"We jumped to the future at the end of season two. This is a big deal. We've boldly gone where no
Star Trek series has gone before," Jones says. "So we're gonna see what happens in the future. What condition is the Federation in? We're gonna find out when we land. What happens to me and my rank? I'm a Commander, but I'm also acting Captain of the ship because we lost all our captains now. I take the ship and so, do I get to keep the Captain's chair? Do I have to give it away to another Federation/ Starfleet captain in the future? We're gonna find out all that when we get there."
How the future of the Federation affects
Discovery's third season remains to be seen. Jonathan Frakes will return to direct two more episodes of the show in its third season.
He teased at a recent convention appearance that Discovery will have more of the familiar Star Trek optimism in its third season.
"I can tell you this much about season three of
Discovery: It is in fact much more optimistic," Frakes said. "They've gotten themselves out of the Mirror Universe... After Gene died, some of the writers decided that
Deep Space Nine should maybe take a different tone, which, I think, it did to certain degrees of success. The optimism that Gene infused in all of his shows and in all of us may not be as obvious as it once was, but it's certainly the driving force of his vision and the franchise and [Alex] Kurtzman and all the people who run our shows are very conscious that that canon is important to all of you and all of us. JJ [Abram]'s movies, I thought, were very uplifting and wonderfully told stories. There needs to be conflict to make drama. So I'm here to share that
Discovery certainly is taking a more optimistic, traditional
Star Trek approach in next season."
