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Network: CBS All Access/Paramount+

Episodes: Tbd (hour).

Seasons: Five.

TV show dates: September 24, 2017 — Tbd.

Series status: Ending.

Performers include: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos.

TV show description:

From creators Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, the Star Trek: Discovery TV show is the latest series in the enduring science-fiction franchise. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingons

Star Trek: Discovery centers on First Officer Michael Burnham (Martin-Green), who serves on the...

Network: Starz

Episodes: 26 (hour)

Seasons: Three

TV show dates: April 30, 2017 — March 21, 2021

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish.

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A fantasy drama based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, the American Gods TV show centers Shadow Moon (Whittle), who accepts a job offer from the enigmatic conman known as Mr. Wednesday (McShane).

After completing his prison sentence, Shadow Moon encounters Mr. Wednesday and a storm blows in -- one that will completely change his life.

Unmoored by the death of his wife, Laura (Browning),...

Due to production delays of its regular shows, CBS has decided to air the first season Star Trek: Discovery on broadcast television. CBS All Access has already released the second season and season three is coming on October 15th. Will the network air these future seasons of Discovery at some point if the ratings for the first season are strong enough or, will they remain behind a paywall? Stay tuned.

Streaming on the CBS All Access paid subscription platform, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos. A prequel to the original Star Trek series, this drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between...

If there was one show that needed to Nail its premiere, Star Trek: Discovery was it.

On this stardate in 2017, Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Episode 1 relaunched the television franchise that hasn't embarked on a voyage since 2005's Enterprise finale.

Plagued by rumors of production issues and showrunner conflicts, fans could be forgiven for harboring some concerns about the show.

After all, more than any other franchise out there, Star Trek defines not only a fandom for Trekkers, it embodies their moral code, their sense of representation, and even their hopes for humanity's future.

Not to mention the snazzy uniform update.

The casting news has periodically electrified fans over the years as they salivated over every bit of news they could find.

Michelle Yeoh as experienced Captain Philippa Georgiou in the early days of Star Fleet was universally lauded as she so easily epitomizes many of the qualities Star Trek is known for in its mentors.

We’ve got a great new featurette for you to watch today for Star Trek: Discovery that focuses on what we can expect to see in the story for season two. It includes new footage from the upcoming season along with interviews of the cast and crew talking about some of the new characters that will be joining the adventure such as Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and Spock (Ethan Peck), who is apparently having visions of a villainous Red Angel.

I also included a synopsis for the upcoming season along with a new poster:

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, season two of Star Trek: Discoveryfinds the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joining forces with Captain Christopher Pike on a new mission to investigate seven mysterious red signals and the appearance of an unknown being called the Red Angel. While the crew must...

CBS All Access has released a thrillingly awesome new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery season two in which we see Spock join the fight for the future. The trailer also teases the big threat of new deadly villain known as the Red Angel who has the power to end all life in the galaxy.

It looks like the crew of the Discovery have their work cut out for them as they embark on what looks to be a dangerously insane new adventure! This is a great, action-packed trailer that definitely upped my excitement for the return of the series!

Star Trek: Discovery returns to CBS All Access January 17th.

The cast includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou, Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy...

Netflix has released a full trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s new Netflix animated sci-fi adventure series 3Below: Tales of Arcadia.

This looks like it will be a fun series, and the impressive cast of 3Below includes Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Glenn Close (The Wife), and more. Here’s the synopsis:

3Below: Tales of Arcadia follows two royal teenage aliens, Aja (Maslany) and Krel (Luna), and their bodyguard Vex (Offerman), as they flee a surprise takeover of their home planet and crash-land on Earth – in Arcadia, the same town where the events of Trollhunters take place. Now on the run from intergalactic bounty hunters, they must blend in and adapt to the bizarre world of high school all while attempting to repair their shipt to return to and defend their home planet.

This new series is set in the same universe...

Vulture Watch:

Will the television ratings gods show mercy? Has the American Gods TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of American Gods season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  

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An Americana fantasy drama series on the Starz premium cable channel, American Gods stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish.

Finally free after completing his prison sentence, when Shadow Moon (Whittle) first encounters Mr. Wednesday, a storm blows in...

Exclusive: Here’s the first footage and promo for UK-China animation Watch The Skies, voiced by Sean Bean (Game Of Thrones), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games), Gemma Arterton (Quantum Of Solace), Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game), Laura Haddock (Guardians Of The Galaxy), David Fynn (Doctor Who) and Chris Obi (Snow White And The Huntsman). TriCoast Worldwide has boarded international sales (excluding China) and will be shopping at the Afm.

Set for release in 2019, the family film follows the intergalactic exploits of St’aar (Butterfield), an alien teenager who runs away from his galaxy on a small starship, and ends up stranded on Earth. St’aar is befriended by the children of the alien hunters out to capture him, and together they repair his spaceship. But the friends are pursued around the planet by ruthless tech billionaire Peter Fox (Bean), and his tenacious Security Chief (Arterton), bent on capturing and exploiting the alien at all costs.

