We'll very likely wind up scrambling to set up a group event as the date get solidified. Here's a random collection of what we know.
From CBS Website, the Official show site, we have these tidbits
- The show will premiere on CBS Television and then continue on CBS All Access for U.S. viewers.
- The first season is 15 episodes; each episode including the TV premiere has a companion after-show on CBS All Access.
- The first trailer and photos are on the site.
- The show takes place about 10 years before the start of Captain Kirk’s five year mission. If geekdom serves me right, this barely predates Captain Pike.
- The website says ‘Premieres This Fall on CBS All Access’
- Discovery will also have a companion comic series and a novel, all of which will be part of the Star Trek universe. This is a departure from the past when only the show and movies were canon.
From other more random but ‘official’ sites
- Since it’s on streaming, the episode length will vary depending on the story. There will be a long overarching storyline into which each episode fits. (Bryan Fuller interview)
- The budget for each episode is about $6-7 million US. (CBS quarterly financial statement)
- Despite CBS All access being a subscription service there will still be commercials (Ad Age magazine)
- As of May 2016 the principle filming for the first season is about 1/3 complete.
- They are up to 11 major characters, one of which is likely to be a robot. There are at least a dozen semi-recurring roles (Variety)
