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‘Star Trek’: Upcoming Film to Be an Origin Story!!

Paramount has struggled to get a Star Trek movie together since 2016’s Star Trek Beyond underperformed. Since then, the fourth (and likely final) Abramsverse film has been in development hell. As a result, it looks like the next Star Trek movie will be yet another origin story. The reasoning behind this is so that newcomers can have an entry point to the franchise that doesn’t … Continue reading ‘Star Trek’: Upcoming Film to Be an Origin Story!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Actor Kenneth Mitchell Passes Away!!

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell on February 24, 2024, at the age of 49. The announcement of his death was first made on his social media handles by his family members, who then also set up a GoFundMe campaign in his name. The actor was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Actor Kenneth Mitchell Passes Away!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Trailer Previews the Final Mission!! Check It Out!!

The crew of Star Trek: Discovery are off on one last mission in a new trailer for the show’s fifth and final season. In the new trailer, USS Discovery captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) gives a wistful voice over about the found family of the Discovery crew as she reassembles it for another mission – including Kelpian alien Saru (Doug Jones), cadet turned Starfleet Academy … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Trailer Previews the Final Mission!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Sets April 4, 2024 as Premiere Date!!

The end of Star Trek: Discovery‘s five-year mission is here. The fifth and final season of the first of the new pack of Star Trek streaming series will premiere on Paramount+ on April 4, 2024. The first two episodes of the season will debut on the 4th, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter. The new season will see the crew of the USS Discovery voyage … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Sets April 4, 2024 as Premiere Date!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Clip Teases a New Mission!! Check It Out!!

Brazil’s biggest pop culture event, CCXP (Comic-Con Experience) is in full swing in São Paulo and today Star Trek: Discovery‘s Sonequa Martin-Green (Michael Burnham) and co-showrunner and Executive Producer Michelle Paradise took to the Thunder Stage to share some exciting news. Along with teasing the upcoming final season of Discovery, the duo revealed a new sneak peek at Season 5. With filming for Season 5 … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5 Clip Teases a New Mission!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5: New Clip Finds Michael in a Thrilling Chase Sequence!! Check It Out!!

Star Trek took center stage today at San Deigo Comic-Con and following an epic screening of Strange New Worlds‘ highly anticipated crossover episode featuring Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid from Lower Decks, fans in the audience were treated to another clip from the long-awaited fifth Season of Star Trek: Discovery. Don’t worry though, if you weren’t able to attend the event, Paramount has also released … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5: New Clip Finds Michael in a Thrilling Chase Sequence!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Ending with Season 5!!

The end is nigh for Michael Burnham and company. Paramount+ has announced that Star Trek: Discovery, their flagship original series, will end with season five, set to premiere sometime in 2024. The series has been airing since the streamer was still called CBS All Access, and will be the final series from that era of the platform to conclude its run, though it leaves behind … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Ending with Season 5!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5: First Look Tease New Allies and Enemies!! Check It Out!!

“Let’s fly,” says Captain Michael Burnham in the new teaser trailer for Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery, and boy does this first look have us soaring. Released today at the Star Trek Universe panel at New York Comic-Con the first footage from Discovery‘s fifth season promises the wildest ride yet for Michael and her crew. Because Season 5 is currently filming in Toronto, Sonequa … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 5: First Look Tease New Allies and Enemies!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Renewed for Season 5!!

Star Trek: Discovery fans waiting for Season 4 to return next month will be happy to know the series has already been renewed for a fifth season. That means Captain Michael Burnham’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) journey through the cosmos is far from over, even after Season 4 reaches its finale. In the meantime, the fourth season of Discovery will return with new episodes starting Thursday, February … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Renewed for Season 5!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 4 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Star Trek fans have been treated to an all-new look at Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery — the first trailer for the upcoming season has been unveiled courtesy of the show’s New York Comic Con Panel, and now we have even more of a sense of what lies ahead for Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S Discovery. Star Trek: … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 4 Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 4 Wraps Filming!!

Actor Doug Jones has revealed via Twitter that Season 4 has wrapped filming. Jones will be back for Season 4 as Saru, the first Kelpien to enter Starfleet and a commander of the USS Discovery. Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery will finally put Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) in the Captain’s chair after she took command of the ship on Season 3’s finale. However, new … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 4 Wraps Filming!!

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‘Star Trek Day’ Trailer Teases Upcoming Live-Stream Paramount+ Event!! Check It Out!!

