Looks like things are picking up steam for the upcoming Star Trek series Discovery. Less than two weeks ago the news broke that Michelle Yeoh would play Captain Georgiou, a Starfleet Captain aboard the Starship Shenzhou. Now, StarTrek.com is reporting that Chris Obi, Shazad Latif and Mary Chieffo are locked and loaded to play Klingons on the new series coming to CBS All Access.

Here’s the description on the trio:

Obi will play T’Kuvma, the Klingon leader seeking to unite the Klingon houses. His credits include State of Play, Doctor Who, Snow White and the Huntsman, and the recent Roots reboot, as well as the upcoming series American Gods and film Ghost in the Shell.

Latif is set to portray Kol, commanding officer of the Klingons and protégé of T’Kuvma. Latif has appeared in such films and television series as MI-5, Black Mirror, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and Penny Dreadful. Among his upcoming projects are Still Star-Crossed and The Commuter.

Chieffo rounds out the latest wave of additions with her role as L’Rell, the battle deck commander of the Klingon ship. The actress’s credits include a 2015 stage production of Othello, and film and television roles in Natural Disasters, Girls!, Girls!, Girls! and Miss Dial, as well as Shelby’s Vacation, which will be released in 2017.

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Besides the casting news, I’m excited for the nugget of info that has been revealed with the casting announcements; Klingons! The plot of Discovery has been kept under wraps for quite some time but at least we now know that the Klingons will have a prominent role to play withing the first season. Qapla’!

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