One interesting observation...the 3-year renewable deal that has kept Star Trek Discovery in perpetual profit since its licensing deal for Netflix will be over after season 3. Season 4 is a given, it starts filming in October barring any COVID delays. This is the perfect time for ViacomCBS to launch it's global Paramount+ service, but it also means Discovery will need to continue to perform at as high a level as it has been, potentially making it more vulnerable. RAMA
Saru building some muscle for S4. Has it been officially renewed, btw? https://twitter.com/NewBreedAtlas/status/1308581472538734594
There's been no announcement, but one member of the prop team tweeted they were going back to work for season 4 a week or 2 ago, said tweet has been deleted.
Sign for cast and crew entry for season 4 filming: https://twitter.com/moekhalaf/status/1308727079945621505
This is too good not to share! Harry Mudd looks just like William McKinley's Vice President, Garrett Hobart. The resemblance is uncanny!
Trekmovie.com posted an interview with Jonathan Frakes about his directing during season 3. Of interest to me is this... Are Book and Grudge only going to be there for one season? I hope they at least keep one of them around...
Despite the spoiler warning in the thread, I wish I hadn't read this. Unfortunately, it does fit the pattern. But I was hoping it wouldn't. Except Book isn't the Captain. So far, both of Discovery's guest-regulars were Captains.
Frakes can always be counted on some mini spoilers, like these: First episode is only Burnham and Book. Second episode is the rest of the Discovery characters. Third episode is the reunion. Frakes directed the 3rd episode. Tunde directed the first 2 in Iceland.
That seems like it could be a massive spoiler. I had the impression the main storyline is Discovery undoing the Burn.
That is an excellent stylistic choice. One of the things Discovery has really been missing is episodes told from a distinctive POV or frame, which can really help give individual episodes their own feel even if they are part of a greater serialized arc.