A Journey Into What Makes Us Human...
2353. The 'golden age' of the United Federation of Planets has waned as Starfleet is forced to pull away from its missions of exploration. With deadly border conflicts being fought with both the Talarian Republic and Cardassian Union, many Starfleet officers and Federation citizens have lost their lives needlessly.
New enemies give way to new technology. Older starships are refitted with the latest phaser technology and torpedoes with an increased yield. The mighty Ambassador-class has had to step up and prove it's worth as a battle-cruiser, although the loss of the Enterprise-C nine years ago gave many people pause as to the design's ability to function in times of crisis.
The Galaxy-class is on the drawing board but won't be constructed for a long while yet. However, ships based on the advances created by the design process are now being commissioned.
The latest starships to come from Utopia Planitia are the Freedom, Springfield, Challenger and Niagara classes, with the New Orleans, Cheyenne and Nebula classes soon to follow. Many an officer is hoping for an assignment to one of these new ships, to take a stand for all the Federation stands for in this time of crisis...
But for newly promoted Lieutenant Daniela Reese, that was not mean to be.
Reese finds herself assigned as the chief of security to a 30-year old Miranda-class starship that has been refit into a new sub-class - the Antares-class. The USS Antares departs Deep Space 4 under orders to explore the outer edges of the region being known as the "Typhon Expanse". A place barely charted but already with a reputation as a place where many a ship has gone missing. Far from the supposed front lines of conflict, although space controlled by the absent but not forgotten Romulans is only a few short light-years through the Expanse.
Under the command of seasoned veteran Helena Tel, a captain whose career has lost luster after a classified incident, Reese and her crew-mates find themselves on a relatively innocuous mission that will forever change the course of events not just in the Typhon Sector, but the very idea of what it means to be human...
New enemies give way to new technology. Older starships are refitted with the latest phaser technology and torpedoes with an increased yield. The mighty Ambassador-class has had to step up and prove it's worth as a battle-cruiser, although the loss of the Enterprise-C nine years ago gave many people pause as to the design's ability to function in times of crisis.
The Galaxy-class is on the drawing board but won't be constructed for a long while yet. However, ships based on the advances created by the design process are now being commissioned.
The latest starships to come from Utopia Planitia are the Freedom, Springfield, Challenger and Niagara classes, with the New Orleans, Cheyenne and Nebula classes soon to follow. Many an officer is hoping for an assignment to one of these new ships, to take a stand for all the Federation stands for in this time of crisis...
But for newly promoted Lieutenant Daniela Reese, that was not mean to be.
Reese finds herself assigned as the chief of security to a 30-year old Miranda-class starship that has been refit into a new sub-class - the Antares-class. The USS Antares departs Deep Space 4 under orders to explore the outer edges of the region being known as the "Typhon Expanse". A place barely charted but already with a reputation as a place where many a ship has gone missing. Far from the supposed front lines of conflict, although space controlled by the absent but not forgotten Romulans is only a few short light-years through the Expanse.
Under the command of seasoned veteran Helena Tel, a captain whose career has lost luster after a classified incident, Reese and her crew-mates find themselves on a relatively innocuous mission that will forever change the course of events not just in the Typhon Sector, but the very idea of what it means to be human...
Written by Alex Matthews
Created by Jonathan Crosby-Bromley and Alex Matthews
Based on 'Star Trek' created by Gene Roddenberry
Created by Jonathan Crosby-Bromley and Alex Matthews
Based on 'Star Trek' created by Gene Roddenberry
STARRING
Vicky McClure as Lt. Daniela Reese
with
Marcia Cross as Captain Helena Tel
Michael Fassbinder as Cmdr. Xerxises Cinaran
Steven R. McQueen as Commander Solan
Indira Varma as Cmdr. (Dr.) Maggie Campbell
Hannah John-Kamen as Lt. Mitchell 'Mitch' Hanover
Kit Harrington as Lt. Eitan Dayan
Freddie Fox as Olishnavar ‘Oli’ th'Dane
Vicky McClure as Lt. Daniela Reese
with
Marcia Cross as Captain Helena Tel
Michael Fassbinder as Cmdr. Xerxises Cinaran
Steven R. McQueen as Commander Solan
Indira Varma as Cmdr. (Dr.) Maggie Campbell
Hannah John-Kamen as Lt. Mitchell 'Mitch' Hanover
Kit Harrington as Lt. Eitan Dayan
Freddie Fox as Olishnavar ‘Oli’ th'Dane
EPISODES
Newly reassigned to starship duty, Daniela Reese arrives at DS4 to begin her new assignment on the training ship USS Antares. But the simple task of overseeing a group of cadets and interns on a routine mapping and survey mission in the Typhon Sector rakes a much more dangerous turn when the Antares responds to a distress call.
What should have been an easy but boring cargo run through the Typhon Sector becomes a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse for the crew of the broken-down freighter, Winds of Andoria.
The simple task of overseeing a group of cadets and interns on a routine mapping and survey mission in the Typhon Sector rakes a much more sinister turn when the Antares picks up the emergency disaster beacon of a missing freighter.
While Captain Tel leads her crew of cadets and interns into their very first taste of battle, Reese, Campbell, Solan and Cinaran brave an unknown planet to rescue the survivors of the crashed freighter, while fending off an attack by hostile forces.
As Captain Tel tries to help the crew of the Antares deal with the absence of two of their own, Reese finds herself dealing with an unexpected 'guest' and a despondent god-son. Meanwhile, Solan and Cinaran try to figure out their next move in the hands of the enemy.
The year is 2058. Back to where it all began. A group of humanity's best and brightest; lost and cut off from everything they knew must come together and learn new ways of thinking to survive their new home...
With the real threat in the Expanse revealed, the crew of the Antares realize they must now work alongside their new ally to make sure that they do whatever they can protect the region. Captain Tel makes an offer to someone that may change their life.