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“STAR TREK: DISCOVERY” Season 4 LOGLINES

Episode 401: “Kobayashi Maru” (Available to stream Thursday, November 18th)

After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station – a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat.

Written by: Michelle Paradise & Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

 

Episode 402: “Anomaly” (Available to stream Thursday, November 25th)

Saru returns to help the U.S.S. Discovery uncover the mystery of an unusually destructive new force. As Burnham leads the crew, she must also find a way to help Book cope with an unimaginable loss.

Written by: Anne Cofell Saunders & Glenise Mullins

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

 

Episode 403: “Choose to Live” (Available to stream Thursday, December 2nd)

Burnham and Tilly hunt the killer of a Starfleet officer as Stamets and the science team race against the clock to prevent the anomaly from killing anyone else.

Written by: Terri Hughes Burton

Directed by: Christopher J. Byrne

 

Episode 404: “All Is Possible” (Available to stream Thursday, December 9th)

Tilly and Adira lead a team of Starfleet Academy cadets on a training mission that takes a dangerous turn. Meanwhile, Burnham is pulled into tense negotiations on Ni’Var.

Written by: Alan McElroy & Eric J. Robbins

Directed by: John Ottman

 

Episode 405: “The Examples” (Available to stream Thursday, December 16th)

Burnham and Book race to evacuate a group of stranded colonists in the anomaly’s path as one of the Federation’s brightest scientists comes aboard the U.S.S. Discovery to do high-stakes research with Saru and Stamets.

Written by Kyle Jarrow

Directed by Lee Rose

 

Episode 406: “Stormy Weather” (Available to stream Thursday, December 23rd)

Seeking answers, the U.S.S. Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past.

Written by: Anne Cofell Saunders & Brandon Schultz

Directed by: Jonathan Frakes

 

Episode 407: “…But to Connect” (Available to stream Thursday, December 30th)

Tensions rise as representatives from across the galaxy gather to confront the threat of the Dark Matter Anomaly. Zora’s new sentience raises difficult questions.

Written by: Terri Hughes Burton & Carlos Cisco

Directed by: Lee Rose

 

Episode 408: “All In” (Available to stream Thursday, February 10th)

Following a hunch, Captain Burnham tracks Book to an old haunt from their courier days and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for a powerful weapon.

Written by: Sean Cochran

Directed by: Christopher J. Byrne & Jen McGowan

 

Episode 409: “Rubicon” (Available to stream Thursday, February 17th)

Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy.

Written by: Alan McElroy

Directed by: Andi Armaganian

 

Episode 410: “The Galactic Barrier” (Available to stream Thursday, February 24th)

Captain Burnham and her crew must go where few have gone before: beyond the Galactic Barrier. Meanwhile, Book learns the truth of what drives Ruon Tarka.

Written by: Anne Cofell Saunders

Directed by: Deborah Kampmeier

 

Episode 411: “Rosetta” (Available to stream Thursday, March 3rd)

While Captain Burnham leads an away mission to a planet that was once home to the aliens responsible for the DMA, Book and Tarka secretly infiltrate the U.S.S. Discovery.

Written by: Terri Hughes Burton

Directed by: Jeff Byrd

 

Episode 412: “Species Ten-C” (Available to stream Thursday, March 10th)

As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery attempt to make First Contact with the powerful species responsible before it’s too late.

Written by: Kyle Jarrow

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

 

Episode 413: “Coming Home” (Available to stream Thursday, March 17th)

In the season four finale, the DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var. With evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out.

Written by: Michelle Paradise

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi