It seems that the primary reason Leah Brahms was not named in “Star Trek: Picard” was directly because of “Star Trek: Legacy.” 

Even before the final season of “Picard” had finished airing, Matalas famously took to social media to announce that he had sneakily inserted a backdoor pilot into it and that his new series — not picked up or even pitched to Paramount yet — would be called “Star Trek: Legacy.” “Picard” would end with the introduction of the Enterprise-G, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) would become its captain and Sidney La Forge would sit at the helm. Matalas had a setting, a cast of characters, and even the seeds of a new story. In retrospect, it’s astonishing how much of “Picard” was devoted to a Trek series that would never be made.

Matalas was aggressive about his idea in public and encouraged his fans to engage in hashtag and letter-writing campaigns encouraging Paramount to pick up his new show. Paramount, sadly, didn’t take the bait. In 2024, a lot of “Star Trek” is drawing to a close, and Matalas took a job running the “Vision” TV series for Marvel. The future of “Legacy” is unlikely. 

Because “Legacy” would feature Sidney LaForge, it’s likely that Geordi would occasionally appear, as would Sidney’s unnamed mother. It turns out, in Matalas’ version of things, it was not Dr. Brahms. When it came to the exact identity of Geordi’s wife, Matalas was coy, saying:

We didn’t identify so that we could tell that story in a future ‘Legacy’ tale. But LeVar did have a name in mind. But it is not a character you’ve seen before.” 

Some fans immediately, in a snarky fashion, suggested that it was Dr. Leah Brahms from the Mirror Universe.