Captain Lorca: See Jason Isaac's Star Trek: Discovery Role

Meet Jason Isaac’s Star Trek: Discovery character, Captain Lorca

CBS has released, via EW, a new Star Trek: Discovery image that offers us our first look at Jason Isaacs’ Captain Lorca. Per the outlet, this is also our first look at the bridge of the Discovery itself. Until now, the ship images we’ve seen have all taken place aboard the U.S.S. Shenzhou, the vessel captained by Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou. Check out the full version of the Captain Lorca image in the gallery viewer below!

Star Trek: Discovery will officially debut on CBS Sunday, September 24. The first and second episodes will be available on their streaming service, CBS All Access, that night as well. After premiere night, all new episodes will be available on-demand weekly on Sundays exclusively for CBS All Access subscribers in the U.S. The 15-episode season will be released in two chapters. The first eight episodes will run from Sunday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 5. The season will then resume with the second chapter in January 2018.

The Star Trek: Discovery cast also includes Sonequa Martin-Green as First Officer Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as science officer Saru, Anthony Rapp as fellow science officer Stamets, Terry Serpico as Starfleet admiral Anderson, Maulik Pancholy as chief medical officer Nambue, Sam Vartholomeos as junior Starfleet officer Connor, Mary Wiseman as Cadet Tilly, James Frain as Sarek, astrophysicist and father of Spock, Chris Obi as Klingon leader T’Kuvma, Mary Chieffo as L’Rell, a Klingon commander, Shazad Latif as Lieutenant Tyler, Rekha Sharma as Commander Landry, Kenneth Mitchell as Kol, Clare McConnell as Dennas, Damon Runyan as Ujilli, and Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd.

Star Trek: Discovery will follow the voyages 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 is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, Bryan Fuller’s Living Dead Guy Productions and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts, Akiva Goldsman, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers. The series will be distributed concurrently by CBS Studios International on Netflix in 188 countries and in Canada on Bell Media’s Space channel and OTT service CraveTV.

What do you think of this first image of Jason Isaacs’ Captain Lorca? Are you excited for the new Star Trek? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!