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The following contains spoilers from Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 5, Episode 10, "The New Next Generation," now streaming on Paramount+.

The series finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks was a battle against time and dishonorable Klingons to save the Prime Universe. Like many stories in this universe, it involved action, comedy and high-concept science fiction. By the time the series finale reached its ending, the status quo changed for Lower Decks and the entire Star Trek multiverse. It's an ending with limitless potential for more storytelling, but it doesn't require it. Throughout Season 5, the USS Cerritos has been tasked...

The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 5, Episode 6, "Of Gods and Angles" now streaming on Paramount+.

The back half of the final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is underway, and "Of Gods and Angles" continues the episodic, hilarious storytelling this series is known for. While the episode makes good use of the entire cast, the focus is on the continued growth of Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boiimler as Starfleet officers and people, though one of them is regressing. Also, the Greek Gods are real.

Throughout most of the series' fifth season, Lower Decks has been hinting at a larger Star Trek mystery with intentionally made dimensional rifts opening up in space. Neither "Of Gods and Angles" nor the crew's excursion to Starbase 80 mentioned these rifts. All this means is that rather than an epic, serialized final outing for the USS Cerritos, the storytellers are more focused...

Mary Chieffo brings a whole new style of Klingon in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5. Chieffo originally portrayed L'Rell, who became Chancellor of the Klingon Empire, in Star Trek: Discovery's first two seasons.

In Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, the USS Cerritos investigates rifts in space that lead to alternate Star Trek timelines. One such breach in space brought Lieutenants Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) to the Klingon home world in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 4, "A Farewell to Farms." Mariner met up with her old friend Ma'ah (Jon Curry), who was tempted by a lusty Klingon woman named K'Elarra (Mary Chieffo).

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Meet the Lower Deckers and bridge crew of the USS Cerritos as Star Trek: Lower Decks warps into its fifth and final season on Paramount+.

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The following reveals major spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 5, "Starbase 80?" now streaming on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Lower Decks has always found humor in the grungier side of the final frontier. The central joke surrounding the U.S.S. Cerritos is that it gets all the dull, maintenance-intensive assignments while all of Star Trek's other crews are exploring strange new worlds and saving the galaxy with their derring-do. The Cerritos has its share of similar heroics, of course, but they usually come as a part of some decidedly non-glamorous assignment in a forgotten corner of the Star Trek franchise.

That includes a recurring gag that finally comes full circle in Season 5, Episode 5, "Starbase 80?" The titular space station is spoken of in hushed whispers among Starfleet personnel, an outdated garbage heap crewed by the biggest fools the Federation can produce. It's appeared several times on the series before,...

After playing L'Rell on Star Trek: Discovery, actor Mary Chieffo portrays a very different kind of Klingon in Star Trek: Lower Decks. The Klingon Empire and the intricacies of its culture are highlighted in Season 5, Episode 4, "A Farewell to Farms," with brothers Ma'ah and Malor looking to restore their family honor and ditch the agricultural life they've been relegated to on the Klingon homeworld. Joining in on the fun is the Klingon warrior K'Elarra, played by Chieffo, who approaches Ma'ah as he contemplates regaining his captaincy in the Klingon armada.

In an interview with Cbr, Mary Chieffo compares her Klingon role on Discovery to her character on Lower Decks. She also discusses leaning in to the humor and tone of the animated series. Plus, how does she feel about having not one, but two parts in Star Trek franchise history?

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Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 4 - "A Farewell To Farms"

Star Trek: Discovery's season one didn't earn any points with fans when it debuted its reconstructed Klingons that looked nothing like the ones we were used to seeing. And even though Mary Chieffo, who portrayed L'Rell, on Discovery said the Klingons belonged to a different, ancient sect, fans just weren't buying it because the Klingons looked like completely different aliens. Fortunately, they didn't hang around past season two, and we haven't seen them since. And it looks like it might stay that way.

