Science fiction franchise Star Trek's first transgender and non-binary characters will debut on US television next month.
Key points:
- Transgender character Gray will be played by transgender actor Ian Alexander
- Non-binary Adira will be played by Blu del Barrio
- They will appear in the third season of CBS Television's series Star Trek: Discovery
Transgender character Gray will be played by transgender actor Ian Alexander while non-binary Adira will be played by Blu del Barrio, an actor who, like the character, does not identify as male or female.
They will appear in the third season of CBS Television's series Star Trek: Discovery, the latest incarnation of the TV franchise that launched in 1966.
Star Trek has spawned films, cartoons and a legion of loyal fans, known as Trekkies.
"Star Trek has always made a mission of giving visibility to underrepresented communities," said Michelle Paradise, the show's co-showrunner and executive producer.
"It believes in showing people that a future without division on the basis of race, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation is entirely within our reach."
Star Trek: Discovery broke boundaries by featuring a married gay couple as central characters for the first time in the franchise's history.
The show also entered a new frontier when actor Sonequa Martin-Green became the first black woman to lead a Star Trek television series.
"I cannot wait for you all to meet these beautiful souls and wonderful artists," said actor Anthony Rapp, who plays one of the show's two gay characters, on Twitter.
"I am so so so proud of them and happy that they are a part of our show".
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Actor del Barrio auditioned for the role while finishing drama school.
"When I got the call that I'd been cast as Adira, I hadn't yet told the majority of my friends and family that I was non-binary," del Barrio said.
"So when this happened, it felt like the universe saying, 'go ahead'."
Alexander, 19, played Buck Vu on the Netflix science fiction mystery series The OA and, according to CBS, is the first openly trans Asian-American actor to appear on television.
The third season of Star Trek: Discovery is scheduled to begin on October 15 and will be free-to-air.
Reuters
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2020-09-03 05:19:00Z
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