Star Trek: Discovery unveils season 4 release date in trailer

The latest trailer for the fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery has been unveiled by Paramount Plus, along with its release date.

The trailer was unveiled today (October 9), by series star Sonequa Martin-Green during the series' New York Comic-Con panel. The upcoming season's official key art, featuring Martin-Green as Captain Michael Burnham, was also debuted during the panel.

According to the Star Trek official website, season four, which will land on our screens on November 18, will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery "facing a threat unlike any they've ever encountered".

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The synopsis continues: "With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all."

As the crew disobeys Starfleet warnings and warps straight into the anomaly, to go where no-one has gone before, we see the Federation convene as Vulcans, Orions and Ferengi come together to assess this galaxy-wide threat together.

The upcoming season will pick up after Michael was promoted to captain in the season three finale – which also marked the first time a Black woman has filled the captain's seat across the entire live-action series.

It's clear that season four will boldly go where no Trek has gone before.

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The crew of the Discovery will be contending with a "massive anomaly that is five light-years in size", reports Variety, threatening to destroy life throughout the galaxy.

Along with Martin-Green, the rest of the main cast is also set to return, including Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland 'Book' Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira), and recurring guest star Ian Alexander (Gray).

Fans of David Cronenberg will also be pleased to know that the filmmaker is reprising his role as the mysterious Federation operative, Kovich.

Star Trek: Discovery airs on Paramount+ in the US and Netflix internationally, including the UK.