‘Star Trek: Discovery’ brings wartime drama to space – CNET

One of Star Trek‘s central tenets is to “explore strange new worlds.” Trekkies will have to embrace that ethos when it comes to “Star Trek: Discovery.”

This won’t be the Trek you’re used to — and that’s the point.

It may not necessarily be a bad thing. The television franchise limped off the air with “Enterprise” back in 2005, capping off 18 consecutive years when a Star Trek show was on the air. “Discovery” promises to breathe new life into Star Trek with a more cinematic quality, continuing story arcs and more-complicated characters.

Pictured (l-r): Doug Jones as Lt. Saru; Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham; Michelle Yeoh as Capt. Philippa Georgiou.

Pictured (l-r): Doug Jones as Lt. Saru; Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham; Michelle Yeoh as Capt. Philippa Georgiou. 

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That this is the first Star Trek series in 12 years, and that it’s the flagship program for the CBS All Access streaming service, isn’t lost on the cast. (Disclosure: CBS is the parent company of CNET.) After all, a lot of Trekkies are waiting with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.