125-622: Star Trek: Discovery is an American television series created for Paramount+ (originally known as CBS All Access ) by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman . Set roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series and separate from the timeline of the concurrent feature films , Discovery explores the Federation – Klingon war while following the crew of the USS Discovery . It premiered on September 24, 2017. The series stars Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham ,
250-733: A Starfleet mutineer who is given a war-time field assignment as a science specialist on the USS Discovery and the adopted sister of original series character Spock . Doug Jones , Shazad Latif , Anthony Rapp , and Mary Wiseman round out the main cast. They were joined by Jason Isaacs for the first season and Anson Mount for the second. Characters seen previously in Star Trek also appear in recurring roles, including Spock's father Sarek , portrayed by James Frain , and Harry Mudd , portrayed by Rainn Wilson . The following list includes Star Trek: Discovery ' s main cast, as well as all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout
375-425: A battery-operated power drill, etc. It's revealed in the fifth season that she was once a smuggler and worked various odd jobs before joining Starfleet. Adira Tal (portrayed by Blu del Barrio) is an ensign aboard the USS Discovery . Adira is Star Trek's first non-binary character, as well as the first human to have bonded with a Trill symbiont for a long period of time. When they're first introduced, Adira serves in
500-661: A bottle of Chateau Picard wine. Lieutenant Keyla Detmer (portrayed by Emily Coutts ) is Discovery ' s helmsman, previously serving on the Shenzhou . Six months after the destruction of the Shenzhou , Detmer was promoted to full lieutenant and was assigned to serve as helm officer under Captain Gabriel Lorca on the Discovery . She is depicted as having cybernetic implants on the left side of her face, including her left eye, to compensate for injuries received during
625-526: A catchphrase for the character feeling that all Star Trek captains should have one, coming up with "git'r done" which the writers turned down due to it being widely used and trademarked by Larry the Cable Guy . Comparing his character to Captain Georgiou, Isaacs said, "Georgiou is a mother figure, and I am unsentimental and don't see my job as protecting [Burnham] emotionally or any other way. I see her as
750-506: A character who I think is a pretty darn heroic and selfless captain." In April 2018, Mount was cast as Pike, which was described as a "key role" for the season. He revealed in July 2018 that he was contracted as a main cast member for the full season. Jeffrey Hunter portrays Captain Pike in footage from the original 1965 Star Trek pilot " The Cage ", used in a recap that plays at the start of
875-473: A chemistry, a relationship" with Burnham. Latif's accent for Voq is Arabic -inspired, and he tried to maintain "a kind of pharyngealness " to Tyler's American accent. Paul Stamets (portrayed by Anthony Rapp ) is a science officer specializing in astromycology (the study of fungi in space). He is married to Hugh Culber. Rapp was revealed to have been cast as Stamets in November 2016. He was originally cast in
1000-474: A different, smaller role, but when discussing gay actors who could portray the character Stamets, the executive producers realized that Rapp was the actor they wanted to fill that role instead. He did not audition for either role. Stamets and Culber are jointly the first openly gay characters in a Star Trek series, and the showrunners "wanted to roll out that character's sexuality the way people would roll out their sexuality in life". Rapp noted that Hikaru Sulu
1125-629: A few films, including Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961), Sylvia (1965), A Guide for the Married Man (1967), and Track of Thunder (1967). She worked at the Desilu Studios on several TV shows, including Bonanza , The Untouchables , The Lucy Show , and The Lieutenant (produced by Gene Roddenberry). She received training in comedy from Lucille Ball . In 1960, she played Gwen Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver . In various roles, Barrett participated in every incarnation of
1250-431: A few weeks later, with CBS reporting an 84% increase in new subscribers. On November 25, 2019, as part of the re-merger between CBS Corporation and Viacom , CBS All Access announced the inclusion of programming from Nickelodeon , as part of the wider launch of children's programming on the service, with other partners including Boat Rocker Studios and WildBrain . In January 2020, CBS All Access became available on
1375-565: A human Starfleet lieutenant and former prisoner of war . Latif was originally cast in the role of the Klingon Kol in December 2016, before being recast as Tyler at the end of April 2017. Voq was initially credited as being portrayed by Javid Iqbal, an invented actor named for Latif's father, to hide the connection between the characters. Latif described his character as "a very complex and painful and deep character", and noted that "there's
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#17327871744371500-533: A joint venture between Paramount Global and Network 18 , beginning in early 2021. Majel Barrett Majel Barrett-Roddenberry ( / ˈ m eɪ dʒ əl / MAY -jəl ; born Majel Leigh Hudec ; February 23, 1932 – December 18, 2008) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as various characters in the Star Trek franchise: Nurse Christine Chapel (in the original Star Trek series , Star Trek: The Animated Series , and two films of
1625-469: A launch for 2020, then later rescheduled it for June 2022, the next available commercial mission to deep space. A sample of the couple's cremated remains would be sealed into a specially made capsule designed to withstand space travel. A spacecraft will carry the capsule along with digitized tributes from fans, on Celestis' "Enterprise Flight". The flight also would contain the ashes of Nichelle Nichols and Douglas Trumbull . The Celestis "Enterprise Flight"
1750-470: A library of 30,000 television series episodes and up to 1,000 film titles from Paramount's film and television divisions and CBS Media Ventures and expanded live news and sports offerings. No pricing plan or firm dates for content expansion were disclosed, though a "soft relaunch" will occur later in 2020. ViacomCBS will also continue to license its TV and film content to competing streaming platforms. On May 7, 2020, CBS All Access began adding more films to
1875-477: A limited library of films, made up of content from Paramount Pictures , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Sony Pictures , The Samuel Goldwyn Company and CBS Films , was made available on the service. This includes several titles in the Star Trek film series . On May 7, 2020, CBS All Access added more than 100 films from Paramount Pictures; more films were added in the following months. In August 2019, CBS All Access expanded into children's broadcasting by acquiring
2000-620: A recap that plays at the start of the Star Trek: Discovery season two episode " If Memory Serves ". A holorecording of Nimoy's Spock, from the Next Generation episode " Unification, Part 2 " also appears in the third season episode, "Unification III". Philippa Georgiou (portrayed by Michelle Yeoh ) is the captain of the USS Shenzhou (NCC-1227). Georgiou has a "mother and daughter" relationship with Burnham after