To celebrate 55 years of Star Trek, Paramount+ will be holding the second annual Star Trek Day celebration on September 8th. This live-streamed celebration will be hosted by Wil Wheaton and Mica Burton and will feature conversations with the teams behind the many Star Trek series over the decades. Star Trek Day will celebrate 10 different Star Trek television series on the 55th anniversary of … Continue reading ‘Star Trek Day’ Trailer Teases Upcoming Live-Stream Paramount+ Event!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: New Trailer Reveals Season 4 Release Date!! Check It Out!!

Happy First Contact Day! Star Trek fans are being treated to so many exciting reveals — including our first look at Season 4 of Star Trek: Discovery. The trailer drop was part of a special virtual event honoring the anniversary of “First Contact Day,” in which humans became aware of life on other worlds through a first meeting with the Vulcan race on April 5, 2063 (an … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’: New Trailer Reveals Season 4 Release Date!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek’: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Writer and Bad Robot Working on a New Movie!!!

After numerous rumors and false starts, including ones from oddball auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Noah Hawley, it looks like a new Star Trek film is finally vaulting past the stratosphere — and perhaps to Paramount+? Per Deadline, Star Trek: Discoverywriter Kalinda Vazquez will be writing the screenplay to a new Star Trek film for Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot. While other details are scant — including whether Abrams himself will be … Continue reading ‘Star Trek’: ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Writer and Bad Robot Working on a New Movie!!!

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‘Star Trek’: Noah Hawley’s Movie Follows New Characters!!

Director Noah Hawley confirms his new Star Trek movie is not about Kirk or Picard and will follow new characters. The first installment of the popular Star Trek reboot film franchise was released in 2009 and followed by Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek Beyond. The Chris Pine-led movies have grossed a combined $1 billion globally. However, 2016’s Star Trek Beyond saw low numbers at the box office, and there … Continue reading ‘Star Trek’: Noah Hawley’s Movie Follows New Characters!!

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CBS All Access Set to Be Rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021!!

The streaming service CBS All Access will be undergoing a pretty significant rebrand in 2021, and today ViacomCBS announced some of its sweeping changes. For one, the name CBS All Access will be gone. Instead, it’ll be called “Paramount+.” If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em I guess? Ever since Disney+ launched its own streaming service with the “Plus” moniker, Apple followed in its footsteps … Continue reading CBS All Access Set to Be Rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Gets a Full Trailer!! Check It Out!!

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 ended with a bold choice not just for the series, but for the entire Trek franchise, as Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew had no choice but to catapult themselves forward in time, to a future beyond any previous iteration shown on screen. (Yes, even further forward than Picard.) What awaits them is unknown, but thanks to this new trailer, … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Gets a Full Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Release Date Revealed!! Check It Out!!

If you’re planning on wearing a red shirt any time in the fall of 2020, you may wish to reconsider, just to be safe. The third season of Star Trek: Discovery, a smart, exciting, and beautifully inclusive addition to Gene Roddenberry‘s multimedia sci-fi franchise, is coming to CBS All Access on October 15, 2020. Hey, if coronavirus is gonna cancel Halloween, at least Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman has some kind … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Release Date Revealed!! Check It Out!!

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CBS All Access Set to Undergo a Rebranding!!

When you fire up the streaming service CBS All Access later this year, it might look very different—it might even have a different name. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish confirmed on an earnings call on Thursday that the streaming service will undergo a rebranding as it expands to include more of the parent company’s cable brands and library programming, with a relaunch planned for later this … Continue reading CBS All Access Set to Undergo a Rebranding!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Gets a Teaser Trailer!! Check It Out!!

A new teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery season 3 shows Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) settling down in the future. The second season of Discovery came to an end in April 2019, and it boldly took the Star Trek franchise to where it hasn’t gone before. In order to prevent vital information from falling into the hands of the villainous A.I. Control, Burnham took the U.S.S. Discovery far away into the … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Gets a Teaser Trailer!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3: First Trailer Previews a Huge Time Jump!! Check It Out!!

The first teaser trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 was unveiled during the Discovery panel on Saturday, October 5 at New York Comic-Con. Present during the panel chat were series regulars Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Acting Captain Commander Saru), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), and David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker) as well as executive … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3: First Trailer Previews a Huge Time Jump!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Gets a Season 3 Order and a New Showrunner!!!