In the Star Trek: Lower Decks' season five episode, "A Farewell to Arms," Chieffo returns as the Klingon K'Elarra, and the animated Klingon is as close to a Star Trek: The Next Generation Klingon as could be. [via Screenrant] Even the Klingons that Starfleet fought in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds are the familiar ones we remember.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 4 - "A Farewell To Farms"Mary Chieffo, who played Star Trek: Discovery's best Klingon, is back in Star Trek: Lower Decks. In its fifth and final season on Paramount+, Star Trek: Lower Decks gives the USS Cerritos a new mission: investigating a series of interdimensional fissures that lead to alternate Star Trek timelines. Lt. Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Lt. Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) scanned one such fissure in Klingon space that led to Mariner visiting her old friend, Ma'ah (Jon Curry). on the Klingon homeworld Q'onoS.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 controversially rebooted the Klingons into the series' main antagonists. Even more alien in design and behavior, the Klingons declared war on the United Federation of Planets. The Klingon War of 2256-2257 became a bloody conflict that defined Star Trek: Discovery season 1, with ramifications carrying over into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has the chance to address the disappearance of Klingons in Star Trek: Discovery's 32nd century. Introducing a Klingon cadet in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy could expand on Lt. Commander Worf's legacy in Starfleet. The new series may offer insight into what happened to Klingons between the 24th and 32nd centuries, bridging existing Star Trek lore.

As the next Star Trek show, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has the opportunity to fix two Klingon problems from Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: The Next Generation. Both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery made great strides in developing the Klingons after Star Trek: The Original Series portrayed Klingons as regular alien antagonists. Tng and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gave insight into Klingon culture with Starfleet's own Lt. Commander Worf (Michael Dorn). Star Trek: Discovery pushed both the makeup designs and cultural background of Klingons...

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy can provide an in-universe explanation for the changes to Klingon appearances in Star Trek: Discovery. Star Trek: Discovery avoided focusing on Klingons in season 3 to move forward with new stories in a new era. The lack of Klingons in the 32nd century raises questions about their fate, which could be explored in Starfleet Academy.

The next Star Trek series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, can finally explain the variant Klingons in Star Trek: Discovery. There have been multiple versions of Klingons over Star Trek's nearly 60-year run because of advances in special effects makeup technology since the 1960s. After Star Trek: The Original Series' smooth-headed Klingons, characteristic forehead ridges appeared on Klingons in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and even then, the most popular modern Klingon look wasn't finalized until Star Trek: The Next Generation. After Star Trek Into Darkness evolved Klingon makeup beyond the Tng look,...

Sonequa Martin-Green praised the Klingon actors' endurance of the painful makeup and prosthetics on Star Trek: Discovery. Klingons like Chancellor L'Rell and Voq/Ash Tyler remain unforgettable despite not being seen in later seasons. Martin-Green discussed the challenges the Klingon actors faced, including not being able to sit or eat due to the thick makeup.

Star Trek: Discovery's new look Klingons were a controversial aspect of seasons 1 and 2, but series lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green has nothing but praise for what the actors who played Klingons endured. The Klingons weren't seen again in Star Trek: Discovery after the series left its original 23rd century setting and permanently jumped to the late 32nd century. However, the Klingons remain unforgettable, especially the major characters like Chancellor L'Rell (Mary Chieffo) and Voq/Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif).

Sonequa Martin-Green joined The D-Con Chamber for an in-depth discussion of her career and her run...

Since its debut, Star Trek: Discovery has been a significant addition to the beloved Star Trek franchise. But despite the anticipation surrounding the project, the 2017 TV series was later subject to criticism, surrounding Sonequa Martin-Green’s portrayal of Michael Burnham, and the controversial depiction of Klingons.

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While Star Trek: Discovery has garnered overall praise for its visual effects and modern storytelling, Sonequa Martin-Green’s acting has consistently drawn backlash, with accusations of her performance lacking emotional depth. Meanwhile, it seems, that fans can still turn a blind eye to Martin-Green’s acting, but they can never forgive the show for changing the appearance of Klingons.

Sonequa Martin-Green’s Performance Witnessed Negative Reception

When Star Trek: Discovery was released in 2017, with the optimism to meet fans’ expectations, the show was greeted by a loyal fanbase, praising its take on complex themes relevant to contemporary society.

Star Trek: Discovery's bold redesign of Klingons sparked controversy but added depth to the warrior race's history and culture. Mary Chieffo, who played L'Rell, delves into the backstory of the Klingons, including their language and societal structure. Chieffo's D-Con Chamber podcast interview reveals the thought process behind creating a unique version of Klingons for Discovery.

Mary Chieffo, who played Chancellor L'Rell, explains why Star Trek: Discovery's controversial Klingons were different from the prior iterations of the warrior race. Star Trek: Discovery's Klingons were widely disliked during seasons 1 and 2, as the prequel reinvented the Klingons' design to be bald, more alien, and animalistic, setting the stage for the Klingon War with the United Federation of Planets. By Star Trek: Discovery season 2, L'Rell had risen to become the Klingon Chancellor, and Discovery began slowly shifting the Klingons' look toward the more popular 24th-century design.

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Kenneth Mitchell's diverse roles in Star Trek showcased his talent and dedication despite battling Als. Mitchell's impact on Star Trek extended beyond his on-screen roles, inspiring his fellow cast and crew. The character of Aurellio in Star Trek: Discovery season 3 was created specifically for Mitchell.

The late Kenneth Mitchell was a beloved member of the Star Trek: Discovery cast, playing four different roles between seasons 1 and 3. As well as playing multiple roles in Discovery, Kenneth Mitchell also voiced several characters in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1, episode 8, "Veritas". In 2018, Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Als), a neurological disease that causes progressive degeneration of the nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. When Kenneth Mitchell sadly passed away on February 24th, 2024, a statement on his Instagram highlighted his "commitment to living a full and joyous life in each moment" despite the "awful challenges" presented by Als.

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Patrick Stewart's advice to Doug Jones about joining Star Trek franchise at the Oscars in 2018 was a memorable moment for Jones. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, also its final season, is set to premiere on Paramount+ on April 4. Doug Jones, now a beloved Star Trek veteran, recalls meeting Patrick Stewart and the advice he received on joining the series.

Patrick Stewart helped Star Trek: Discovery's Doug Jones understand what it means to be a part of the Star Trek franchise. Star Trek: Discovery season 5, which is also its final season, premieres Thursday, April 4, on Paramount+. Today, Jones is a Star Trek veteran who is beloved by fans, but he was just starting out as the Kelpien Commander Saru on Star Trek: Discovery when Doug encountered Patrick Stewart at the Academy Awards in 2018.

As reported by TrekMovie, Doug Jones joined his Star Trek: Discovery cast members Sonequa Martin-Green, David Ajala,...

Jonathan Frakes provided support to Star Trek: Discovery cast facing fan criticism, drawing on his own experiences with The Next Generation. Frakes welcomed Discovery actors as part of the larger franchise family, acknowledging that previous series also faced initial resistance from fans. Sonequa Martin-Green praised Frakes for guiding them and emphasized the understanding and respect they had for fans' critiques.

Sonequa Martin-Green shares the advice and perspective Star Trek: The Next Generation's Jonathan Frakes offered to Star Trek: Discovery's cast regarding the hatred they received from fans. Discovery season 1 was a lightning rod of controversy' as a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, Discovery seemed to constantly violate established Star Trek canon. The tide started to turn during Discovery season 1's Mirror Universe arc, followed by the introduction of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) in Discovery season 2, which resulted in the series shifting its setting to the 32nd century.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1 - "The Broken Circle"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is taking a different approach to the Klingons than its canonical predecessor, Star Trek: Discovery, but bringing in that show’s Klingon leader, Chancellor L’Rell (Mary Chieffo), would be a smart move. Discovery returned Star Trek to the small screen after a twelve-year absence, but its first season was incredibly polarizing. Perhaps its most controversial move was its radical reinvention of the Klingons, which featured an unexplained redesign of the species' physical appearance - suddenly hairless with exaggerated facial features - and a shift in their basic motivations.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has made a habit of pleasing longtime fans with its attention to continuity minutiae, an incredibly likable core cast, and the throwback, episodic structure that eschews modern television's penchant for serialization. Unsurprisingly, Strange New Worlds season 2's...

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1 - "The Broken Circle"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2's premiere finally provides a sequel to Star Trek: Discovery season 1's Klingon War that shows the aftermath of that devastating galactic conflict. In Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 1, "The Broken Circle," Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) steals the USS Enterprise and leads it into disputed Klingon space to answer a distress call from LA'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong). The Starship Enterprise's crew uncovers a conspiracy by a war-profiteering syndicate to re-ignite the Klingon War and stops it. But Strange New Worlds also shows the cost of the Klingon War in ways Star Trek: Discovery did not.