2125-464: A recurring character in the series, often visiting her daughter Deanna , the ship's counselor. Her character often vexed the captain of the Enterprise , Jean-Luc Picard , who spurned her amorous advances. She later appeared as Ambassador Troi in several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , where her character developed a strong relationship with Constable Odo . She was the regular voice of
2250-638: A role which she reprised briefly in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home , as Commander Chapel. Barrett provided several voices for Star Trek: The Animated Series , including those of Nurse Chapel and a communications officer named M'Ress , an ailuroid officer who served alongside Uhura . Barrett returned years later in Star Trek: The Next Generation , cast as the outrageously self-assertive, iconoclastic Betazoid ambassador, Lwaxana Troi , who appeared as
2375-717: A series adaptation of Flashdance , among others. In February 2021, Paramount+ announced a television adaptation of the Xbox Game Studios franchise Halo produced by Amblin Television and Showtime, set to premiere in 2022. The show had been moved from Showtime's slate, as ViacomCBS positions the network as a premium "adult" service (as opposed to the broader positioning of Paramount+). In May 2021, CBS announced that Evil and SEAL Team would move from CBS to Paramount+ beginning with their second and fifth seasons, respectively. In August 2021, as part of
2500-498: A son, Eugene Jr., known as Rod Roddenberry . They remained married until Gene's death at Barrett's side on October 24, 1991, in Santa Monica, California . After her husband's death, Barrett-Roddenberry commissioned Celestis to launch her together with Gene on an infinite mission to deepest space. After putting them on the manifest for NASA's "Sunjammer" mission, the agency cancelled the mission in 2014. Celestis rescheduled
2625-656: A supermodel, out of necessity thanks to the boots he had to wear to portray the character's hooved feet forcing Jones to walk on the balls of his feet. The producers compared Saru to the characters Spock and Data from previous series in the franchise . In the Mirror Universe, Saru is a nameless slave stationed on the ISS Shenzhou . Voq (portrayed by Shazad Latif ) is an albino Klingon, described as being "touched by fate and fire". He undergoes surgery and personality alterations to disguise himself as Ash Tyler,
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#17327871744372750-529: A temporary wartime assignment as a scientist on his ship. Burnham was raised following Vulcan culture and traditions by Sarek , and is the first human to attend the Vulcan Learning Center and Vulcan Science Academy. Series co-creator Bryan Fuller had anticipated casting announcements for the show in October 2016, but no announcements had been made by the end of that month. The majority of
2875-437: A very, very useful asset in this war." In addition to having a standard captain's ready-room, Lorca also has a room referred to as his "menagerie" where he keeps things that he collects. This includes the skeleton of a Gorn , a species that is apparently first discovered later in the original series, with Harberts feeling that the presence of this skeleton added to the mystery of the character—how did he come about it, and how does
3000-450: A younger version of the character who was first portrayed by Mark Lenard in the original Star Trek series episode " Journey to Babel ". Spock (portrayed by Ethan Peck ) is Sarek's son, and therefore Burnham's foster brother. An officer on the Enterprise serving under Pike, he plays a prominent recurring role in the second season. Leonard Nimoy portrays Spock in footage from the original 1965 Star Trek pilot " The Cage ", used in
3125-421: Is a member of the house of Kor , a character portrayed by John Colicos in the original series and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Mitchell described Kol as both "complicated" and "powerful", and said that he studied Colicos's "subtle" performance and read the novel The Final Reflection to prepare. In the Star Trek science fiction universe, Klingons live long enough that characters like Kor, who were alive at
3250-497: Is an engineer and security officer. She initially serves on board the Enterprise but later transfers to the Discovery along with two of her crewmates. Nhan is later appointed chief of security aboard the Discovery . After arriving in the 32nd century, she begins working for Starfleet Security and leaves Discovery , although she occasionally returns to help her old friends in her new role. Jett Reno (portrayed by Tig Notaro )
3375-572: Is an operations officer on the bridge of the Discovery . Mitich portrayed Airiam in season one of the show, before that role was taken over by Hannah Cheesman for season two, while Mitich began recurring as Nilsson in season two – who eventually takes the bridge position of the deceased (" Project Daedalus ") Airiam. Paramount%2B Through third-party distributors: Baltics, Caribbean, India, French-speaking Switzerland, Middle East, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand Paramount+ (known until 2021 as CBS All Access in
3500-430: Is commercial-free and, unlike CBS All Access, has only one pricing tier. In January 2019, CBS reported its largest increase in subscribers over a weekend—a 72% increase over the premiere of Discovery , crediting the premiere of season 2 of the series and that week's AFC Championship Game (which also brought the service its largest streaming audience for a football game). Super Bowl LIII would surpass this record only
3625-805: Is currently the only show of the genre not to be available on either Corus services or Paramount+. Instead, it airs in Canada on the CTV Sci-Fi Channel. A localized version of Paramount+ operates in the Middle East as a premium offering on pay-TV provider OSN , replacing the now-defunct Paramount Channel . It features content from the aforementioned channel, as well as Nickelodeon , Comedy Central and MTV . In India, Paramount+ original programming, along with Showtime and CBS programming were made available under Voot Select in Viacom18 's Voot ,
3750-612: Is rendered a hulk during a battle in the series' second episode . Before the events of " Context Is for Kings ", Saru becomes first officer on the USS Discovery . In the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "The Brightest Star", it is revealed that Saru adapted a communication device left behind by the pre-warp Kelpien's oppressors (the Ba'ul), eventually connecting with a young Starfleet officer—Lt. Philippa Georgiou—who obtained permission to "rescue" him from his planet. Jones
3875-755: Is sometimes referred to as "the First Lady of Star Trek " . Barrett was born in Cleveland , Ohio. She began taking acting classes as a child. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights which is part of Cleveland in 1950. She went to the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida , then had some stage roles and arrived in Hollywood . Her father, William Hudec,
