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Ever since we found out a new Star Trek TV show would be coming to CBS, there have been questions about the show’s scope, timeline, and focus. According to showrunner Brian Fuller, the new Star Trek: Discovery will focus on seven main characters with a female lead who’s a Lieutenant Commander rather than the Captain. It’ll feature a diverse crew, and address an incident that supposedly was referenced in the original series but wasn’t explored in any great detail (Axanar and black ops like Section 31 are off the table and supposedly it’s an incident discussed in the original series). It also takes place in the original Star Trek universe, not the rebooted Abramsverse.

Setting the show in the original timeline and so close to the original series is both a challenge and an opportunity. On the one hand, Fuller has already said he intends to explore a significant event referred to on the original show, even if he’s being coy about which event it is. The ten-year gap between the two shows even offers the option to visit familiar characters or settings, though we’d hope the show avoids this initially (and Fuller’s comments seem to imply it would).

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