The first season of the American television series Star Trek: Discovery is set roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series, and follows the crew of the USS Discovery during the Federation–Klingon war. The season is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout, Roddenberry Entertainment, and Living Dead Guy Productions, with Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts serving as showrunners, and Akiva Goldsman providing producing support. Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, first officer of the USS Shenzhou, along with Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, and Jason Isaacs. The new series was announced in November 2015, and Bryan Fuller joined as showrunner the next February. After disagreements with CBS over the direction of the show, and struggles with other commitments, Fuller left the series; Berg and Harberts took over day-to-day production using a mythology and broad story arc established by Fuller. The Klingon species was redesigned for the season, and its culture and biology was greatly developed. The season premiered on September 19, 2017, at ArcLight Hollywood, before debuting on CBS on September 24. The premiere episode was also made available on CBS All Access, where the rest of the 15-episode season streamed weekly until February 11, 2018. The season's release led to record subscriptions for All Access, and positive reviews from critics who highlighted Martin-Green's performance, the series' production value, and its new additions to Star Trek canon. A second season was ordered in October 2017.
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