Following on from the casting of Michelle Yeoh as Captain Georgiou of the Starship Shenzhou, CBS has now added two more names to the cast of the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery in Doug Jones (Hellboy) and Anthony Rapp (Road Trip).
EW reports that Jones is portraying Lt. Saru, a Science Officer from a new alien species in the Trek universe, while Rapp will play Lt. Stamets, “an ‘astromycologist,’ fungus expert, and Starfleet Science Officer aboard the Starship Discovery.” Lt. Stamets has also been confirmed to be a gay character, fulfilling a promise by executive producer Bryan Fuller back in August.
Star Trek: Discovery is set to air on CBS All Access in the States and on Netflix internationally. It will get underway in May 2017.
Originally published November 29, 2016. Updated April 16, 2018.
