Update: UK Star Trek fans, look away now – we've got bad news about those Discovery Short Treks.

Unfortunately, it looks like they may be a US-only thing right now, as Netflix has confirmed to Digital Spy that there are currently no plans to air the Short Treks on the streaming service.

We'll let you know when we hear any more, so watch this deep space.

Original story: Star Trek: Discovery season two may not be beaming onto streaming services until 2019, but CBS is bridging the gap with a new series of shorts – and they're landing very soon.

Following on from actor Rainn Wilson's hint that the show was gearing up to make a "big announcement" this week, Star Trek: Discovery delivered on Wilson's promise and shared a first look at the new Short Treks in a quick trailer.

In the words of Ensign Tilly: "Are you freaking kidding me?!"

There will be four episodes of shorts in all, each focusing on a single character – Mary Wiseman's Tilly, Doug Jones' Saru, Rainn Wilson's Harry Mudd and a new character called Craft who's played by Aldis Hodge.

The first episode, called 'Runaway', will centre on Tilly and it'll drop on CBS All Access on Thursday, October 4. A new episode will then roll out every month, ending with the Mudd-centric 'The Escape Artist' on Thursday, January 3.

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Alongside the new teaser trailer, we've also been given more information in the form of plot synopses courtesy of TV Line.

'Runaway' – Thursday, October 4

"Onboard the USS 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."

'Calypso' – Thursday, November 8

"After waking up in an unfamiliar sickbay, Craft (Aldis Hodge) finds himself on board a deserted ship, and his only companion and hope for survival is an AI computer interface."

'The Brightest Star – Thursday, December 6

"Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru (Doug Jones) lived a simple life on his home planet of 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."

'The Escape Artist – Thursday, January 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."

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Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Alex Kurtzman confirmed earlier this year that season two will answer how the show fits into the timeline of the wider Star Trek canon, and we'll also get the opportunity to see a young Spock as Ethan Peck was confirmed in the role last month.

The second season will pick up directly with the cliffhanger from the previous finale, where the Discovery was hailed by a distress signal from the Enterprise.

In the new episodes, Enterprise captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) will take command of the Discovery to investigate the sudden appearance of red bursts of energy across 30,000 light years of space.

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

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