‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Will Feature “A Big Tonal Shift”, Says Director Jonathan Frakes
SpoilersforStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2 ahead.
The ending ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2 boldly went where noStar Trekfranchise had ever gone before – 930 years into its future, and past the farthest point explored on the timeline in theNext Generationera ofTrekstorytelling.
NowJonathan Frakes, theStar Trekveteran who is directing multiple episodes ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 3, says that the third season features a “big tonal shift” to accompany its new setting. Read his quote below.
Star Trek: Discoveryseason 3 is set to premiere sometime in 2020, and Frakes directed three episodes of the new season – including the third episode, in which series protagonist Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) finally reunites with her Discovery crew after they were separated in season 2. Speaking withComicBook.com(viaTrekMovie), Frakes explained that the new season will undergo “a big tonal shift” and lean more toward action than introspection:
That partner in crime Frakes mentions is a new character named Cleveland Booker, aka “Book,” played byDavid Ajalaand seen in the header photo at the top of this page.StarTrek.comdescribes him like this: “Smart and capable, Book has a natural charisma and devil-may-care attitude that tends to get him into trouble as often as it gets him out.” Sounds like a classic rogue archetype.
The funniest thing about Frakes’s comment is how it seems to directly contradictStar Trek: DiscoveryshowrunnerMichelle Paradise’s previous quote about how the third season would be honing in on the vibe they found in the second season. “I think we, as a show, I feel like we really found our tone in season two,“she said last summer. “We found I think a wonderful mix of heart and character and adventure and fun and funny and action. All of that together, I think we really hit our stride with that so we intend to keep that tone.”
