‘Star Trek: Discovery’ gets its own live after-show called ‘After Trek’

Following in the tradition of after-shows for popular series, the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery is getting its own after-show aptly called After Trek. It’ll be hosted by one of the founding members of Nerdist, Matt Mira. The show will debut at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT Sunday in the US following the CBS Access launch of the first two episodes of Star Trek: Discovery. After that, following episodes will be streaming live at 9:30 p.m. ET and will be available on demand for CBS All Access subscribers (which we know is coming here next year).

The inaugural after-show will feature Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green (First Officer Michael Burnham), James Frain (Ambassador Sarek), and the series’ executive producer and co-showrunner Aaron Harberts.

Source: Deadline

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ to get a female lead

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