How Star Trek: Discovery's Surprise Finale Cameo Happened
Star Trek: Discovery director Olatunde Osunsanmi explains how the show's surprise season finale came to fruition. The series, which debuted in September 2017 on CBS's now rebranded Paramount+ streaming platform, follows Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the starship Discovery, beginning approximately ten years before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series. Helmed by showrunners Michelle Paradise and Alex Kurtzman, the series earned itself critical acclaim and landed a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy for prosthetic makeup and visual effects. Supporting Sonequa Martin-Green's lead as Captain Burnham are series regulars Doug Jones, Shazad Latif, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Jason Isaacs, Wilson Cruz, Anson Mount, David Ajala, Rachael Ancheril, Blu del Barrio, and Tig Notaro.
In a surprising twist, the Star Trek: Discovery season 4 finale sees the real-life politician, voting rights activist, and admittedly proud Trekkie, Stacey Abrams, cameo as the President of United Earth. Abrams' role as the United Earth President awarded the Georgia politician to test her acting chops alongside Martin-Green's Captain Burnham. The previously unseen President also formally proclaimed that United Earth would be rejoining the Federation. Although it is unclear whether Abrams will reprise the role for the show's season 5, it was indeed a casting call nobody saw coming.
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In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Star Trek: Discovery director, Olatunde Osunsanmi, explains how Abrams' surprise cameo in the season 4 finale came to be. Osunsanmi admits he was pretty surprised when he learned Abrams could cameo in the finale, with the connection to Abrams coming from
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