CBS All Access today announced the third season renewal of its hit original series Star Trek: Discovery. It was also announced that Michelle Paradise (The Originals) will join Alex Kurtzman as co-showrunner of the show’s upcoming third season. In addition to his role as showrunner of Star Trek: Discovery, Kurtzman will continue to oversee the expansion of the growing Star Trek universe for CBS Studios. Star … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Gets a Season 3 Order and a New Showrunner!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Spinoff Starring Michelle Yeoh Confirmed for CBS All Access!!!

Michelle Yeoh is a badass, that’s no secret, so it makes perfect sense that the Crazy Rich Asians star is set to lead a black ops-focused series. The currently untitled project is a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery, which will see Yeoh reprising her role as Captain Philippa Georgiou. Though news of the potential spinoff leaked in November, it has now been confirmed that CBS All Access is indeed … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Spinoff Starring Michelle Yeoh Confirmed for CBS All Access!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Season 2 Featurette Explores Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike!! Check It Out!!

With the second season of Star Trek: Discovery fast approaching, CBS All Access has released a new featurette for the sci-fi show which puts the spotlight on Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike, Captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Check it out here… STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Season 2 Featurette Explores Anson Mount’s Christopher Pike!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery Season 2’ Character Posters Released!! Check It Out!!

With just two weeks to go until Star Trek: Discovery’s season 2 premiere, IGN has revealed four new character posters featuring Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), Spock (Ethan Peck), Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), Ensign Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman), Commander Saru (Doug Jones), Lt. Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz); take a look here: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows the voyages of Starfleet … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery Season 2’ Character Posters Released!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: New Trailer Goes to the Other Side of the Looking Glass!! Check It Out!!

The inaugural season of CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery was a 15-episode exercise in course correction. On one hand, it was trapped behind a paywall as one of the network’s first titles for its CBS All Access subscriber channel, hemmed in by its own place in the established timeline roughly a decade before the events of the original 1966 series’, and a militaristic departure from the … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: New Trailer Goes to the Other Side of the Looking Glass!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: New TV Spot Introduces Ethan Peck’s Spock!! Check It Out!!

With Star Trek: Discovery set to return next month, a new action-packed TV spot has arrived online for the second season of the sci-fi drama series which gives us another look at Ethan Peck’s Spock; watch it here: STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: New TV Spot Introduces Ethan Peck’s Spock!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Michelle Yeoh In Talks To Lead A New Spinoff Series!!

Having revived Star Trek on the small screen last year with Star Trek: Discovery, CBS All Access is currently in the process of expanding the long-running sci-fi franchise with a number of new projects, including Star Trek: Short Treks, a Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel with Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard, and an animated comedy series entitled Star Trek: Lower Decks. Well, we can now … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Michelle Yeoh In Talks To Lead A New Spinoff Series!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals Spock and a Premiere Date!! Check It Out!!

A new trailer for season 2 of CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery has been beamed up from New York Comic-Con. There’s a lot to process here in the new footage—a ton of action, the return of Michelle Yeoh‘s Philippa Georgiou, Doug Jones being a monster delight as always—but the big news is the first appearance of Ethan Peck (Madam Secretary) as a young Vulcan named Spock. The actor steps into a role … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Trailer Reveals Spock and a Premiere Date!! Check It Out!!

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Ethan Peck Cast As Spock In ‘Star Trek: Discovery’!!!

On the heels of the news that Sir Patrick Stewart will be reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard for a new Star Trek series, CBS All Access has announced the return of another beloved and iconic character to the Trek universe: Spock. Ethan Peck (yes, grandson of Gregory Peck), will star as “the half human, half Vulcan Science Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise, and foster brother of Michael Burnham” (Sonequa … Continue reading Ethan Peck Cast As Spock In ‘Star Trek: Discovery’!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: First Trailer Finally Reveals The Enterprise!! Check It Out!!

CBS All Access has released the first Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 trailer, offering a first look at the highly anticipated new season of the Trek series. Season 1 of the show ended with the reveal of the Enterprise, and Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels) will fill the iconic Star Trek role of Enterprise Captain Christopher Pike in the second season. The show has gone … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2: First Trailer Finally Reveals The Enterprise!! Check It Out!!

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Alex Kurtzman Developing New ‘Star Trek’ Series with Patrick Stewart!!!!

