Star Trek Discovery

[Greg]

Michelle Yeoh Star Trek news.

Star Trek: Section 31

According to Tanya Giles, chief programming officer of Paramount Streaming, the [i]Star Trek: Discovery[/i] spinoff series starring Michelle Yeoh is “still in development.” [TV Line]

[Drunk Monk]

Mar 2, 2023 2:00pm PT
‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to End With Season 5, Paramount+ Pushes Premiere to 2024

By Joe Otterson


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“[url=https://variety.com/t/star-trek-discovery/]Star Trek: Discovery” will end with the upcoming Season 5 at Paramount+, Variety has learned. In addition, the fifth and final season will now debut in early 2024 as opposed to this year as originally thought. 
Filming is mostly complete on Season 5, but according to an individual with knowledge of the situation, there will be some additional filming that has yet to take place. In addition, Paramount is planning to send the show off in style, with events planned in certain key markets throughout the year leading up to the final season’s release. Further details will be released at a later date.
“I can hardly believe that this mind-blowing journey with ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ is ending,” said series star and producer Sonequa Martin-Green. “I’m astoundingly blessed by God to have played Captain Michael Burnham and to have taken part in a legacy alongside an extraordinary cast, phenomenal crew and remarkable writing team. To our most supportive partners at CBS Studios and Paramount+, who insisted on making television history, I’m deeply grateful. I’m also deeply grateful for the creative collaboration with our showrunners Michelle Paradise and Alex Kurtzman, as well as Olatunde Osunsanmi and the incomparable team of executive producers. I will never forget how it felt to stand together as a show family, cradling the heirloom of ‘Trek’ with all those from the franchise at large and with the fans. The fans welcomed us into their hearts as we launched a new iteration of ‘Trek’ and an entire entertainment platform, and we’ll never forget it. 65 episodes later, here’s to the entire company of ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ to the show and its fifth and final season, to its beloved fans and to all those who envision a better future. Let’s fly… ”
“As lifelong fans of ‘Star Trek,’ it has been an immense honor and privilege to help bring ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to the world,” added executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise. “The ‘Trek’ universe means so much to so many – including us – and we couldn’t be prouder of everything ‘Discovery’ has contributed to its legacy, particularly with representation. If just one person sees themselves, or the possibilities for their future, in a new way because of ‘Discovery,’ then we think we’d have made Gene Roddenberry very proud. Of course, there would be no ‘Discovery’ without Sonequa Martin-Green and the extraordinary team of artists, both in front of and behind the camera, who have brought this show to life. Their passion and determination to make every episode special has been deeply inspiring; so too has their love and support for one another and their genuine love for ‘Star Trek.’ ‘Discovery’ has truly become a family over the years – and we couldn’t be more grateful to be part of it.” To the fans around the world, thank you for joining us on this incredible journey. Your love for these characters and your excitement for every episode, every season, has meant the world to us. We can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been working on for this final season; we appreciate your patience in the meantime and trust us when we say it’ll be worth the wait. We love you all! LLAP”
Along with Martin-Green, the series also stars Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala, Blu del Barrio, Callum Keith Rennie. Per the official logline, Season 5 “will find Captain Burnham (Martin-Green) and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send 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.”
“Discovery” has been the flagship modern “Star Trek” series since it launched in 2017, at a time when Paramount+ was still known as CBS All Access. The series kicked off the rebooted “Star Trek” TV universe and led to the successful spinoff “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” which is currently prepping its second season. The show also chalked up a number of firsts for the franchise, including having a Black female protagonist in Michael Burnham. It also prominently featured LGBTQIA+ characters in a way not previously seen in a “Star Trek” show. 
“When we first started talking about the return of ‘Star Trek’ eight years ago, we never could have imagined the indelible impact ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ would have,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “The series brought back a beloved global franchise, and just like its predecessors, ‘Discovery’ honored ‘Star Trek’s’ legacy of ‘infinite diversity in infinite combinations,’ representing the best of what we could be as humans when we celebrate our differences. I’d like to thank Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise, who have led this show with heart, passion, and as fans themselves with vivid storytelling – always ready to push boundaries like those before them. And finally, I’d like to thank this talented cast, led by the brilliant Sonequa Martin-Green, whose leadership both onscreen and off has helped guide the way from day one.”
Bryan Fuller and Kurtzman are the credited creators of “Discovery.” Kurtzman and Paradise serve as executive producers and co-showrunners, with Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth also executive producing. CBS Studios produces in association with Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Secret Hideout is currently under an overall deal at CBS Studios. 
“’Star Trek: Discovery’ is a perennial favorite on the service, near and dear to the hearts of legions of ‘Star Trek’ fans as well as all of us here at Paramount+,” said Tanya Giles, chief programming officer at Paramount Streaming. “The series and its incredible cast and creatives ushered in a new era for ‘Star Trek’ when it debuted over six years ago, embracing the future of streaming with serialized storytelling, bringing to life deep and complex characters that honor Gene Roddenberry’s legacy of representing diversity and inclusion, and pushing the envelope with award-winning world-building. This final season will see our beloved crew take on a new adventure and we can’t wait to celebrate the series’ impact on the franchise leading up to its final season early next year.”
The ending of “Discovery” comes as Paramount looks to continue building on the success of the “Star Trek” franchise while also coming to grips with the financial realities of the streaming era, as most major media companies have announced plans to slash content spending in the years going forward. 
Along with “Discovery” and “Strange New Worlds,” Paramount+ is currently airing the third and final season of “Star Trek: Picard,” which features a reunion of the “Next Generation” cast alongside series lead Patrick Stewart. There have been rumors that spinoffs built around characters in “Picard” could also be in the works. 
Paramount+ also has the adult animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” which is prepping its fourth season, as well as the Nickelodeon series “Star Trek: Prodigy,” which is prepping its second season. Paramount has also been developing a Starfleet Academy series for some time, along with a series about the mysterious Section 31 starring Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, a character she originated on “Discovery.”

