内容摘要：Prominent Star Trekfanboy Rainn Wilson will take to the final frontier as part of the upcoming Star

Prominent Star Trekfanboy Rainn Wilson will take to the final frontier as part of the upcoming Star Trek: DiscoveryTV reboot, CBS announced Friday.

Wilson will play Harry Mudd, a "charismatic conman and intergalactic criminal," per a CBS press release. The character first appeared in the original Star Trekseries in the 1960s.

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Star Trek: Discovery will also include Jason Isaacs, Maulik Pancholi, Michelle Yeoh and Broadway star Anthony Rapp.

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"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," the CBS release read.

There is currently no premiere date.

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