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Star Trek: Discovery Adds To Its Cast

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February 15, 2017

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Three New Crew Members Beam Up To The Ship

♦According To Variety, CBS: All Access and Netflix’s Star Trek: Discovery has just added three new cast members to the crew…

Three more actors have joined Starfleet, Variety has learned.

Terry Serpico will star in CBS All Access’ upcoming Star Trek: Discovery as Admiral Anderson, a high-ranking official of Starfleet. Serpico’s credits include Army Wives, Rescue Me and Sneaky Pete. Maulik Pancholy will star as “Dr. Nambue,” the Chief Medical Officer of the Starship Shenzhou. Pancholy’s credits include “30 Rock” and “Weeds.” Sam Vartholomeos will star as “Ensign Connor,” a Junior Officer in Starfleet Academy assigned to the Starship Shenzhou. His credits include “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “The Following.”

The three will co-star alongside The Walking Dead actress Sonequa Martin-Green as a lieutenant commander, James Frain as Spock’s father, Anthony Rapp as a space fungus expert, and a plethora of others, including Michelle Yeoh.

CBS released a first look at the sets and costumes at the tail end of January. Production had been delayed by behind-the-scenes upheaval and a lengthy casting process, meaning the series likely won’t bow on All Access until after May, well after the initially planned January 2017 debut. The honour of the first All Access original series will now go to The Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight, which will live exclusively on the service after a special premiere on CBS at 8/7c.

www.variety.com