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For the story with the same name, please see the girl who made the stars.
When a lightning storm in space scares a young Michael Burnham, her father aims to ease her fears with a mythical story about a brave little girl who faced her own fears head on.
Summary
Background information
- The title of this episode was first revealed in a trailer released on 20 July 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con.
- The release date was announced on 5 October 2019 at New York Comic-Con. The Girl Who Made the Stars (episode) at StarTrek.com
- This will be one of two animated Short Treks in the second season; since Michael Giacchino has confirmed that he will be directing "Ephraim and Dot", and it had been previously announced that the other animated episode would be directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, logically Osunsanmi is directing this episode. [1] [2] [3]
- Alex Kurtzman stated that this episode and "Ephraim and Dot" are both "tied to Discovery, but in interesting and surprising ways." [4]
- This short, along with "Ephraim and Dot" (which premiered at the same time as this episode) is the first animated episode or film in the Star Trek franchise since TAS: "The Counter-Clock Incident" first aired in 1974.
Cast
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