Star Trek alum Jonathan Frakes is set to direct a six-episode series adaptation of Paul Preuss’ novels, “Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime”. Frakes joins a producing team that already includes showrunners and executive producers David Cromican and Dwayne Hill.

Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime is a series of sci-fi novels written by Paul Preuss, based upon stories written by legendary British author Sir Arthur C. Clarke. They tell the story of Sparta, a young woman with superhuman abilities, her search for the truth about her origins, and her battle against the cult known as the Free Spirit. Comprising six stories, the show will presumably assign one episode for each novel.

“When the materials for ‘Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime’ were presented to me, I couldn’t help but devour them,” Jonathan Frakes is quoted saying in Variety. “When asked if I wanted to direct what I read — my answer was a resounding and immediate ‘Hell, yes!’ Working on such a tremendous piece of IP from the mind of another sci-fi legend (who is also a contemporary of the true #1 Gene Roddenberry), will be both an honor and a dream for me.”

Production on the series is due to begin later this year in Canada.