How Stacey Abrams Beamed Up For That ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Finale

How Stacey Abrams Beamed Up For That ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Finale

Fans who have not yet viewed the season four finale of Star Trek: Discovery, be warned: this report contains spoilers, including the biggest one of all in the headline above. How many of Star Trek's famous guest stars can you name? Rockers Mick Fleetwood and Iggy Pop? Actors Christian Slater and Dwayne Johnson? Real life space heroes like space shuttle astronaut Mae Jemison and astrophysics genius Stephen Hawking? Even King Abdullah II of Jordan! Star Trek has a tradition of booking big name guest stars, going all the way back to the original television series of the 1960s with attorney Melvin Belli. This week, the producers of Star Trek: Discovery unveiled Hollywood's most tightly-kept secret in casting the biggest name in progressive politics, Georgia Democrat and candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams. Abrams, who narrowly lost her last bid to current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, plays the president of United Earth in the season finale of the Paramount streaming series. The politician is no stranger to Star Trek, having written a book, Lead from the Outside, in which she cites life lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation. Still, conservative fans have pitched a fit about Abrams' role in the finale,