
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series will feature fan favorites from season two of STAR TREK: DISCOVERY: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock. The series will follow Captain 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.
Set decades before the original series, the new show will see Pike (Anson Mount)—last seen as the captain of Michael Burnham and crew during Star Trek: Discovery’s second season—lead the Enterprise to explore new worlds and make contact with societies and cultures. Seeing Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck as respective returning characters Number One and Spock is a great treat for longtime fans of the franchise, and it’s hard not to get excited at seeing the other crew of the Enterprise as well—from future greats like Celia Rose as Cadet Uhura to the intriguing newcomer that is Christina Chong’s La’an Noonien-Singh.
Like in the last trailer, the romanticism of space is very much here, as Pike expresses barely contained glee about loving his job. There’s also a greater idea of the action (both of the on-foot and spaceship variety) and romance that awaits the Enterprise crew during their journey hopping from planet to planet, because it wouldn’t be Star Trek without some thrills. Whatever worlds they go to, we know that it won’t be the last that we’ve seen on of this crew. Not only has a second season already been greenlit ahead of season one’s premiere, the show recently snagged Vampire Diaries alum Paul Wesley to play future Enterprise captain James T. Kirk.
Star Trek Strange New Worlds arrives May 5th on Paramount+.