Star Trek: Discovery is the first series since 2005's Star Trek Enterprise.
Star Trek  : Discovery is an upcoming American television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for CBS All Access .. Bryan Fuller. Bryan Fuller. Alex Kurtzman. Alex Kurtzman. Star Trek. Star Trek. CBS. CBS. CBS All Access. CBS All Access. It is the first series developed specifically for that service , and the first Star Trek series since Star Trek  : Enterprise concluded in 2005 .. Star Trek. Star Trek. Set roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series , separate from the timeline of the concurrent feature films , Discovery explores a previously mentioned event from the history of Star Trek while following the crew of the USS Discovery .. Star Trek. Star Trek. concurrent feature films. Star Trek ( film series )#2009 reboot. Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts serve as showrunners on the series , with producing support from Akiva Goldsman .. Akiva Goldsman. Akiva Goldsman. Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham , the first officer of the USS Discovery .. Sonequa Martin-Green. Sonequa Martin-Green. The new series was announced in November 2015 , and Fuller joined as showrunner the next February .. showrunner. showrunner. In addition to Fuller and Kurtzman , who wrote for previous Star Trek series and films , respectively , the crew includes several other previous Star Trek creatives .. Star Trek. Star Trek. The production put emphasis on carrying on the legacy of the previous series , including making efforts to feature a diverse cast .. In October 2016 , Fuller stepped back from showrunner due to other commitments , after establishing the series ' mythology and broad story arc .. showrunner. showrunner. Berg and Harberts took over day-to-day production , and Goldsman joined as support .. Discovery is filming in Toronto , and has filmed on location in Jordan .. Toronto. Toronto. Jordan. Jordan. Star Trek  : Discovery is set to debut on CBS with a two-part premiere in `` fall '' 2017 , before moving to All Access .. Star Trek. Star Trek. CBS. CBS. The first season will consist of 15 episodes .