'Star Trek: Discovery' is delayed again, this time having no specific release date yet

The TV comeback of the cult franchise, "Star Trek," has been delayed yet again. CBS-produced "Star Trek: Discovery" gets a brand-new release date, which has yet to be confirmed.

In a statement provided by the network last Wednesday, they revealed that while principal photography for the property is already scheduled to begin this week they are in no rush to roll out the show. Hence, folks behind the show can take all the time they need to hone the series resulting in a tentative release date.

"Production on Star Trek: Discovery begins next week. We love the cast, the scripts and are excited about the world the producers have created," the official press, which was distributed to various media outlets, reads. "This is an ambitious project; we will be flexible on a launch date if it's best for the show. We've said from the beginning it's more important to do this right than to do it fast. There is also added flexibility presenting on CBS All Access, which isn't beholden to seasonal premieres or launch windows," it continued.

This marks the second pushback in terms of designated debut of the highly anticipated series. "Star Trek: Discovery" was originally tipped for a January 2017 air date but with lack of any publicity toward the end of 2016, many speculated that it will eventually be delayed, which is obviously what happened. It then nabbed a May release but despite the casting sheet slowly being filled out, internal problems prompted creator Bryan Fuller to exit the project.

"Star Trek: Discovery" was supposed to be the first series produced and developed for CBS' new subscription streaming service, All Access. The show's pilot will be a two-hour bonanza with the first hour written by Fuller and co-creator Alex Kurtzman. The succeeding one, on the other hand, was penned by Nicholas Meyer. But with this recent development, "The Good Wife" spinoff, "The Good Fight" will take over its spot being the first scripted offering for the video-on-demand (VOD) platform.

Alongside this bad news, however, is a good one with the announcement that "Gotham" actor James Frain has been cast as Spock's father. The 48-year-old is set to join "The Walking Dead's" Sonequa Martin- Green who will play the show's main protagonist, Rainsford, the lieutenant commander of the USS Discovery. Other mainstays include Anthony Rapp, Doug Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Chris Obi, Shazad Latif and Mary Chieffo.

Production for "Star Trek: Discovery" is expected to last until September in Toronto, Canada. Whether CBS is planning to roll out the show while still filming the rest of the series is yet unknown.