As for details on the new series itself. It is still untitled and is being produced by CBS TV Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. In addition to Sir Patrick Stewart, it will star Alison Pill (The Newsroom), Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful), Isa Briones (American Crime Story: Versace), Santiago Cabrera (Salvation), Michelle Hurd (Blindspot) and newcomer Evan Evagora.
Hanelle Culpepper is set to direct the first two episodes This will make her the first woman to direct a pilot episode of a Star Trek series in the franchise’s 53-year history. Some of the other names attached to the project include executive produces Alex Kurtzman, James Duff, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth, with Aaron Baiers as co-executive producer.