Alex Kurtzman, who recently became the showrunner on Star Trek: Discovery after the old showrunners were ousted for reportedly being abusive towards the writing staff, has his eye on much bigger plans for the long-running franchise. According to a press release, Kurtzman’s five-year deal with CBS Television Studios includes “expanding the Star Trek franchise for television.” Sources tell EW that there are three different Trek concepts … Continue reading Alex Kurtzman Developing New ‘Star Trek’ Series with Patrick Stewart!!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Alex Kurtzman Taking Over as Showrunner!!!

Star Trek: Discovery is going through yet another showrunner change. The CBS All Access series had a tumultuous road to its first season, as creator and showrunner Bryan Fuller was asked to step down during the scripting and pre-production phase as producers weren’t crazy about him splitting his time between Trek and Starz’s American Gods (he also eventually left the Starz series over creative differences). … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’: Alex Kurtzman Taking Over as Showrunner!!!

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Anson Mount Joins ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 as Captain Pike!!!

The first major piece of new casting for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 has been announced, and it has huge implications. Those who watched the finale of the show’s first season will remember that the final scene had the Discovery happening upon the U.S.S. Enterprise—the famed ship in Star Trek lore. In the history of Trek, Pike was captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise just before … Continue reading Anson Mount Joins ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 as Captain Pike!!!

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‘Star Trek 4’: Multiple Screenplays Possibly in Development!!!

Star Trek hasn’t really taken off as a film franchise in the way that Paramount had hoped for. Perhaps it would have been more successful in a world without Star Wars movies, but now that Disney is giving people annual installments of space adventure, that leaves Star Trek trying to carve out its own niche. It hasn’t helped that the sequels have produced diminishing returns … Continue reading ‘Star Trek 4’: Multiple Screenplays Possibly in Development!!!

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A ‘Twilight Zone’ Revival Is Headed to CBS All Access!!!

CBS is really trying to make All Access happen. It has renewed The Good Wife spinoff The Good Fight for a much-deserved second season, alongside Star Trek: Discovery. But seeing the success of the latter, perhaps, CBS is now reviving The Twilight Zone to run on its paid platform, creating (perhaps) a site that is becoming increasingly dedicated to sci-fi (and revived sci-fi from the past, … Continue reading A ‘Twilight Zone’ Revival Is Headed to CBS All Access!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Renewed for Season 2 on CBS All Access!!

CBS has announced the renewal of its freshman series Star Trek: Discovery, which has been airing (other than its premiere) on CBS’s streaming platform All Access. It joins The Good Wife spinoff The Good Fight as the platform’s two marquee dramas, with The Good Fight also getting a Season 2 renewal – proving that CBS is going to see this through, despite the protests of … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Renewed for Season 2 on CBS All Access!!

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New ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer Gives a Peek at the Rest of the Season!! Check It Out!!

It’s not unusual for a series — especially a new series — to drop a “what else is happening this season” trailer after its premiere. But for CBS and Star Trek: Discovery, it’s an essential tease. The series is moving from broadcast to a paid subscription service in CBS All Access, which is a pretty big gamble. If you’re not a regular CBS programming fan, … Continue reading New ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer Gives a Peek at the Rest of the Season!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Character Posters Have Got Their Eye on You!! Check Them Out!!

CBS has released a series of new Star Trek: Discovery character posters. The upcoming series takes place before The Original Series and follows a new crew on their adventures in space. Presumably, these character posters are meant to help introduce you to these characters, and why they look nice, the rest on a familiarity that doesn’t exist yet. No one has any feelings about these … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Character Posters Have Got Their Eye on You!! Check Them Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer: This Is the Darkest Timeline!!! Check It Out!!

During Comic-Con, CBS launched their latest Star Trek: Discovery trailer for fans both in attendance at their panel and around the world. The newest edition of the Star Trek franchise is set to premiere in the U.S. on CBS All Access Sunday, September 24th, following a broadcast premiere on the CBS Television Network. The series boasts a fantastic cast and out-of-this-world production quality, but man am I questioning either their … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer: This Is the Darkest Timeline!!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Adds Jonathan Frakes as a Director!!

Riker takes command! Star Trek: The Next Generation alumnus Jonathan Frakes (who played William T. Riker, and reprised the role for several films) will be directing an episode of the upcoming CBS / CBS All Access series Star Trek: Discovery. Frakes has a lot of experience behind the lens, including directing episodes of TNG and other Star Trek franchises like Deep Space Nine and Voyager, as … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Adds Jonathan Frakes as a Director!!

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New ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Image Unveils the Transporter Room!! Check It Out!!

As part of a slow trickle of images being released this week, we now have eyes on one Star Trek: Discovery‘s transporter bay, aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou. In this new release for the CBS All Access series (the premiere will land on CBS this fall, to entice subscribers), we see Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Captain Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) being transported to or from somewhere. Now keep in … Continue reading New ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Image Unveils the Transporter Room!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Reveals First Look at Jason Isaacs’ Captain Lorca!! Check It Out!!

Just a few days after finally announcing a premiere date, CBS has unveiled the first look at Jason Isaacs as the brand new Star Trek captain Gabriel Lorca. Isaacs joins some lofty ranks of those that came before him in the upcoming series Star Trek: Discovery, where he plays “a steely Federation Starship Captain who’s considered a brilliant military tactician.” In a bit of a … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Reveals First Look at Jason Isaacs’ Captain Lorca!! Check It Out!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Premiere Date Announced!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, we finally know when we’ll be able to see Star Trek: Discovery. CBS has announced that the highly anticipated new Star Trek series will debut on Sunday, September 24th on CBS from 8:30pm ET to 9:30pm. The series premiere and the second episode will be available to stream the same night on CBS All Access immediately following the on-air premiere, and after … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Premiere Date Announced!!!

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First ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer Marks the Arrival of the New CBS Series!!! Check It Out!!!

2009’s Star Trek has a lot of problems, but it does something pretty smart with how it creates a new timeline. Because Spock goes back in time and is followed by a Romulan ship that destroys the USS Kelvin, a new timeline is created. That new timeline preserves everything that happened in all of the previous TV shows and movies into its own timeline, and … Continue reading First ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Trailer Marks the Arrival of the New CBS Series!!! Check It Out!!!

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Jason Isaacs Will Captain ‘Star Trek: Discovery’!!!

William Shatner. Patrick Stewart. Kate Mulgrew. And now Jason Isaacs. The new Star Trek TV series has a captain. CBS announced today that the Harry Potter actor has signed on to play Captain Lorca, Captain of the Starship Discover in the upcoming TV series Star Trek: Discovery. Additionally, Baskets actress Mary Wiseman has joined the ensemble as a cadet in her final year of study. … Continue reading Jason Isaacs Will Captain ‘Star Trek: Discovery’!!!

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‘The Walking Dead’ Star Sonequa Martin-Green Boards ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ in Lead Role!!

The Walking Dead fans have been through a lot this year, but it looks like they might have another fan-favorite loss incoming. Series star Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Sasha on AMC’s hit zombie apocalypse series, has landed the lead role in CBS’ Star Trek: Discovery. Martin-Green will be the first African-American woman to lead the cast of a Star Trek ensemble and per EW, she will play … Continue reading ‘The Walking Dead’ Star Sonequa Martin-Green Boards ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ in Lead Role!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Adds Doug Jones & Anthony Rapp to Cast!!!

Things have not been going entirely smoothly for CBS’s attempt to bring Star Trek back to TV for Star Trek: Discovery. Pre-production on the series hit a few speed bumps, but the major hiccup happened a few weeks ago when the show’s head creative figure, Bryan Fuller, left the project. This should be seen as a tremendous, if not entirely damning, issue. The main reason … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Adds Doug Jones & Anthony Rapp to Cast!!!

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Recruits Michelle Yeoh!!

It’s been a bit of a rocky start for Star Trek‘s highly-anticipated return to TV, Star Trek Discovery – the series faced some delays, is launching on the largely untested platform CBS All Access, and showrunner Brian Fuller recently stepped down after some scheduling “strain” — but the pieces are all there for Discovery to be something really special. Fuller, a self-professed diehard Trekkie, remains on board as a creative partner to new showrunners, executive … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Recruits Michelle Yeoh!!

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Bryan Fuller Steps Down as ‘Star Trek Discovery’ Showrunner!!

Well this is not great news. Bryan Fuller has been a wonderfully unique voice on the small screen for years, from series like Wonderfalls and Pushing Daisies to the terrific three-season run of Hannibal. After Hannibal was cancelled by NBC, Fuller was tasked with his biggest job to date: creating and running a brand new Star Trek series. The fit was perfect given that Fuller is a self-professed Trekkie who got his start in Hollywood writing for Deep … Continue reading Bryan Fuller Steps Down as ‘Star Trek Discovery’ Showrunner!!

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