The Klingon War was the central storyline of Star Trek: Discovery season 1. The Klingons, led by their self-styled Messiah, T'Kuvma (Chris Obi), sought to assert their warrior identity by subjugating the United Federation of Planets.

The trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 hints that Lt. Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) fought in Star Trek: Discovery's Klingon War. Strange New Worlds is a spinoff of Discovery, which changed eras and jumped 930 years forward to the 32nd century in season 3 after the wildly successful reintroduction of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck), and Number One (Rebecca Romijn). Strange New Worlds has been boldly carrying on in Discovery's wake, chronicling the five-year mission of Captain Pike's USS Enterprise in the mid-23rd century.

Star Trek: Discovery season 1 centered on the Klingon War of 2256-2257. The conflict began at the Battle at the Binary Stars, and the instigation of the war led Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) of the USS Shenzhou to commit mutiny in order to stop the Klingons. But the feared warrior race was intent on asserting their identity and sparked a...

Network: CBS All Access/Paramount+

Episodes: Tbd (hour).

Seasons: Five.

TV show dates: September 24, 2017 — Tbd.

Series status: Ending.

Performers include: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos.

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From creators Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, the Star Trek: Discovery TV show is the latest series in the enduring science-fiction franchise. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingons

Star Trek: Discovery centers on First Officer Michael Burnham (Martin-Green), who serves on the...

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will be the show's last, and it will bow out in 2024 having contributed so many good things to the Star Trek franchise. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 promises to launch Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery on a quest to find "the greatest treasure in the known galaxy." Discovery's climactic voyages are bound to continue to positively add to Star Trek's canon.

Discovery is the only Star Trek series to completely shift its setting in the Prime timeline. Originally a prequel set in the 23rd century, Discovery reset itself 930 years in the future in season 3. Discovery is also the first serialized Star Trek series made in the streaming era of prestige television. Controversial since its inception, Discovery nonetheless re-ignited the dormant Star Trek franchise, launching an entire universe of new series on Paramount+. When Discovery ultimately warps into the final frontier,...

The Klingons' blood color appeared to be pink in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, but how and why did that happen? The appearance of the Klingons has been in flux ever since the warrior race was redesigned in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The more Asian-looking humanoid look of the Klingons in Star Trek: The Original Series was phased out, but the Klingons' look continued to be altered in Star Trek Into Darkness and Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: The Next Generation perpetuated The Motion Picture's revamped Klingon look with their wild hair, bony foreheads, and armor, and this became the most popular version. Through the trials and tribulations of Worf (Michael Dorn), Tng and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine thoroughly explored the violent nature of Klingon culture and politics. Each eventual redesign of the Klingons was met with ire from Star Trek fans, but the alien race has...

This Thursday, “Star Trek” boldly went where it once went before with the second official “Star Trek Day” celebration. In celebration of the franchise’s five ongoing shows and the 56th anniversary of the original series’ first episode, Paramount+ held a special event at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles to unveil news about the ongoing shows, like “Discovery,” “Picard,” “Strange New Worlds” and “Lower Decks.” The event, hosted by “Lower Decks” cast members Tawny Newsome and Paul F. Tompkins with red carpet interviews by “Discovery’s” Mary Chieffo and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” star Jackie Cox. The day was packed with cast panels, special sneak peaks at the upcoming seasons of the shows and a tribute to the recently passed Nichelle Nichols. Here’s all that happened at the event that you need to know.

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The third annual Star Trek Day, which commemorates the Sept. 8, 1966 launch of the beloved original series, will stream live on Paramount+’s Twitch page, Paramount announced on Thursday.

This year’s celebration will take place at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles from 12 – 3 p.m. Pt on Thursday, Sept. 8 and include a tribute to Nichelle Nichols, the trailblazing actress who died on July 30.

Jackie Cox of “Rupaul’s Drag Race” and Mary Chieffo of “Star Trek: Discovery” will interview cast members from past and present series, including Jeri Ryan and Michelle Hurd of “Star Trek: Picard” and Rebecca Romijn, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia and Babs Olusanmokun of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”

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After their initial airing, the conversation portions of the event will be available on-demand on Paramount+.

