The 14-episode second season of the sci-fi seriesis set to premiere on January 17, 2019 on CBS All Access, at 8p ET. New episodes will stream weekly on Thursdays. The first season's showrunnersandreturned, but were fired during production and replaced by co-creatorCreated byand Kurtzman, the series is set ten years before the adventures of the USS Enterprise, and it follows the crew of the USS Discovery as they explore new worlds and lifeforms. The new season introduces Spock () and finds Captain Christopher Pike () taking over command of the USS Discovery.The main cast featuresandalso appears in a recurring role, and guests includeand