Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp cast as stars of CBS show, 'Star Trek: Discovery'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            Though I’ve never watched anything Star Trek related, I’ve always been interested in the property. One day, I’ll get around to watching some sort of Star Trek whether it be the original series and films or the recent incarnations that star Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto. It also could be, the upcoming CBS series Star Trek: Discovery which will bring the franchise back to television. According to Collider, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp were added to the cast that already had cast Michelle Yeoh.

            Yeoh will star in the series as Captain Georgiou, the Starfleet Captain aboard the Starship Shenzhou. Alongside her, Doug Jones, who is best known for playing these remarkable physical and transformative roles like Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth and Abe Sapien in the Hellboy franchise will co-star. He’ll be playing Lt. Saru, the main Starfleet Science Officer who is also a brand new alien species in the Star Trek universe. Also, Anthony Rapp who is best known for his role as Mark Cohen in Rent will portray the Star Trek universe’s first gay character, Lt. Stamets who is a astromycologist and fungus expert.

            With these two additions, it makes me incredibly excited to see what CBS can do with this series. These are impressive castings and if these continue, I’ll definitely be watching this show the night it premieres.