The makers of To The Journey: Looking Back on Star Trek: Voyager just shared their clip showing several Star Trek alumni, including George Takei, Mary Chieffo, Armin Shimmerman, Jeffrey Combs, Andrew Robinson, and Voyager stars Robert Beltran and Tim Russ as well, sitting in a decidedly space-agey chair for interviews. The reunion, as you can see, is a joyous one, as the interviewees clap along with the crew as they reunite to discuss the legacy of Star Trek.

The crowdfunded documentary from the makers of What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine launched on Indiegogo earlier this year becoming the most successful crowdfunded documentary film ever. The record-setting sum and the campaign will allow the filmmakers to remaster Star Trek: Voyager footage in high definition and include "an exclusive, never-before-seen Voyager surprise."

"It's been over 25 years since Voyager first got lost in the Delta Quadrant...

The third season of Star Trek: Discovery was many things, including a trip into an uncharted future that released the series from concerns about pesky things like existing franchise canon and a soft reboot that allowed a show that had often struggled to determine its identity to find its voice at last. It was also the first Discovery season that didn’t feature one particular Star Trek staple: The Klingon race. Are those things connected to one another? Signs definitely point to yes.

To be fair, few fans were probably that surprised by this particular narrative. The Klingons are essentially Discovery’s white whale, the one part of the show’s universe that it can never quite get right and whose appeal it can never capture, no matter how it tries or what twists it pulls. Virtually every subplot involving Klingon characters has been nothing short of a disaster, whether...

Due to production delays of its regular shows, CBS has decided to air the first season Star Trek: Discovery on broadcast television. CBS All Access has already released the second season and season three is coming on October 15th. Will the network air these future seasons of Discovery at some point if the ratings for the first season are strong enough or, will they remain behind a paywall? Stay tuned.

Streaming on the CBS All Access paid subscription platform, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos. A prequel to the original Star Trek series, this drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between...

Star Trek: Discovery is returning soon to CBS All Access and a new third season poster and trailer for the sci-fi series have been released. Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, Mary Chieffo, Tig Notaro, Ethan Peck, Rebecca Romijn, and Michelle Yeoh star in this addition to the Trek universe. The new season will follow the crew's adventures in the future after a time jump from the end of season two.

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Streaming on the CBS All Access paid subscription platform, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, Mary Chieffo, Tig Notaro, Ethan Peck,  Rebecca Romijn, and Michelle Yeoh. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingons. In...

Moderated by Dominic Patten of Deadline Hollywood, the Comic-Con@Home virtual panel of all things Star Trek moved swiftly from the welcome by executive producers, Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin, through to panels with the casts of Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and ending with Star Trek: Picard.

Kadin dropped the big reveal at the start of the session, announcing the title of Star Trek's newest member, a brand-new animated show called Star Trek: Prodigy, created in partnership with Nickelodeon and aimed at a younger audience.

Kurtzman also updated fans on the progress of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, arguably the most exciting franchise addition for long-time fans.

While the conversations had begun in 2019, he wasn't able to share that announcement at Sdcc last year. This year, he was excited to be able to confirm that they have ten stories fleshed out in preparation for production (whenever...

Star Trek will be well-represented at this week’s Comic-Con@Home virtual event as all three contemporary Trek shows will be getting back-to-back panels this Thursday, July 23rd. And earlier today, CBS All Access released a short teaser trailer for what’s to come in these panels, which will be studded with stars from across the series.

The three panels to look forward to cover Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Picard (in that order). All three panels will be hosted by Deadline’s Dominic Patten. The Discovery panel will feature a virtual table read of the season 2 finale, “Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2,” to remind us where we left the characters before we head into season 3. The Lower Decks panel, meanwhile, will debut an exclusive clip ahead of its premiere next month.

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This year’s virtual Comic-Con@Home has announced its schedule for Thursday, July 23. The highlights are below.

The virtual event replaces the annual San Diego Comic-Con, the largest fan convention in North America, which was to be held July 22–26 at the San Diego Convention Center, until the Covid-19 pandemic forced its cancellation.

In June, Comic-Con International — the non-profit organization that oversees Sdcc and its sister event, WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. — announced it was moving forward with the virtual event on the same dates. This time, however, the event is free and open to all.

