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The end is in sight for Star Trek: Discovery. Paramount+ said today that its longest-running original drama series will end with its upcoming fifth season, which premieres in early 2024.
Ahead of the final season, Paramount+ will honor the show’s groundbreaking storytelling over its final four seasons with year-round celebrations and appearances at key events in markets around the world.
« Star Trek: Discovery is a perennial favorite on duty, near and dear to the hearts of the legions of star trek fans as well as all of us here at Paramount+,” said Tanya Giles, Programming Director at Paramount Streaming.
Star Trek: Discovery, launched in 2017, is a Paramount+ legacy show. He helped announce the then-budding CBS All Access streamer as his first commissioned original series. He also launched the star trek franchise on the streamer, which has grown to five current series. With picard is currently airing its final season, Star Trek: Discovery will be the last CBS all Access series to end its run on Paramount+.
CBS made waves in 2017 when Discoverywhich is part of a legendary franchise and one of its most valuable IPs, was sent to the company’s then-running streaming service instead of the flagship broadcast network. Star Trek: Discovery got an initial run on CBS before becoming a CBS All Access exclusive. Discovery then made a return to CBS in the fall of 2020, when Season 1 was used as emergency programming due to the impact of the pandemic on production.
“The series and its incredible cast and creators 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 boundaries with award-winning global construction,” Giles added. . “This final season will see our beloved team embark on a new adventure, and we look forward to celebrating the series’ impact on the franchise ahead of its final season early next year.”
The fifth and final season will see Captain Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery uncover a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been destroyed. deliberately hidden for centuries. . But there are also others on the hunt – dangerous enemies who are desperate to win the prize for themselves and who will stop at nothing to get it.
Principal photography has just wrapped, but there will be additional filming throughout the season, a source told Deadline.
“As longtime fans of star trekit was a huge honor and privilege to help bring Star Trek: Discovery to the world,” said executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise. “The ‘Trek’ universe means so much to so many people – including us – and we couldn’t be prouder of it all. Discovery contributed to his legacy, particularly through his representation. If a single person sees themselves, or the possibilities of their future, in a new way because of Discovery, so we think we would have made Gene Roddenberry very proud.
With Martin-Green, the Star Trek: Discovery The Season 5 cast includes Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira ) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner).
“Of course there would be no Discovery without Sonequa Martin-Green and the extraordinary team of artists, in front of and behind the camera, who brought this show to life. Their passion and determination to make each episode special has been deeply inspiring; so is their love and support for each other and their true love for star trek,” Kurtzman and Paradise continued.
Martin Green makes star trek history as the first black woman to steer a ship, with the show establishing other major firsts in LGBTQIA+ representation on both star trek and television in general.
“I am incredibly blessed by God to have played Captain Michael Burnham and to have been part of a legacy alongside an amazing cast, a phenomenal crew and a remarkable writing team,” the star said. and producer Martin-Green. “I’ll never forget what it was like to stand together as the show’s family, cradling the legacy of ‘Trek’ with everyone in the franchise as a whole and with fans…65 episodes later. , here is to the whole society of Star Trek: Discovery, to the series and its fifth and final season, to its beloved fans, and to all who look forward to a brighter future. Let’s fly…”
As Discovery And picard are coming to an end, there has been speculation of new series in the franchise as part of Kurtzman’s deal with CBS Studios. As previously reported, a new offshoot, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, is in development at CBS Studios and Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout studio for the streamer. Also in the works is Section 31, A Discovery spin-off starring the character of Emperor Philipa Georgiou played by Michelle Yeoh. Current star trek series, in addition to Discovery And picardinclude Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks And Star Trek: Prodigy.
“When we started talking about the return of star trek eight years ago, we could never 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 trekThe legacy of “infinite diversity in infinite combinations”, representing the best of who we could be as humans when we celebrate our differences.
Star Trek: Discovery 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 are co-showrunners.
“To the fans around the world, thank you for joining us on this incredible journey,” Kurtzman and Paradise added. “We can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been working on for this past season; we appreciate your patience in the meantime and trust us when we say it will be worth it. We all love you! LAP. »