Michael Burnham is a fictional character portrayed by Sonequa Martin-Green in the TV series Star Trek: Discovery.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Vulcan Hello (season 1), they were 32 years old.
They appear in 63 episodes out of a total of 65 aired and have accumulated 169827 positive votes.
The character of Michael Burnham is mainly associated with Saru, Georgiou and Cleveland Booker.
Episodes63
The Vulcan Hello
episode S1.E1 september 2017While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.
Battle at the Binary Stars
episode S1.E2 september 2017Escaping from the brig while the ship is under attack, Burnham joins the captain in an audacious plan to end a battle rapidly escalating into war.
Context Is for Kings
episode S1.E3 october 2017Burnham finds herself aboard the U.S.S. Discovery, where she quickly realizes things are not as they seem, including the mysterious Captain Gabriel Lorca.
The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry
episode S1.E4 october 2017With tensions and stakes high as Starfleet continues in their efforts to end the war with Klingons, Burnham begins to settle in to her new position aboard the U.S.S. Discovery.
Choose Your Pain
episode S1.E5 october 2017While on a mission, Lorca is captured by the Klingons and unexpectedly finds himself in the company of prisoner of war Starfleet Lieutenant Ash Tyler and notorious criminal Harry Mudd.
Lethe
episode S1.E6 october 2017The USS Discovery crew is intrigued by new addition, Lt. Ash Tyler. Sarek seeks Burnham's help, rekindling memories from her past. Admiral Cornwell questions Lorca's tactics.
Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
episode S1.E7 october 2017As the U.S.S. Discovery crew attempts to let loose at a party, an unwelcome visitor comes aboard bringing about a problematic and twisted sequence of events.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
episode S1.E8 november 2017The U.S.S. Discovery is tasked with a high priority mission to the planet Pahvo and learn the science behind the Klingons' cloaking technology.
Into the Forest I Go
episode S1.E9 november 2017Bypassing Starfleet's orders, Lorca uses the USS Discovery crew's ultimate asset, the ship itself, in an effort to end the war with the Klingons once and for all.
Despite Yourself
episode S1.E10 january 2018While in unfamiliar territory, the U.S.S. Discovery crew is forced to get creative in their next efforts to survive opposing and unprecedented forces and return home.
The Wolf Inside
episode S1.E11 january 2018As the crew continues their guise, Burnham undergoes a merciless mission in hopes of helping the U.S.S. Discovery return home. Tilly works on restoring Stamets' neurofunction.
Vaulting Ambition
episode S1.E12 january 2018Burnham heads to the ISS Charon with a special "gift" for the Emperor. With the help of an unexpected source, Stamets gains clarity while trapped inside the mycelial network. Saru asks for L'Rell's help.
What's Past Is Prologue
episode S1.E13 january 2018Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. Discovery.
The War Without, the War Within
episode S1.E14 february 2018Burnham and the crew are faced with the harsh reality of the war during their absence. In order to move forward, Starfleet must use unconventional tactics and sources to take their next action against the Klingons.
Will You Take My Hand?
episode S1.E15 february 2018With Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rekindled within Burnham.
Brother
episode S2.E1 january 2019The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joins forces with Captain Pike to unravel the mystery of seven mysterious red signals that have appeared across the universe.
New Eden
episode S2.E2 january 2019A new signal brings the Discovery to a distant planet, Terralysium, that is inhabited by the descendants of human survivors of World War III, which was fought on Earth 200 years earlier.
Point of Light
episode S2.E3 january 2019A surprise visitor to the U.S.S. Discovery brings shocking news about Spock and dredges up past regrets for Burnham. Following the asteroid incident, Tilly struggles to keep a grip on her reality. L'Rell's authority on Qo'noS is threatened.
An Obol for Charon
episode S2.E4 february 2019A mysterious sphere threatens the U.S.S. Discovery even as May, in her original form, implements a plan that puts Tilly's life in danger. Saru and Burnham's bond grows when Saru is forced to acknowledge a deeply unsettling Kelpien truth. Pike receives new intel on Spock from a loyal friend.
Saints of Imperfection
episode S2.E5 february 2019Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly's life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is assigned to help track down Spock, much to Pike's dismay.
The Sound of Thunder
episode S2.E6 february 2019When a new signal appears over Saru's home planet, Burnham, Saru and the crew embark on a perilous mission that puts Saru in danger and raises questions about the Red Angel's intentions. Hugh struggles to come to terms with his new reality.
Light and Shadows
episode S2.E7 february 2019Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets. In researching what is left of the Red Angel's signal over Kaminar, Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time itself. Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.
