Star Trek: Discovery has wrapped up its final season on Paramount+, going seven years and containing five seasons. It closed on a high note, with Michael Burnham becoming an admiral and sending its ship out to the great unknown for an undisclosed reason.
The series feels complete, but the cancellation of the show still came out of the blue for many. The series was notified of its conclusion while it was filming the last few episodes of the season, forcing them to go back and film a new ending so that fans could have some closure.
While not often referred to as a show that was canceled, it was. It didn't end on its own accord, plans for a sixth season were underway. So the show was ended before its time. This fact isn't lost on everyone, however. Many are hoping that Netflix will step in the final hour and pick it up for a sixth season; especially with the ratings bump it's been getting for its final season on Paramount+.
If not a sixth season, fans are hoping for a film instead. There are talks of doing more made-for-streaming films. Star Trek: Picard is rumored to have one in the works, though that's nothing more than a rumor at this point. So if Picard could get a film after a definitive conclusion, why not Discovery?
Well, as of right now, there are no plans for a sixth season on a service like Netflix or even talks about a film happening. Right now the focus is on Section 31, and seeing how that concept goes. If it does well, who knows, the conversation for a new made-for-streaming film could pop up once again but have more substantial legs this time around.
Unless Section 31 blows away executives with its performance, it's probably best to not expect grand things from Discovery revival. The show is largely underperformed and was kept around on a reduced budget for a few more years due to it being the cheaper content option over making a new show to replace it in the lineup.
So unless Section 31 really does well, or if there's a sudden demand for Discovery content like we've never seen before, this is truly the end of the show.