Sonequa Martin- Green’s Michael Burnham takes the captain’s seat in season four of Star Trek: Discovery. Ultimately becoming the first Black woman captain in a live-action Star Trek series according to SyfyWire.
Martin-Green’s Character Taking the Rightful Position
Burnham was promoted to captain in the finale of season three. Now she takes charge as captain, ready to face future unknowns throughout the galaxy. Various worlds must come together to secure a promising future for all in the upcoming season.
“I’m really excited about so many things about this season. It’s really hard to say what I’m most excited about. But being in the captain’s chair, being cemented in history, it’s huge,” Martin-Green said in a statement.
The actress discussed Burnham’s experiences in her new role as captain. “I think every relationship is affected by it,” she continued. She also explained how Burnham experiences multiple discoveries and challenges. While in her new position, it is to be expected as leader of the USS Discovery.
“When you take on responsibility for an entire crew on paper, there is automatically a stepping back that has to happen because you have to have a macro vision and a macro perspective. So you can make the best decisions for the whole,” she added.
Check out the season trailer below!
About Season Four
Season four of Star Trek: Discovery returned to set in the peak of the pandemic. Showrunner/ executive producer Michelle Paradise explained how the new episodes will relate to the uncertainty caused by Covid-19. “Star Trek looks at what’s happening in the world around us. We look for ways via the show and science fiction to reflect some of those things thematically,” Paradise said.
“Uncertainty is one of the big things for us thematically because that was happening very much in the world around us for everyone here. We’re still kind of in that. Looking at: ‘What does that mean for each of our characters individually? What does it mean for the Federation and for non-Federation planets? Now what does it mean as a whole?’” she continued.
Meanwhile Star Trek: Discovery season four premieres Nov. 18 on Paramount+.
