The Vulcan Hello

"The Vulcan Hello" is the series premiere of the American television series Star Trek: Discovery, which is set roughly a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series and shows the beginnings of the Federation–Klingon cold war. It was written by Akiva Goldsman and Bryan Fuller, from a story by series creators Fuller and Alex Kurtzman, and was directed by David Semel.

Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, the First Officer of the USS Shenzhou. Series regular Doug Jones also appears in the episode, the first in the series' two-part premiere that act as a prologue to the rest of the series. Guest starring for the two-part premiere are Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou, captain of the Shenzhou, and Chris Obi as Klingon leader T'Kuvma. Filming took place at Pinewood Toronto Studios, on location in Jordan, and at Paramount Studios.

The episode aired on CBS on September 24, 2017, in a special preview broadcast, before being released on the streaming service CBS All Access (along with the second episode, and the rest of the series in subsequent weeks). The episode was seen by 9.5 million viewers on CBS, and led to record subscriptions for All Access. It received positive reviews, particularly for Martin-Green's performance, though some of the writing was criticized.