CBS's New 'Star Trek: Discovery' Series Full Title, First Ship Footage Revealed

CBS has unveiled the surprise new title for its live-action Star Trek television series: "Star Trek: Discovery." U.S.S. Discovery is the name of the new starship which will be featured in the show according to executive producer Bryan Fuller.

"Star Trek: Discovery" will debut in January 2017  on CBS, with future episodes airing on CBS's new streaming service All Access. For those outside the U.S. and Canada, the episodes will appear on Netflix 24 hours after their All Access debut.

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Newsarama Senior Editor Chris Arrant has covered comic book news for Space.com sister site Newsarama since 2003, and has also written for USA Today, Life, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly, Marvel Entertainment, TOKYOPOP, AdHouse Books, Cartoon Brew, Bleeding Cool, Comic Shop News and CBR. He is the author of the book "Modern Masters: Cliff Chiang," co-authored "Art of Spider-Man Classic," and contributed to Dark Horse/Bedside Press' anthology "Pros and (Comic) Cons." He has acted as a judge for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the Harvey Awards and the Stan Lee Awards. Chris is a member of the American Library Association's Graphic Novel & Comics Round Table. (He/him)