[Greg]

In news just for DM......

Paramount+ Greenlights ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Film Starring Michelle Yeoh

By Joe Otterson

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Paramount+ is officially moving forward on a “Star Trek: Section 31” project starring Michelle Yeoh, but it will now be an event film instead of a series, Variety has learned. 
It was first reported that a Section 31 series with Yeoh was in development back in 2019. In the film, Yeoh will reprise the role of Emperor Philippa Georgiou, whom she began playing during Season 1 of “Star Trek: Discovery.” 
Per the official logline, “Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.” Rumors of a Yeoh-led Section 31 project began upon the conclusion of Season 1 of “Discovery,” after a deleted scene revealed Georgiou being approached by a member of the shadowy intelligence organization on the Klingon homeworld.

“I’m beyond thrilled to return to my ‘Star Trek’ family and to the role I’ve loved for so long,” said Yeoh. “Section 31 has been near and dear to my heart since I began the journey of playing Philippa all the way back when this new golden age of ‘Star Trek’ launched. To see her finally get her moment is a dream come true in a year that’s shown me the incredible power of never giving up on your dreams. We can’t wait to share what’s in store for you, and until then: live long and prosper (unless Emperor Georgiou decrees otherwise)!”
Production will begin on the film later this year. 
The news comes about a month after Yeoh won the Academy Award for best actress for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” making her the first Asian person to win the award. She also picked up wins at the SAG Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and the Golden Globes for her work in the film. She is also known for her roles in films like “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 1 & 2,” “Memoirs Of A Geisha,” the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” and “Sunshine.”
She is repped by Artist International Group and Cohen & Gardner. 
“All the way back in 2017, before the first season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ had even aired, Michelle had the idea to do a spin-off for her character, Philippa Georgiou,” said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. “She broke new ground as one of the first two women on screen in the pilot to usher in a new age of ‘Trek,’ and now, six years later, ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ finally arrives on the heels of her latest groundbreaking win. Everyone on Team ‘Trek’ couldn’t be more thrilled to have our legendary friend return home to us as we expand our storytelling into new and uncharted corners of the Trekverse. Long live Emperor Georgiou; long live Michelle Yeoh!”
Craig Sweeny (“Limitless,” “Medium”) serves as writer and executive producer on “Star Trek: Section 31.” Olatunde Osunsanmi (“Star Trek: Discovery,” “The Man Who Fell to Earth”) will direct and executive produce. Yeoh will executive produce in addition to starring. Alex Kurtzman and Aaron Baiers executive produce via Secret Hideout. Rod Rodenberry and Trevor Roth of Rodenberry Entertainment also executive produce along with Frank Siracusa and John Weber. CBS Studios will produce. Sweeny, Osunsanmi, and Kurtzman are all currently under overall deals at CBS Studios.

