Star Trek Discovery will have a female captain, Bryan Fuller confirms

Star Trek Discovery, CBS's new Trek series due out next year, will officially feature a female lead. Showrunner Bryan Fuller confirmed as much today during CBS's Television Critics Association press event, saying a woman will once again sit in the captain's chair. While details about the character are still a secret, it's welcome news for the franchise, which hasn't seen a female captain since Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager — a show that ended in 2001.
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