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Star Trek Discovery: teaser

First look at Season 5, currently filming in Canada.

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A teaser for Star Trek: Discovery screened at the Star Trek universe panel at New York Comic Con.

The teaser includes a first look at Rayner, played Callum Keith Rennie (The Umbrella Academy, Jessica Jones), along with Moll and L’ak, played by Eve Harlow (The 100, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Elias Toufexis (Shadowhunters, Blood of Zeus).

Season five is currently in production in Toronto, Canada and coming to Paramount+ at a date yet to be announced.

Callum Keith Rennie joins the cast in a series regular role as Rayner. Rayner is a gruff, smart Starfleet Captain who holds a clear line between commander and crew – he leads, they follow. Rayner’s all about the mission, whatever it may be, and he doesn’t do niceties along the way; his feeling is, you get the job done and apologise later. He has a storied track record of wartime success, but in times of peace he struggles. Collaboration is not his strong suit. That said, if it serves the greater good he’s willing to learn… but it won’t be easy.

Moll is a former courier turned outlaw, who is highly intelligent and dangerous, with an impressive strategic mind and a sharp wit. She goes into every situation with a clear plan and stays focused and clear-headed on her goal, even when things go awry. She’s not intimidated by Captain Burnham or the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery, and will face down anyone who stands in her way in order to get what she wants.

L’ak is a former courier turned outlaw, who is tough, impulsive and fiercely protective of his beloved partner, Moll. So long as he knows she’s safe, he doesn’t care about collateral damage or its consequences – a perspective that makes him very dangerous at times and will put him on the opposite side of Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery when they come into conflict.

This year’s Star Trek: Discovery panel at New York Comic Con featured series cast members Anthony Rapp and Wilson Cruz and executive producers Michelle Paradise, Alex Kurtzman and Rod Roddenberry. Also joining the panel was series star Sonequa Martin-Green, who beamed in virtually from the season five set of Star Trek: Discovery. Josh Horowitz, MTV host and host of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, served as the panel moderator.

In season five, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncover a mystery that sends them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well… dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.

Star Trek: Discovery season five cast members include Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker) and Blu del Barrio (Adira)

The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers. Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise serve as co-showrunners.

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  1. I can’t believe this has made it to 5 seasons. It’s one of those shows which objectively is not very good, each season has been a mess storywise but is not so terrible you can’t just watch to fill time. That said, I didn’t finish the last series.

    Strange New Worlds was great though.

    1. I think this fifth series of Star Trek: Discovery could be seen as the conclusion of a contractual obligation for Paramount+ as has been the case for numbers of other franchise studio American sci-fi shows over the years, the cost of production can be recouped by redistribution deals or used as tax depreciation over a period of time. As Netflix effectively bankrolled the first two seasons before dumping Discovery back to CBS, who then financed these last 3 seasons, mostly to add original content to their new streaming channel. I may be proven wrong but SE05 may be the series last, especially with other Star Trek shows in prospect.

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