Rumours began floating in the Star Trek telly universe back in November that one of the shows being considered to expand the galaxy around Star Trek: Discovery was a series following Michelle Yeoh's Philippa Georgiou. The series is now in active development at CBS All Access in the States.
The concept originally hit news radars when a deleted scene showed Georgiou (the imperious, Mirror Universe version of Yeoh's character introduced later in Season 1) was shown being offered a job with Starfleet's shadowy intelligence agency Section 31. She'll be seen working for the organisation in Season 2 of the show and now the spin-off will chronicle her further adventures.
"I’m so excited to continue telling these rich Star Trek stories," said Yeoh. "Being a part of this universe and this character specifically has been such a joy for me to play. I can’t wait to see where it all goes – certainly I believe it will go 'where no WOMAN has ever gone before!''"
Alex Kurtzman, who has been overseeing the widening Trek universe, will be a producer on the show, to be written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt. "Michelle has shattered ceilings, broken boundaries, and astonished us with her grace and gravitas for decades," Kurtzman said. "As a human, I adore her. As an actor, I revere her. Erika and Boey are remarkable, exciting writers who bring a fresh perspective to the world of Star Trek, and we’re all thrilled to explore the next wild chapter in the life of Captain Philippa Georgiou."
With the project still at an early stage, we're now awaiting word of who might co-star and when the show could hit our screens. Discovery, meanwhile, will return to All Access on Thursday, with the first episode warping to Netflix in the UK shortly after that.
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