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       DISCOVERY Casts Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd
   DIR By: treksource
       Date: April 9, 2017, 2:25 pm
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       Now this is a surprise! CBS has announced today that actor Rainn
       Wilson – best known as Dwight Schrute from NBC’s version of The
       Office – has been cast as 23rd Century con man Harry Mudd in
       Star Trek: Discovery.
       Studio City, CA  —  Rainn Wilson is set to appear in STAR TREK:
       DISCOVERY as “Harry Mudd,” the charismatic conman and
       intergalactic criminal first introduced in the original Star
       Trek television series. The Emmy nominated actor’s credits
       include “The Office,” and the films “Super” and “Meg,” opposite
       Jason Statham, a pre-historic shark tale.
       Star Trek, one of the most iconic and influential global
       television franchises, returns to television 50 years after it
       first premiered with STAR TREK: DISCOVERY.  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.
       Swindler Harcourt Fenton Mudd appeared in two episodes of the
       Original Series, as well as one of the follow-up animated
       adventures as well, and was referenced in 2013’s Star Trek Into
       Darkness.We’ve not yet received any hints as to how Mudd will be
       involved in the Discovery storyline, but with Wilson’s comedic
       chops, the performance is sure to be stellar!
       Star Trek: Discovery premieres later this year on CBS All
       Access, Space, and Netflix.
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