The upcoming new Star Trek: Discovery will be continuing on the tradition of Star Trek’s diverse casting choices. The new show, which will be set a decade before the original TV series, will have a woman as its lead actor. They won’t name yet who will be leading the show but we should hear news soon enough. The lead though won’t be like Captain Kirk, instead she’ll be a lieutenant commander. The series will debut in the US on CBS in January 2017 and then the rest of the season will be on CBC All Access there and will stream on Netflix internationally.
"We're going deep into something that was for me always very tantalizing, and [we're telling] that story through a character who is on a journey that is going to teach her how to get along with others in the galaxy," series creator Bryan Fuller told reporters Wednesday during the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "For her to truly understand something that is alien, she has to first understand herself."
Source: CNET