We’ve got a brand new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 to share with you today and it’s sure to get the fans excited for what’s in store for the series! This show ended up being a lot better than I expected and I loved what the firsts season delivered and it looks like Season 2 is going to be even better!

There’s a whole lot of new threats that Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the Enterprise will be facing off with. Some of there thrilling new adventures are teased in this new trailer. Oh, yeah! We even get our first look at actor Ethan Peck in the role of Spock and he’s sporting a beard! This is definitely a different take on the character that I wasn’t expecting and it’s an interesting look for him. But, it works!

It was...

Alec Bojalad Oct 6, 2018

Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters-adjacent trilogy, Tales of Arcadia, has revealed a first look of its second installment, 3Below.

DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below has a lot of search-engine optimization friendly terms to lead with. DreamWorks! Tales of Arcadia! 3Below! Guillermo del Toro! Trollhunters! Netflix!

Tales of Arcadia is a trilogy series on Netflix created by del Toro and set in his Trollhunters universe. 3Below will be the second installment of this trilogy that began with Trollhunters. The series will end in 2019 with Tales of Arcadia: Wizards. Yes, DreamWorks, del Toro, and Netflix have created a sprawling series in which trolls, aliens, and wizards will all eventually cross paths. It's the side of an '80s metal fan's panel van writ large.

For simply "just" an animated children's adventure story, this is a pretty big project. That's why del Toro and some friends took to the New...

Guillermo Del Toro unveiled a first look at his DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia: 3Below, the second chapter in the DreamWorks Tales of Arcadia triology Friday afternoon during the show’s panel at New York Comic Con.

3Below creator and executive producer del Toro was joined by voice talent Diego Luna (Narcos: Mexico), and fellow executive producers Rodrigo Blaas, Marc Guggenheim and Chad Hammes. The panel, along with moderator Whitney Matheson, unveiled the all-star voice cast including Glenn Close (The Wife) who made a surprise appearance at the Con.

DreamWorks previously announced the series will feature Luna and Tatiana Maslany in the lead roles of Krel and Aja. Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frost, Alon Aboutboul, Chris Obi, Uzo Aduba, Cheryl Hines, Tom Kenny, Haley Atwell, Danny Trejo, and Ann Dowd will be lending their voices along with returning talent from Trollhunters including Emile Hirsch, Charlie Saxton, Lexi Medrano, Steven Yeun,...

Although it was renewed for season two, back in May, is the American Gods TV show in danger of being cancelled before its second season on Starz? Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green have exited, and the series is in need of someone to replace them, but it seems there may also be budget concerns. A Starz TV series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel, American Gods stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish. Read More…...

[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Star Trek: Discovery’s” fall finale, “Into the Forest I Go.”]

In its first nine episodes, “Star Trek: Discovery” has taken its crew on quite the adventure, finally landing them in an unidentified mystery location thanks to Stamets (Anthony Rapp) making one spore drive jump too many. But the audience has also gone on an emotional journey with the series’ characters, ranging from Burnham’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) despondency after an unsuccessful mutiny to the loony side-effects Stamets is experiencing from the tardigrade DNA. But it’s the journey by Discovery’s newest crew member, Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), that’s been the most erratic and confusing.

The Pow from the Battle of the Binary Stars landed in a Klingon prison cell for seven months, during which he was able to survive because his Klingon jailor L’Rell (Mary Chief) took a personal liking to him. Upon his escape, Tyler seemed strangely well-adjusted despite his ordeal, but upon seeing L’Rell again on the Sarcophagus ship,...

Prepare to board the USS Discovery. CBS All Access has announced that season one, chapter two of its Star Trek: Discovery TV show will premiere on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 8:30pm Et, with the episode, "Despite Yourself." CBS All Access will release the Star Trek: Discovery season one, chapter one finale on November 12th. The series was previously renewed for a second season on October 23rd. A CBS All Access  prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the new Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos. The sci-fi drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingons.

Vulture Watch Will this series go boldly on? Is the Star Trek: Discovery TV show cancelled or renewed for a second season on CBS All Access? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Star Trek: Discovery, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?   What's This TV Show About? Streaming on the CBS All Access paid subscription platform, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the drama follows...

The crew of the USS Discovery will "boldly go" to a place cancelled TV series never see. CBS All Access has renewed its Star Trek: Discovery TV show for a second season. The renewal news comes about three weeks ahead of the show's mid-season hiatus. After the November 12th episode, Star Trek: Discovery will take a break until January of the new year. A CBS All Access streaming series, Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Jason Isaacs, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, Chris Obi, Mary Chieffo, James Frain, Rainn Wilson, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, Damon Runyan, Rekha Sharma, Kenneth Mitchell, Clare McConnell, and Sam Vartholomeos. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the sci-fi drama follows the crew of the USS Discovery, during the cold war between the Federation and the Klingons. Read More…...

[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 1, Episode 2, “The Battle of the Binary Stars.”]