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4000-544: Is the chief engineer of the USS Hiawatha . Notaro joined the series because of an existing relationship with Kurtzman, who had the part written for the actress. The character was originally named Denise Reno but Notaro was able to rename the character and changed it to Jett Reno. Reno possesses a sardonic, deadpan sense of humor, and is often at odds with Stamets. She frequently uses references to 20th-century engineering technology, such as fixing things with duct tape, using
4125-536: Is the ruthless emperor of the Terran Empire and adoptive mother of that universe's Michael Burnham. She is brought over to the show's prime universe by its Burnham, and later joins Section 31 . After being transported into the future , she begins experiencing deterioration and agrees to allow the Guardian of Forever to send her back to a time that she can survive in. It was pointed out that Philippa has
4250-468: Is to be of two different ideologies" with the character. Chieffo looked back at past female Klingons seen in Star Trek for inspiration, and said that she wanted L'Rell to follow in the vein of Grilka from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine . Kol (introduced and later dies in season one, portrayed by Kenneth Mitchell ) is the commanding officer of the Klingon military, and an opponent of T'Kuvma's goals. Kol
4375-576: The 2026 World Cup . which would begin in 2023, sharing broadcasts with Pluto TV and the free-to-air television channel Chilevisión . Paramount+ has also acquired exclusive rights in Mexico , Central America , Belize and Dominican Republic for the Premier League starting in the 2022/2023 season, and will carry rights in Brazil to air Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana , beginning on
4500-512: The Amazon Alexa interactive virtual assistant , according to its developer Toni Reid, although Barrett had no direct role in it. Some of Barrett's final voiceover work was still in post-production, to be released in 2009 after her death, as mentioned in the credits of the 2009 film Star Trek , again as the voice of the Enterprise computer. An animated production called Hamlet A.D.D. credited her as Majel Barrett Roddenberry, playing
4625-559: The Grammy Awards . Along with Star Trek , Big Brother 19 and the start of the 2017 NFL season had also driven major increases in growth that month. Buoyed by Star Trek: Discovery , CBS All Access reached over 2 million subscribers by early 2018. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards also provided a boost to sign-ups, marking the second largest day for new subscriptions after the Discovery premiere. In April 2018, CBS All Access
4750-465: The NFL ; however due to the absence of streaming rights, a few sports events are not streamed on the service (mainly involving PGA Tour events, some locally programmed NFL preseason games, and select brokered shows through CBS Sports Spectacular ), along with limited syndicated and paid programming where only a local broadcast license to carry the program is allowed and web airing rights are retained by
4875-470: The Star Trek: Discovery season two episode " If Memory Serves ". Cleveland "Book" Booker (portrayed by David Ajala ) is a character introduced in the third season of Star Trek: Discovery. A resident of the new future created after Control's defeat, he becomes Michael's companion when she goes to the future before the Discovery itself, and her new love interest. He is also shown to own a cat named Grudge. Commander Nhan (portrayed by Rachael Ancheril)
5000-686: The TVING video streaming platform operated by the entertainment company CJ ENM . TVING subscribers can stream Paramount+ content at no additional charge, In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the service launched on June 21, 2022, one day earlier than planned, and is available to watch on the Amazon Prime Video platform and as a standalone app. An announcement about the launch of Paramount+ in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria in
5125-682: The Xfinity Flex platform, followed by the X1 platform in December. On February 6, 2020, CNBC reported that ViacomCBS was in discussions to launch a larger premium streaming offering, combining CBS All Access with content from Paramount Pictures , the Domestic Media Networks division, and Pluto TV . The service would include an ad-free tier, and a premium tier that includes Showtime 's streaming service. The company would maintain its existing streaming platforms, while marketing
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5250-493: The 2023 seasons for their respective football cups. The most recent episodes of CBS's shows are usually made available on CBS.com and Paramount+ the day after their original broadcast. Paramount+ provides complete back catalogs of most of its current series, including full-season "stacking rights" (with the exception of certain series, such as The Big Bang Theory , which CBS held only "last five" episode rights during its original run, as Warner Bros. retains all other rights as
5375-584: The Battle of the Binary Stars. L'Rell (portrayed by Mary Chieffo ) becomes the chancellor of the Klingon Empire after being a battle deck commander for a Klingon warship. L'Rell is a member of both the house of T'Kuvma and the house of Mo'Kai, the latter having been first mentioned during Star Trek: Voyager . Chieffo said that because of this, there would be an "interesting exploration of what it
5500-481: The Big Red Dog received simultaneous theatrical and Paramount+ releases on August 20 and November 10, 2021 respectively, while other future theatrical releases from Paramount would premiere on the service either after their theatrical run or after their run on Epix (which reached a new deal with ViacomCBS that same day to provide content for Paramount+, allowing recent releases from Paramount to be available on
5625-508: The DMA crisis of the season. Adira uses they/them pronouns . Gray Tal (portrayed by Ian Alexander) is a Trill character introduced in season three of Star Trek Discovery. Gray is the former host of the Tal symbiont, which was given to Adira upon his death. During the third season, he appears only to Adira as a separate entity not visible to others. He is later incorporated into a new android body during
5750-684: The Enterprise in the battle against Control-Leland. Additionally, appearing throughout the first season are Ali Momen as Kamran Gant, Chris Violette as Britch Weeton, Romaine Waite as Troy Januzzi, Sara Mitich (in season one) and Hannah Cheesman (in season two) as Airiam, Mitich takes the role of Lieutenant Nilsson – Airiam's replacement on the Discovery bridge – in season two; Oyin Oladejo as Joann Owosekun, Ronnie Rowe as R. A. Bryce, Conrad Coates as Terral, and Patrick Kwok-Choon as Gen Rhys. The Osnullus (either
5875-522: The NFL's rights renewal with CBS, Paramount+ gains expanded rights to stream games on both its premium and ad-supported tiers between 2021 and 2033. On January 27, 2022, it was announced that the platform would broadcast all the matches of the Chile National Team as well as the rest of the qualifying games (with the exception of the home games of the Brazil and Bolivia national teams) towards