Thursday’s events include major panels for a shows from HBO (“His Dark Materials”), Amazon Prime Video (“The Boys”) and CBS All Access (“Star Trek: Picard”).

The Comic-Con@Home schedule — starting with Wednesday, July 22 — is being announced daily through Sunday.

All times are Pacific Daylight.

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Exclusive: After the Hall H triumphant of 2019, Jean-Luc Picard will be back in the Comic-Con house again this year. However, due to concerns and restrictions over the coronavirus pandemic, the Sir Patrick Stewart-led CBS All Access series will be making its appearance remotely at this year’s Comic-Con@Home on July 23.

Comic-Con will be releasing another part of its schedule later today, but, setting phasers to shock and awe, Star Trek: Picard will be the headliner in another behemoth Star Trek Universe panel later this month. That sprawling Trekverse shindig also includes 2020 virtual appearances from Star Trek: Discovery, the lead cast of newest franchise addition Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and the August 6th premiering animated Star Trek: Lower Decks.

Helping to kick off the first full day of what would have been Sdcc 51, the Trekverse panel starts at 10 Am Pt on the 23rd with a welcome and...

To celebrate the return of the most iconic sci-fi television franchise in history: Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two, out Now on Blu-ray and DVD from CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, we’re giving 2 of you the chance to win your very own Blu-ray copy!

“Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes, all 14 episodes of the CBS series’ latest season appear with brilliant sound and picture across four discs in both the Blu-ray and DVD formats. Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two Blu-ray and DVD will include over two hours of exclusive, captivating special features, plus two episodes of Short Treks that are related to Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two: “Runaway” featuring Ensign Sylvia Tilly and “The Brightest Star” featuring Commander Saru.

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery: Season Two finds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joining forces with...

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The USS Discovery may have left the 23rd century behind, but there’s still a lot more left to explore in the pre-tos era.

When it first aired in 2017, Star Trek: Discovery was a prequel to the original Trek, but now that the third season of the show will take place roughly 930 years after 2267 — likely in the year 3197 — the eight years remaining between Star Trek: The Original Series and Discovery will mostly have to be filled in by our imaginations. Unless of course, there were new spin-offs!

This week, news broke that two companies which hold rights to film Star Trek — CBS and Viacom — have completed a corporate merger which puts the entire Trek franchise under one roof again. This was how it was in the ‘80s and ‘90s when Paramount owned everything, but, since 2006, things Trek movies and Trek shows have been split up.

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Exclusive: Operation Othello, a Shakespeare-inspired virtual reality series pilot, produced by Viola Davis and Julius Tennon’s JuVee Productions in collaboration with Oculus, is part of the official 2019 lineup for Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film Xr Arcade. A work-in-progress prototype of the pilot episode will be featured at the Fest which runs May 14-19.

The pilot, adapted from Shakespeare’s Othello, is set in the world of an elite naval special force’s unit sometime in the near future. It stars Tennon as Captain Othello and in a gender twist, Mary Chieffo (Star Trek: Discovery), who adapted the experience for Vr, in the traditionally male role of Ensign Iago.

On the impact of Vr, Tennon says: “We believe Immersive Media is an integral part of the future of storytelling and presents a unique opportunity to bring a voice to the voiceless. As an ‘empathy machine,’ we’re excited...

The Paleyfest panel for Star Trek: Discovery was in its final minutes when showrunner Alex Kurtzman offered a vague yet tantalizing tidbit about the still-untitled Picard series that will soon bring Patrick Stewart back to the Starfleet universe in his iconic Star Trek: The Next Generation role.

Accompanied by eight cast members from the Discovery as well as fellow executive producer Heather Kadin, Kurtzman shared plenty about that flagship series on CBS All-Access but a ripple of excitement ran through the audience of the Dolby Theatre when Kurtzman was asked a final question: What can you tell the crowd about the Picard show?

Kurtzman, the active architect for the Star Trek television voyages, answered with carefully measured words. The show is...

Are you over the moon about the second season of the Star Trek: Discovery TV show on CBS All Access? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Star Trek: Discovery is cancelled or renewed for season three. CBS All Access and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Star Trek: Discovery season two episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, here. *Status update below.

A CBS All Access sci-fi drama, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, Mary Chieffo, Tig Notaro, Ethan Peck,  Rebecca Romijn, and Michelle Yeoh. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the series...

