While fans are disappointed that Star Trek Discovery has pushed to a May 2017 from a January 2017 debut, fans became excited over news made by showrunner Bryan Fuller.
Star Trek Discovery Spoilers follow.
A FAVORITE TOS EPISODE "BALANCE OF TERROR" IS A TOUCHSTONE FOR THE #STARTREKDISCOVERY STORY ARC #STARTREK50 #LLAP50 pic.twitter.com/3UqKS46Tnu
— Bryan Fuller (@BryanFuller) September 9, 2016
It appears the Romulans WILL play a role in the new series.
I hope they became as prominent in this series as the Klingons did in TNG.