Before Captain Kirk, there was Captain Pike: The skipper of the USS Enterprise in the unaired first pilot for Star Trek, “The Cage,” the character was replaced/redesigned as Kirk when Pike actor Jeffrey Hunter jumped the starship and William Shatner signed on. But now Star Trek: Discovery’s second season will re-introduce Captain Pike in the person of actor Anson Mount as he teams up with Michael Burnham and the rest of the Discovery crew.
And not just that, but Pike’s science officer, Mister Spock himself, will also return. Though the circumstances surround that iconic character in Disco Season 2 are less clear.
Sonequa Martin-Green (Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Shazad Latif (Tyler/Voq), Mary Wiseman (Tilly), Anthony Rapp (Stamets), Wilson Cruz (Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell) and Anson Mount (Pike) took to San Diego Comic-Con today along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin to discuss the new season of the newest Trek show. Also along for the ride in the massive Hall H was Tig Notaro, who guest stars this season as Chief Engineer Reno and moderated the panel.
Source: IGN.com Spock Will Return in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2