While the character, also known as Harcort Fenton Mudd, appeared in only two episodes of the original series and one episode in Star Trek: The Animated Series, it’s unknown how often Wilson’s iteration of the character will appear in Star Trek: Discovery.
While the series is set a decade before the first Star Trek series, some familiar characters from original TV classic will be a part of Star Trek: Discovery.
In the midst of two more hit films after the Abrams-helmed blockbuster original, CBS clearly felt comfortable enough to start developing the series Star Trek: Discovery for its new CBS All Access streaming service.
Followed by a mostly successful film franchise with the series’ original stars including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley – and adventures of a whole new crew in TV’s Star Trek: The Next Generation (and a film series of their own) – the franchise slowly began to wane in popularity with subsequent TV series, only to be rejuvenated by J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot in 2009.