Summary
- Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will have an "incredibly satisfying ending" according to executive producer Alex Kurtzman.
- The fifth season of Star Trek: Discovery is also the show's final season, as Paramount+ announced the series' cancellation in March 2023.
- Despite no trailer or release date announced at NYCC, the season is set to premiere in 2024 and is highly anticipated by fans.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5 will have an "incredibly satisfying ending," Star Trek executive producer promised at New York Comic Con 2023, Star Trek: Discovery season 5 nearly completed production when Paramount+ announced the series was canceled in March 2023, meaning the fifth season is also the show's final season. In spring 2023, reshoots were completed on the final episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 to turn the season finale into a proper series finale. Star Trek: Discovery season 5 is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ in 2024, and Alex Kurtzman confirmed this is still the plan.
As transcribed by TrekMovie, Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman addressed the state of the franchise at NYCC's Star Trek Universe panel. Kurtzman gave the following update to Star Trek: Discovery season 5 and its series finale, and he praised star and producer Sonequa Martin-Green, who plays Captain Michael Burnham. Read his quote below:
“We have finished it. It will be airing early next year. It’s an incredibly satisfying ending to a show that is so near and dear to my heart. Sonequa Martin-Green gave the performance of her life. I think you guys are going to love it.”