6000-539: The Nordics and Latin America, replacing an existing service of the same name, with additional markets to follow. In Australia, while the relaunched service will premiere all new Showtime original programs going forward, currently airing series will remain on Stan until their conclusion under an existing deal. The Paramount+ brand itself was originated as a subscription video on demand film service, first launching in
6125-577: The Nordics in 2017, and then in Hungary , Latin America , and Russia in the following three years. The current iteration of Paramount+ in the Nordics and Latin America was preceded by this service. Outside the United States, Paramount+ is currently available in Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Middle East (as a pay TV channel), the United Kingdom and Ireland. Additionally,
6250-1116: The Paramount+ SVOD service is still active in Russia (as Okko Paramount+ and IVI Paramount Play ), though the current streaming service is unavailable in said regions. Due to program rights and existing content deals, several programs are not available on local versions, or have delayed availability for new episodes. For example, Star Trek: Discovery and all others from the franchise are licensed to Bell Media in Canada for their CTV Sci-Fi (in English) and Z (in French) channels and streaming service Crave . As another example, selected Paramount+ original kids and family programming such as Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and Rugrats are licensed to Corus Entertainment for their YTV and Treehouse networks and Nick+ streaming service in 2021, in part due to pre-existing agreements between Corus and Paramount Global. Star Trek: Prodigy
6375-591: The Paramount+ service in South Korea ended after June 18, 2024. In 2021, ViacomCBS issued a press release that revealed the combined number of subscribers to both CBS All Access and Showtime (another streaming product). That press release revealed that the two streaming services had a combined 19.2 million US subscribers, though the release did not provide individual numbers for either service. In May, ViacomCBS reported to have gained 6 million subscribers during
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#17327871744376500-494: The U.S. broadcast rights to Danger Mouse (1981) (as well as the reboot of the series), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and several other series from WildBrain including Inspector Gadget (and Inspector Gadget's Field Trip ), Bob the Builder ( original and reboot ), Polly Pocket and others. On July 30, 2020, CBS All Access added 56 shows from ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks . On February 15, 2022, it
6625-497: The United Earth Defense Force, but later comes to stay on the USS Discovery where they are able to get some of their memories back. They also get taken under the wing of Stamets and Culber. During season three, they are the only one able to see their boyfriend and former host of the Tal symbiont, Gray Tal. In season four, they are promoted to an ensign on the Discovery and help with calculations in regards to
6750-535: The United States and 10 All Access in Australia ) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Paramount Global . The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures , CBS Studios , Paramount Media Networks (formerly Viacom Media Networks and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks), and Paramount Pictures , while also including original series and films, live streaming sports coverage , and in
6875-725: The United States to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League in European soccer, replacing Turner Sports. All matches will stream on the service, with selected matches on the broadcast network and CBS Sports Network . The contract was initially to begin in the 2021–22 season and last through 2023–24. However, during a suspension of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe , existing rightsholder Turner Sports opted out of its contract, and CBS took over
7000-550: The United States was fully integrated with the advertising-free premium tier of Paramount+, replacing the aforementioned bundle first introduced in 2021. The newly renamed "Paramount+ with Showtime" premium tier was raised from $ 9.99 to $ 11.99 per month while the "Essential" plan (containing advertising and no Showtime content) was raised from $ 4.99 to $ 5.99 per month. The existing, standalone Showtime and cable-specific Showtime Anytime apps were discontinued on December 14, 2023. This service launched in South Korea on June 16, 2022, on
7125-451: The United States, live streaming of local CBS broadcast stations. The service was launched in the United States in 2014, as CBS All Access, initially focusing on the live streaming of CBS programming from its local affiliates, as well as on-demand access to CBS programs and library content. The service began to expand into original programming in 2016, beginning with spin-offs of CBS programs such as Big Brother , The Good Fight , and
7250-528: The United States. Canada was announced as the first international market to receive the service. Plans to launch in Australia quickly followed, resulting from CBS's purchase of free-to-air broadcaster Network 10 . In September 2017, Star Trek: Discovery premiered on CBS All Access, with its first episode also airing on the CBS broadcast network to promote the service. CBS reported that the premiere had driven its largest single-day increase in new subscribers since
7375-419: The actresses tested for the role "either went way too robotic and chilly or way too emotional", but Martin-Green was "able to be aloof but warm; logical but able to surrender her emotional side to the audience." Since Sarek's son Spock never mentioned a sister in the original series, executive producer Alex Kurtzman said that the specifics of Burnham's backstory would be revealed in a way that would not break
7500-446: The brilliant Patrick Stewart ". Of the character, Isaacs said: "he's a military man, but he can be immensely charming. I've been privileged enough to work with the [U.S. Army] Rangers at Fort Benning, and no matter where you come from in America, if you train down South where most of the bases are, you pick up some form of a Southern accent. And I wanted something that had subliminal hints at the military." Isaacs initially wanted to ad-lib
7625-502: The ceremony. The wedding was attended by two Shinto priests as well as maids of honor . Roddenberry and Barrett both wore kimonos ; on their honeymoon they toured Japan. Roddenberry continued to have liaisons with other women, telling his friends that while in Japan, he had an encounter with a masseuse about a week after he was married. The new marriage was not legally binding, as his divorce from Eileen had not yet been finalized. This
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#17327871744377750-426: The character's name or species) can be seen in several episodes as bridge crew, science officers or other background characters. Actress Avaah Blackwell portrays the bridge officer version of the character, an ensign (identified as a female in her social media channels). Tasia Valenza and Julianne Grossman voice the computers of the Shenzhou and the Discovery , respectively. Lt. Nilsson (portrayed by Sara Mitich)
