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When does the final season of 'Star Trek: Discovery' come out? Release date, cast, where to watch

It's time for U.S.S. Discovery's final mission.

Paramount+'s hit TV series "Star Trek: Discovery" is returning for its fifth and final season this week and there is a lot to look forward to.

"The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham 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," says Paramount+ about the upcoming season. "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" debuted in 2017 and is the seventh in the Star Trek series. Here's everything you need to know about the final season of the series.

When does 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 premiere?

The finale season of "Star Trek: Discovery" is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ on Thursday, April 4.

The first two episodes will be available to stream on the premiere date, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays. Paramount+ did not specify what time the episodes will be available on their platform.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 episodes

Season 5 of "Star Trek: Discovery" has 10 episodes in total. The first two will be available to stream on April 4, with the remaining dropping weekly on Thursday on Paramount+.

'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 cast

Season 5 of "Star Trek: Discovery" brings back new and old faces along with recurring guest stars. Cast members include:

• Sonequa Martin-Green as Captain Michael Burnham
• Doug Jones as Saru
• Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets
• Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly
• Wilson Cruz as Dr. Hugh Culber
• David Ajala as Cleveland “Book” Booker
• Blu del Barrio as Adira
• Callum Keith Rennie as Rayner.
• Elias Toufexis as L’ak
• Eve Harlow as Moll

'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 trailer

Paramount+ dropped the official trailer for Season 5 on Feb. 23.

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5: next episode, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the final season

Discovery heads into its final voyage in season 5.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 marks the final adventure for Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery. The series that launched a bright new future for the Star Trek franchise on Paramount Plus , including new shows like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy , is heading into dry dock, but there are still many adventures to look forward to in the last season. 

Here's everything we know about Star Trek: Discovery season 5. 

Next episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 

The next new episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 arrives Thursday, April 18, on Paramount Plus in the US and UK. 

Here's what we know about the April 18 episode:

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 5: "Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors' power; meanwhile, Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the USS Discovery, and Culber opens up to Tilly."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premiered Thursday, April 4.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is available exclusively on Paramount Plus in the US and UK. You can choose one of the following subscription options below if you’re not a subscriber already, and there's a free trial of Paramount Plus if you want to see what the service is all about.

US subscribers can choose between an ad-supported and commercial-free option of the service. 

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episodes

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 1: "Red Directive" "Captain Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are sent to recover a mysterious artefact hidden inside an 800-year-old Romulan vessel, but they discover that they are not the only ones looking for it."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 2: "Under the Twin Moons" "On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 3: "Jinaal" "On Trill, Burnham, Book and Culber must pass a dangerous test to be worthy of receiving the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru's first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T'Rina."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 4: "Face the Strange" "On the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 plot

Here's the official plot for Star Trek: Discovery season 5 from Paramount Plus: "The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham 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."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 cast

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 cast members include Sonequa Martin-Green ( The Walking Dead ) as Captain Michael Burnham, Doug Jones ( The Shape of Water ) as Saru, Anthony Rapp ( Rent ) as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman ( Baskets ) as Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz ( My So-Called Life ) as Dr. Hugh Culber, David Ajala ( Jupiter Ascending ) as Cleveland "Book" Booker, Blu del Barrio ( The Listener ) as Adira and Callum Keith Rennie ( The Umbrella Academy ) as Rayner. 

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis ( The Expanse ) as L’ak and Eve Harlow ( The 100 ) as Moll. 

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 trailer

Take a look at what's coming in the trailer for Star Trek: Discovery season 5 below:

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5 potential release date, cast, plot, and everything you need to know

Who's coming back?

Star Trek: Discovery spoilers follow.

While it may not have been the easiest series to watch if you're based in the UK (you can thank licensing awkwardness for that), Star Trek: Discovery finally has a long-standing home at Paramount+ alongside its franchise brothers and sisters, Star Trek: Picard , Star Trek: Strange New World s , Star Trek: Lower Decks , and Star Trek: Prodigy .

Now it's just a waiting game for the latest instalments. So when are we going to see Star Trek: Discovery's next outing? And what can we expect? Here's everything you need to know.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 potential release date - When will it air?

Star Trek: Discovery season five was given the green light in January 2022, as part of a mega announcement regarding the future of the Star Trek Universe.

Alongside the announcement, it was revealed Picard will end with season three, and Strange New Worlds has been renewed for season two.

Unfortunately, beyond this, there's been no indication as to when it will be back on our screens. Even the previous series doesn't have a rough regular release slot, so we don't have that to go on.

Season 1 was released in September 2017, season two launched in January 2019, season three was in October 2020 and season four was in November 2021. See? No real correlation.

However, keeping with the show's tradition to get a series out once a year, we can hope that season five will land on our screens toward the end of 2022 but early 2023 is more likely.

We'll keep you updated when we know more.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 cast – Who's in it?

While an official cast list hasn't been disclosed just yet, Sonequa Martin-Green has already confirmed she will be back in the lead role of Captain Michael Burnham.

As for the rest of the cast, we would expect all of your favourites to return, including Doug Jones as the starfleet Kelpien, Saru, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, David Ajala as Cleveland 'Book' Booker, Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber and Tig Notaro as Jett Reno.

Then there's always the potential for some news faces to join too.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 plot – What will happen?

Of course, the premise for season five is firmly under wraps, but now that season four is finished, we can start to theorise what lies around the next star system.

Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy , Sonequa Martin-Green said: "I can say that it's going to be refreshing. It's going to be invigorating. And I think it's going to be lovely – in the truest sense of the word."

She also suggested there will be a bigger attachment coming our way in terms of the Booker/Burnham romance, saying the pair will "always be tied together in some way".

Well... consider us intrigued!

"I think it's very much what they say in that last moment they have together in [the finale] – that Kwejian quote. It's very much that," she said.

The "Kwejian quote" (as in the language of Book’s homeworld) was "Kwakoni Yiquan", which we previously learned translates to: "We've parted a hundred times, may we part to rejoin a hundred more."

Which is very sweet, but also doesn't suggest an easy road for them to be endgame.

In season four, the series was focused on the emergence of a mysterious new life form later known as Species 10-C, as well as Ruon Tarka's (Shawn Doyle) villainous plan to put the whole universe at risk.

At the end of the season four finale, viewers saw the crew take control of the Species 10-C crisis and Earth and Ni'Var avoid the destruction of the Dark Matter Anomaly, or DMA. As a result, the United Federation Planets welcomed Earth back.

Will Earth's return to the Federation mean that season five could feature more terrestrial action?

The show's director, Olatunde Osunsanmi, has revealed that season five will actually be combining new and old elements from the iconic franchise as way to capture the essence of the original series. Trekkers rejoice!

"The galaxy's a big place where incredible things can happen. Season five is shaping up to be... all I can say is that – it's not time travel – but we go back into the past to get further into the future," he told Screen Rant .

"There's this old version of Star Trek that exists. And this new version that's been created by Alex but there's a lot of things we still love about the old version.

"So it's about pulling from there... not necessarily stories or characters but more themes, and process, and how those stories are told and applying it to what we do in the future. And that includes [Burnham's] character and things she does as a Captain."

But what about Doug Jones' key character, Saru?

"We are on another quest. We're after something, and bad guys are after it. Who gets to it first, that's basically where we're headed," Jones said (via Space.com ) And for Saru? Let's remember all of season four, when I was a first officer with captain's status. Is that a long-term position, for a captain, who loves being at the right hand of Captain Burnham?"

"Again, she's like a sister to me. We support each other. I want to be there for her through thick and thin, but on my uniform, I'm also wearing a pin that has the Kelpien Council emblem on it. I do, often, when I'm thinking, stop and fold my arms, and give a stroke to my Kelpien pin to remind me about home; home comforts me, and I long for home."

"As you’ve discovered with Star Trek: Discovery , every season has a new flare, a new flavor, and a new obstacle to overcome. Season five is no different. There are some new characters and some new adventures," Jones said (via Collider ).

So far, so vague – but it does sound like Saru will have a meaty plotline in season five. Jones certainly seems happy with what’s in store for everyone's favourite Kelpien.

"Change is always afoot, for the story and for the characters, individually, and Saru is included in that. My biggest concern, going into season five, was, 'Will my romance with President T’Rina, my lovely Vulcan lady, still continue?' I was happy to hear the answer, but I’ll let you figure out what that is, when you see season five."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 – How to watch in the UK?

