Isaacs will be playing Captain Lorca in CBS All Access’ upcoming series Star Trek: Discovery, TVGuide.com has learned.
Star Trek: Discovery will premiere in late summer or early fall.
Isaacs announced the news in a quickly-deleted tweet that showed the captain’s chair of the Starship Discovery with the caption “looks comfy.”
Jason Isaacs, the actor best known for playing the wicked Lucious Malfoy in the Harry Potter series of films, is joining another iconic franchise — but as a good guy this time.