The casting department for Discovery has been very busy for the last couple weeks. It was just announced that The Walking Dead’s Sonequa Martin-Green has been cast as the lead in the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery, EW.com reports.
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Bryan Fuller, who has since stepped down as showrunner, stated that lead for this series would be much different than what Trek fans have been used to in the past. “Unlike the previous series in the franchise, the main protagonist of Discovery won’t be a captain. Fuller described Martin-Green’s character as a “lieutenant commander with caveats”. I’m not exactly sure what this will mean, but Fuller has stated “We’ve seen six series from the captain’s point of view–to see a character from a [new] perspective on the starship — one who has different dynamic relationships with a captain, with subordinates, it gave us richer context.” Despite Fuller’s reasoning, this is not exactly a new concept. Fans of Deep Space Nine will remember that the lead, Avery Brooks, was also not a captain for the first couple seasons.
Martin-Green is will continue to serve as a series regular on AMC’s zombie drama, where she has played Sasha Williams since season 3.
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