Fans of the series Star Trek: Discovery will be happy to learn that CBS All Access has officially renewed it for a third season!

I’m still slowly making my way through Season 2, but I’m really happy with how the creative team has been handling this show. It’s not really a surprise that we will be getting a third season. While the streaming service has plans for lots of new Star Trek shows, this is their flagship series and I don’t think it’s going anywhere anytime soon.

It’s also being reported that series co-executive producer and writer Michelle Paradise has been tapped to serve as co-showrunner alongside Alex Kurtzman. Kurtzman is overseeing the entire expansion of the Star Trek universe, so it makes sense that he’d need some help. Kurtzman had this to say in a statement:

“Michelle joined us midway through season two...

“Star Trek: Discovery” has been renewed for a third season at CBS All Access.

The announcement comes after the series has aired just six episodes of its second season. In addition, Variety has learned that series co-executive producer and writer Michelle Paradise has been tapped to serve as co-showrunner alongside Alex Kurtzman. Kurtzman will still continue to oversee the expansion of the growing “Star Trek” universe under his deal with CBS Television Studios.

“Michelle joined us midway through season two and energized the room with her ferocious knowledge of ‘Trek,’” said Kurtzman. “Her grasp of character and story detail, her drive and her focus have already become essential in ensuring the ‘Trek’ legacy, and her fresh perspective always keeps us looking forward. I’m proud to say Michelle and I are officially running ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ together.”

Prior to serving as co-executive producer on “Discovery,” Paradise was a co-executive producer...

Discovery delivers on its promise of optimistic science fiction storytelling when the ship encounters an ancient, spherical being.

This Star Trek: Discovery review contains spoilers.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 4

One of the refreshing things about watching/covering Star Trek: Discovery is that you literally never know what show you are going to get week to week. Will it be a Klingon soap opera, an attempt to fill in canonical spaces that nobody ever asked about, or perhaps a fond return to one of the franchise's classic formulas? (Note: This narrative mania is also one of the most frustrating things about watching/covering Star Trek: Discovery.)

This week, Discovery fell into the final, aforementioned category, where it has arguably found the most success.

"An Obol for Charon" is reminiscent of those classic Star Trek episodes in particular that saw some kind of incident incapicitated the ship, forcing the crew to...

The entire Pawnee gang — Andy Dwyer included! — will get back together at PaleyFest‘s upcoming Parks and Recreation reunion.

The Paley Center has revealed the full list of participating talent for its annual TV festival, which will include a 10th anniversary panel for NBC’s beloved comedy.

Parks and Rec‘s lineup includes Chris Pratt, who played Andy for all seven seasons and has arguably gone on to have the most high-profile career of any cast member. (In fact, Pratt’s PaleyFest appearance will be sandwiched between back-to-back press tours for The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and Avengers: Endgame.

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We talked to Mary Chieffo about the major developments in L'Rell's storyline in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2.

Warning: This Star Trek: Discovery interview contains Major spoilers for Season 2, Episode 3: "Point of Light."

However you feel about the major plot moves in Star Trek: Discovery's "Point of Light," the episode reaffirmed that Mary Chieffo is a force to be reckoned with in the complex, demanding role of L'Rell, aka the leader of the entire frakking Klingon Empire.

This week's episode contained some big developments for L'Rell's character in particular—including the reveal of a secret child she conceived with Voq before his transformation into TyVoq, and the cementing of her power by the Federation-sanctioned staging of the murder of her family. We talked to Chieffo about what these twists mean for her character.

"Medea was already a huge source of inspiration for me in the first season,...

Star Trek will mind-meld with Lets Make a Deal for a special all-Trekkie episode of the CBS game show on February 4, with official Star Trek prizes, props, costumes, and a special guest appearance by Mary Chieffo from Star Trek: Discovery. You can watch an exclusive preview clip above.

The partnering represents a potent promotion for Star Trek: Discovery, the must-deliver flagship for the CBS All-Access subscription play. For Let’s Make A Deal, the entire enterprise shows the game show is still boldly going in new directions in its 55th year with its first take-over, branded theme and its first in-show, pop-culture brand partner. Deadline caught up with Let’s Make a Deal Executive Producer Mike Richards to ask about brand partnering, host Wayne Brady’s 10th anniversary, Klingon translators and the intuitive gifts of Capt. James T. Kirk.

