Preview | Burnham Leads A Covert Mission in New Star Trek: Discovery S5:E9 Stills
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The official Star Trek: Discovery S5:E9 image gallery shows Captain Burnham leading a covert mission. Read on for full details and explore our image gallery.
We are just days away from the penultimate episode of the fifth and final season of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, and things are heating up like an overactive warp core. Moreover, this week, Trek legend Jonathan Frakes takes over the director’s chair. Reviewing episode six, our reviewer Carl Roberts said, “While the drama is good and gripping, the sixth episode of Star Trek: Discovery is a lighter affair than we’ve seen recently.” Read his full review here.
The series continues on Paramount+ this Thursday, and in preparation, the streamer has shared some exciting updates. They have revealed the official synopsis for the new episode and provided a new image gallery with a sneak peek. Our review of the episode will be published soon. But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, it’s time for the latest intel from Starfleet because activity has been reported along the Neutral Zone.
LAGRANGE POINT
In this week’s thrilling episode, Captain Burnham heads off on a covert mission before The Breen discovers the true power of The Progenitor. Read on for the full intel.
LAGRANGE POINT — After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors’ power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it.
Written by Sean Cochran & Ari Friedman. Directed by Jonathan Frakes.
EPISODE GALLERY
RELEASE
The fifth season of Discovery features a great cast, including Sonequa Martin-Green as Captain Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as Saru, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz as Dr. Hugh Culber, David Ajala as Cleveland “Book” Booker, Blu del Barrio as Adira, and Callum Keith Rennie as Rayner. Additionally, the season will have two recurring guest stars, Elias Toufexis as L’ak and Eve Harlow as Moll.
CBS Studios produces the series in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. The executive producers include Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth. Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise are the co-showrunners.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
The latest episode arrives amid a plethora of news from the Star Trek universe. Paramount has confirmed that STRANGE NEW WORLDS has been renewed for a fourth season. The flagship series will return for its third season in 2025. However, it has been announced that STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS will be canceled after its fifth and final season, tempering the news. Get the full report here.
New episodes of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY premiere weekly on Thursdays only on Paramount+ in the US and UK. Stay informed and never miss a story with our frequent updates at Future of the Force.
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