“You guys don’t even know the journey that awaits you,” Sonequa Martin-Green teased on “After Trek,” the “Star Trek: Discovery” after-show that streamed on CBS All Access Sunday night. Several cast members were either beamed in (via satellite) or appeared in studio to discuss the series’ two-episode premiere that debuted half on broadcast television and half on CBS All Access.

Hosted by TV writer and podcaster Matt Mira, “After Trek” gave fans a place to interact online and through social media to discuss the night’s episodes. The show also provides a platform to debut exclusive never-before-seen content, including a featurette of Chris Obi explaining what it takes to play the Klingon T’Kuvma, one giving a behind-the-scenes look at shooting Burnham’s zero-gravity sequence, and a sneak peek of Episode 3.

Read More:‘Star Trek: Discovery’: What to Expect From Episode 3 and Why the Show Will Always Respect...

Walk onto the soundstages at Toronto's Pinewood Studios, a massive complex of airplane hangers jutting out into Lake Ontario, and you'll see transporter rooms, engine rooms and lots of vaguely futuristic hallways. A producer is giving journalists an impromptu tour, pointing out small details like the Malaysian puppets hanging in an officer's ready room and bragging about the creation processes of phasers, badges and alien races.

Walk a little further, and you'll come to a gleaming bridge. A Starfleet commander's seat sits in the middle. There are work stations on both sides,...

CBS has released a new featurette for Star Trek: Discovery that puts the focus on composer Jeff Russo and the score that he created for the opening title sequence of the series. It shows him working with a 60-piece orchestra and we get to hear the score that he came up with. It's actually really good and it wonderfully blends the original musical cue with the new theme. Listen to it below and let me know if you like it or not.

Star Trek: Discovery will follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.

A new promo spot has been released for Star Trek: Discovery that promises the show will “Boldly Go.” The spot features several of the main characters from the series including Captain Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs), T’Kuvma (Chris Obi), Ambassador Sarek (James Frain), Lieutenant Saru (Doug Jones), and First Officer Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green).

Martin-Green provides the narration for the spot and offers a mission statement for the Discovery:

“As we stand at the edge of an unknown universe, we know our greatest challenges lie before us, that our future is not bound by fear and that our mission is not to conquer, but to discover. That is our destiny, a destiny written in the stars. So, we boldly go where we have never gone before.”

This really looks like it will be a promising series, but to be honest, I just don’t see...

As the first new “Star Trek” television series in over a decade, “Star Trek: Discovery” has gotten a lot of attention since it was first announced in November 2015.

There have been production delays and some behind-the-scenes drama – specifically, the departure of original showrunner Bryan Fuller. But fans are now finally on the verge of actually getting to see the sci-fi drama in action — there’s even a premiere date, which means it’s really happening.

Read More‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Cast and Crew: If You Don’t Understand Diversity, You Don’t Understand ‘Star Trek’

Below, here’s everything that’s been revealed to date about what to expect from the upcoming CBS All Access series, from when and where it launches to the producers’ groundbreaking narrative choices.

Season 1 Has a Complicated Release Strategy

The first episode of “Star Trek: Discovery” officially premieres on Sunday, September 24 at 8:30 p.m. Et on CBS (the actual network). At that same time, the episode will also be available on demand and on CBS All Access, and CBS All Access subscribers will be able to watch the second episode as well.

The first two episodes, according to CBS All Access President and COO Marc DeBevoise, “set up [the show] like a movie. They will serve to create the foundation of the story line for the series.”

Yes, viewers will need to subscribe to CBS All Access to watch the show as a whole. “Discovery” will run for eight episodes this fall before “Chapter 1” (that’s what CBS is calling the first half) ends, with “Chapter 2” picking up in January 2018. Essentially, it’s the sort of split-season approach viewers have seen before with shows like “Breaking Bad.”

“Discovery” Has No Connection With Chris Pine

Sorry for the nerd moment, but the recent feature film revival of “Star Trek” technically exists in a different timeline from the established “Trek” television universe. The events of the 2009 film established that every time you see Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto on screen, they’re part of what we call the “Kelvin-verse,” named after the spaceship destroyed in the opening minutes of the first film directed by J.J. Abrams.

“Discovery,” meanwhile, takes place 10 years before James T. Kirk became a Starfleet officer, but in the same timeline that “The Next Generation,” “Deep Space Nine,” and “Voyager” exist in. If this proves confusing, just think to yourself that movies and TV shows are different entities. Because, in this case, that’s true.

The Show’s Lead is a Female First Officer, and She’s Probably Met Spock

Meet Michael Burnham!

What we know about her so far: She’s human, and the “ward” of Ambassador Sarek (played here by James Frain), which means that she is technically the adopted sister of Sarek’s son Spock. The producers have been otherwise tightlipped on what Burnham’s relationship with Spock might be, beyond a “wait-and-see” messaging.

Burnham was raised on Vulcan, and considers Sarek a mentor. Her parents are dead, and Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) is another mentor figure. At Comic-Con, it was also mentioned that she graduated from the Vulcan Science Academy (no easy task) and is a rising star in Starfleet.

