Star Trek: Lower Deckscreator Mike McMahan reveals an idea to bring back the actress who played Captain Janeway onStar Trek: Voyagerbefore Kate Mulgrew.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 leaned into the multiverse, with alternate reality versions of severalStar Trekcharactersappearing in the final season. McMahan stopped short of including what could have been the most jaw-dropping cameo of all.
Responding to fans on BlueSky, Mike McMahan dropped a bombshell that an idea tobring back Genevieve Bujold as an alternate reality Captain JanewayinStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5was “discussed.“Read McMahan’s post below:
Mike McMahan answered another fan and explained why he didn’t ask Genevieve Bujold to return as Captain Janeway, sayinghe didn’t want to be"disrespectful"to Kate Mulgrew.Check out Mike’s post below:
Star Trek: Voyager’s 2 Captain Janeway Actors Explained
Genevieve Bujold Quickly Quit Star Trek: Voyager
Genevieve Bujold was theoriginal actor cast as CaptainNicoleJaneway in Star Trek: Voyager.Executive producer Rick Berman was especially taken with a prestigious film actress like Bujold leading the firstStar Trekseries with a female Captain. Within the first few days of filming, however,Bujold abruptly quit the series, necessitating a scramble to cast her replacement.
As a film actress, Genevieve Bujold was unaccustomed to the speed of filming a weekly television series, and Bujold was also out of her depth with science fiction.Bujold’s exit ultimately was toStar Trek: Voyager’s benefit, as Kate Mulgrew was quickly cast as CaptainKathrynJaneway. Mulgrew would go on to become one of the most iconic and inspirationalStar TrekCaptains in the franchise’s history.
Our Take On Genevieve Bujold Returning As Captain Janeway In Star Trek: Lower Decks
Bujold Returning As Janeway Would Have Been A Real Shock
While it’s understandable why Mike McMahan opted not to bring back Genevieve Bujold out of respect for Kate Mulgrew, the return of the original Captain Janeway inStar Trek: Lower Decks' multiversewould have been genuinely mind-blowing. Footage of Genevieve Bujold playing Janeway is rare, but an animated version voiced by Bujold would have madeStar Trekhistory. Ultimately, however,McMahan made a wise call.
Mike McMahan had another ace-in-the-hole that seemed like an “impossible” get: Star Trek: Enterprise’s Jolene Blalock.
After all, Mike McMahan had another ace-in-the-hole that seemed like an “impossible” get:Star Trek: Enterprise’s Jolene Blalockreturning as an alternate reality T’Pol. In addition,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 had Brent Spiner playing Data, and Alexander Siddig and Andrew Robinson as Dr. Julian Bashir and Garak. Still, somewhere out there inStar Trek’s multiverse, Genevieve Bujold continues to play Captain Nicole Janeway.
