Will this new series really need recurring antagonists?
Remember in "Amok Time" the Enterprise was ordered by Starfleet to visit Altair Six:
"Altair Six is no ordinary matter. That area is just putting itself together after a long interplanetary conflict. This inauguration will stabilize the entire Altair system. Our appearance there is a demonstration of friendship and strength which will cause ripples clear to the Klingon Empire." (Admiral Komack's dialog)
Ten years in the past would mean this system was still in conflict; there are some ripe story possibilities, no?
Altair is where they had the forbidden planet!!! With the brain enhancer and Robbie the robot!