Star Trek: Discovery is the first series of the streaming television Star Trek revival; it begins as a prequel to the Original Series, set roughly ten years prior.[73] It premiered September 24, 2017 in the United States and Canada on CBS.[44] The series is shown on Paramount+ in the United States; elsewhere, Netflix distributes the series worldwide, except for Canada.[74] The cast includes: Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham Doug Jones as Saru Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly Shazad Latif as Ash Tyler / Voq Jason Isaacs as Gabriel Lorca Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber Anson Mount as Christopher Pike David Ajala as Cleveland Booker Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal Tig Notaro as Jett Reno Discovery is a serialized drama in which each season follows a single overarching narrative. In a departure from previous Star Trek series, the primary protagonist, Michael Burnham (portrayed by Martin-Green), is not the captain of the titular ship for the first few seasons. The first season follows a war between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, instigated by Burnham, who is court-martialed, demoted, and assigned to the starship Discovery; later seasons follow the crew of Discovery on other adventures. DIS Wiki DIS Season 1-4