Martin-Green’s availability was mentioned as a factor in the show’s delay in launching — executive producer Alex Kurtzman told critics that the casting process “was a tough search. And, you know, you’re always hoping for the perfect person to walk in the door, and we really did not want to set out until we knew we had what we needed, and we saw Sonequa… We saw her work, and we went, ‘She’s the one.'”

Unfortunately, Martin-Green was committed to “The Walking Dead” at that time, so according to Kurtzman, “we felt that that was another reason to wait. And so, we did.”

Here’s Why Burnham’s First Name is Michael

According to co-showrunner Aaron Harberts, the name “Michael” was selected because of Fuller. “We’ve worked on many shows with Bryan, and it’s a motif. It’s his signature move to name his lead women with names that would typically be associated as male,” he said during the Television Critics Association press tour.

“An archangel is named Michael as well, and it just had a lot of potency for us,” he added.

Martin-Green had a strong take on that choice, saying that “I appreciated the sort of statement it makes all on its own to have this woman with this male name… I also just decided for my creation and for my background and whatnot that I was named after my father.” If we ever see Burnham’s father in flashbacks, know that his name is theoretically Michael.

The Cast is Crazy Diverse Beyond Its Lead

“Discovery’s” supporting cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Jason Isaacs, James Frain, Maulik Pancholy, Sam Vartholomeos, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Chris Obi, Shazad Latif, Mary Chieffo, Jason Isaacs, Kenneth Mitchell, and Rekha Sharma.

Many of these actors are non-white and/or playing aliens, such as Jones as Saru, who is a member of a new alien race called the Kelpien. Kelpians are very tall and apparently have hooves — click here to see Jones demonstrate Saru’s very specific walk during the Comic-Con panel.

Yes, The Klingons Look Different

“Discovery” features not just new alien species, but new takes on established races. As IndieWire observed when the first trailer premiered, the physical representation of Klingons in “Star Trek” has never been consistent over the course of the franchise’s history, so it’s no surprise they look different yet again.

According to Harberts, the new look for the Klingons was deliberately driven by Fuller: “One of the things he really wanted to do was shake up the design of the Klingons, and one of the first things that he ever pitched to us when we were deciding whether or not to come on the show was his aesthetic for the Klingons and how important it was that they not be the thugs of the universe, that they be sexy and vital and different from what had come before.”

Harberts credited creature concept designer Neville Page and make-up department head Glenn Hetrick with working with Fuller on the Klingon design — it was just one of the elements that the producers pointed to as a sign that Fuller had had a lasting impact on the series.

“We honor what he did, and we love so much of what’s there, and much of what’s there… it came from his mind,” Kurtzman said.

“Discovery” Will Feature the First Gay “Trek” TV Romance

At Comic-Con, it was revealed that Rapp’s character, science officer Paul Stamets, would be in a relationship with the Discovery’s chief medical officer Hugh Culber, played by “My So-Called Life” star Wilson Cruz.

While the film “Star Trek Beyond” chose to reveal that Sulu (as played by John Cho) was in a committed relationship with a man, this is the first time a television series has not just depicted a gay character, but given him a fleshed-out romance. It’s one of the show’s most promising commitments to diversity.

This Is “The Most Serialized ‘Star Trek’ Ever”

According to executive producer Akiva Goldsman, “Discovery” will be more serialized than any other “Trek” series, and he held the first season of “Discovery” up against “Trek’s” previous experiments with ongoing storylines (most notably later seasons of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” which featured multiple examples of multi-episode arcs).

This goes beyond a shift away from “Trek’s” pre-established “mission of the week” format — it has lead to a fundamental change in the “Trek” ethos. Decades ago, “Trek” established a reputation in its writers room for the concept that its central characters should not be flawed characters, that they should instead represent the best that humanity might have to offer on a week-to-week.

There have been exceptions to this principle — witness “Deep Space Nine’s” revolutionary choices, as just one example — but “Discovery” will deliberately veer away from this famous “Trek” tradition, established by original creator Gene Roddenberry, who wrote in the original “Next Generation” series bible that the show was about characters who “have been selected for this mission because of their ability to transcend their human failings.”

Roddenberry’s directive meant that “Trek” characters were supposed to be “above” interpersonal conflict, but that’s a concept that “Discovery” will be veering away from, as a result of its new format. “It’s longform character storytelling. And without conflict, there is no longform character storytelling,” Goldsman said.

Also, In “Star Trek: Discovery,” We Are At War

When “Discovery” begins, things aren’t great between the Klingons and the Federation, and thus the show will deal with some serious drama. “You know, war is the greatest conflict of all,” Martin-Green said, “It’s just about asking those deeply profound questions of “Who am I, and who are you, and how do I relate to you? How do we live with each other? How do we make acculturation a two‑way exchange, rather than me dominating you or you dominating me?”

