Alex Kurtzman could possibly disappoint a ton of Star Trek fans in taking so long with Star Trek: Discovery, but ultimately, he’s shooting for a later date to ensure Season 2 wouldn’t suffer the same mistakes made with Season 1 involving early announcements.
As those who have following the project may already know, Star Trek: Discovery had a lot of perceived delays on the way to its premiere, but that probably wouldn’t have been the case had the marketing push not settled on a premiere date so early in the production.
Damn…or as the Klingon’s say, Ghuy’.
And now that Kurtzman knows what a massive undertaking this show can be, he’s making sure to lock down a completely vague span of time that’s appropriate for both CBS and the needs of the show, provided the network gives the green light.