'Star Trek Discovery' release date news update: Bryan Fuller no longer involved with 'Star Trek Discovery' in any capacity

Back in October, Bryan Fuller stepped down as the showrunner for "Star Trek: Discovery," but people believed that he was still going to play an important role in the series he co-created with Alex Kurtzman for CBS All Access. It turns out, however, that it may not be the case after all.

In an interview with Newsweek, Fuller revealed that he has severed ties with the project. "I'm not involved in production, or postproduction, so I can only give them the material I've given them and hope that it is helpful for them. I'm curious to see what they do with it," he stated.

"It is bittersweet. But it was just a situation that couldn't be resolved otherwise ... so I had to step away," he added.

Fuller said he decided to drop out of the series because he could not commit to the schedule and "do what CBS needed to have done in the time they needed it done for Star Trek." Right now, he's going to focus on his other projects especially the TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods."

Fuller has written the story arc for the first season of "Star Trek: Discovery," and he said he's willing to help out if there's a potential second season. "They have my number and if they need me I will absolutely be there for them," he stated. Fuller also wrote the first two episodes of the season.

Fuller may be gone, but he is still going to be credited as an executive producer of "Star Trek: Discovery." Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts are going to act as the showrunners for the first season of the show.

"Star Trek: Discovery" is scheduled to premiere in May 2017 on CBS before it moves to the studio's streaming platform, CBS All Access. Michelle Yeoh, Doug Jones and Anthony Rapp have already joined the show to play Captain Georgiou, Lt. Saru, and Lt. Stamets, respectively. However, the female lead character is yet to be cast.