Indian actor Adil Hussain has joined the cast of Star Trek: Discovery season 3. The show’s trailer was unveiled at the New York Comic Con on October 5. Adil is glimpsed in the trailer speaking to series protagonist Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green). “I watch this office everyday, believing that my hope was not in vain,” he tells her. “That hope is you.”

Star Trek: Discovery is the seventh instalment in the Star Trek franchise. The third season follows the USS Discovery team after they slipped through a wormhole and landed 930 years in the future. 

Adil isn’t the first Indian actor to be featured on Star Trek: Discovery. Late Indian model Persis Khambatta, Indian-American actor Maulik Pancholy and Indo-Canadian actor Rekha Sharma have previously appeared on the show.

Adil’s international credits include the Reluctant Fundamentalist, Life of Pi and What Will People Say. His upcoming Hindi film is Nirvana Inn. He is also a part of Gautam Ghose’s Raahgir.