Star Trek: Discovery will add the first transgender and non-binary characters to the sci-fi stalwart.ET reports that Ian Alexander, of The OA fame, will join the cast of Season 3 as Gray, a would-be Trill host.
In the Star Trek universe, the Trill are a symbiotic species, always living in pairs. The humanoid form (played by Alexander) is the host for another, far older, form of alien life.
The pair share memories and personality traits when united.Related: Michael Chabon is afraid he didn’t make ‘Star Trek: Picard’ obviously gay enough.