"Red Directive" serves as the launchpad for the show's fifth and final season. Picking up several months after the events of Season 4, the episode finds the crew in a period of change and introspection. It airs as one of two episodes that premiered on , on Paramount+ .

El episodio inaugural de la última temporada presenta a la Capitana Michael Burnham y a la tripulación del U.S.S. Discovery en una misión de suma importancia: recuperar un misterioso artefacto oculto en una nave romulana de 800 años de antigüedad. Sin embargo, lo que parece una simple operación de recuperación se convierte rápidamente en una persecución galáctica cuando dos despiadados cazatesoros, Moll y L’ak, se apoderan del objeto antes que la Flota Estelar.

What makes this mission special for long-time fans is its connection to the Star Trek: The Next Generation We learn that the artifact is tied to the Progenitors

(S5E1), Captain Michael Burnham and her crew are thrust into a high-stakes, "Indiana Jones in space" style treasure hunt for ancient technology. Women at Warp Episode Overview The Mission