Alex Kurtzman has made Star Trek untouchable...
...meaning that no-one wants to touch it with a ten-foot bargepole.
See here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CYviE1NNds
Trying to make Star Trek a political platform when it's always been about storytelling is just stupid, and considering the sheer number of pitches aimed at both Amazon Prime and Netflix (neither of whom will touch his Trek now), it makes me wonder why Kurtzman is creating so many shows. Probably before his companies go bust.