Star Trek: Discoveryfollows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, 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 and new characters, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. The cast is lead bySonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, along with Anthony Rapp as Lt. Stamets, Chris Obi as T’Kuvma, Clare McConnell as Dennas, Damon Runyan as Ujilli, Doug Jones as Lt. Saru, James Frain as Sarek,Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca, Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, Mary Wiseman as Tilly, Maulik Pancholy as Dr. Nambue, Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou, Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, Sam Vartholomeos as Ensign Connor, Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, Terry Serpico as Admiral Anderson and Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber.
It isn’t known if the renewal ofStar Trek: Discoverywill also lead to a renewal of the after show, known asAfer Trek, which will serve as the ultimate weekly forum forStar Trekfans, with in-depth discussions and recaps of the latestStar Trek: Discoveryepisode. EachAfter Trekepisode will feature host Matt Mira talking in-studio or via video feed withStar Trek: Discoverycast members and crew along with pastStar Trektalent and celebrity fans. While watching, fans will be able to “engage” with the show via social and other interactive elements by using the hashtag #AfterTrek.Star Trek: Discoveryis produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout, Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment forCBS All Access. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.
