Sarek: So, what do you think?
Michael: Well, you're not half-bad.
Sarek: I am not talking about my new body. I am talking about the show.
Michael: Well... it's not too bad.
You know, I thought I was done. I thought that we had probably seen the last of new Star Trek on TV. Since then, there have been constant re-watches of Trek on TV and online. Thankfully, I was glad to be somewhat wrong. Considering how this show has been viewed, I'm not sure for everyone else feels that way, though. In 2015, it was announced that we would be getting another Star Trek TV series. We found out that it would be set in the regular Trek universe (the Prime Timeline) and that Nicholas Meyer (the director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) would be involved. Bryan Fuller, a pretty popular producer, was also the showrunner.
As time went on, we started to get more news about the show. We found out that the show would revolve around a Lt. Commander. We also found things may look more different than we thought. It didn't exactly sound good since it seemed like the show could be another reboot. Also add the fact that it would be exclusive to a new streaming service called CBS All-Access in the US while the rest of the world would get it on Netflix. Then, add the fact that stuff was going on with the higher-ups with the show. For example, Bryan Fuller stepped down (or was let go?) from being the showrunner.
Finally, we saw footage... cue the rage and love. I think the phrase "millions of voices screamed out in terror" could fit but it really wasn't that bad. It seemed that opinions were all over the place. I was just waiting to see it. Anyway, the show premiered on CBS (only the first two episodes) and CBS All-Access on September 24th, 2017. We got 15 episodes spread out between September 2017 and February 2018. I actually waited until the first seven episodes were out before I joined another streaming service.
Star Trek: Discovery takes place a decade before Captain Kirk's five-year mission began. It revolves around Michael Burnham, a female commander who was raised on Vulcan by Sarek after her parents were killed by Klingons. Her actions ignite a war between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. Without spoiling too much, Burnham is invited by Captain Gabriel Lorca of the USS Discovery to join his ship and help win the war. The series goes down a rabbit hole full of twists, turns, reinterpretations of existing material, and Harry Mudd.