Goldsman explained: “We are in a time of war, and we are trying to find out who we are as a Federation and as a coalition of peoples in the face of adversity. So it is entirely the outcome role of the show to arrive at the principles — the utopian principles that I think are endemic to ‘Star Trek,’ and at the same time not to suggest that doing that is simple or easy. You can’t simply be accepting and tolerant without working for it, and so this show is about that struggle, and we are really insanely proud of that attempt on our part.”

“Star Trek” Will Always Be About Optimism, Even At Its Darkest Moments

Kurtzman mused that “Discovery” still aimed to pay true to classic “Trek’s” legacy. “I think the defining characteristic of Mr. Roddenberry’s universe is its optimism, as everybody on this panel has discussed, the belief that we can do better; the belief that we can connect; the belief that species and people around the entire galaxy can figure out a way to exist in the Federation; and that wars, if they have to be fought, can be stopped. And we talk about that all the time,” he said.

Goldsman noted in regards to the show’s commitment to inclusion that “we take it really seriously. I mean, for us, ‘Star Trek’ is deeply meaningful. It doesn’t mean we are not going to tell stories that people who don’t like ‘Star Trek’ or have never seen ‘Star Trek’ won’t enjoy, but what you have up here is a lot of folks who can find a TV show [to be] wish fulfillment, can find it close to their calling. It may sound absurd, but it’s true for us, and we are delighted about it.”

“Star Trek: Discovery” premieres on CBS All Access September 24.

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Accompanying the three exclusive covers that were unveiled last week, Entertainment Weekly has now revealed a brand new batch of photos from Star Trek: Discovery that give us some fresh snaps of already familiar characters, as well as a few new details.

For starters, there’s one awesome team shot that showcases Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter) as Captain Lorca of the Discovery, Doug Jones (Hellboy) as Lieutenant Saru, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon) as Captain Georgiou of the Shenzhou and Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) as First Officer Michael Burnham, while other images highlight those four characters individually, including our best look yet at Saru, who’s described as “a snarky Kelpian with heightened survival instincts.”

Another pic gives us our first look at The Office‘s Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, who’s one of two characters from Star Trek: The Original Series who will be appearing in the show.

CBS All Access has released the Comic-Con trailer for Star Trek: Discovery and it's the best and most intense trailer that I've seen for the series yet! The show takes place in a time when there is a conflict between Starfleet and Klingons, who are rising up to prove their power in the galaxy. we get our best look at this story in this trailer, which also features some pretty cool looking action sequences.

The series has such a cinematic feel to it and it looks like nothing we've really seen before from the Star Trek franchise and I like that about it. It looks like CBS actually has a great Star Trek series on their hands. The big question remains... will people pay for another streaming subscription service to watch it?

The series is set to premiere on September 24th. Watch the trasiler and share your thoughts!

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As a fan of Doug Jones, one of the things I'm looking forward to most about Star Trek: Discovery is seeing him play this new alien character. Until now, we really didn't know much about who he's playing, but thanks to EW, we have some intriguing new information to share with you. What we have known is that Jones plays a character named Lt. Saru and he is the Starfleet Science Officer. He's described as being the "Spock" of the series.

We managed to get a little tease of the character in the trailer that was released and according to showrunner Aaron Harberts, he has the power of sensing death! That's got to be one of the most depressing powers ever!

“What we can tell you that adds the context to that clip where he says he can sense the coming of death is that he comes from a planet...

The transporter rooms in the upcoming series Star Trek: Discovery look very different from any of the transporter rooms that we've seen in the franchise in the past. This photo features one of the transporter rooms on a starship and it features Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Captain Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) preparing to beam down somewhere and it looks like they are suited up for some possible action. They are sporting some kind of body armor and their phasers are at their side and ready to go. In the foreground on the left, we see the back of Lt. Saru, who is an alien character played by Doug Jones.

According to EW, "This particular transporter bay is aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou and it’s unlike any that Trek fans have ever seen before." The Shenzhou is an older ship. I actually really dig the design because it has a very retro type feel to it. The report also says that the "U.S.S. Discovery is very different from this one" but it has yet to be officially revealed. We did get a glimpse of the bridge of the Discovery in a recent photo featuring Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca. That photo gave us a great look at the Starfleet uniform design. Thanks to TrekMovie we also have a detailed infographic to share with you that breaks down all of the details for that uniforms.

Star Trek: Discovery is set on a new ship and will follow new characters who embark on new adventurous missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. The trailer came with the tagline, "Before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise there was Discovery".

The cast for the series also includes Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as chief medical officer Nambue, Sam Vartholomeos as junior Starfleet officer Connor, Mary Wiseman as Cadet Tilly, James Frain as Sarek, astrophysicist and father of Spock, Chris Obi as Klingon leader T’Kuvma, Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, a Klingon commander, Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, Clare McConnell as Dennas, Damon Runyan as Ujilli, and Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd.

The series is set to premiere on September 24th, 2017.

