Star Trek: Discovery is going to be more serialized than the previous shows, which might have something to do with this grittier story.
Star Trek: Discovery premieres later this year on CBS All Access.
Typically, because Star Trek is meant to be an ideal future, there is a hopeful tone to the various shows and films.
Martin-Green is the first female African-American lead in a Star Trek series, and it will also feature the first gay main character in the franchise — Science Officer Stamets — played by Anthony Rapp.