What Can We Expect from the Final Season of ‘Star Trek: Discovery?’

It’s official, season five of Star Trek: Discovery will be the last.

The Mary Sue:

Paramount+ has already revealed that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will premiere in early 2024. An exact date has not yet been announced.

However, when Paramount+ announced the show’s final release slot, it was also revealed they would invest in a hefty and long-running promotional campaign. Per Deadline, “Leading up to the final season, Paramount+ will honor the show’s groundbreaking storytelling over its past four seasons with yearlong celebrations and appearances at key events in markets around the world.” This promo, however, was announced a few months before the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes commenced, so Star Trek: Discovery season 5’s marketing journey may look a little different than previously intended.

Deadline revealed an official synopsis for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, which reads:

The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well — dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.

The first Discovery season 5 trailer, which was released at NYCC in 2022, promises an exciting, action-packed season. We’ll likely see Tilly in her role at Starfleet Academy, learn more about Cleveland Booker’s past, and explore new, never-before-seen Star Trek civilizations. Because these last few seasons of Star Trek: Discovery take place so far into the future—the 32nd century, to be precise—the show can be free to write its own canon without worrying about what came before. You can watch the trailer here.