Star Trek: Discovery
Series, 2017, Before Kirk, Set in 2256 & 3188
Star Trek: Discovery is #20 of 26 in release order and #2 of 26 in chronological order in the Star Trek.
The story
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
Star Trek: Discovery recap
In season 1, set in 2256, first officer Michael Burnham, a human raised on Vulcan by Sarek, mutinies in a failed attempt to stop a war with the Klingons, and her captain, Philippa Georgiou, is killed. Burnham is sentenced, then recruited onto the USS Discovery by Captain Lorca, whose ship uses an experimental spore drive navigated by Paul Stamets. The ship ends up in the Mirror Universe, Lorca turns out to be from there, and Burnham brings the Mirror Georgiou home. In season 2, Captain Pike takes command, and the crew follows signals from the Red Angel, who turns out to be Burnham's mother, while the Section 31 AI Control tries to take the galaxy's data. Discovery jumps to the year 3188 to keep it safe. In season 3, they find a Federation shattered by the Burn, a disaster that destroyed most dilithium, and Burnham becomes captain after stopping the Emerald Chain. In season 4, a dark matter anomaly destroys Book's homeworld and the crew makes first contact with its makers, Species 10-C. In season 5, Burnham races the outlaws Moll and L'ak to find the Progenitors' technology, which can create life.
Star Trek: Discovery ending explained
Burnham reaches the Progenitors' technology, decides no one should hold that power, and sends it into a black hole, while Discovery strands the Breen dreadnought at the edge of the galaxy. Kovich reveals he is the time agent Daniels. In an epilogue years later, Admiral Burnham, married to Book with a son who is now a captain, flies Discovery to a set location where its AI, Zora, will wait for a long secret mission. Its 32nd century continues in Starfleet Academy.
Where to watch Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Star Trek Beyond, before Star Trek: Picard.
- Chronological order: after Star Trek: Enterprise, before Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
What to watch before Star Trek: Discovery
In release order, 14 Star Trek essentials come before Star Trek: Discovery (2017), from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) to Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).
Cast
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham
- Doug Jones as Saru
- Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly
- Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets
- Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber
- Emily Coutts as Keyla Detmer
- Patrick Kwok-Choon as Rhys
- Oyin Oladejo as Joann Owosekun
- Ronnie Rowe as RA Bryce
- David Ajala as Cleveland 'Book' Booker
- Sara Mitich as Airiam
- Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal
Created by Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman.