A title and ship for new ‘Star Trek’ series: ‘Discovery’

The brief teaser featured close-ups of a Starfleet vessel called the U.S.S. Discovery moving out of a docking station located within an asteroid.

“The idea of naming it ‘Discovery’ just felt so intrinsic to what ‘Star Trek’ represents and where we need to go as a species and how we’re going to collectively come together as a planet,” said Fuller during an interview after the panel.

Fuller noted the writers and producers are currently working on casting “Discovery,” writing the first three scripts and constructing the show’s sets in Toronto. He said they were looking for a diverse team.

“‘Star Trek’ is about family and finding your family,” Fuller said. “We absolutely intend to continue that tradition of progressiveness in our casting choices and representation.”

During the panel, Fuller said “Discovery” will be more like a novel and less episodic than past “Trek” shows.

Fuller was joined at the pop-culture convention by original “Trek” series star William Shatner, “The Next Generation” actors Brent Spiner and Michael Dorn, “Enterprise” leading man Scott Bakula and “Voyager” actress Jeri Ryan.

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Online:

http://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery

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AP Entertainment Writer Ryan Pearson contributed to this report.

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Derrik J. Lang, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

A title and ship for new ‘Star Trek’ series: ‘Discovery’

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