Star Trek Discovery will have a female lead, 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 take the role of lieutenant commander.
"We're going to delve into something that was for me always very tantalizing and to tell that story through a character who is on a journey that is going to teach her how to get along with others in the galaxy," Fuller said during