WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2. 1 / 4
The season finale saw the Discovery and its crew travel 950 years into the future. 2 / 4
Showrunner Alex Kurtzman notes this decision frees Season 3 from Star Trek's extensive continuity. 3 / 4
The decision was informed by Kurtzman co-writing J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot films. 4 / 4