star trek: discovery

Before his memorable return as William Riker on the captain's chair in Picard, Jonathan Frakes remained a creative force on the directors on Star Trek: Discovery. The former first officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D directed six episodes of the CBS All Access series including three in the upcoming third season. He spoke with Comic Book […]

It's understandable why when people think of the Star Trek universe in 2020, they think action-packed, multi-layered, and full of drama, angst, and sorrow in between moments of beauty, grace, and understanding. Now while CBS All Access appreciates your devotion to Picard, Discovery, and Short Treks – they just wanted to remind you that there's […]

The reunification between the television and film ends of the franchise provides new opportunities for Star Trek – but Picard executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin are  saying, "Not so fast." At the Television Critics Association (TCA) winter meeting, Kurtzman and Kadin revealed the planning for the television end of the Star Trek universe on […]

Sir Patrick Stewart was given an opportunity no other Star Trek actor had in seven decades: star in his second television series for the franchise. In the near-18 year gap between his last Star Trek: The Next Generation-related project in Nemesis (2002) to the new CBS All Access television series Star Trek: Picard, Stewart reprises […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Once upon a time… working for television was labelled a "demotion," a professional death sentence for actors whose careers were considered on a no-way-back downward spiral. Today, actors of all ages and experiences (especially women and actors of color) have found more opportunities to practice their craft and tell their stories (and be recognized for […]

Star Trek: Discovery is ready for more exploratory mode and fans are loving it. Nothing says Star Trek like the ships captain nothing really says captains like a 1/2 scale bust. Chronicle Collectibles has announced Anson Mount's portrayl of Captain Christopher Pike as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation's Patrick Stewart's Captain Jean-Luc Picard […]

One of the most interesting Star Trek characters is Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd, the devious, smarmy, and vindictive charlatan who's always one step ahead of his victims. Played by Roger C. Carmel in Star Trek: The Original Series and Rainn Wilson in Star Trek: Discovery, Mudd is far from your everyday sociopath. He's a survivor, […]

There are quite a number of traditional Star Trek fans who feel that now-Hulu's The Orville is the superior show over CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery. While we here at Bleeding Cool may still be on the fence when it comes to that debate, here are a few things I feel can help "win" […]

Author and screenwriter Walter Mosley is very unhappy with a recent experience in a television writers room. Going public with his experience, Mosley wrote an opinion piece, published on Friday in the New York Times entitled "Why I Quit the Writers' Room."  In the article, the author claims that Human Resources threatened him with termination […]

Anime streaming service Crunchyroll and Viz Europe Media Group signed a partnership agreement on Friday. This links Crunchyroll's global platform of 50 million users with Viz Media's European network of distributors, licenses and partners under one umbrella – impressive enough to even make One-Punch Man superhero Saitama smile. Crunchyroll is owned by WarnerMedia, which is […]

Last night, Bloomberg reported that Apple would launch the Apple TV+ streaming service in November with a $9.99 monthly subscription fee. There will be five shows available at launch: The Morning News, See, Amazing Stories, Truth be Told and documentary series Home. According to Bloomberg, there will probably be a free trial before credit cards […]

The official teaser trailer for Star Trek Online: Awakening is here. The Awakening update will introduce Anthony Rapp's Lieutenant Commander Paul Stamets when it launches on September 10, 2019. As you might expect, this will conclude Star Trek Online's Age of Discovery story arc by bringing players back to the fight against the Elachi in the mysterious Mycelial […]

The second season of Star Trek: Discovery drew significant creative inspiration from the unaired Star Trek pilot "The Cage." Discovery resurrected Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijn), the Talosians, and Vina (Melissa George), all characters previously seen on "The Cage." Although rejected as the the Star Trek pilot, "The Cage" was so good […]

During The Star Trek Universe panel at Comic-Con: International in San Diego, Alex Kurtzman announced the second season of Short Treks series, which serve as a prelude for the TV side of the series in Star Trek: Discover and Star Trek: Picard will be six shorts. The first season was four. The shorts are presented […]

Let's be honest. Every year, Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) continues to grow – and what was once the pantheon for all things comics has become the place to be if you're a film or television series looking to make traction with an eager geek fanbase looking to rest their eyeballs on something worthy. Then […]

Things continue to go beyond transwarp speed as the CBS All Access TV series Star Trek: Discovery nabbed five Saturn Award nominations, matching its nominations in 2018. The sixth live action Star Trek won three Saturn Awards including Best Actress on Television for star Sonequa Martin-Green, Best Actor on Television for Jason Isaacs and Best […]

Fear not, fans! While a third season of CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery will not premier until 2020, six more Star Trek: Short Treks are headed your way in the form of a second season. CBS' Star Trek head honcho and Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman stopped by Deadline's Crew Call podcast on June 17 to […]

As a devout fan of both BBC's Doctor Who and CBS All Access' Star Trek: Discovery, I am facing at least another seven months without new episodes of either show… Woe is me. Adding insult to injury? For a second year in a row, Christmas Day will come and go without a Doctor Who special. To […]

Star Trek Online is about to get some new figures and adventures added to the game as "Rise Of Discovery" will be released today for PC. The latest storyline throws you right into the middle of a storyline plucked from the latest series, Star Trek: Discovery, where you will travel back to the U.S.S. Buran […]