Star Trek Discovery has once again captures the audience attention as the new missions of Starfleet are powered by new technology and enemies. Star Trek Discovery features a new ship and new characters while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. In Star Trek Short Treks on CBS All-Access, we dive deeper into some of the characters and see their stories and how they have shaped them.
Star Trek Short Treks Cast
Written by multiple writers and with different directors, the limited four-part series will focus on one character each month.
Star Trek Short Treks (2018)
Developed By: Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller
Cast: Mary Wiseman, Doug Jones, Rainn Wilson, Aldis Hodge
Network: CBS All-Access
Air Date: Oct 4 2018
Star Trek Short Treks Episodes
The four installments of Star Trek Short Treks will be available as follows,
Episode 1 – Runaway
Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye.
The short is written by Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman. Maja Vrvilo directs the episode.
Episode 2 – Calyspo
After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Aldis Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.
Sean Cochran and Michael Chabon write the story for the episode with Olatunde Osunsanmi directing it. The episode will be released on November 8 2018.
Episode 3 – The Brightest Star
Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Doug Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.
The third episode id directed by Douglas Aarniokoski with story from Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippold.
Episode 4 – The Escape Artist
Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson), back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship – just in time to try out his latest con.
The fourth episode is written by Michael McMahan. Rainn Wilson directs the episode releasing on Jan 3 2019.
Star Trek Short Treks Trailer
Here is quick peek inside the upcoming episodes of Star Trek Short Treks.
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