The season was produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, with Alex Kurtzman and Michelle Paradise serving as showrunners.

Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, captain of the Discovery, along with the returning Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, and Tig Notaro.

[25] The season's story follows the USS Discovery on a galactic adventure to find a mysterious power that has been hidden for centuries and which other dangerous groups are also searching for.

[2] The season stars the returning Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham, Doug Jones as Saru, Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets, Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly, Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber, Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal, David Ajala as Cleveland "Book" Booker,[2] and Tig Notaro as Jett Reno.

Rennie's casting was announced in October 2022, alongside recurring guests Eve Harlow and Elias Toufexis as outlaw couple Moll and L'ak.

[3] Also returning from earlier seasons are Oded Fehr as Charles Vance,[5] David Cronenberg as Kovich,[3] Annabelle Wallis as the voice of Zora,[6] Tara Rosling as T'Rina, Chelah Horsdal as Laira Rillak,[5] Ian Alexander as Gray Tal,[7] Hannah Cheesman as Airiam,[8] and Rachael Ancheril as Nhan.

[30] A soundtrack album for the season featuring selections from composer Jeff Russo's score was released digitally by Lakeshore Records on October 18, 2024.

All music by Jeff Russo:[31] To celebrate "Star Trek Day" on September 8, 2022, a video of Cruz giving a set tour during the filming of the season's fourth episode was released.

Martin-Green joined the panel virtually from set to present a teaser trailer for the season which introduced major new cast members.

Paramount+ also released the season in the UK, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia, Austria, and Canada.

[46] It was released in New Zealand by TVNZ, in Greece by Cosmote TV, and in other countries by SkyShowtime (a combination of Paramount+ and Peacock for some of Europe),[47] and was broadcast in Canada on the CTV Sci-Fi Channel.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Lightening up just in time for one last voyage, Star Trek: Discovery concludes with a quest that sends this particular crew off in rousing fashion.