The sons of Captain Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) are the perfect protagonists for a potential Star Trek: Deep Space Nine sequel series. The relationship between Ben and his son Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton) stands out as one of the best-realized father-son relationship in Star Trek, and it was devastating to see Jake waiting for his father's return in the final shot of the DS9 finale. As Star Trek: Picard season 3 has become both a sequel to DS9 and a story about the next generation of the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew, it feels like the time is right to return to Jake Sisko and his younger brother.
When Sisko was recalled to the Celestial Temple by the Prophets in the DS9 finale, his wife Kassidy Yates-Sisko (Penny Johnson Jerald) was expecting their child. This led actor Avery Brooks to change Sisko's DS9 ending because of discomfort around the implications of a black father leaving his wife and unborn child behind. Given how groundbreaking Ben and Jake Sisko's father-son relationship was on DS9, a change was made in which Sisko promised that he'd be back in "maybe a year, maybe yesterday. But I will be back". Sisko has yet to return to Star Trek, but a sequel series that focuses on his grown-up children and how they dealt with his absence could provide a fresh take on the franchise.