If Memory Serves
episode S2.E8 march 2019Spock and Burnham head to Talos IV, where the process of healing Spock forces the siblings to confront their troubled past. Stamets desperately tries to reconnect with an increasingly disconnected Hugh, while Tyler struggles to shed the crew's suspicions of him due to his past as Voq.
Project Daedalus
episode S2.E9 march 2019The Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters and suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, Burnham tries to help Spock, but her efforts don't go as planned.
The Red Angel
episode S2.E10 march 2019Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed. Armed with the identity of the Red Angel, the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.
Perpetual Infinity
episode S2.E11 march 2019Burnham receives the reunion she's been longing for, but it doesn't go quite as she imagined. Georgiou and Tyler sense a disturbing change in Leland.
Through the Valley of Shadows
episode S2.E12 april 2019A fourth signal leads the U.S.S. Discovery to an insular world, where Pike is forced to make a life-changing choice. Burnham and Spock investigate a Section 31 ship gone rogue, leading to a discovery with catastrophic consequences.
Such Sweet Sorrow
episode S2.E13 april 2019When the U.S.S. Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland's Control ships get closer.
Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
episode S2.E14 april 2019The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life's harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.
That Hope Is You, Part 1
episode S3.E1 october 2020Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.
Far from Home
episode S3.E2 october 2020After the U.S.S. Discovery crash-lands on a strange planet, the crew finds themselves racing against time to repair their ship. Meanwhile, Saru and Tilly embark on a perilous first-contact mission in hopes of finding Burnham.
People of Earth
episode S3.E3 october 2020Finally reunited, Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to Earth, eager to learn what happened to the Federation in their absence.
Forget Me Not
episode S3.E4 november 2020Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises.
Die Trying
episode S3.E5 november 2020After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the U.S.S. Discovery and its crew must prove that a 930 year old crew and starship are exactly what this new future needs.
Scavengers
episode S3.E6 november 2020After receiving a message from Book, Burnham and Georgiou embark on a rogue mission to find him, leaving Saru to pick up the pieces with Admiral Vance. Meanwhile, Stamets forms an unexpected bond with Adira.
Unification III
episode S3.E7 november 2020While grappling with the fallout of her recent actions, and what her future might hold, Burnham agrees to represent the Federation in an intense debate about the release of politically sensitive - but highly valuable - Burn data.
The Sanctuary
episode S3.E8 december 2020The U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book's home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain; Stamets and Adira continue their search for valuable information on the origin of the Burn.
Terra Firma, Part 1
episode S3.E9 december 2020The U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition. Stamets and Adira make a stunning breakthrough with the newly acquired Burn data.
Terra Firma, Part 2
episode S3.E10 december 2020Georgiou uncovers the true depths of the plot against her, leading her to a revelation about how deeply her time on the U.S.S. Discovery truly changed her.
Su'Kal
episode S3.E11 december 2020Discovery ventures to the Verubin Nebula, where Burnham, Saru, and Culber make a shocking realization about the origin of the Burn as the rest of the crew faces an unexpected threat.
There Is a Tide...
episode S3.E12 december 2020After capturing the U.S.S. Discovery, Osyraa seeks a meeting with Admiral Vance while Burnham and the crew must overcome unimaginable odds as they attempt to regain command of their ship.
That Hope Is You, Part 2
episode S3.E13 january 2021As the Emerald Chain tightens its grip and the mystery of the Burn is finally solved, Burnham and the crew have one last chance to save themselves - and the Federation.
Kobayashi Maru
episode S4.E1 november 2021After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station.
Anomaly
episode S4.E2 november 2021Saru returns to help the U.S.S. Discovery uncover the mystery of an unusually destructive new force; as Burnham leads the crew, she must also find a way to help Book cope with an unimaginable loss.
Choose to Live
episode S4.E3 december 2021Burnham and Tilly hunt the killer of a Starfleet officer as Stamets and the science team race against the clock to prevent the anomaly from killing anyone else.
All Is Possible
episode S4.E4 december 2021Tilly and Adira lead a team of Starfleet Academy cadets on a training mission that takes a dangerous turn. Meanwhile, Burnham is pulled into tense negotiations on Ni'Var.
The Examples
episode S4.E5 december 2021Burnham and Book race to evacuate a group of stranded colonists in the anomaly's path as one of the Federation's brightest scientists comes aboard the U.S.S. Discovery to do high-stakes research with Saru and Stamets.
Stormy Weather
episode S4.E6 december 2021Seeking answers, the U.S.S. Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past.
