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Star Trek: Discovery will follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.The Star Trek: Discovery cast also includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as chief medical officer Nambue, Sam Vartholomeos as junior Starfleet officer Connor, Mary Wiseman as Cadet Tilly, James Frain as Sarek, astrophysicist and father of Spock, Chris Obi as Klingon leader T’Kuvma, Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, a Klingon commander, Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, Clare McConnell as Dennas, Damon Runyan as Ujilli, and Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd. (synopsis via Coming Soon)
I am ridiculously excited about Star Trek‘s long-awaited return to the small screen.
While the reimagined cinematic journeys of the Star Trek: Original Series such as Star Trek: Into Darkness and Star Trek: Beyond were engaging and imaginative, they only popped every few years, which made the wait for more of Gene Roddenberry’s flawed-utopian future long and drawn out.
But the imminent arrival of Star Trek: Discovery, which is the first TV series since Enterprise ended in 2005 – the new series is set between Enterprise and Star Trek: Next Generation in the original Star Trek timeline (not the new movie-based which is known as the Kelvin Timeline – is set to end all that drawn out waiting.
Well, for now at least. (In the grand tradition of new TV series, the season will be split in two a la The Walking Dead.)
While the new episodes are streaming, we will be treated to some changes to traditional Star Trek TV storytelling. Not only are the Klingons different (again) and the first openly gay character in mycologist Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), but the series will be feature a story arc rather than discreet episodes and a protagonist who is not the captain.
Sonequa Martin-Green plays First Officer Michael Burnham, raised by Spock’s father Sarek, who will offer a fresh perspective on adventures that have hitherto been very captain-centric.
She must navigate the thorny world of galactic politics when Klingon T’Kuvma sets out to unite the fractious 24 great house of the empire, leading to a cold war between the Federation and its long time thorns-in-the-side.
It offers some serious gravitas, full-on action and, if the trailer is any guide, the kind of thoughtful philsophising that has made the franchise such a joy to watch.
And a series that will be very much have been worth waiting for.
Star Trek: Discovery premieres its first two episodes on 24 September via CBS All Access in USA and Netflix worldwide; the initial eight episodes will screen in 2017 with the final 7 available from January 2018.
For all sorts of Star Trek: Discovery goodies, go to Spoiler TV.