Star Trek: Discovery

Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.

Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) is an American science fiction series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for CBS All Access and Paramount+. Sonequa Martin-Green plays Michael Burnham, a Starfleet officer whose mutiny and adopted-family history set her on a path of self-examination aboard the starship Discovery. Doug Jones stars as the Kelpien first officer Saru, Mary Wiseman as the engineer Sylvia Tilly, and Anthony Rapp as the scientist Paul Stamets, while Jason Isaacs as the ambitious captain Gabriel Lorca and Anson Mount as Christopher Pike add command-level tension. The engine of the show is a crew trying to win a wartime conflict with a hostile power while exploring unknown worlds and mapping new life forms, with each episode built around a mission that carries a moral cost. Across five seasons the story moves from a galactic war into a mirror universe and a far-future expedition, making it a serialized arc rather than standalone episodes. The mood is earnest, visually ambitious and often tense, with a hopeful core about belonging and understanding the other. The series is set in the 2250s and beyond, aboard starships and across distant planets. Fans of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Enterprise and The Expanse will find resonance in its blend of exploration, command drama and serialized sci-fi stakes.

Audience reception is mixed: the series is praised for its ambitious production and visual craft, while its uneven storytelling and declining ratings across later seasons draw criticism.

• Star Trek: Strange New Worldsshared serialized starship exploration with a season-long mission arc and ensemble crew
• Star Trek: Enterpriseshared prequel-era starfleet setting, serialized space war arc and moral dilemmas
• Battlestar Galactica (2004)shared serialized space opera with a war-torn crew, moral ambiguity and ensemble drama
• The Expanseshared cerebral sci-fi drama about artificial intelligence, identity and a crew of professionals in space

Created by

Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman

Release Date

2017-09-24

Episode runtime

47 min

Rating

6.9 / 10 (2116)

What is Star Trek: Discovery about?

A Starfleet officer hunted by a galactic war must confront her own past as the crew of the USS Discovery explores unknown worlds and alien life.

What is Star Trek: Discovery like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Star Trek: Discovery as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Star Trek: Discovery violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Star Trek: Discovery as moderate.

What did critics think of Star Trek: Discovery?

Audience reception is mixed: the series is praised for its ambitious production and visual craft, while its uneven storytelling and declining ratings across later seasons draw criticism.

Which shows are like Star Trek: Discovery?

Shows with a similar feel include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Enterprise, Battlestar Galactica (2004), and The Expanse.

How long is Star Trek: Discovery?

Star Trek: Discovery: 5 seasons, 65 episodes.

Is Star Trek: Discovery still running?

No, Star Trek: Discovery has ended.

Where can I watch Star Trek: Discovery?

In United States, Star Trek: Discovery streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.