...But to Connect
episode S4.E7 december 2021Tensions rise as representatives from across the galaxy gather to confront the threat of the Dark Matter Anomaly. Zora's new sentience raises difficult questions.
All In
episode S4.E8 february 2022Following a hunch, Captain Burnham tracks Book to an old haunt from their courier days and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for a powerful weapon.
Rubicon
episode S4.E9 february 2022Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy.
The Galactic Barrier
episode S4.E10 february 2022Captain Burnham and her crew must go where few have gone before: beyond the Galactic Barrier. Meanwhile, Book learns the truth of what drives Ruon Tarka.
Rosetta
episode S4.E11 march 2022While Captain Burnham leads an away mission to a planet that was once home to the aliens responsible for the DMA, Book and Tarka secretly infiltrate the U.S.S. Discovery.
Species Ten-C
episode S4.E12 march 2022As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery attempt to make First Contact with the powerful species responsible before it's too late.
Coming Home
episode S4.E13 march 2022As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni'Var, and with evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out.
Red Directive
episode S5.E1 april 2024Captain Burnham and U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious artifact hidden inside a 800-year-old Romulan vessel - but find that they're not the only ones on the hunt. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime.
Under the Twin Moons
episode S5.E2 april 2024On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.
Jinaal
episode S5.E3 april 2024On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru's first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T'Rina.
Face the Strange
episode S5.E4 april 2024As the race between Discovery and the bounty hunters L'ak and Moll intensifies, an unexpected weapon forces Burnham and Rayner to work past their differences to save the rest of the crew.
Mirrors
episode S5.E5 april 2024Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors' power, while Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the U. S. S. Discovery and Culber opens up to Tilly.
Whistlespeak
episode S5.E6 may 2024Captain Burnham must consider breaking the Prime Directive when a local tradition in a pre-warp society threatens Tilly's life. Culber tries to connect with Stamets and Adira steps up when Rayner assigns them a position on the bridge.
Erigah
episode S5.E7 may 2024With Moll and L'ak in custody, the Federation is pulled into a diplomatic and ethical firestorm when the Breen demand they be handed over. Meanwhile, Book looks for ways to help as Tilly, Adira and Reno work to decipher the latest clue.
Labyrinths
episode S5.E8 may 2024When Burnham is trapped within a "mindscape" designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner and the crew of the U. S. S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.
- The Vulcan Hello
- Battle at the Binary Stars
- Context Is for Kings
- The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry
- Choose Your Pain
- Lethe
- Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad
- Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
- Into the Forest I Go
- Despite Yourself
- The Wolf Inside
- Vaulting Ambition
- What's Past Is Prologue
- The War Without, the War Within
- Will You Take My Hand?
- Brother
- New Eden
- Point of Light
- An Obol for Charon
- Saints of Imperfection
- The Sound of Thunder
- Light and Shadows
- If Memory Serves
- Project Daedalus
- The Red Angel
- Perpetual Infinity
- Through the Valley of Shadows
- Such Sweet Sorrow
- Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2
- That Hope Is You, Part 1
- Far from Home
- People of Earth
- Forget Me Not
- Die Trying
- Scavengers
- Unification III
- The Sanctuary
- Terra Firma, Part 1
- Terra Firma, Part 2
- Su'Kal
- There Is a Tide...
- That Hope Is You, Part 2
- Kobayashi Maru
- Anomaly
- Choose to Live
- All Is Possible
- The Examples
- Stormy Weather
- ...But to Connect
- All In
- Rubicon
- The Galactic Barrier
- Rosetta
- Species Ten-C
- Coming Home
- Red Directive
- Under the Twin Moons
- Jinaal
- Face the Strange
- Mirrors
- Whistlespeak
- Erigah
- Labyrinths
Best moments10
- Escaping from the brig while the ship is under attack, Burnham joins the captain in an audacious plan to end a battle rapidly escalating into war.
- After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the U.S.S. Discovery and its crew must prove that a 930 year old crew and starship are exactly what this new future needs.
- Following a hunch, Captain Burnham tracks Book to an old haunt from their courier days and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for a powerful weapon.
- While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.
- Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.
- After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station.
- Burnham receives the reunion she's been longing for, but it doesn't go quite as she imagined. Georgiou and Tyler sense a disturbing change in Leland.
- With Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rekindled within Burnham.
- Seeking answers, the U.S.S. Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past.
- Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed. Armed with the identity of the Red Angel, the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.
- Battle at the Binary Stars
- Die Trying
- All In
- The Vulcan Hello
- That Hope Is You, Part 1
- Kobayashi Maru
- Perpetual Infinity
- Will You Take My Hand?
- Stormy Weather
- The Red Angel