"STAR TREK: DISCOVERY" BOLDY GOES TO WONDERCON IN ITS FIRST EVER "VISIONARIES" PANEL

Executive Producers and Visionaries From the Series Share Details on Bringing the Famed Franchise Back to Fans, and Building the Trek Universe in a Modern Age on Saturday, March 24th in Room North 200A

Panel to be Moderated by Series Star Mary Chieffo ("L'Rell")

LOS ANGELES - March 13, 2018 - CBS Television Studios and CBS All Access invite Star Trek fans from around the world to join the team of "STAR TREK: DISCOVERY" at Wonder-Con on Saturday, March 24th from 3:00-4:00 PM in Room North 200A.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY PANEL DESCRIPTION, MARCH 24, 2018

Over 50 years ago, the world was first introduced to what would quickly become a cultural phenomenon. It was a television series that inspired developments in science and technology, broke social barriers and transported viewers around the globe to new adventures and uncharted frontiers. Now, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows in the footsteps of those that came before as it seeks to tackle social issues, inspire the next generation of dreamers and doers and reflect on Roddenberry's vision of a hope for tomorrow.

Join us in a conversation with those who boldly helped recreate the world of Trek in the modern day:

Scheduled panelists include: Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts (Executive Producers & Showrunners); Tamara Deverell (Production Designer); Gersha Phillips (Costume Designer); Mario Moreira (Props Master); Glenn Hetrick & James MacKinnon (Prosthetics & Special FX Makeup); Jeff Russo (Composer); and Jason Zimmerman (VFX Supervisor).

ABOUT "STAR TREK: DISCOVERY"

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY follows the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.

All episodes of season one are now available to watch on CBS All Access, CBS Network's digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service, and is distributed concurrently by CBS Studios International on Netflix in 188 countries and in Canada on Bell Media's Space channel and OTT service CraveTV. STAR TREK: DISCOVERY is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Alex Kurtzman's Secret Hideout, Bryan Fuller's Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.

ABOUT CBS ALL ACCESS

CBS All Access is CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. In addition to its original series, which includes STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, comedy series NO ACTIVITY and the new edition of "The Good Wife," THE GOOD FIGHT, CBS All Access gives CBS fans the ability to watch more than 10,000 episodes on demand - spanning current shows from primetime, daytime and late night, as well as past seasons of select series and classic TV hits - and stream their local CBS station live. CBS All Access is currently available online at CBS.com, on mobile devices via the CBS App for iOS, Android and Windows 10, and on Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs and Amazon Channels. For more details on CBS All Access, please visit: https://www.cbs.com/all-access.

To sign up for CBS All Access, please visit: www.CBS.com/allaccess

For more information on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, please visit: http://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/