With plans for the first episode to air as a special on CBS in the fall before moving to their streaming service, the first trailer has arrived for Star Trek: Discovery. It’s certainly going to be a rough tailer for many but there’s a lot to like. Part of it is that even though we’re told that this is in the “prime” timeline, which is something that a lot of us want out of a TV series, so much of it feels like it’s in the Kelvin timeline from the films, especially with the lens flare, the angled look at times, and more. There are some interesting nods to other elements as well, and another branch of Klingons to dig into it looks like, but it feels like the trailer lacks that “big” moment in order to cement it as a much watch series, especially since it’s a separate pay service.
The show has also had its order increased to fifteen episodes from the original thirteen and there will be a Talking Trek after show put in as well.
The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green as Rainsford, Doug Jones as Saru, Anthony Rapp as Stamets, James Frain as Sarek, Terry Serpico as Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as Nambue, Sam Vartholomeos as Connor, Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou, Shazad Latif as Kol, Chris Obi as T’Kuvma and Mary Chieffo as L’Rell.
Alex Kurtzman will serve as executive producer for the new Star Trek TV series. Kurtzman and Heather Kadin will serve as executive producers.
Plot concept: Set roughly ten years before the events of the original Star Trek, the series follows the crew of the USS Discovery as they discover new worlds and civilizations, while exploring the franchise’s signature contemporary themes. The season-long storyline revolves around “an incident and an event in Star Trek history that’s been talked about but never been explored”.