As we mentioned further up, Star Trek: Discovery finally has a long-standing home at Paramount+ alongside its franchise brothers and sisters, Star Trek: Picard , Star Trek: Strange New World s , Star Trek: Lower Decks , and Star Trek: Prodigy.

The show premiered on CBS All Access (which has now become Paramount+) along with Netflix back in 2017. New Paramount+ customers in the UK can take up a free seven-day trial , you can also access Paramount+ via Sky Q or Sky Glass and it's "at no extra cost" for Sky Cinema customers, you can also watch via Prime Video .

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 trailer – When can I watch it?

Sadly, with no release date confirmed, there's no full trailer just yet. But when we do get a date, we'd expect the trailer in the month leading up to the premiere.

We have had a cool teaser trailer, though. It debuted at New York Comic Con 2022, and you can watch it above. It certainly makes the new season look very fun indeed. Beam us up!

Until we see more, live long, prosper, and check out our interview with Captain Burnham herself!

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What to Expect from The Final Season of Star Trek: Discovery

The cast details everything you need to know to get ready for the Season 5 premiere this week!

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The highly anticipated fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery arrives this week!

This season finds Captain Burnham 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.

Ahead of the premiere, StarTrek.com had the opportunity to speak with series cast 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), Blu del Barrio (Adira), along with this season's recurring guest star Eve Harlow (Moll) and executive producer and co-showrunner Michelle Paradise . With their help, here's what you can expect from their characters this season!

In case you need a quick refresher before we dive forward, we've got a handy Where We Left Off guide !

Now let's fly!

Sonequa Martin-Green on Season 5 Stakes and Captain Michael Burnham's Relationship Status

"Red Directive"

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"This season, we can expect a wild ride," teases Sonequa Martin-Green. "One of the things that they wanted to do was that they wanted to have a tonal shift. They wanted it to be adventurous, they wanted it to be fun, they wanted it to be kind of like the Indiana Jones season. And so we really did that. We really did that. The artistry is on another level."

"In every department, you will see some really incredible things coming to life," continues Martin-Green. "In Season 5, we did some stuff we should not have been able to do; we did some stuff that we've never done before. I'm really proud of every department, of every cast member, of every crew member, every writer, every producer, every post-production coordinator, and supervisor, and worker. We took it to the next level without even knowing that it was our last season. When everyone sees it, I think that they'll see what I'm talking about. It's culminating because of that; it is just on another level. It's a huge, huge season. People have a lot to look forward to."

Addressing where Michael Burnham and Book find themselves at the start of this season, Martin-Green explains, "Book and Burnham, they are the classic, old Facebook status of 'It's complicated.' They've got a lot to work through. That's where we pick up with them, having not been speaking as regularly as they normally do. Of course, we see that he was sent off at the end of Season 4. Now they are back in each other's midst, and they have got a lot to talk about and a lot to wade through. It's very complicated between them. There's obviously still that love, that deep love, that bond, that respect, but they've got a lot to work through."

Doug Jones on Saru's Next Step

"Under the Twin Moons"

Reflecting on Saru's journey across the entire series, Doug Jones reveals, "Saru had been captain of the ship for Season 3. And Season 4, he then kind of took a step to First Officer again, because of his loyalty to Michael Burnham, and the special task we were on throughout the season."

"Well, now he’s [re-evaluating] his purpose there," adds Jones. "Has it run its course? His relationship with President T’Rina, played by the lovely Tara Rosling. She does come into the equation with how he makes his decision."

Anthony Rapp on Paul Stamets' Legacy and Season 5 Baddies

Episode 506

"This season, you can expect a new level of inquiry for Paul about what's next for him in terms of the work that he wants to do," hints Anthony Rapp. "He's an incredibly driven and brilliant human being with this mind, that's some level of genius. You get to see him like stretch himself in new ways."

What does the Discovery crew make of arrival of this season's antagonists — Moll (played by Eve Harlow) and L'ak (played by Elias Toufexis)?

"I really love the description of this kind of Bonnie and Clyde," shares Rapp. "It was fun for us, or for me, I could speak for myself, to have these kind of iconic touchstone archetypes brought into our show. Their energy as people; [Eve Harlow and Elias Toufexis] brought a beautiful energy to the company to being a part of our show and being a part of our story. And then their work was exceptional. To have this, this idea of this kind of like maverick couple that's on the run is a cool one. And there's a reason it's iconic. And I think that the way that our writers threaded it through our story was really well done."

Mary Wiseman on Sylvia Tilly's Career Focus

"Tilly's in a great place," notes Mary Wiseman. "She's found a certain kind of assurance from going off to teach at Starfleet Academy, and coming back feels like coming home. You're a little cooler and a little more adult. And people call you 'Miss.'"

However, that's not without some challenges. "But she kind of also feels stuck with the problem about how to get through to these kids that have grown up in this era where there isn't the sort of interconnectedness, galaxy-wide communication, and transportation possibilities that there were when she was growing up," highlights Wiseman. "And she's kind of noticing it in the kids' behavior, and inability to interact or team build. And so that's something that she kind of wants to work on and figure out how to help them out with that."

Wilson Cruz on Dr. Hugh Culber's New Experiences

Episode 505

"Where we first find Culber in Season 5, he's in a really good place," notes Wilson Cruz. "He's really embodied this new version of himself, and is ready and willing to take on whatever he's confronted with."

Cruz continues, "This season, he is confronted with an experience that forces him to ask even more existential questions that kind of blows his mind. It starts him on knowing about all of the mysteries of the universe. This whole mission really makes him question a lot of things. We see him process a lot of that throughout the season."

David Ajala on Cleveland "Book" Booker's Love for Burnham and Season 5 Action Sequences

Episode 503

Following the events of Season 4, Book must walk away from Burnham. Reflecting on his actions and headspace at the start of this season, David Ajala states, "It's interesting, because, if we're talking about the gift of grace, Book has definitely received grace from Michael Burnham. Even though Book made the decision that he thought was right, it was not even honorable, but he felt duty bound to do what he did. He was still afforded grace by Michael Burnham, to be welcomed back with open arms. The journey of someone like Cleveland Booker, who was very driven by keeping his autonomy, and also serving his purpose on the planet, which was to help endangered species, to be a part of Starfleet, it was never something that was within his remit. But then to come full circle in Season 5, and to see him, organically incorporate himself within that team is a wonderful story."

"Where we left off in Season 4, revisiting and coming back for Season 5, it's a different territory for both of them," explains Ajala. "And yet, they both have to acknowledge that they're in different spaces, but then still show a level of care for one another. This grey area is new territory."

As for the Indiana Jones -level of excitement the series explores this season, Ajala details, "I love action, I love being able to be physical, to express myself. Having said that, I love the way action is used in the right way. And because this is the final season, we could have taken like one to potentially three episodes to kind of warm into it. But with the first episode, we were straight in with high octane, big action sequences, and just a real spectacle to observe."

Blu del Barrio on Adira's Growing Confidence

"Adira starts out in a pretty solid looking place," reveals Blu del Barrio.

"On the outside, they look and seem really good," adds del Barrio. "They have a lot more responsibilities on the ship. And they're taking their work very seriously, and just very happy to be like more integrated. But underneath the surface, they're struggling a little bit more with some emotional stuff and some major personal stuff."

Eve Harlow on the Arrival of Star-Crossed Lovers and Joining the Cast of Discovery

During NYCC 2022 , audiences got to learn about this season's baddies. Moll and L'ak are former couriers turned outlaws. Moll 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 easy to intimidate, and will face down anyone who stands in her way in order to get what she wants. Whereas L'ak 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.

Speaking directly to StarTrek.com on Star Trek: The Cruise VII, Eve Harlow divulges, "Moll is badass, and she and L’ak are an interspecies couple. It’s kind of breaking all the rules, which is why they’re on the run. It’s very much like Romeo and Juliet or Bonnie and Clyde because they’re star-crossed lovers."

On her experience of joining this series for its fifth season, Harlow offers tons of praises, "These are some of the kindest, just most welcoming people I've ever met. I feel like I just talk about how much I love Sonequa a lot, but I will keep talking about how much I love her. She is the best leader I've ever experienced on set."

"[When I reflected on] who on-set is most like their character in real life. Without skipping a beat, Elias and I, at the same time, were Sonequa. She is that captain, and she treats everyone like an equal. I've just never been on a set where everyone, the crew is so appreciated. She knows everybody's names. She knows what they do. She knows their family life, what's going on with them. She genuinely cares, and being around that, that spirit is infectious. Every single time I was on set. I was so high energy; I was just so happy to be here. And it's because of the people who were working on that show."

Michelle Paradise on Season 5's New Faces

"Elias [Toufexis] and Eve [Harlow] play L’ak and Moll who are our two new bad guys this season," states Michelle Paradise. "We talked about them as kind of a Bonnie and Clyde unit. We hadn't had a couple before as our antagonist. In turn, they're obviously formidable foes for our heroes. But we also really wanted to make sure that they felt well-rounded, and that they weren't just one note, bad guys. We understood the why of what they were doing the depth of their love for one another. People will be surprised that they may start rooting for these bad guys, actually. But they'll never want them to win more than our heroes, of course. It’s a lot of fun to have them."

L'ak and Moll aren't the only new faces this season. Rayner, also previously announced at NYCC 2022, 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 apologize 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.

"And then Callum Keith Rennie plays Captain Rayner," elaborates Paradise. "What's interesting about him is that he is going to be a bit of an antagonist, but not in a bad guy way. He's going to push Burnham, and we'll get to see new sides of Burnham and new growth in Burnham because of her interactions with him. It's a really interesting dynamic there. That's one of the things that we always look at, if we're going to bring in any new guest characters, is how can they impact our regulars? And how can they help our regulars grow over the course of the season or change or help us see new sides of them, and these three do that beautifully."

Get ready for Discovery 's final adventure when Season 5 premieres with the first two episodes later this week!

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 Gets Spring Release Date

Michael Burnham will take her crew on one last adventure later this year.

The Big Picture

• The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on Paramount+ on April 4, 2024.
• The new season will follow the crew of the USS Discovery as they search for an ancient power while facing desperate foes.
• Viewers can catch up on the first four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery on Paramount+.

The end of Star Trek: Discovery 's five-year mission is here. The fifth and final season of the first of the new pack of Star Trek streaming series will premiere on Paramount+ on April 4, 2024. The first two episodes of the season will debut on the 4th, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter. The new season will see the crew of the USS Discovery voyage across the galaxy, searching for an immense ancient power — and attempting to outrace the desperate foes who wish to possess it themselves.

Paramount+ also released a new poster for the upcoming season, depicting the Discovery crew — including Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin-Green ), the Kelpian alien Saru ( Doug Jones ), engineer Paul Stamets ( Anthony Rapp ), Doctor Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), Starfleet consultant and Burnham's love interest Cleveland "Book" Booker ( David Ajala ), and non-binary symbiont host Adira Tal ( Blu del Barrio ). The poster also includes onetime ensign Sylvia Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ), who left the ship last season to become an instructor at the resurgent Starfleet Academy but will apparently return to aid her former comrades in their time of need. The poster also shows the titular ship surrounded by a mysterious alien script — a clue, perhaps, to the season's central mystery.

What Happened in the Fourth Season of 'Star Trek: Discovery'?

After being hurled to the distant 32nd century and helping to solve the mystery that shattered Starfleet centuries earlier, the Discovery crew were confronted by another mystery as they worked to rebuild the Federation. This time, it was a massive Dark Matter Anomaly that rampaged through the galaxy, distorting gravity and causing chaos for spacefaring civilizations. It became personal for the Discovery crew when Book's home planet of Kwejian was destroyed, and he went rogue to destroy it, seeking out the help of a sociopathic Risian scientist to do so. Ultimately, it was discovered that the DMA was the creation of a highly advanced species , and all of its destruction had been inadvertent. With the threat of the DMA ended, the Federation began to rebuild , and Book was sentenced to help repair the damage the DMA had caused, separating him from Burnham.

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 , Trevor Roth , and Martin-Green serve as executive producers. Kurtzman and Paradise co-showrun the series.

Star Trek: Discovery 's fifth and final season will premiere on Paramount+ on April 4, 2024 . Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the trailer for season 5 below.

Star Trek: Discovery

Taking place almost a decade before Captain Kirk's Enterprise, the USS Discovery charts a course to uncover new worlds and life forms.

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