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We've already seen an impressive trailer for CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery, but Jason Isaacs' character Captain Gabriel Lorca was nowhere to be seen. Thanks to EW, we now have our first look at the character sitting in his captain's chair. I really dig the look of the Starfleet uniforms in the series.

The character is described as "a steely Federation Starship Captain who’s considered a brilliant military tactician."

Star Trek: Discovery is set on a new ship and will follow new characters who embark on new adventurous missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. The trailer came with the tagline, "Before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise there was Discovery".

The cast for the series also includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as chief medical officer Nambue, Sam Vartholomeos as junior Starfleet officer Connor, Mary Wiseman as Cadet Tilly, James Frain as Sarek, astrophysicist and father of Spock, Chris Obi as Klingon leader T’Kuvma, Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, a Klingon commander, Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, Clare McConnell as Dennas, Damon Runyan as Ujilli, and Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd.

The series is set to premiere on September 24th, 2017.

CBS All Access has confirmed that Star Trek: Discovery will premiere on Sunday, September, 24th. They even released a motion poster making the announcement, which you can check out below. It features the U.S.S. Discovery - Ncc-1031 taking flight.

It was also revealed by Deadline that the 15-episode first season will be split into two. They say the first eight episodes will air on Sundays from September 24th through November 5th. The season then will resume with the second part of the season in January 2018.

After that first trailer was released, I got pretty excited about the series. I just hate that I have to subscribe to CBS All Access to watch it. I'll watch the first episode and if it doesn't blow me away, they aren't getting my money.

Star Trek: Discovery is set on a new ship and will follow new characters who embark on new...

Twice delayed, Star Trek: Discovery has finally placed its crosshairs on a firm premiere date on CBS: Sunday, September 24th.

Not only that, but after the network’s sci-fi revival became a tale that grew immensely in the telling, we now have confirmation that Discovery‘s inaugural season has been split in two, with the first eight episodes running from September 24th through until November 5th. That’s not all that surprising given Star Trek: Discovery is still in active production, and the extended development window will lend VFX artists and other creators additional time to brush up the final seven episodes before they hit the small screen in January of 2018.

It’s the franchise that inspired a generation and on September 24th, Discovery will become the first Star Trek TV series since the short-lived Enterprise bowed off the airwaves in 2005. Now, more than a decade later, CBS is ready...

“Star Trek: Discovery” has been beset by a number of delays throughout its development and production, but at long last, we now know when the series will premiere.

CBS announced that the latest entry into the “Star Trek” franchise will debut on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30 p.m. Et on CBS (time approximate after NFL football and “60 Minutes”) and its streaming service CBS All Access. The second episode will then immediately be available on-demand on CBS All Access.

The show’s 15 episodes will roll out on CBS All Access in two waves: The first eight episodes will roll out weekly on Sundays through early Nov. 5. At that point, the show will go on hiatus and then resume with the remaining seven episodes in January.

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Nearly 20 months after initially getting a green light, Star Trek: Discovery finally has a launch date.

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CBS announced on Monday that the long-delayed reboot will premiere on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 8:30/7:30c on both the network and its streaming arm CBS All Access. Subsequent episodes will drop every Sunday only on CBS All Access, with the second episode available the same night as the premiere.

Meanwhile, Discovery‘s 15-episode rookie-season roll-out will follow The Walking Dead model, with the first eight episodes running in the fall (through Sunday,...

Ron Hogan Jun 12, 2017

Emily Browning continues to impress in American Gods. Here's our review of the latest episode...

This review contains spoilers.

1.7 A Prayer For Mad Sweeney

It’s strange to think that Emily Browning might just become the breakout star of American Gods, but here we are. You’d expect someone like Ricky Whittle to blow up, or perhaps Corbin Bernsen will get that career renaissance I spoke about last week. Maybe Omid Abtahi will translate the beatific charm of Salim into a big career, or Chris Obi will become a household name after displaying both calculated menace, kindness, and comic timing, usually in the same scene. And yet, Emily Browning, who played the lead in several huge-budget movies, is poised to make a career leap with performances like her most recent in A Prayer For Mad Sweeney.

The tale of Essie McGowan (Emily Browning playing a second role...

Vulture Watch: Will the television ratings gods show mercy? Has the American Gods TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of American Gods season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  What's This TV Show About? An Americana fantasy drama series on the Starz premium cable channel, American Gods stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish. Finally free after completing his prison sentence, when Shadow Moon (Whittle) first encounters Mr. Wednesday, a storm blows in...

Stars: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Stormare, Kristin Chenoweth, Gillian Anderson, Cloris Leachman | Created by Neil Gaiman | Developed for TV by Bryan Fuller

Twin Peaks may have been on many people’s minds on Sunday night, but that doesn’t mean that other television shows weren’t worth watching. American Gods took us for a trip back to the past, to reveal more about Laura Moon (Emily Browning).

Before Shadow (Ricky Whittle) met Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) his main focus was Laura, his wife. Through the perspective of Laura, we now get to see how they met, the truth about her death and why she has returned to Shadow.

