Star Trek: Discovery boss Alex Kurtzman has confirmed that some of the negative fan reaction to the design of the Klingons led to changes made for season 2.

The Klingons' appearance in Discovery differed from their appearance in previous Star Trek series.

Among other aspects, the humanoid alien species were bald and had a different facial structure in the first season as a result of using latex masks.

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The Klingons have hair again this season, growing it back out now that there is peace.



"Absolutely," Kurtzman told Vulture, when asked if they were influenced by the criticism. "When you're doing Trek and trying to keep track of the points that are meaningful and significant to people, some things are going to fall through the cracks.

"I suppose we should have just explained it earlier."

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 started this week, but there are more spin-offs on the way including series centred on Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh)

"What we're planning on is, I want to make sure that each show is a different and unique proposition," Kurtzman previously said.

"Our job is to make sure that every time you get a new Star Trek show, it feels like a very different prospect from any other Trek show that exists."

Star Trek: Discovery season 2 airs on CBS All Access in the US and on Netflix in the UK.

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