'Star Trek: Discovery' release date, casting news: Bryan Fuller not involved; filming to begin early 2017

Bryan Fuller has clarified his involvement, or the lack of it, in the upcoming CBS series, "Star Trek: Discovery," from which he stepped down as showrunner back in October.

Fuller, who is known for getting his career boost with his work on several "Star Trek" projects, said in an interview with Newsweek that he is completely detached from the series.

"I'm not involved in production, or post-production, so I can only give them the material I've given them and hope that it is helpful for them," Fuller explained, adding that he is "curious" to find out what they have come up with.

Fuller left "Star Trek: Discovery" as showrunner a few months back to focus on his other projects including the highly-anticipated Starz television adaptation, "American Gods."

"Ultimately, with my responsibilities [elsewhere], I could not do what CBS needed to have done in the time they needed it done for Star Trek," Fuller said.

"It felt like it was best for me to focus on landing the plane with 'American Gods' and making sure that was delivered in as elegant and sophisticated a fashion as I could possibly do," he went on to say.

Fuller admitted that parting ways with the "Star Trek: Discovery" project was "bittersweet," but him stepping down was the only option he had with the circumstances he is in.

It is to be pointed out that Fuller will still be credited in "Star Trek: Discovery" as an executive producer having developed the concept for the series and writing the first two episodes. Beyond that, he will no longer have anything to do with it.

"Star Trek: Discovery" was supposed to premiere in January but the production snags forced CBS to move its premiere to May. Filming will begin early next year.

Michelle Yeoh (Captain Georgiou), Doug Jones (Lt. Saru) and Anthony Rapp (Lt. Stamets) have all been confirmed as part of the cast.

Fuller's co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman could not be more excited about the trio's potential to bring "Star Trek: Discovery" to new heights, exciting stories and more seasons.