The first season was released from September 2017 to February 2018, and the second season from January to April 2019. New recurring characters include the amnesiac Adira and Trill initiate Gray. The third season features a major status-quo shift as Discovery travels forward in time 930 years to the late 32nd century, a time when the Federation has diminished after a galaxy-wide disaster known as 'the Burn'. A younger Spock becomes a recurring character other new faces include engineer Jett Reno, security chief Nhan and Section 31 operative Leland. The second season moves on from the interstellar-war premise of the first as it involves Discovery investigating the mystery of seven strange red signals that have appeared across space and their link to a mysterious figure called the Red Angel. Other recurring characters include Con Man Harry Mudd, security chief Commander Landry, Admiral Cornwell, and none other than Spock's parents Sarek and Amanda. Notable recurring Klingon antagonists include T'Kuvma, a charismatic visionary who wants to unite the 24 warring clans into one cohesive empire L'Rell, a Battle Deck Commander on his ship and Voq, a clanless and albino Klingon who serves him. The first season concerns the Klingon Empire emerging from a century of isolationism to embark on a brutal crusade against the Federation. The second season sees the addition of Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount) to the main cast, and the third season introduces Cleveland 'Book' Booker (David Ajala).Įach season is built around a season-long serialized Story Arc. Michelle Yeoh also appears as Michael's mentor, Captain Phillipa Georgiou of the USS Shenzhou. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), a medical officer and Stamets' life partner and Captain Gabriel Lorca ( Jason Isaacs).

Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), a security officer Dr. Other main characters include First Officer Saru ( Doug Jones) of the previously-unseen Kelpien species spore drive engineer Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) Ensign Newbie Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) Lt. The lead character is Science Officer Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin-Green), a human raised by Vulcans.

Unusually for a Star Trek show, the main characters do not mostly consist of the ship's senior staff with the captain as the main hero. It follows the voyages of the Federation starship USS Discovery, with its experimental new 'spore drive' propulsion technology that enables instant teleportation.

The show is set in the 'prime timeline' of the Star Trek universe (as opposed to the Kelvin timeline), about ten years before the five-year mission on the original Star Trek.

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