Star Trek is undoubtedly enjoying somewhat of a renaissance in reason years, what with the release of the Chris Pine-led film franchise and CBS' Discovery series.

And more recently, a Jean-Luc Picard spin-off show starring Patrick Stewart was announced, as well as an animated comedy series from one of the writers of Rick and Morty.

But before the franchise boldly goes off in those new directions, Trekkies have a series of short films based around Star Trek: Discovery to look forward to. Check out the trailer below.

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Three of the four announced shorts will focus on established character from Discovery, but the fourth, written by Michael Chabon, will take Star Trek further into the future than ever before.

The short, which is titled 'Calypso' and depicts a lone man stuck on-board a ship with only a giggling AI for company, is set 1000 years after Discovery.

The furthest we've ever been in the Star Trek timeline is 3074, as Star Trek: Voyager flashed forward to give us a glimpse of an advanced alien civilisation. And 'Calypso' goes even further than that, so this really is uncharted territory for the franchise and viewers.

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Related: The entire Star Trek television timeline, from Discovery to Voyager

Speaking of Star Trek: Voyager, Orange is the New Black and former Captain Janeway actress Kate Mulgrew has said that she'd like to reprise the role as the franchise expands.

Mulgrew even admitted that she'd love to do a crossover, featuring herself, William Shatner and Patrick Stewart.

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