[Drunk Monk]

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This alone is the reason to tune into ST: Disco (but you only need watch season 1 & 2 when Georgiou is cool - S1 is awesome only because of Michelle's role).

[Drunk Monk]

[Drunk Monk]

The first season was solid, mostly due to Michelle's character. Then it got weirder and weirder. It's been a good run, but I'm ready for it to conclude.

[Greg]

At least you got the shirt.

[Drunk Monk]

Aye aye, Captain of Killjoys. 

Luv dat shirt. It's held up well. They really knew how to make tees in the 23rd century.

[thatguy]

Does it come in red?

--tg

[Drunk Monk]

This series has run its course but I'll still watch another season, if we keep P+

I am ready for this to end but I do intend to see it through. 

S1 & S2 were awesome. S3 was middling. S4 overstayed its welcome. S5 can finish it, gracefully hopefully, but I'm ok if everyone dies except for Jet Reno. Jet is the best Starfleet engineer since Scotty.

[Drunk Monk]

Let’s fly

[Drunk Monk]

The final frontier.

S5 begins with a 2 ep drop. There’s an 800 year old Romulan ship that holds the key to tech from the race that created life (or something like that) and Disco reassembles the crew for a Red Directive (some federation pull out all stops mission). 

Disco confines with its over the top ST visions - it’s the most advanced ST time wise so crew can beam anywhere without a transporter, summon phasers to appear in their hands as needed, create hologram schematics from the wrist tricorders, stand on ships flying at warp speed with magnetized boots as long as the warp bubble holds, materialize space suits as soon as they are ejected into space, and get coffee replicated anywhere they ask, to name a few. 

There’s a sentimental last away mission with Michael & Saru where all they can dwell on is that this is the end whilst ancient tomb guardian drones attack them. 

No Jett Reno, but she’s mentioned as the person who came up with the nickname ‘action Saru’. Cronenberg returns to his role as Kovich, the shady powerful Starfleet dude. The special effects are still grand, but the essential plot isn’t that inspired. Seems like more of an excuse to run around the galaxy. But fwiw, it’s inspired by some Picard contact from back in the day.

I’ll see this through. Fresh eps every Thursday.

[Greg]

Your Disco Captain was on Colbert on Wednesday night.

[Drunk Monk]

Seen.

Not that revealing of an interview beyond the cruise chat. I’ll be curious to see what becomes of her afterwards.

[Drunk Monk]

E3 The overarching plot is a callback to a TNG ep ‘The Chase’ s6e20 which a rewatched a few days ago. It’s about the Progenitors, and ancient race that created all humanoid life. Like all of it. Some scientists discover their tech which is way beyond anything the ST frontier has ever seen and there’s a race to get it because - of course - it could be the ultimate weapon in the wrong hands. The scientists knew this and hid it behind a Da Vinci code of 5 artifacts that will assemble into something. Meanwhile Disco seems to tie up all the storylines neatly. 

This ep focused on Adira & Gray, the biggest lgbtq woke leap ST has made. It’s a Trill tale - the symbiont species from DS9. It’s complicated but both actors are non-binary in real life, and the Trill metaphor served well to boldly spotlight trans issues. Their visibility was highly praised by the lgbtq community and I was happy for its inclusion, although the metaphor was agonizingly translucent. This ep gave their relationship closure, all under the guise of Michael & Booker retrieving the 2nd clue artifact from the Trill planet which was guarded by giant bug monsters that could cloak and shoot lightning barbs like photon torpedoes. 

Reno appears and makes some fine Reno (Tig) quips. Saru continues his courtship of Vulcan president T’Rina, which isnt quite working for me. 

This sounds bad but I kinda hope they kill some characters in this final season. it’s been a long time since there’s been a good ST death. Data was the last one in ST: Picard.