# Star Trek: Discovery (2017)

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59153

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 65
- Episode runtime: 47 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: science fiction, adventure, drama
- Created by: Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman
- Network: CBS All Access, Paramount+
- Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Mary Wiseman, Anthony Rapp, Jason Isaacs, Anson Mount, Wilson Cruz, Shazad Latif
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5171438/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: earnest, tense, hopeful, visually ambitious

## What critics say

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.

## Synopsis

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.

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