Star Trek Discovery Season 3: Everything You Need To Know
11. The Crew
The USS Discovery is manned by a motley crew of Starfleet officers; contrasting with other Star Trek series’ more mild-mannered professionals, this ship’s crew is a bit angstier and more dramatic.
While Discovery has changed commanding officers several times over the course of her voyages, she’s currently led by Commander Saru – the first of his race evolve past a constant state of fear, who led his people in a revolt against oppressive alien overlords.
Other Discovery officers include Lieutenant Paul Stamets – the inventor of the spore drive, genetically enhanced to navigate the ship through cybernetic implants in his arms. There's also Stamets’ partner, Hugh Culber, who is not only the ship’s doctor but was recently resurrected using the spore drive because… well, that’s not important.
There’s also pilot Keyla Detmer, another cybernetically enhanced crewmember. Operations officer Joann Owosekun, born from a collective on Earth that has rejected technology. Engineer Jett Reno, an officer who may or may not have had a grim vision of the future. Security officer Nhan, formerly of the USS Enterprise. Ensign Sylvia Tilly, aspiring captain and the heart of the USS Discovery.
Communications officer Bryce, tactical officer Rhys, and spore drive operator Nilsson are... also there.