Speaking to Collider at the Saturn Awards on June 22nd, new Star Trek showrunner Bryan Fuller confirmed some details on the new series, launching in January.

The first series will comprise 13 episodes, and will form one story, which “ties in so many elements of Star Trek that I think people will be really excited about because you can look at the original series and pick out episodes we’re using the DNA of and using the spirit of what Star Trek offers, both in terms of high-concept science fiction storytelling and really wonderful metaphors for the human condition.”

For more details, including Fuller’s comments on casting and progressiveness, check out the full report here.

Talking to Moviefone at the same event, Fuller noted that the new show is not an anthology series and that familiar faces could be seen “eventually”. The full report is here