With Laura’s return, it is a good time to get to know the character, and this episode of American Gods does it very well. A woman bored with...

Ron Hogan May 22, 2017

American Gods proves that an episode without much Shadow or Mr Wednesday can still be noteworthy...

This review contains spoilers.

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1.4 Git Gone

Laura Moon has filled the first season of American Gods without actually being on screen all that much. She was all Shadow wanted to have back when he got out of jail, and her phone calls clearly kept him going while in jail. The loss of his wife and best friend in the same moment of betrayal took away his post-jail life and put him directly into the service of Mr. Wednesday. Shadow's been consumed with Laura, and with his grief over her, this entire time, but we haven't really heard or seen anything from her, aside from the occasional delusion. Or what might have been assumed to be a delusion.

Kayti Burt May 18, 2017

Is that Vulcan? Is that Andoria? What are the Klingons so angry about? Here's our Us Chums' full trailer breakdown...

The first Star Trek: Discovery trailer has arrived and, while we're still reserving judgment until we've seen an episode of this thing, the promo has some excited moments to look forward to. We're breaking down each and every one of them to discuss!

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Here's everything we learned in the new Discovery trailer...

This has got to be Vulcan, right?

Now that we have a better look at the planet from the promo photo CBS released earlier today, we're leaning even more heavily towards it being Vulcan. The desert, mountainous landscape matches up...

CBS has released the first trailer for Star Trek: Discovery and I really like what I see! This looks a lot better than what I was expecting and I'm excited to watch it! The series has had a long road to production but it looks like it paid off. This first trailer made a great first impression.

Star Trek: Discovery is set on a new ship and will follow new characters who embark on new adventurous missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. The trailer came with the tagline, "Before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise there was Discovery".

The cast for the series includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou. Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson,...

CBS has finally released the first trailer for the upcoming “Star Trek: Discovery,” starring Michelle Yeoh and “The Walking Dead” alum Sonequa Martin-Green. The network announced at its upfront presentation to ad buyers on Wednesday that the first season of the highly anticipated sci-fi series will run for 15 episodes and will be accompanied by the after show,”Talking Trek.” Jason Isaacs also stars in the series, alongside James Frain, Chris Obi, Shazad Latif, Mary Chieffo, Anthony Rapp, Doug Jones and Rainn Wilson. Also Read: 'Star Trek: Discovery' Casts Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd The premiere episode of “Discovery...

It’s never really the final frontier for any beloved fan property, now is it? And here to prove that point comes the official trailer for “Star Trek: Discovery,” the long-delayed resurrection of the “Trek” franchise that is set to become CBS All Access’s second major original series, following “The Good Fight.”

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We’ve known what the Discovery will look like since last year’s Comic-Con and we even got a glimpse of filming when the show finally went into production last January. What we haven’t known until now is what the series itself might be like. A lot’s changed from last summer, specifically the departure of original showrunner Bryan Fuller, who revealed a big vision for the series during the Summer 2016 TCAs, down to alien diversity amongst the crew.

“Usually you...

CBS has released the first official photo from their upcoming new series Star Trek: Discovery. It features Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham and Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou. It looks like they are exploring a strange new world.

Without the look of the Star Trek uniforms, the image almost looks like it could be from a Star Wars movie. I'm surprised the first look didn't feature the characters in uniform on the bridge of their ship to give the first look of the series a more Star Trek vibe.

EW points out that First Officer Michael Burnham has what looks like an old-school communicator similar to those featured on the original Star Trek series on her belt. She also has a satchel that looks like it’s holding one of the classic Tricorders.

The cast for the series includes Jason Isaacs as Captain Lorca, Doug Jones as science officer Saru,...

Stars: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Stormare, Kristin Chenoweth, Gillian Anderson, Cloris Leachman | Created by Neil Gaiman | Developed for TV by Bryan Fuller

We all know that Mondays suck, but at least in the UK it also means American Gods day. With Head Full of Snow, we get to see more gods, as well as another sex scene. This scene though is yet again something a little different.

When Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) enlists Shadow (Ricky Whittle) to rob a bank with him, he begins to question his decision about working for him. When Mad Sweeney (Pablo Schreiber) tracks them down looking for his lucky coin he gave to Shadow, an interesting revelation is discovered which results in an interesting discovery in Shadow’s motel room.

Similar to the previous episodes of American Gods, it is the...

For those who aren’t completely familiar with the television calendar, we are now entering the culling. As the networks get ready for their Upfronts, it becomes time to bring the hammer down on the shows that won’t be returning, which means it is obviously also time to announce renewals.

In the midst of a ton of shows getting killed off over the last few days, Starz has renewed American Gods after the show has barely begun airing, which isn’t that unusual these days, but is surely a great relief to a lot of fans. In the release, Starz announced that the show has managed more than 5 million multiplatform viewers, and that number is growing. That’s an impressive number for a truly bonkers show on a cable network.

Carmi Zlotnik, president of programming for Starz, said, “Bryan Fuller, Michael Green and Neil Gaiman have evolved the art form of television narratively,...

Did the fandom sacrifice a goat or something? The American Gods TV show has been renewed for season two, after only two episodes have aired. The TV series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel just premiered on Sunday, April 30th. American Gods stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, and Crispin Glover. The Starz cast also includes Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish. Read More…...

The conflict between Old Gods and New Gods will continue to be explored on screen, as Starz has officially renewed American Gods (based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name) for a second season.

Starz announced the season 2 news on Twitter. No other details are known at this time, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on further developments. The eight-episode first season of American Gods will conclude on June 18th.

From the Press Release: "“American Gods” posits a different kind of war brewing—one between Old Gods and New. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology, and celebrity offered by the New Gods. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is an ex-con who, left adrift by the recent death of his wife, becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to...

Kayti Burt Jan 21, 2019

American Gods Season 2 is arriving soon, with some fresh faces behind the scenes and in front of the camera.

American Gods Season 2 has wrapped production, and the second season has an official premiere date! We also have a full-length trailer for the second season and, while we know there was some serious unrest behind the scenes of the show, the finished product looks gorgeous.

What unrest, you may ask? Sadly, showrunners Fuller and Green didn't return for American Gods Season 2. Gillian Anderson has also bowed out as Media, with Kristen Chenoweth (Easter) also not returning without Fuller and Green (who were allegedly fired during pre-production).

Jesse Alexander took over showrunning duties with American Gods creator, Neil Gaiman, however, Alexander was later asked to step down. Still, American Gods hopes to move past the behind-the-scenes drama and present a Season 2 that will delight book and first season fans alike.

Kayti Burt Oct 5, 2018

Be patient, American Gods Season 2 is arriving sometime soon, with some fresh faces behind the scenes and in front of the camera.

American Gods Season 2 has begun production! Sadly, showrunners Fuller and Green won't be back for American Gods Season 2. Gillian Anderson has also bowed out as Media, with Kristen Chenoweth (Easter) also considering not returning without Fuller and Green.

Instead, Jesse Alexander will share showrunning duties with American Gods creator, Neil Gaiman. Alexander may be familiar to Bryan Fuller fans, having worked on both Hannibal and Star Trek: Discovery.

As if that wasn't enough, the ongoing showrunner scrambles has claimed a casualty in Fuller and Green's replacement, Jesse Alexander, leading to further delays.

This is good news both for fans of the book and fans of good TV. The first season of American Gods only made it through about a third of the book, which means...

As a novel, Neil Gaiman's fantasy epic won multiple awards. Will the American Gods TV show adaptation be a hit with Starz subscribers? While subscription cable networks don't rely on ad revenue, they do have to run programming that helps them retain and attract subscribers. Is this series an answer to prayer? Will American Gods be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.An Americana fantasy drama series on the Starz premium cable channel, American Gods stars Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish.Finally free after completing his prison sentence, when Shadow Moon (Whittle) first encounters Mr. Wednesday, a storm blows in — one that will completely change his life. Unmoored...

Network: StarzEpisodes: Ongoing (hour)Seasons: OngoingTV show dates: April 30, 2017 — presentSeries status: Has not been cancelledPerformers include: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Pablo Schreiber, Yetide Badaki, Bruce Langley, Crispin Glover, Orlando Jones, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Tucker, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi, Demore Barnes, Corbin Bernsen, and Mousa Kraish.TV show description:A fantasy drama based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name, the American Gods TV show centers Shadow Moon (Whittle), who accepts a job offer from the enigmatic conman known as Mr. Wednesday (McShane).After completing his prison sentence, Shadow Moon encounters Mr. Wednesday and a storm blows in -- one that will completely change his life.Unmoored by the death of his wife, Laura...

Will there be an even longer wait for the new Star Trek series? In a recent interview with Vulture, CBS Interactive chief Marc DeBevoise says the planned "late summer, early fall" premiere for Star Trek: Discovery is not set in stone.The latest installment in the sci-fi franchise stars Jason Isaacs, Mary Wiseman, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rainn Wilson, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Michelle Yeoh, James Frain, Chris Obi, Shazad Latif, Mary Chieffo, Terry Serpico, Maulik Pancholy, and Sam Vartholomeos. Read More…...

If CBS was holding fire on announcing the true identity of Sonequa Martin-Green’s character in Star Trek: Discovery – turns out Lieutenant Commander Rainsford was merely a codename used during pre-production – then the show-stopping season 7 finale of The Walking Dead was the last domino to fall.

Fast forward to now and we know Martin-Green’s character to be First Officer Michael Burnham, lead protagonist of Discovery and the Number One to Jason Isaacs’ Captain Lorca. Little is currently known about CBS’ release plans for Star Trek: Discovery at the time of writing, but now that the network has lifted the lid on her character, Smg has offered up new details on the upcoming small screen revival, and why she considers it to be “bigger, rawer and grittier” than those Star Trek series that came before.

Per TVLine:

This iteration of Star Trek is going to have a different take than...