Deadline: Every season represents a new challenge and a new opportunity.

Set gallery photo shoot to stun! E! News has your exclusive first look at Star Trek: Discovery's season two photos and everybody looks 1. Gorgeous 2. Ready for some major action. They gang's all here, from Commander Michael Burnham to Ensign Sylvia Tilly. Below, get your first look at the new portraits of Sonequa Martin-Green, Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anson Mount, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz and Ethan Peck. The season two cast also includes Mary Chieffo as the Klingon leader L'Rell. While she doesn't have a new gallery photo, you can see her kick butt in the trailer below all the new photos The new 14-episode season debuts Thursday, Jan. 17 on CBS All Access. At...

One of the greatest new series of 2018 was CBS’s Star Trek Discovery. In anticipation of the second series we caught up with cast members Sonequa Martin-Green, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz, Mary Wiseman and Doug Jones along with producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin to talk about the second series of Star Trek Discovery and what we can look forward to expecting when it returns to CBS and Netflix in 2019.

The interviews are conducted by the wonderful James Kleinmann who finds out, among other things, what we can expect when Spock joins the series.

Sonequa Martin-Green discusses how the evolution which began in the first series continues and the discoveries keep on happening – with the characters focusing on logic dictates the humanity of the new season. Her redemptive journey also continues along with the Vulcan indoctrination. She talks about knowing about her relationship with Spock from the very beginning, and...

We’ve got a great new featurette for you to watch today for Star Trek: Discovery that focuses on what we can expect to see in the story for season two. It includes new footage from the upcoming season along with interviews of the cast and crew talking about some of the new characters that will be joining the adventure such as Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and Spock (Ethan Peck), who is apparently having visions of a villainous Red Angel.

I also included a synopsis for the upcoming season along with a new poster:

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, season two of Star Trek: Discoveryfinds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joining forces with Captain Christopher Pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the Red Angel. While the crew must...

CBS All Access has released a thrillingly awesome new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery season two in which we see Spock join the fight for the future. The trailer also teases the big threat of new deadly villain known as the Red Angel who has the power to end all life in the galaxy.

It looks like the crew of the Discovery have their work cut out for them as they embark on what looks to be a dangerously insane new adventure! This is a great, action-packed trailer that definitely upped my excitement for the return of the series!

Star Trek: Discovery returns to CBS All Access January 17th.

The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou, Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy...

Midway through the just-released trailer for Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery there’s a moment when the grim-faced Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) informs Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) that the future of the universe is in peril.

Underwhelmed, Pike replies with a nonchalant smirk. “Mr. Tyler,” Pike says, “we are always in a fight for the future.”

Pike meant Starfleet but his appraisal applies just as much to big-budget television enterprises such as Star Trek: Discovery, which launches its sophomore season January 17 on CBS All Access. Star Trek: Discovery is the flagship brand for the subscription streaming site and while it performed admirably in its inaugural season (with favorable reviews and subscription spikes) there was also major upheaval among the creative team that raised questions about its future as an ongoing mission.

The new trailer shows the 14-episode Season 2 won’t be skimping much on special effects or a sense of scale.

Star Trek spoiler alert: Season two of Discovery looks just as gorgeous as the first season. There's new key art and the new trailer for season two of Star Trek: Discovery, below, features stunning graphics, your favorite Mirror-verse character, Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), a new threat and…Spock! And it looks like it's not a great family reunion for Spock (Ethan Peck) and his adopted sister Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green). "I risked everything to help you," Michael says. "You assume every burden is yours alone," Spock says. There's just as much action thanks to the Klingons, including the new Chancellor L'Rell (Mary Chieffo) and Georgiou,...

We’ve got a brand new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 to share with you today and it’s sure to get the fans excited for what’s in store for the series! This show ended up being a lot better than I expected and I loved what the firsts season delivered and it looks like Season 2 is going to be even better!

There’s a whole lot of new threats that Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the Enterprise will be facing off with. Some of there thrilling new adventures are teased in this new trailer. Oh, yeah! We even get our first look at actor Ethan Peck in the role of Spock and he’s sporting a beard! This is definitely a different take on the character that I wasn’t expecting and it’s an interesting look for him. But, it works!

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