Thomas Riker was a result of a transporter accident in 2361 that created two William Thomas Rikers, genetically indistinguishable from each other, with personality and memories identical up to the point of the duplication. One of the duplicates continued to be known as William Riker. The other chose to use his middle name and went on to join the Maquis resistance.

Star Trek: Discovery began filming at Pinewood Toronto Studios on January 24, 2017, under the working titles Green Harvest (a reference to the working title Blue Harvest that was used for the film Return of the Jedi) and Tennessee Honey.

In the series premiere of Discovery, Michael Burnham has already served under Philippa Georgiou on the Shenzhou for seven years.

This was the homeworld for a civilization of mutes.

Before their encounter with the B'Saari, most Denobulans believed themselves to be the only intelligent species in the galaxy. Some refused to believe otherwise even with evidence to the contrary standing before them.

In 2368, USS Enterprise-D primary school science fair winner Jay Gordon Graas did an analysis of the swarming moths of Gonal IV. The insects lived for only 20 hours.

B'Elanna was bonr on the Federation colony Kessik IV. She and her mother were the only Klingons on the planet.

William Thomas Riker was born in 2335 to Kyle and Betty Riker in Alaska on Earth.

Miramanee was the tribal priestess of a Native American-like tribe on the planet Amerind. As priestess, she was promised to the medicine man of the tribe. When Kirk was mistaken for a god, he became the tribe's medicine man, and they were joined.

Dr. Janice Lester, bitter that, as a woman, she has been denied the opportunity to become a starship captain, steals Kirk's body.