My only reason for wanting a new timeline, is to save it from ruining existing continuity anymore than they already have. With a new timeline, they have a fresh canvas. If they use an existing timeline, then events from the past will have meaning, and the events of the future will still have to happen.


Considering it's due out early next year, I too am concerned by this. It may be that they've already chosen everyone and that they're keeping it under wraps, but it doesn't exactly inspire confidence when we know so little.

I know for a fact from a surprising family source that they have cast the roles, they're just keeping it on the down low

Due to NDA's and such I don't want to say too more, but roles have been cast don't worry about that.

That's comforting. Can you at least tell us whether we'll approve of the casting choices? Do the cast chosen fit into that Trek role?

The lead actor of the show, is it a well known name? Someone we'll all recognise? A/B/C list name recognition? American?

Are the majority of the cast actors we'll all know or are there some unknowns in the mix?

You don't have to name names but you should be able to answer this at least imo.

Because I trust the creative team behind it.


Fair point I guess but not how most people will interpret it especially given that there are some actual original (ie made for an by Netflix) shows on there.


Of course you can't actually prove any of this; but that's not my point. I think we can safely assume that, given we're less than six months from "broadcast" they almost certainly will have cast it by now anyway

I posted a few pages back that Total Film had an article where they stated that the new Star Trek series would be in the SAME universe as the new films. We are all assuming though that it was just a bit of unresearched, shoddy journalism.

Just caught up on the news that this is exclusive to Netflix - gutted! (I'm on nowtv and amazon)

I will look forward to it on blu ray instead

You could probably get 6 months of Netflix subscription for the price of the blu ray

Well, not exactly...

Monthly Netflix HD subscription currently = £7.49 x 6 months = £44.94

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Typical Blu Ray disc box set (on release) ~ £35-£45 (probably £60 for Star Trek )

A single blu ray at £15 is actually around 2 month's Netflix subscription, but you're right a boxed set would work out at around 6 months.
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And when Netflix eventually remove your favourite movie from their catalogue, then what do you do?

I'm a fan of Netflix and others to catch some of the latest stuff and some really good TV series, but when I want a copy to keep, physical media. Every time.

If I didn't already subscribe to Netflix, I'd wait for the whole season/series to be available and binge watch the lot within a month. That way you would only have to pay for one month (or get it free if you are able to sign up for the 30 day free trial).

I think a TV series box set is usually more than £15.

A season box set? Yes true. More like £35 to £45 (more if it's Star Trek ). I was comparing (wrongly) to a movie release. Now edited to correct.

Any idea if the rumours I have seen are true about casting a trans actor/character. Something Star Trek is only about 30 years behind on getting on board with. So fairly predictable that it might try to embrace something it probably couldn't even with TNG in the 80s.

First peek at the new ship (and title)

http://screencrush.com/cbs-star-trek...fuller-teaser/

So it's Star Trek Discovery and the teaser is online to view!

Bit of a different design for the ship.

To me it doesn't look as futuristic as the Enterprise D so it may well be set before Next Gen.

My first thought was that it looked like a cross between a Federation ship and a Klingon ship and looking elsewhere I see I wasn't the only one to think that.


mmmn, seems the design is very similar to drawings/models of the proposed Enterprise in the unmade film Planet of the Titans.

The models in question were actually used in an Next Gen episode.

Yes, we do now. Confirmed by Fuller at Comic Con

It reminded me of that design too, more here - http://losttrek.weebly.com/ralph-mcq...ncept-art.html

Nice to have a title instead of just saying "New Star Trek Series"

I just hope people don't get confused & think it's going to be on the Discovery Channel.

Haha. True

Oh dear, just realised, we've had - TOS, then TAS, TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT

Now we've got STD.

They're much more likely to use DIS.

DSC is what I believe they are going with.

With a hull registration of NCC 1031, does that ship predate the original series Enterprise?