For the second time this week, the Star Trek franchise is being recognized for inclusivity. Now Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for how it featured a character with a disability.
Ruderman Seal of Approval for Strange New Worlds
The Ruderman Family Foundation is an advocacy group that focuses on the advancement of people with disabilities and their Ruderman Seal of Approval is awarded to television series and films featuring actors with disabilities in substantial speaking roles that show “the commitment toward full inclusiveness in popular culture.” And according to Variety Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is being honored with the seal for the casting of Bruce Horak, a legally blind actor, to play the blind Aenar Hemmer, chief engineer of the USS Enterprise.
For 2022 the Paramount+ Star Trek show is being recognized along with HBO’s The Sex Lives of College Girls, Hallmark’s Color My World with Love, the Apple TV+ series Best Foot Forward, and the film Cha Cha Real Smooth. “The latest group of studio productions to receive our Seal of Authentic Representation have once again proven that practicing inclusive casting and authentic representation is not only a principled, morally sound choice, but a significant contributing factor to a production’s actual success,” said Jay Ruderman, president of the Ruderman Family Foundation in a statement.
Bruce Horak at Strange New Worlds NYC premiere in May
Sadly, Horak’s Hemmer met his untimely end in the penultimate episode of the first season, which the actor knew was coming when he was originally cast, revealing later he was happy with the character’s “noble death,” and that working on the show was the best year of his life. And while Hemmer may be gone, the show’s producers have promised they will be finding a way to bring Horak back, likely playing a different character.
Bruce Horak as Hemmer in his final episode
This latest honor comes just days after the announcement that the Star Trek franchise was being awarded The Visionary Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards this weekend. Star Trek is being recognized for its history of representation of LGBTQIA+ performers and characters.
For more on the Ruderman Seal of Approval visit rudermanfoundation.org.
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