Paramount+ debuted a teaser trailer for Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery at the Saturday, October 8, 2022, Star Trek universe panel at New York Comic Con, which featured series cast members Anthony Rapp (Commander Paul Stamets), Wilson Cruz (Doctor Hugh Culber), and beaming in virtually from the Season 5 set in a Gary Mitchell-like fashion was series star Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Micheal Burnham), and executive producers Michelle Paradise, Alex Kurtzman, and Rod Roddenberry. The teaser was introduced by Martin-Green and unveiled a first look at several new characters that will be introduced in Discovery’s fifth season, including Captain Rayner, played Callum Keith Rennie (The Umbrella Academy), along with Moll and L’ak, played by Eve Harlow (The 100) and Elias Toufexis (The Expanse), respectively.

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Season 5 of Discovery will follow “Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncover a mystery that sends them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries,” according to the season description on StarTrek.com. “But there are others on the hunt as well … dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it.”

As the Discovery crew travels across the galaxy, they will meet three new Starfleet friends, such as Callum Keith Rennie’s Captain Rayner, a gruff Starfleet captain, who has “some things to learn” in Season 5, and new foes. Eve Harlow and Elias Toufexis, who are playing Moll and L’ak, both former couriers turned outlaws, were described as “Bonnie and Clyde-kind of characters” by co-showrunner and executive producer Michelle Paradise during NYCC’s Star Trek universe panel. Per the official StarTrek.com description, Moll is “highly intelligent and dangerous, with an impressive strategic mind and a sharp wit,” who goes into “every situation with a clear plan and stays focused and clear-headed on her goal, even when things go awry.” As for her partner in crime, L’ak, he is described as “tough, impulsive and fiercely protective of his beloved partner, Moll,” who doesn’t care about collateral damage as long as she is safe.

David Ajala Will Return in Star Trek: Discovery Season 5

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 cast members include NYCC 2022 panelists’ Martin-Green, Cruz, and Rapp, as well as Doug Jones as Saru, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, and Blu del Barrio as Adira. Also returning is David Ajala as Cleveland “Book” Booker, a character who was sentenced for his crimes and sent to a Federation work camp in the Season 4 finale, seemingly ending his long-term relationship with Captain Burnham (and right when Queen Grudge had finally taken a liking to her too).

The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers. Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise serve as co-showrunners.

Watch the first look teaser below: