Penny Jerald Johnson has been with The Orville since its pilot episode, playing Dr Claire Finn, the ship's chief medical officer. Star Trek viewers will know her both as Dobara from The Next Generation episode Homeward, though more prominently as Kassidy Yates from Deep Space Nine.

Katee Sackhoff has been a big name in the science fiction world for a while, really exploding onto the scene in Battlestar Galactica. Decades later, she's played Bo-Katan Kryze in The Mandalorian and talked about shifting over to Star Trek. Jonathan Frakes suggested she join Starfleet Academy, and I 100% sign off on that idea.

Voyager had a cast that worked well together from the beginning. There didn't seem to be a hint of an issue between them all, and for three seasons, they created some incredible episodes. Of course, some weren't as good as others,

A Star Trek actor wants to reprise their iconic role in the sci-fi franchise, and they seemingly don't want to be involved in the process.