Fans can expect TNG cast reunions and special events at conventions around the world, as well as new TNG collectibles, games and stories. It captured lightning in a bottle and set the stage for a Star Trek resurgence that carries on to the present day. Star Trek: The Next Generation did the impossible when it debuted in 1987. Star Trek: The Next Generation's 30th Anniversary And the show will be distributed concurrently on Netflix in 188 countries and through Bell Media in Canada. Mary Chieffo rounds out the latest wave of additions with her role as L'Rell, the battle deck commander of the Klingon ship.ĭiscovery will air on CBS All Access, following the premiere on the CBS Television Network. Shazad Latif is set to portray Kol, commanding officer of the Klingons and protégé of T'Kuvma. Stamets, an astromycologist, fungus expert and Starfleet science officer on the starship Discovery.Ĭhris Obi will play T'Kuvma, the Klingon leader seeking to unite the Klingon houses. Saru, a Starfleet science officer and an alien species new to the Star Trek universe.Īnthony Rapp will beam aboard as Lt. Michelle Yeoh is set to play Captain Georgiou, the Starfleet captain aboard the starship Shenzhou.ĭoug Jones will play Lt. Season one will consist of 13 episodes, with the show as a whole serialized and playing out like a novel.
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The main character will be Number One, a woman, but not a captain, and, yes, there will be a gay series regular character, as well as Klingons. Discovery (NCC-1031) and the action will take place 10 years before Star Trek: The Original Series. The show's hero ship is called the U.S.S. Star Trek: Discovery will premiere in May 2017. Star Trek will head boldly into 2017, with a wide variety of exciting happenings, including a new show, events of all kinds and much, much more.