Rick Berman, who helped bring Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek creation far beyond the original series and the next generation, has agreed to a new deal with Paramount Pictures that would keep him at the studio for another five years.

According to Variety, Berman's new contract with Paramount has an estimated value of $10 million, and even though he is deeply involved in production of UPN's "Enterprise" and the upcoming feature film "Star Trek: Nemesis," which currently is in post-production, Berman said he hopes his new agreement with Paramount will allow him to work on some non-Star Trek projects as well.

"There's nothing that dictactes you giving your all (more) than the first season of a new TV series," Berman said. "And I'm going to be very committed to 'Enterprise'; it needs a lot of nurturting for at least a couple more years. (But) during the course of this next five-year deal, I'm going to force myself to find the time to start branching out. I want to work on the kind of projects where people drive cars and wear sneakers -- something a little more earthbound."

There is no indication yet that this new deal will start things cranking for a sixth Star Trek television series.