7875-622: The combined "Paramount+ with Showtime" service for $ 11.99 per-month with ads and $ 14.99 without; a discount for new subscribers was available as an introductory offer through October 2. On August 15, 2022, Walmart reached an exclusive deal with Paramount+ to offer the streaming service as part of its Walmart+ offering. It meant that Walmart+ customers could access the ad-supported plan on Paramount+ at no additional charge. Qantas also announced it had partnered with Paramount ANZ to offer Paramount+ on its in-flight entertainment systems. On June 27, 2023, Showtime's direct-to-consumer service in
8000-493: The end of 2021. This number increased to 39.6 million as of late March and reached to 43.4 million by September. In November 2015, it was announced that CBS All Access would expand into original programming, announcing plans for a new Star Trek television series produced by Alex Kurtzman to premiere in 2017. The series would be the first television series in the franchise since Star Trek: Enterprise (which ran from 2001 to 2005 on former corporate sibling UPN ). The series
8125-410: The existing canon continuity. As the show's protagonist, Burnham was not made a starship captain, like those of previous Star Trek series, "to see a character from a different perspective on the starship—one who has different dynamic relationships with a captain, with subordinates; it gave us richer context", though she does become captain of Discovery at the end of the last episode of season three. In
8250-418: The female leads of three previous (non- Star Trek ) productions. Martin-Green decided that the character was named after her biological father. Saru (portrayed by Doug Jones ) is a captain serving as first officer of the USS Discovery , and the first Kelpien to enter Starfleet. Saru was introduced in the series premiere as a lieutenant commander serving as chief science officer on the USS Shenzhou , which
8375-416: The first quarter. This brought the total number of global subscribers for ViacomCBS streaming platforms (Paramount+, Showtime, BET+) to 36 million. Out of the 36 million subscribers, a majority of these subscribers are subscribed to Paramount+; however, the exact number of subscribers were not released. On February 15, 2022, Paramount announced that 32.8 million subscribers have signed up for Paramount+ as of
8500-401: The first two episodes of the series (stripped of rank by the end of episode two), she is referred to as Number One to honor the character of the same name portrayed by Majel Barrett in the original 1965 Star Trek pilot " The Cage ", and was initially pitched to CBS as only being called Number One in the series. Fuller deliberately gave the character a traditionally male name as he did with
8625-401: The fourth season using the same process that had resurrected Jean-Luc Picard , in which he returns to Trill to begin training to be a Trill guardian. Gray eventually breaks up with Adira due to their separate paths and they stay friends. Sarek (portrayed by James Frain ) is a Vulcan ambassador and astrophysicist, the father of Spock, and the adoptive father of Michael Burnham. Frain appears as
8750-425: The franchise), Number One (also in the original series), Lwaxana Troi (on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ), and the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series from 1966 to 2023. She married Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1969. As his wife and given her relationship with Star Trek —participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she
8875-408: The franchise. The association of her voice with interactions with computers led to Google's Assistant project being initially codenamed Google Majel. She made a point of attending a major Star Trek convention each year in an effort to inspire fans and keep the franchise alive. On December 9, 2008, shortly before her death, Roddenberry Productions announced that she would be providing the voice of
9000-729: The housekeeper in his 1977 TV drama pilot, Spectre . She also appeared in Michael Crichton 's 1973 sci-fi Western, Westworld as Miss Carrie, a robot brothel madam; the 1977 Stanley Kramer thriller The Domino Principle ; and the 1979 television film The Man in the Santa Claus Suit starring Fred Astaire . Her later film appearances included small roles in Teresa's Tattoo (1994) and Mommy (1995). After Gene Roddenberry's death, Barrett took material from his archives to bring two of his ideas into production. She
9125-700: The latter joins the Shenzhou . Yeoh chose to retain her Malaysian Chinese accent for the role, another way the series diversified its cast. Georgiou is killed in hand-to-hand combat by the Klingon warrior T'Kuvma in the aftermath of the Battle at the Binary Stars . Later in season one, the Mirror Universe Georgiou is introduced. Her official title is, "Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Qo'nos , Regina Andor, Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centaurius". In this universe, she
9250-492: The mycelial network before being rescued. On creating the first gay couple in a Star Trek series, Cruz said he "felt like it was a long time coming.... What's great about the way that the show is handling it is it's not like we are having a special two-hour episode about gay relationships in space. It's not that. They just happen to be in love, and they happen to be coworkers. And, I hope by the time we get to [the 23rd] century that it will be exactly like that." In 2019, Hugh Culber
9375-524: The new Star Trek television series Star Trek: Discovery . Content from Comedy Central , MTV , Nickelodeon , and other Viacom brands was subsequently included, and in 2021, the service was rebranded as Paramount+, taking its name from the Paramount Pictures film studio and becoming a companion to other Paramount brands, mainly CBS, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Pictures. It expanded into Australia, Latin America, and Europe. CBS All Access
9500-600: The new name. On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Paramount+ would launch on March 4, 2021, with information being released on February 24, 2021, during an investor event. The company announced that no updates will be provided for apps on second or third generation Apple TV once the service relaunches. ViacomCBS announced during their investor event on February 24 that Paramount+ would premiere new 2021 theatrical releases from Paramount Pictures (such as A Quiet Place Part II and Snake Eyes ) 45 days after their theatrical release, PAW Patrol: The Movie and Clifford
9625-628: The new service to users of these other services. ViacomCBS partially outlined these plans in a corporate earnings call on February 20, 2020, stating that the expanded All Access service would take a "house of brands" approach to content and serve as a mid-tier offering complementing Pluto TV (which would remain a free service) and the Showtime OTT service by "adding a broad pay offering, built on All Access's foundation." The expanded service will include content from MTV , VH1 , Nickelodeon , Comedy Central , BET , and Smithsonian Channel , as well as
9750-439: The official wireless sponsor of the league. In the 2018 NFL season , a new agreement with Verizon ending that exclusivity began to allow CBS All Access to stream games to all mobile devices; Super Bowl games run on CBS All Access without the need for any authentication. As of February 2017, the service had nearly 1.5 million subscribers. In August of the same year, CBS unveiled plans to expand CBS All Access to markets outside
