Prominent Star Trekfanboy Rainn Wilson will take to the final frontier as part of the upcoming Star Trek: DiscoveryTV reboot, CBS announced Friday.

Wilson will play Harry Mudd, a "charismatic conman and intergalactic criminal," per a CBS press release. The character first appeared in the original Star Trekseries in the 1960s.

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Star Trek: Discovery will also include Jason Isaacs, Maulik Pancholi, Michelle Yeoh and Broadway star Anthony Rapp.

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"The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers," the CBS release read.

There is currently no premiere date.

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