‘Star Trek: Short Treks’ To Premiere Oct. 4 On CBS All Access

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 Star Trek: Short Treks Runaway to premiere Oct. 4

CBS All Access announced Star Trek: Short Treks, four stand-alone short stories, will begin rolling out on Thursday, Oct. 4 as a lead up to the early 2019 release of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season. Each short are said to run approximately 10-15 minutes and will be an “opportunity for fans to dive deeper into key themes and characters that fit into the Star Trek: Discovery and expanding Star Trek universe.” You can check out the trailer for Runaway below. 

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Each of the Star Trek: Short Treks four stories are reported to center on a single key character.

The four installments will be released as follows: 

Runaway – Thursday, Oct. 4 Onboard the U.S.S. Discovery, Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) encounters an unexpected visitor in need of help. However, this unlikely pair may have more in common than meets the eye. Written by Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman. Directed by Maja Vrvilo.

Calypso – Thursday, Nov. 8 After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Aldis Hodge) finds himself to be on board a deserted ship, his only companion and hope for survival, an A.I. computer interface. Teleplay by Michael Chabon. Story by Sean Cochran and Michael Chabon. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
 
The Brightest Star – Thursday, Dec. 6 Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Doug Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path. Written by Bo Yeon Kim & Erika Lippoldt. Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski.
 
The Escape Artist – Thursday, Jan. 3 Harry Mudd (Rainn Wilson), back to his old tricks of stealing and double-dealing, finds himself in a precarious position aboard a hostile ship—just in time to try out his latest con. Written by Mike McMahan. Directed by Rainn Wilson.  
 

Season One will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on November 13

The four-disc Blu-ray and DVD collections, available to U.S. and Canadian fans, will feature all 15 first-season episodes of the CBS All Access series, as well as featurettes and other special features that will include cast and crew interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and deleted and extended scenes. You can pre-order now. 

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY: THE VOYAGE OF SEASON ONE – A look at the adventures and plot twists encountered in the first season by the crew of the Discovery.

In addition, and as noted, both the Star Trek: Discovery: Season One Blu-ray and DVD collections will include deleted and extended scenes.

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