“Star Trek: Discovery,” the flagship collection of Paramount+‘s “Star Trek” universe, is heading towards its ending. The collection, which premiered in 2017, will premiere its fifth and remaining season on April 4, closing the ebook on the adventures of Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Inexperienced) and her crew.
A brand new season additionally means new challenges for any Starfleet captain, and IndieWire can solely share a brand new clip from the premiere episode that guarantees an enormous one for Burnham. On a restoration mission to safe a mysterious ship, Burnham receives info from her crew about indicators of life on board. However as her supervisor Kovich (performed by perennial visitor star David Cronenberg, now having appeared as a prime Federation official in three seasons of this present) coldly reminds her, her mission requires her to neutralize the potential menace “by any means obligatory.”
Created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, “Discovery” was a prequel to the groundbreaking unique 1966 “Star Trek” collection, happening a decade earlier than the adventures of Captain Kirk, Spock, and the opposite iconic characters — earlier than then leaping forward in time to the thirty second century. The collection adopted Burnham, initially a science specialist and officer aboard the USS Discovery, as she adventured with the crew on missions led by a rotating collection of captains, together with Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs), and Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) earlier than in the end getting promoted to commander of the ship by the third season. For the reason that Season 2 finale, the Discovery, and the present, has jumped far forward of time and now takes place within the thirty second century, the place Burnham and the crew have labored to rebuild the Federation following the cataclysmic “Burn” occasion. Season 5 sees Burnham go on one final mission via the galaxy to uncover an historical artifact with a mysterious energy.
Whereas this season marks the top of “Discovery,” the present was solely the start of “Star Trek” on Paramount+. When the collection first premiered, the sci-fi franchise hadn’t been on TV because the UPN spinoff “Enterprise” aired its finale in 2005. “Discovery’s” success led to a number of different “Star Trek” reveals on the streamer, together with acclaimed spinoff “Unusual New Worlds” and lately concluded “Subsequent Era” sequel “Picard.” As well as, the streamer will premiere “Part 31,” a standalone movie starring Michelle Yeoh as her recurring character Philippa Georgiou, at an unannounced date.
Martin-Inexperienced leads the forged of “Discovery,” which additionally contains Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz , David Ajala, Blu del Barrio, and Callum Keith Rennie. Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise co-showrun the collection, and government produce with Martin-Inexperienced, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth. CBS Studios produces the collection in affiliation with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Leisure.
The primary two episodes of “Star Trek: Discovery” season 5 will debut on Paramount+ beginning April 4. The rest of the 10-episode season will stream weekly on Thursdays, and the collection finale will air on Might 30. Watch the preview clip beneath.