‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Beams Up Michelle Yeoh for Key Role

Nicholas Meyer, a consulting producer on the CBS All Access series, made the announcement to Coming Soon during an interview about an unrelated project.

A spokesperson from CBS had no comment in regards to the casting decision.

The new “Star Trek” series is due to start filming soon in Toronto, Canada, and will premiere in May on CBS’ streaming platform, CBS All Access.

Each episode of the series will be available globally within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere, presented on Netflix in 188 countries and through Bell Media platforms in Canada.

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Discovery is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, Fuller’s Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment.