EPISODE 501: "RED DIRECTIVE"

Season premiere. Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious artifact hidden inside a 800-year-old Romulan vessel – but find that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime.

Written by: Michelle Paradise 

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

EPISODE 502:  "UNDER THE TWIN MOONS"

On Saru’s last mission as Captain Burnham’s Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy. 

Written by: Alan McElroy

Directed by: Doug Aarniokoski

EPISODE 503: "JINAAL"

On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru’s first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T’Rina.

Written by: Kyle Jarrow & Lauren Wilkinson

Directed by: Andi Armaganian

EPISODE 504: "FACE THE STRANGE"

On the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time.

Written by: Sean Cochran

Directed by: Lee Rose

EPISODE 505: "MIRRORS"

Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors’ power. Meanwhile, Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the U.S.S. Discovery, and Culber opens up to Tilly.

Written by: Johanna Lee & Carlos Cisco 

Directed by: Jen McGowan

EPISODE 506: “WHISTLESPEAK"

While undercover in a pre-warp society, Captain Burnham is forced to consider breaking the Prime Directive when a local tradition threatens Tilly’s life. Meanwhile, Culber tries to connect with Stamets, and Adira steps up when Rayner assigns them a position on the bridge.

Written by: Kenneth Lin & Brandon Schultz

Directed by: Chris Byrne

EPISODE 507: "ERIGAH"

With Moll and L’ak finally in custody, the Federation is pulled into a diplomatic and ethical firestorm when the Breen arrive and demand they be handed over. Meanwhile, a frustrated Book looks for ways to help as Tilly, Adira, and Reno work to decipher the latest clue.

Written by: M. Raven Metzner 

Directed by: Jon Dudkowski

EPISODE 508: "LABYRINTHS"

When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor’s powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.

Written by: Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins

Directed by: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour

EPISODE 509: "LAGRANGE POINT"

After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors’ power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it. 

Written by: Sean Cochran & Ari Friedman

Directed by: Jonathan Frakes

EPISODE 510: “LIFE, ITSELF”

Series Finale. Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors’ technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm’s way to help Burnham survive and Rayner leads the U.S.S. Discovery in an epic winner-takes-all battle against Breen forces.

Written by: Kyle Jarrow & Michelle Paradise

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi