Series synopsis
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is an American sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on Paramount+ on May 5, 2022. It was created by Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman. It stars Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush and Christina Chong.
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Premise
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Premise: Boldly go one step closer to where it all began.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike
- Ethan Peck as Spock
- Jess Bush as Christine Chapel
- Christina Chong as La'An Noonien-Singh
- Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura
- Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas
- Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. Joseph M'Benga
- Martin Quinn as Lieutenant Montgomery Scott
Supporting cast
- Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley
- Bruce Horak as Hemmer
- Samantha Smith as Eldredth Leader
- Carla Bennett as Palion Aide #2
- Peter Bou-Ghannam as Palion Leader
- Marienne Castro as Shuttle Pilot
- Bessie Cheng as Eldredth Aide #2
- John Chou as Kiley Scientist #1
- Joseph Daly as Eldredth Aide #1
- Chandra Galasso as Lieutenant
- Jaimee Joe Gonzaga as Terminal Jockey #2
- Sandy Kerr as Starfleet Scientist #1
Guest cast
- Bruce Horak as Hemmer
- Samantha Smith as Eldredth Leader
- Carla Bennett as Palion Aide #2
- Peter Bou-Ghannam as Palion Leader
- Marienne Castro as Shuttle Pilot
- Bessie Cheng as Eldredth Aide #2
- John Chou as Kiley Scientist #1
- Joseph Daly as Eldredth Aide #1
- Chandra Galasso as Lieutenant
- Jaimee Joe Gonzaga as Terminal Jockey #2
- Sandy Kerr as Starfleet Scientist #1
- Joel Lacoursiere as Kiley Guard #1
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 71 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 31 | September 8, 2020 | February 24, 2026 |
| Season 1 | 10 | May 5, 2022 | July 7, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 10 | June 15, 2023 | August 10, 2023 |
| Season 3 | 10 | July 17, 2025 | September 11, 2025 |
| Season 4 | 10 | July 23, 2026 | September 24, 2026 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Star Trek Day 2020 | Strange New Worlds Panel Strange New Worlds will follow the crew in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the USS. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. |
September 8, 2020 |
| 2 |
Inside the Series Get a special preview of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds with host Wil Wheaton (The Ready Room) |
April 29, 2022 |
| 3 |
Finding the Balance: Inside the Strange New Worlds Finale The cast and crew of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds discuss finding the balance between the new series and The Original Series. |
July 7, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Strange New Worlds When one of Pike’s officers goes missing while on a secret mission for Starfleet, Pike has to come out of self-imposed exile. He must navigate how to rescue his officer, while struggling with what to do with the vision of the future he’s been given. |
May 5, 2022 |
| 2 |
Children of the Comet While on a survey mission, the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet. They try to re-route the comet, only to find that an ancient alien relic buried on the comet’s icy surface is somehow stopping them. As the away team try to unlock the relic’s secrets, Pike and Number One deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent the U.S.S. Enterprise from interfering. |
May 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
Ghosts of Illyria The U.S.S. Enterprise encounters a contagion that ravages the ship. One by one, the entire crew is incapacitated except for Number One, Una Chin-Riley, who must now confront a secret she’s been hiding as she races to find a cure. |
May 19, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Broken Circle A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate. |
June 15, 2023 |
| 2 |
Ad Astra per Aspera Commander Una faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out. |
June 22, 2023 |
| 3 |
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow La'an travels back in time to twenty-first-century Earth to prevent an attack which will alter humanity’s future history—and bring her face to face with her own contentious legacy. |
June 29, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hegemony (2) Pike leads a risky rescue behind enemy lines as the landing party flees a deadly enemy. |
July 17, 2025 |
| 2 |
Wedding Bell Blues At a Federation celebration, an uninvited guest disrupts Spock and the crew's reflections. |
July 17, 2025 |
| 3 |
Shuttle to Kenfori Pike and M'Benga enter Klingon space for Batel's cure as M'Benga's past returns on a deadly world. |
July 24, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Valles Marineris Pike leads the crew into a stellar storm, sending the Enterprise back 65 million years. |
July 23, 2026 |
| 2 |
The Griffin Incident La'An, Spock, and Kirk get trapped on a mysterious, long-lost Federation ship. |
July 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Human Best Friend | August 6, 2026 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Paramount+ |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 5, 2022 |
| Last aired | July 30, 2026 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday |