Approximately six weeks before the premiere of the third season of
Star Trek: Discovery (2017), series producers and the show's network, CBS All-Access announced the inclusion of the first trans and non-binary characters in the fifty-four year history of the Star Trek universe's franchise of TV series and movies. The roles were cast with trans male actor
Ian Alexander (portraying the trans male character Gray) and non-binary actor
Blu del Barrio (portraying the non-binary character Adira).