #Voyager\u2019s groundbreaking #CaptainJaneway character. I will miss her. My condolences to her family.\u201d \tGraphic designer Michael Okuda, who designed the computer interfaces on the Starfleet named \u201cokudagrams,\u201d wrote in a tribute to Taylor: \u201cWorking for Jeri Taylor was always a delight. She always welcomed ideas and suggestions, even from designers in the art department. She was thoughtful and warm, and she always made us feel like we were an important part of her team.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Jeri Taylor, the Emmy-nominated producer, showrunner, director and writer known for her work on \u201cStar Trek: The Next Generation\u201d and \u201cStar Trek: Voyager,\u201d which she co-created, has died. She was 86. Taylor died Thursday, Oct. 24, the official \u201cStar Trek\u201d website announced. Taylor joined the \u201cNext Generation\u201d team during its fourth season in 1990. By […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23623,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serie-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieetv.com\/ita\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}