9875-518: The onboard computers of Federation starships for Star Trek: The Original Series , Star Trek: The Next Generation , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , Star Trek: Voyager , and most of the Star Trek movies. She reprised her role as a shipboard computer's voice in two episodes of the prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise , thus making her the only actor to have a role in all six televised Star Trek series produced up to that time. She also lent her voice to various computer games and software related to
10000-480: The part." Martin-Green was cast in the role in December, which was revealed with the character's production codename "lieutenant commander Rainsford". Her casting was officially confirmed in April 2017, following the end of her run on The Walking Dead , with the character's actual name also revealed. The character has an inner conflict due to being raised by Sarek, with showrunner Aaron Harberts explaining that many of
10125-504: The popular science fiction Star Trek franchise produced during her lifetime, including live-action and animated versions, television and cinema, and nearly all of the time periods in which the various series have been set. She first appeared in Star Trek 's initial pilot, " The Cage " (1964), as the USS Enterprise 's unnamed first officer, " Number One ". Barrett was romantically involved with Roddenberry, whose marriage
10250-602: The pre-1973 NBC and ABC libraries to subscribers of the service. Paramount+ also carries behind-the-scenes features from CBS programs and special events, and (beginning with the 17th season in June 2015) live feeds and special content from the reality series Big Brother . However, with Warner Bros. licensing its content from its television and film library (even including a few HBO series) to Paramount+ in select regions like Australia, The Big Bang Theory would soon be made available for streaming on Paramount+. In mid-April 2017,
10375-458: The psychic widow of the Centauri emperor, a role which foreshadowed major plot elements in the series. Parodying her voice work as the computer for the Star Trek series, Barrett performed as a guest voice on Family Guy as the voice of Stewie Griffin 's ship's computer in the episode " Emission Impossible ". Barrett's widely recognized voice performance as the Star Trek computer inspired
10500-513: The renewal of Comedy Central animated series South Park through 2027, it was announced that series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone would produce 14 movie-length South Park specials for Paramount+, with two premiering annually from 2021 through 2027. Streaming rights to the South Park series proper are owned by Max through 2025, after which streaming rights for new episodes will move to Paramount+ beginning in 2024 (season 27), and
10625-412: The rest of Starfleet not know of the species if he does? Hugh Culber (portrayed by Wilson Cruz ) is a medical officer of the Discovery . Culber is married to Paul Stamets. They are jointly the first openly gay characters in a Star Trek series. Ash Tyler kills Culber in episode 10 of the first season. Culber later returns to life in season 2 after it is discovered that he was duplicated and trapped within
10750-569: The rights early for its remaining seasons. On August 19, 2022, UEFA extended the deal until 2030. The service has picked up other domestic and international soccer events as well, including the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), CONCACAF Nations League , Women's Nations League , and 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship , the Argentine Primera División , Brazilian Série A , and Italy's Serie A . As part of
10875-499: The same thing also comes from the real Stamets's research and theories. Sylvia Tilly (portrayed by Mary Wiseman ) is a cadet in season 1 and in her final year at Starfleet Academy and is assigned to the Discovery . She is assigned to engineering and works under Stamets aboard the Discovery , and becomes roommates there with Burnham. In season 3 Captain Saru made Sylvia Tilly the first officer on board Discovery. Due to Saru being off of
11000-682: The second Star Trek pilot, " Where No Man Has Gone Before ", she changed her last name from Hudec to Barrett and wore a blond wig for the role of nurse Christine Chapel , a frequently recurring character, who was introduced in " The Naked Time ", the sixth new episode recorded, and was known for her unrequited affection for the dispassionate Spock. Her first appearance as Chapel in film dailies prompted NBC executive Jerry Stanley to yodel "Well, well—look who's back!" In an early scene in Star Trek: The Motion Picture , viewers are informed that she has now become Doctor Chapel,
11125-553: The second half of the year was made in early 2022. in late 2022, Paramount+ announced that the streaming service will be launched in France and French-speaking Switzerland on December 1, followed by its arrival in Germany, Austria and German-speaking Switzerland on December 8. Paramount+ was replaced in the Nordics by SkyShowtime , a joint venture with Comcast that also includes Sky Studios and NBCUniversal content. SkyShowtime
11250-411: The series library in 2025. In May 2022, Paramount announced that Paramount+ was planned to commission 150 international originals by 2025, including several from Latin America (mainly Mexico) and European territories (including France, Italy and Spain). Paramount+ also carries sports programming, in conjunction with CBS Sports . In November 2019, CBS announced that it had acquired streaming rights in
11375-407: The series main characters were believed to have been cast by then, but no actress had been cast for the series' lead role. This was a source of "some internal stress" at CBS, with the casting of the character deemed "a far tougher assignment" than expected. Several African American and Latina actresses were being looked at for the role, with CBS "not seeking a huge star and [preferring] a fresh face for
11500-463: The series, and a supplementary list of other noteworthy guests. Michael Burnham (portrayed by Sonequa Martin-Green ) is a science specialist aboard the USS Discovery . Burnham was first officer of the USS Shenzhou , where she was referred to as "number one", until she was convicted of mutiny and sentenced to life in prison. Discovery captain Gabriel Lorca , brings Burnham back to duty with
11625-469: The service allows live programming streams of local CBS affiliates in 194 markets reaching 92% of the United States (including stations owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group , Hearst Television , Tegna Media , Nexstar Media Group , Meredith Corporation , Griffin Media , Gray Television , Weigel Broadcasting , and Cox Media Group and the launch group of CBS Television Stations ), including SEC sports and
11750-534: The service among other titles). The relaunch occurred as announced on March 4, 2021, with additional streaming content being launched and further rebranding efforts taking place at that time. In August 2021, it was announced that Paramount+ would be shut down in Nordic Europe in 2022 in favor of SkyShowtime, a joint venture with Comcast -owned Sky Group that would also include content from Showtime, Sky Studios , and NBCUniversal . In September 2021, it
