The official Star Trek: Discovery Twitter account has revealed that Emmy-nominated actor Rainn Wilson will appear in the upcoming show as a character that will no doubt be familiar to fans of the original 1960s TV series, Harry Mudd.
The "charismatic interstellar con-man", who was played by Roger C. Carmel back in the day, can be utilized here because Discovery is set in the same "Prime" Timeline as the original show, as opposed to the "Kelvin" timeline established in J.J. Abrams' big-screen reboot.
Star Trek: Discovery will also star Sonequa Martin-Green in the lead role, as well as James Frain (Sarek), Doug Jones (Lt. Saru), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Stamets), Michelle Yeoh (Starfleet Captain Georgiou), and Shazad Latif as a Klingon officer named Kol. The show still hasn't been given an official premiere date.
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