Star Trek Discovery gets female lead, protagonist won't be a captain

At Comic-Con, Fuller cited African American astronaut Mae Jamison and sole African American original Star Trek cast member Nichelle Nichols as influences for the series, so it’s quite likely a black actress will be cast in the lead role.

Star Trek Discovery executive producer Bryan Fuller has revealed that the new TV series’ lead will be a (likely African American) woman, but for the first time it won’t as straightforward as them being captain.

Star Trek Discovery will also feature an LGBT character, centre on “about seven” characters and be set neither on Earth nor a planet.