Star Trek: Deep Space Nine stars would return to Star Trek with conditions

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine stars are open to returning to the franchise

Star Trek stars from legacy series have been returning to the franchise here and there, and with most of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast appearing in season three of Star Trek: Picard, it’s no wonder fans are asking what it would take to bring back the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The question was put to Nana Visitor, Alexander Siddig, and Chase Masterson this week at a Star Trek: Mission Chicago panel, according to a report by Comicbook.

Nana Visitor said she would love it if Ira Steven Behr were to ask her to come back, and she would like to return. However, she wants continuity with her character as she feels a responsbililty to Colonel Kira, to maintain the relationship with the audience.

"“I would love it, but I would want to know that there was some kind of continuity, that it would really matter. I mean, there are some jobs where, they’re jobs, and I go, ‘It’s all right.’ I do [acting] jobs for different reasons. Star Trek is something else, and the relationship with the audience is something else. I really do feel the responsibility. So, unless it was a certain thing, a certain way, certain writers, I would be concerned. Would I want to? Do I want Ira Steven Behr to write one and say, ‘Nana, come back,’? Yes.”"

Alexander Siddig isn’t sure where his character would be after Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

The actor, who portrayed Dr. Julian Bashir, for seven seasons on the popular series said he couldn’t think where Dr. Bashir would be after all this time. He imagined the doctor would be retired…or something else.

"“I just can’t think of how Bashir, where he exists after Deep Space Nine. I mean, I know he was extremely human, and he’s probably a retired doctor or working for an NGO or maybe just collecting butterflies with Garak.”"

Chase Masterson, Leeta from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has one purpose for her character.

Masterson doesn’t think her character is needed for anything other than for the strength of the character. She thinks most things have been done already, but if her part had to do with social justice, that could work.

"“I would want to make sure that Lita- I don’t think they need me anymore to be any kind of thing other than a strong character. And I think if it had to do with social justice, it could work. But anything else, I think we’ve already done that. I think moving along the social justice narrative in terms of Latinum not being the focus on Ferenginar. That, I’d like to do.”"

Star Trek fans wouldn’t be disappointed to see some DS9 characters returned to the franchise as long as their stories were done right, which is exactly what these actors are asking.