In 2016, when Star Trek: Discovery was still in development, the basic premise of the show was closely guarded. Using secret code words, a growing writers’ room, shifting showrunners, and a surprising timeline choice, Discovery was a massive mystery almost right up until its premiere on September 24, 2017.
But the show we got in 2017 eventually took on many different guises throughout its five-season run. By 2019, Discovery became a series that connected directly to the TOS era. which later launched Strange New Worlds. By 2020, Discovery jumped to the distant future and remained there for the rest of its run through 2024. But before all of that, it could have been a very different show. Speaking to the podcast The D-Con Chamber, Discovery co-creator Bryan Fuller teased the version of the show that never got.
