Star Trek: Discovery (season 5)

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Star Trek: Discovery
Season 5
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Release
Original networkParamount+
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The fifth season of the American television series Star Trek: Discovery follows the crew of the USS Discovery, more than 900 years after the events of Star Trek: The Original Series, on a galactic adventure to find a mysterious power that has been hidden for centuries and which other dangerous groups are also searching for. The season is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, with Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise serving as showrunners.

Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, captain of the Discovery, along with the returning Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, and David Ajala. They are joined by Callum Keith Rennie. Development on the season had begun by March 2020 to allow it to be filmed back-to-back with the fourth season in Toronto, Canada, but these plans were altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was officially ordered in January 2022, and filming began in Toronto, Canada, in June.

The season is expected to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+ in early 2023, and run for 10 episodes.

Episodes

Main article: List of Star Trek: Discovery episodes

Frequent Star Trek director Jonathan Frakes returned to direct for the season.[1] The fourth episode was written by Sean Cochran and directed by Lee Rose.[2]

Cast and characters

Main article: List of Star Trek: Discovery characters

Main

Recurring

Notable guests

Production

Development

Development on a fifth season of Star Trek: Discovery had begun by March 2020, when work was taking place on the fourth season, to allow the two seasons to be filmed back-to-back,[6] but these plans were altered by the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The 10-episode fifth season was officially ordered by Paramount+ in January 2022, with the episode count reduced from previous seasons to align it with the service's other Star Trek series.[8]

Writing

Executive producer and co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman stated in October 2020 that all seasons after the third would continue to be set in the 32nd century.[9] Co-showrunner Michelle Paradise indicated in August 2021 that writing for the fifth season was yet to begin.[10] The writers were in "full swing" by March 2022, working simultaneously with post-production on the fourth season,[11] and some scripts had been written for the fifth season by the time the fourth season finale was released on March 17.[12] Paradise was working on the script for the season finale by late August 2022,[13] and completed it on September 12.[14]

Executive producer and producing director Olatunde Osunsanmi said the fifth season would take more inspiration for its themes and storytelling approach from Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: The Next Generation than the previous seasons did, and would feature "more exploration and more adventure".[15] The season's story follows the USS Discovery on a galactic adventure to find a mysterious power that has been hidden for centuries and which other dangerous groups are also searching for.[2]

Casting

The season stars the returning Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as Saru, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber, Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal, and David Ajala as Cleveland "Book" Booker.[2] They are joined by Callum Keith Rennie as Rayner, a war-time Starfleet captain struggling to adjust to peace. Rennie's casting was announced in October 2022, alongside recurring guests Eve Harlow and Elias Toufexis as outlaw couple Moll and L'ak.[4] Also returning from earlier seasons are Oded Fehr as Charles Vance, Chelah Horsdal as Laira Rillak, Tara Rosling as T'Rina,[5] and David Cronenberg as Kovich.[4]

Filming

The series is filmed at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Toronto, Canada,[6] and pre-production on the fifth season began by March 2022.[11] Osunsanmi said the season would continue to use the video wall that was built to allow for virtual production on the fourth season, and the crew would take advantage of lessons learned about the technology the first time they used it.[15] Filming for the fifth season began on June 13, 2022.[16]

Marketing

To celebrate "Star Trek Day" on September 8, 2022, a video of Cruz giving a set tour during the filming of the season's fourth episode was released.[2] The season was promoted during the "Star Trek Universe" panel at New York Comic-Con in October, with Rapp and Cruz discussing the season alongside executive producers Kurtzman, Paradise, and Rod Roddenberry. Martin-Green joined the panel virtually from set to present a teaser trailer for the season which introduced major new cast members.[4] Justin Carter of Gizmodo said the teaser was short and appeared to be primarily influenced by Indiana Jones.[17] Samantha Coley at Collider said the teaser did not reveal much about the plot but she felt it had a "strong undercurrent of delight" that the fourth season did not. Coley said this could be the most fun season since the inclusion of Christopher Pike in the second season.[4]

Release

The season is expected to premiere on Paramount+ in the United States in early 2023.[18]

References

  1. ^ Lovett, Jamie (April 1, 2022). "Star Trek: Picard: Jonathan Frakes on This Week's Next Generation Reunion and Directing the New Borg Queen". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Coley, Samantha (September 8, 2022). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 Video Goes Behind The Scenes for a Special Set Tour". Collider. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonequa Martin-Green Talks "Unexpected" 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5, Crossovers, And More Tilly". TrekMovie.com. June 22, 2022. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Coley, Samantha (October 8, 2022). "First 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 5 Trailer Reveals New Allies, Enemies and a Treasure Hunt". Collider. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Reilly, Ken (October 8, 2022). "Watch the First Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Teaser, Plus: New Cast Members Announced!". TrekCore.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Kaya, Emre (March 2, 2020). "Exclusive: 'Star Trek: Discovery' Renewed for Season 5 at CBS All Access". Geeks WorldWide. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 4 Writing Already Underway, 'Strange New Worlds' To Shoot In 2021". TrekMovie.com. August 12, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 18, 2022). "'Star Trek' Universe News: 'Discovery', 'Strange New Worlds' & 'Lower Decks' Renewed, 'Picard' Gets Season 2 Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Blauvelt, Christian (October 18, 2020). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Is TV's First VFX-Heavy Show to Do Entire Post-Production from Home". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Showrunner Hints At Writing Season 5 As Production On Season 4 Continues". TrekMovie.com. August 8, 2021. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "'Star Trek: Discovery' Showrunner Gives Season 5 Update". TrekMovie.com. March 2, 2022. Archived from the original on March 6, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  12. ^ Jacobs, Meredith (March 17, 2022). "'Star Trek: Discovery' Boss Breaks Down the Season 4 Finale: 'What Now?'". TV Insider. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  13. ^ Paradise, Michelle [@michelleparadis] (August 21, 2022). "See you soon, Canada!! In the meantime, I'll be opening my laptop and working on a little something we like to call the season 5 finale… #StarTrekDiscovery" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Paradise, Michelle [@michelleparadis] (September 13, 2022). "We finished typing many words yesterday. I was trying to post a screenshot of them but twitter doesn't like images shaped like rectangles and that's what you get when you take a photo of: "End of Season 5." So, no photo. But words. And a season finale" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b Orquiola, John (March 17, 2022). "Olatunde Osunsanmi Interview: Star Trek Discovery Season 4 Finale". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  16. ^ "'Star Trek: Discovery' Officially Begins Filming Season 5". TrekMovie.com. June 13, 2022. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  17. ^ Carter, Justin (October 8, 2022). "Star Trek Discovery's Season 5 Trailer is a Treasure Hunt". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  18. ^ Patten, Dominic (March 17, 2022). "'Star Trek: Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green & EP On Stacey Abrams' Very Presidential Appearance In Season 4 Finale". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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