Star Trek Discovery Releases Epic First Trailer and Its Worth the 16Year Wait
The trailer for the first new Star Trek TV series in 16 years is finally here. Above is a preview for Star Trek Discovery. The new drama series coming this fall stars Sonequa Martin-Green The Walking Dead as a First Officer on a starship along with Michelle Yeoh and Jason Isaacs as starship captains. The lavishly produced footage shows Martin-Green's First Officer Michael Burnham getting a potential opportunity to command her first ship from her longtime captain Philippa Georgiou Yeoh, then wrestling with a mortal threat from the Klingon Empire. Included are glimpses of a dark and sleek new starship bridge, the show's royal blue Starfleet uniforms, a desert planet and the introduction of Doug Jones Hellboy as Lt. Saru  a Starfleet Science Officer and member of a new alien species in the Star Trek universe who can sense oncoming death. CBS also announced that the first season has been expanded to 15 episodes from its original 13-hour order.