Star Trek: Discovery's second season finally has a launch date, though we will have to wait a few months unfortunately.

A new poster for the anticipated second season has confirmed that it will indeed drop in January 2019, so it seems we will welcome in the new year by living long and prospering.

While the poster doesn't give a specific date, it does give us a little teaser with the tagline "discover the next adventure".

This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Discover the next adventure of #StarTrekDiscovery January 2019, and catch #Starfleet at @NY_Comic_Con THIS Saturday. pic.twitter.com/qPfxSQchBB — Star Trek on CBS All Access (@startrekcbs) October 1, 2018

The new season of Star Trek: Discovery will be shaking up a few things, particularly with the addition of Spock as well as a Klingon redesign.

The latter particularly comes after some fans felt dissatisfied with how the Klingons looked in season one, and the new versions will apparently make viewers "freak out".

"We're obsessed with that story, and as we unpack it, we're going to find tons of other reasons for the Klingon look," the show's lead make-up artist Glenn Hetrick said. "I think people are going to freak out when this unfurls in front of them."

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Over the summer, it was also announced that 10 Things I Hate About You star Ethan Peck will play Spock, and has also been given the seal of approval by original star Leonard Nimoy's family.

While fans wait for the next batch of episodes, CBS is releasing a series of shorts to bridge the gap – though there's no plans to show them on Netflix at the moment.

Star Trek: Discovery airs on CBS in the US and on Netflix in the UK. Season two begins in January 2019.

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