The role, of course, would come with some sizeable shoes to fill, as Discovery not only represents the first Star Trek series on television since Enterprise ended in ’05, but it will also be the first true test CBS’ streaming service CBS All Access.
The news certainly seems to offer Walking Dead fans an early spoiler on the second half of season 7, but the casting report states that she will maintain her presence on that show in addition to her new duties on Star Trek: Discovery.
Despite some behind-the-scenes maneuverings on CBS’ upcoming Star Trek: Discovery that saw the series lose Bryan Fuller as its showrunner, and pushed back the series’ start date to May 2017, casting for the program has continued without hassle.
For the past few weeks, the series has updated fans with regular announcements detailing how the cast was coming together.