--- description: 'Star Trek: Discovery' is a prequel series that takes place a decade before the events in 1966’s original Star Trek series title: 'Star Trek: Discovery' TV Series Releases Epic First Trailer image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Star Trek: Discovery_ Releases Epic First Trailer and It's Worth the 16-Year Wait by [James Hibberd / EW.com](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / EW.com Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2017 10:25 PM CUT by [James Hibberd / EW.com](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / EW.com Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 17, 2017 10:25 PM CUT The trailer for the first new _Star Trek_ TV series in 16 years is finally here. Above is a preview for _Star Trek: Discovery_. The new drama series coming this fall stars Sonequa Martin-Green (_The Walking Dead_) as a First Officer on a starship along with Michelle Yeoh and Jason Isaacs as starship captains. The lavishly produced footage shows Martin-Green’s First Officer Michael Burnham getting a potential opportunity to command her first ship from her longtime captain Philippa Georgiou (Yeoh), then wrestling with a mortal threat from the Klingon Empire. Included are glimpses of a dark and sleek new starship bridge, the show’s royal blue Starfleet uniforms, a desert planet and the introduction of Doug Jones (_Hellboy_) as Lt. Saru — a Starfleet Science Officer and member of a new alien species in the _Star Trek_ universe who can sense oncoming death. CBS also announced that the first season has been expanded to 15 episodes from its original 13-hour order. _Star Trek: Discovery_ is a prequel series that takes place a decade before the events in 1966’s original _Star Trek_ series and features the ground-breaking franchise’s most diverse cast ever. The show has been shooting in Toronto and has also filmed in Jordan. The first season will debut on CBS before shifting to its regular home on the CBS All Access streaming channel. _This_ [_article_](http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/17/star-trek-discovery-trailer/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4783503/star-trek-discovery-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4783503/star-trek-discovery-trailer/"},"headline":"Star Trek: Discovery Releases Epic First Trailer and It's Worth the 16-Year Wait","datePublished":"2017-05-17T22:25:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:59:03.079Z","description":"The new CBS series takes place a decade before the 1966 original","url":"https://time.com/4783503/star-trek-discovery-trailer/","keywords":["Television","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / EW.com"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4783503/star-trek-discovery-trailer/","name":"Star Trek: Discovery Releases Epic First Trailer and It's Worth the 16-Year Wait"}}]}] ```