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Star Trek: Discovery Shorts Are Headed Your Way Soon

Rejoice, we have a premiere date and a teaser!

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Keisha Hatchett

Showrunner Alex Kurtzman revealed at San Diego Comic-Con that ahead of the new season of Star Trek: Discovery, CBS All Access was dropping four stand-alone episodes that would delve deeper into some of the show's ensemble cast. Now, we have an official premiere date along with our first look at the upcoming episodes!

The first episode of Star Trek: Short Treks drops Thursday, Oct. 4 following by three more in monthly installments. These 10 to 15-minute stand-alone adventures will explore the backstories of characters like the infamous smuggler Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson), who double-crossed Lorca (Jason Isaacs) and Tyler (Shazad Latif) back in Season 1. Wilson will direct the Mudd-centric episode in addition to reprising the role.

Additional episodes will center on Underground's Aldis Hodge as Craft, a man stranded aboard a deserted ship, a deeper exploration of Saru's (Doug Jones) backstory as Starfleet's first Kelpian and Tilly's (Mary Wiseman) unlikely friendship aboard the U.S.S. Discovery.

See the full schedule below.

Episode 1: "Runaway"
Airdate: Thursday, Oct. 4
Description: Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly (Wiseman) encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye.
Written by: Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman
Directed by: Maja Vrvilo

Episode 2: "Calypso"
Airdate: Thursday, Nov. 8
Description: After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an A.I. computer interface.
Teleplay by: Michael Chabon
Story by: Sean Cochran and Michael Chabon
Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi.

Episode 3: "The Brightest Star"
Airdate: Thursday, Dec. 6
Description: Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.
Written by: Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt
Directed by: Douglas Aarniokoski.

Episode 4: "The Escape Artist"
Airdate: Thursday, Jan. 3
Description: Harry Mudd (Wilson), back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship - just in time to try out his latest con.
Written by: Michael McMahan
Directed by: Rainn Wilson.

Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery, which premieres in 2019, finds Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) taking control of the Discovery to face an imminent threat -- mysterious red orbs that are linked to Spock (Ethan Peck).

With a long wait ahead, get your fill with four Star Trek shorts headed your way starting Oct. 4!

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