11875-410: The service in 2021. With the expansion, it was also announced that the service would rebrand in early-2021 to separate itself from CBS's platforms, and that there were plans to add multiple user profiles and parental controls later in 2020. On September 15, 2020, it was announced that CBS All Access would rebrand as Paramount+ in 2021, and that it planned to perform more international expansion under
12000-903: The service's rebranding as Paramount+, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run and spin-off series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years debuted in March 2021. Sponge on the Run was also made available to rent on demand on the same day. ViacomCBS announced planned original series such as the true crime series The Real Criminal Minds , a revival of Behind the Music , a revival of the BET series The Game , Taylor Sheridan 's Lioness , and The Offer —a drama based on Albert S. Ruddy 's experiences filming The Godfather . It later announced plans to produce continuations, revivals, and reboots of other properties, including Frasier , iCarly , Reno 911! , and
12125-754: The service, named 10 All Access , on December 4, 2018. In August 2020, ViacomCBS announced plans to launch an expanded international streaming service using the CBS All Access technical architecture, but under the new Paramount+ name (revealed in September) in 2021; the Paramount+ name would also be applied to the American replacement to CBS All Access. The service features original programming from CBS All Access as well as Showtime , plus additional programming including Paramount Pictures films which may vary by market. The service would initially launch in
12250-437: The service, starting with more than 100 from Paramount Pictures, and ViacomCBS announced that CBS All Access will expand internationally within twelve months. On July 30, 2020, CBS All Access added several shows from ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks , introduced a new user interface with "hubs" for different brands, and revealed that Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (previously planned to air on Nickelodeon) would debut on
12375-527: The ship for a long amount of time she took over as captain, but in the final episode she relinquishes the role of acting captain due to Commander Burnham's promotion to captain. During season 4 Tilly served as a lieutenant onboard the USS Discovery under Captain Burnham before leaving to join Starfleet Academy as a tutor. Wiseman was cast in March 2017. Tilly was included to represent people "at
12500-610: The ship's computer again, this time for the 2009 motion picture reboot of Star Trek . My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that Star Trek fans played a vital role in keeping the Roddenberry dream alive for the past 42 years. It was her love for the fans, and their love in return, that kept her going for so long after my father passed away. She appeared as Primus Dominic in Roddenberry's 1973 postapocalyptic TV drama pilot, Genesis II ; as Dr. Bradley in his 1974 television film The Questor Tapes and as Lilith
12625-622: The show's creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone extending their deals with Paramount Global in August 2021; the streaming acquisition of the series will also include the rights to all 310 episodes beginning in 2022 in other countries and in 2025 in the United States. CBS's Christmas specials are not available on Paramount+. CBS All Access was first launched in the United States on October 27, 2014. The service would receive its first International expansion on April 23, 2018, when CBS All Access expanded to Canada. Australia received its own version of
12750-639: The show's distributor), as well as a wide selection of episodes of classic series from the CBS Media Ventures program library – including shows previously owned by the original Paramount Television made for both CBS and other networks prior to CBS's acquisition of its program library through the CBS-Viacom split (including the complete episode catalog of shows like Star Trek , Cheers , MacGyver , Twin Peaks and CSI: Miami ), along with
12875-489: The syndicator or infomercial producer. By the very nature of its being live, streaming of a local affiliate does include all advertising, even with the commercial-free plan. On December 1, 2016, CBS announced an agreement with the NFL to allow clearance of regional NFL games carried by CBS on CBS All Access from Week 13 of the 2016 NFL season on. At the time, the games were blacked out on non– Verizon Wireless mobile devices due to that provider's exclusivity agreement as
13000-474: The time of Kirk (the 2260s) can still be alive at the time of Picard, Sisko, and Janeway in the 2360–70s. (Kenneth Mitchell also portrayed Kol-Sha, the father of Kol, in the season 2 episode " Point of Light ".) Katrina Cornwell (portrayed by Jayne Brook ) is a Starfleet admiral. She appears several times as Captain Lorca's direct superior and later confidant. She and Lorca had a previous romantic relationship. She
13125-425: The tropes of socially isolating from other characters. Gabriel Lorca (portrayed by Jason Isaacs ) is captain of the Discovery in the first season, a "brilliant military tactician". Isaacs joined the series in March 2017, describing Lorca as "probably more f-d up than any of" the previously seen Star Trek captains, and comparing the character to his portrayal of Mike Steele in the film Black Hawk Down . Isaacs
13250-555: The very bottom of this ladder" of the Starfleet hierarchy. She is "the most optimistic … has the biggest heart", and Harberts described her as "sort of the soul of our show". The character was named after showrunner Gretchen J. Berg 's two-year-old niece. On February 7, 2018, Wiseman said that Tilly was not written and portrayed as on the autism spectrum , but is personally touched by the fans interpretation and has been praised by autistic trans commentator Jessie Earl for not falling into
13375-514: The voiceover role of Queen Robot. In 1969, while scouting locations in Japan for MGM, Roddenberry realized that he missed Barrett, and proposed to her by telephone. Herbert F. Solow said that Roddenberry traveled to Japan with the intention of marrying Barrett. Barrett joined Roddenberry in Tokyo , where they were married in a Shinto ceremony on August 6, 1969. Roddenberry considered it "sacrilegious" to have an American minister in Japan perform
13500-456: Was "pushy" and "annoying" and also thought that "Number One shouldn't be trying so hard to fit in with the men." Barrett often joked that Roddenberry, given the choice between keeping Mr. Spock (whom the network also hated) or the woman character, "kept the Vulcan and married the woman, 'cause he didn't think Leonard [Nimoy] would have it the other way around". When Roddenberry was casting for
13625-504: Was a Cleveland police officer. He was killed in the line of duty while driving a police ambulance which was struck by an Erie Passenger Train at East 91st Street and Loren Avenue on August 30, 1955. The tragedy occurred while Barrett was touring with an off-Broadway road company. Barrett was briefly seen in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) in an ad parody at the beginning of the film, and had roles in
