Three More Board ‘Star Trek Discovery’
Star Trek Discoveryhas recruited three new members of Starfleet.Maulik Pancholy(30 Rock),Terry Serpico(Sneaky Pete), andSam Vartholomeosare all set to board the sci-fi drama, joiningSonequa Martin-Green,Doug Jones,Michelle Yeoh, andAnthony Rapp. Find out which characters they’re playing below.CBSannounced the latestStar Trek Discoverycasting.
#StarTrekDiscoveryhas recruited three new Starfleet officers! Welcome aboard @terryserpico,@MaulikPancholy, & Sam Vartholomeos!pic.twitter.com/TJvL0lmY08
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Pancholy will play “Dr. Nambue, the chief medical officer of the Starship Shenzhou,” and Vartholomeos joins him as “Ensign Connor, a junior officer in Starfleet Academy who is assigned to Starship Shenzhou.” That’s the ship headed byCaptain Georgiou, the character played by Yeoh. Serpico has been cast as “Admiral Anderson, a high-ranking official of Starfleet.”
Pancholy is probably best known for his sitcom work and his voice work. I know him best as Jonathan from30 Rock; you may also recognize him as Sanjay fromWeedsor Neal fromWhitney. He’s lent his voice to the animated seriesPhineas and FerbandSanjay and Craig. Serpico has had recurring roles onSneaky Pete,The Carrie Diaries, andRescue Me, and starred inArmy Wives. Vartholomeos is a relative newcomer who’s been inThe FollowingandSecret Life of Walter Mitty.
Set roughly ten years before the events of the originalStar Trek, the new serieswill be led by Martin-Green, who plays the lieutenant commander of the USSDiscovery. Her crew includes Saru (Jones), a Starfleet science officer and a member of a new alien species; Stamets (Rapp), another science officer who specializes in fungus; andSarek(James Frain), an astrophysicist and the father of Spock. Also appearing in the show will bethree Klingon warriorsplayed byShazad Latif,Chris Obi, andMary Chieffo.
Star Trek Discoverysuffered a big hit last fall whenBryan Fullerdeparted as showrunner, but it’s since gotten back on course withGretchen J. BergandAaron Harbertssteering the ship.Alex Kurtzman,Heather Kadin,Akiva Goldsman,Rod Roddenberry, andTrevor Rothadditionally serve as executive producers. Shooting begana couple of weeks ago, and the first season is expected to premiere on CBS All Access sometime this year.
