Yahoo Movies Star Trek: Discovery season 5 potential release date, cast, plot, and more
Star Trek: Discovery spoilers follow.
Set phasers to YES! Star Trek: Discovery has been given the go-ahead and will be returning for season five.
While it may not have been the easiest series to watch if you're based in the UK (you can thank licensing awkwardness for that), Star Trek: Discovery finally has a long-standing home at Paramount+ alongside its franchise brothers and sisters, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy.
Now it's just a waiting game for the latest instalments. So when are we going to see Star Trek: Discovery's next outing? And what can we expect? Here's everything you need to know.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 potential release date - When will it air?
Star Trek: Discovery season five was given the green light in January 2022, as part of a mega announcement regarding the future of the Star Trek Universe.
Alongside the announcement, it was revealed Picard will end with season three, and Strange New Worlds has been renewed for season two.
Unfortunately, beyond this, there's been no indication as to when it will be back on our screens. Even the previous series doesn't have a rough regular release slot, so we don't have that to go on.
Season 1 was released in September 2017, season two launched in January 2019, season three was in October 2020 and season four was in November 2021. See? No real correlation.
However, keeping with the show's tradition to get a series out once a year, we can hope that season five will land on our screens toward the end of 2022 but early 2023 is more likely.
We'll keep you updated when we know more.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 cast – Who's in it?
While an official cast list hasn't been disclosed just yet, Sonequa Martin-Green has already confirmed she will be back in the lead role of Captain Michael Burnham.
As for the rest of the cast, we would expect all of your favourites to return, including Doug Jones as the starfleet Kelpien, Saru, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, David Ajala as Cleveland 'Book' Booker, Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber and Tig Notaro as Jett Reno.
Then there's always the potential for some news faces to join too.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 plot – What will happen?
Of course, the premise for season five is firmly under wraps, but now that season four is finished, we can start to theorise what lies around the next star system.
Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Sonequa Martin-Green said: "I can say that it's going to be refreshing. It's going to be invigorating. And I think it's going to be lovely – in the truest sense of the word."
She also suggested there will be a bigger attachment coming our way in terms of the Booker/Burnham romance, saying the pair will "always be tied together in some way".
Well... consider us intrigued!
"I think it's very much what they say in that last moment they have together in [the finale] – that Kwejian quote. It's very much that," she said.
The "Kwejian quote" (as in the language of Book’s homeworld) was "Kwakoni Yiquan", which we previously learned translates to: "We've parted a hundred times, may we part to rejoin a hundred more."
Which is very sweet, but also doesn't suggest an easy road for them to be endgame.
In season four, the series was focused on the emergence of a mysterious new life form later known as Species 10-C, as well as Ruon Tarka's (Shawn Doyle) villainous plan to put the whole universe at risk.
At the end of the season four finale, viewers saw the crew take control of the Species 10-C crisis and Earth and Ni'Var avoid the destruction of the Dark Matter Anomaly, or DMA. As a result, the United Federation Planets welcomed Earth back.
Will Earth's return to the Federation mean that season five could feature more terrestrial action?
The show's director, Olatunde Osunsanmi, has revealed that season five will actually be combining new and old elements from the iconic franchise as way to capture the essence of the original series. Trekkers rejoice!
"The galaxy's a big place where incredible things can happen. Season five is shaping up to be... all I can say is that – it's not time travel – but we go back into the past to get further into the future," he told ScreenRant.
"There's this old version of Star Trek that exists. And this new version that's been created by Alex but there's a lot of things we still love about the old version.
"So it's about pulling from there... not necessarily stories or characters but more themes, and process, and how those stories are told and applying it to what we do in the future. And that includes [Burnham's] character and things she does as a Captain."
But what about Doug Jones' key character, Saru?
"We are on another quest. We're after something, and bad guys are after it. Who gets to it first, that's basically where we're headed," Jones said (via Space.com) And for Saru? Let's remember all of season four, when I was a first officer with captain's status. Is that a long-term position, for a captain, who loves being at the right hand of Captain Burnham?"
"Again, she's like a sister to me. We support each other. I want to be there for her through thick and thin, but on my uniform, I'm also wearing a pin that has the Kelpien Council emblem on it. I do, often, when I'm thinking, stop and fold my arms, and give a stroke to my Kelpien pin to remind me about home; home comforts me, and I long for home."
"As you’ve discovered with Star Trek: Discovery, every season has a new flare, a new flavor, and a new obstacle to overcome. Season five is no different. There are some new characters and some new adventures," Jones said (via Collider).
So far, so vague – but it does sound like Saru will have a meaty plotline in season five. Jones certainly seems happy with what’s in store for everyone's favourite Kelpien.
"Change is always afoot, for the story and for the characters, individually, and Saru is included in that. My biggest concern, going into season five, was, 'Will my romance with President T’Rina, my lovely Vulcan lady, still continue?' I was happy to hear the answer, but I’ll let you figure out what that is, when you see season five."
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 – How to watch in the UK?
As we mentioned further up, Star Trek: Discovery finally has a long-standing home at Paramount+ alongside its franchise brothers and sisters, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Prodigy.
The show premiered on CBS All Access (which has now become Paramount+) along with Netflix back in 2017. New Paramount+ customers in the UK can take up a free seven-day trial, you can also access Paramount+ via Sky Q or Sky Glass and it's "at no extra cost" for Sky Cinema customers, you can also watch via Prime Video.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 trailer – When can I watch it?
Sadly, with no release date confirmed, there's no full trailer just yet. But when we do get a date, we'd expect the trailer in the month leading up to the premiere.
We have had a cool teaser trailer, though. It debuted at New York Comic Con 2022, and you can watch it above. It certainly makes the new season look very fun indeed. Beam us up!
Until we see more, live long, prosper, and check out our interview with Captain Burnham herself!
Star Trek: Discovery airs on CBS All Access in the US and Paramount+ in the UK. Star Trek: Discovery seasons 1-4 are available on Paramount+ now.
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