13750-491: Was announced that Paramount+ would be the new streaming home for South Park in the United States beginning with season 27 in 2024, after HBO Max 's deal to the show will expire in 2025 in the United States and its separate international deal with Netflix has also expired in 2022, with all current seasons of South Park rolling out onto the service in countries where it is available, with new episodes premiering on Paramount+ in those regions. This comes just seven months after
13875-469: Was announced that Showtime's direct-to-consumer service would be offered as part of a bundle with Paramount+. Showtime content would still be accessed via the Showtime app and website, but plans were announced for Showtime content to be accessible within the Paramount+ apps for its DTC subscribers later in 2022. The change was implemented in August 2022, with subscribers on both services able to upgrade to
14000-775: Was announced that a streaming spin-off season of CBS reality series Big Brother was being planned for CBS All Access. The season, Big Brother: Over the Top , premiered in September 2016. Further Star Trek television series were announced for CBS All Access as well: in February 2019, CBS All Access announced what would become Star Trek: Picard , focusing on the Star Trek: The Next Generation series' captain, which premiered in January 2020. The adult animation series Star Trek: Lower Decks premiered in August 2020. With
14125-702: Was captured by the Klingons while replacing Sarek as a peace envoy and held on the Klingon Ship of the Dead. Surviving her ordeal she forms an odd non-friendship with L'Rell and is later rescued by Burnham and Tyler. Her background is in mental health and psychology, which was vital in breaking Tyler out of a PTSD flashback long enough to aid in the escape from the Sarcophagus ship. After her rescue she returns to Starfleet, where she later sacrifices her life to save
14250-500: Was cast as Saru in November 2016. Kelpiens, a new species created for Discovery , were hunted as prey on their home planet and thus evolved the ability to sense the coming of death. This skill has given them a reputation for cowardice in the Federation. Jones was excited to, "from the ground up, develop and find this character and his species" and not have to honor a previous fan-favorite representation. He based Saru's walk on that of
14375-516: Was executive producer of Earth: Final Conflict (in which she also played the character Dr. Julianne Belman), and Andromeda . She also served as creative director for Gene Roddenberry's Lost Universe , a comic book series based on another archival Roddenberry concept. In a gesture of goodwill between the creators of the Star Trek franchise and of Babylon 5 , she appeared in the Babylon 5 episode " Point of No Return ", as Lady Morella,
14500-421: Was initially given the first two scripts for the series, which Lorca does not appear in, and an early draft of his introduction in the third that was going to be re-written, but agreed to join the series after discussing the series and character with the executive producers. He plays the character with a slight southern U.S. accent , wanting to avoid using his own English accent and thus being "a very pale shadow of
14625-457: Was later announced as Star Trek: Discovery . In May 2016, it was announced that The Good Wife would get a spin-off featuring Christine Baranski 's character Diane Lockhart ; The Good Fight launched with a CBS broadcast premiere in February 2017, with the remaining nine episodes exclusive to CBS All Access. This became the first original drama on the platform, ahead of the delayed launch of Star Trek: Discovery . In August 2016, it
14750-551: Was launched on October 28, 2014, priced at US$ 5.99 per month with advertising and $ 9.99 per month without. Announced on October 16, 2014, as the first over-the-top (OTT) offering by an American broadcast television network, the service initially encompassed the network's existing streaming portal at CBS.com and its mobile app for smartphones and tablet computers; CBS All Access became available on Roku on April 7, 2015, and on Chromecast on May 14, 2015. In addition to providing full-length episodes of past and present CBS programs,
14875-401: Was made available outside the United States for the first time when it was launched in Canada. The service launched in Australia in December 2018 as 10 All Access. It operated alongside 10's free catch up and live streaming service 10 Play and contains a mixture of Network 10 and CBS programming. CBS shows are made available on All Access prior to being broadcast on 10's channels. 10 All Access
15000-510: Was on the verge of failing at the time, and the idea of having an otherwise unknown woman in a leading role just because she was the producer's girlfriend is said to have infuriated NBC network executives who insisted that Roddenberry give the role to a man. William Shatner corroborated this in Star Trek Memories , and added that female viewers at test screenings hated the character as well. Shatner said that female viewers felt she
15125-523: Was portrayed as gay in the film Star Trek Beyond , calling that "a nice nod. But in this case, we actually get to see me with my partner in conversation, in our living quarters, you get to see our relationship over time, treated as any other relationship would be treated". Stamets is inspired by a real-life mycologist of the same name , whom Fuller had introduced to the series' writers early on after becoming interested in his research into spores. The character's outlook that physics and biology are quantifiably
15250-506: Was ranked the 10th-sexiest Star Trek character by Syfy . Christopher Pike (portrayed by Anson Mount ) is captain of the USS Enterprise . After the first season concluded with the Discovery receiving a distress call from the Enterprise , specifically from Pike, Harberts expressed interest in exploring that character in the second season, feeling that he had not been seen much in Star Trek previously and so "there's an interesting opportunity that we might have to delve into and flesh out
15375-504: Was resolved two days after his divorce was complete, and on December 29, a small ceremony was held at their home, followed by a reception for family and friends. Despite that, the couple continued to celebrate August 6 as their wedding anniversary. Roddenberry's young daughter, Dawn, decided to live with him and Barrett and the family moved to a new house in Beverly Hills in October 1970. In February 1974, Barrett and Roddenberry had
15500-427: Was subsequently launched throughout many European countries over the course of late 2022 and early 2023, not including territories where Sky operates as a pay TV provider or France. The service is scheduled to be launched in Japan from November 15, 2023, in partnership with the cable television J:COM and Wowow , as part of their video streaming services, under a similar agreement to that of the South Korea. However,
15625-616: Was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on January 8, 2024. Barrett-Roddenberry died on the morning of December 18, 2008, at her home in Bel Air, Los Angeles , California, as a result of leukemia . She was 76 years old. A public funeral was held on January 4, 2009, in Los Angeles. More than 250 people attended, including Nichelle Nichols , George Takei , Walter Koenig , Marina Sirtis , Brent Spiner , and Wil Wheaton . Barrett and her husband were honored in 2002 by
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