https://comicbook.co...ease-date-2024/
So DSC has apparently been cancelled. Season 5 will arrive in 2024 and be the show's last.
On one hand I'm not surprised; Kurtzman pretty much hinted at this when he said new shows were in the works and that Section 31 was likely going to be a replacement for DSC, noting that the reason they started working on it when they did was that "it takes a couple of years to do pre–production on a Star Trek series," before adding that the development time was longer than on most other shows. I think that was last year, (if it was 2021 please feel free to correct me,) which would mean that wrapping things up with DSC in 2024 and then having a new series ready for 2025 would be consistent with Kurtzman's plans to avoid any interruptions in new Trek. Likewise, knowing Picard was always intended to be three seasons, and knowing that two new shows were in development, it was kind of obvious that DSC would likely wrap up sooner than later, especially with SNW being far more successful. On the other hand, I feel like the low episode count necessitated by the serialized format combined with the low number of seasons doesn't really seem satisfying, and sets a bad precedent for future shows. I know we're not going to get 26–episode seasons again, but 18–22 would be nice for a show like SNW, as would a seven season run like in the old days. That being said, if DSC doesn't set a precedent for the rest of Trek, I'm fine with this as the three seasons I've seen of DSC have always felt like they were never really as interesting as other Trek series, and the way that season three ended honestly felt as if it was intended to be a series finale rather than a season finale. (Like, to the point where after watching it, I actually went and looked up if the show had been cancelled back then.) Supposedly one reason for the 2024 release date is to give the production crew extra time to wrap up the various storylines they're telling in DSC rather than just spontaneously pulling the plug, so I'm happy about that at least; it's better than having to cobble together a finale at the last second (ENT) or just ending without a modern finale (TOS) at all.