Star Trek: Discovery EP Teases The Return Of Tribbles

Star Trek: Discovery producer Alex Kurtzman is teasing the return of one of the quirkier creatures from classic Star Trek.

According to CinemaBlend, Kurtzman suggested that Tribbles will be featured on Star Trek: Discovery. The creatures were introduced in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "The Trouble With Tribbles," though the Federation had encountered Tribbles previously, per the second season episode of prequel series Star Trek: Enterprise titled "The Breach."

Tribbles could play an interesting role in Star Trek: Discovery, which takes place about 100 years after Star Trek: Enterprise but just 10 years prior to the events of Star Trek: The Original Series. Tribbles are mostly known for their incredible rate of reproduction and for being furry and cute, however, Klingons considered them a serious menace because the creatures would react violently and emit a high-pitched shriek when near a Klingon. As such, Klingons sought to have the entire species exterminated.

With the Federation and the Klingons apparently in a conflict in Star Trek: Discovery, it could be advantageous to the crew of the USS Discovery to discover how Tribbles interact with Klingons and use that against their foes. Of course, Tribbles tend to be more trouble than they're worth, so that's bound to be a double-edged sword.

Set 10 years prior to the five-year mission of the Enterprise in Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery follows the adventures of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new lifeforms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The series will feature a new ship, new characters, and new missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers.

Star Trek: Discovery's cast also includes Jason Isaacs as the starship Discovery's Captain Lorca, Rainn Wilson as Star Trek: The Original Series character HarryMudd, James Frain as Sarek, Spock's father, and Michelle Yeoh as CaptainGeorgiou, the captain of another Starfleet ship, the Shenzhou, which will be important to the plot of Star Trek: Discovery. Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp both play science officers. Mary Wiseman will play a final year Starfleet Academy cadet.

Star Trek: Discovery was created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman. Fuller was originally intended to be Discovery's showrunner but was forced step down due to commitments to Starz' adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts have taken over as showrunners.

Star Trek: Discovery premieres Sept. 24, 2017.

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