It’s a bold new world for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as the series prepares to launch season four.
The team behind the Paramount+ show hit the CCXP Mexico stage on Saturday to reveal that the fourth season premiere will debut globally on July 23. The 10-episode season rolls out weekly on Thursdays through Sept. 24 for the series that was last seen with the season three finale that began streaming in September.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds castmembers Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding and Paul Wesley announced the return date and debuted the new season’s teaser trailer in front of a packed auditorium at the annual event in Mexico City. Anson Mount leads the series as Capt. Christopher Pike, while Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun, Martin Quinn and Carol Kane round out the cast.
“It’s a form of escapism,” Wesley said in explaining the enduring appeal of the Star Trek franchise and its optimism. “It’s a form of us believing in that kind of future.” The crowd was clearly thrilled to see the Vampire Diaries star in attendance and screamed wildly almost every time he took the microphone to speak or mentioned his former show. This led him to joke, “I’ve got to come to Mexico City more often.”
In the first footage, La’An Noonien-Singh (Chong) warns Nyota Uhura (Gooding), “Any of these missions could be our last.” The trailer ends with James T. Kirk (Wesley) declaring, “Let’s boldly go.”
Wesley joked from the stage, “I’m just flattered that they’re premiering it on my birthday. Of course, that’s on purpose.”
Romijn added, “We’re so proud of this show, and we’re really proud of season four — and season five. We really think it’s our best season yet.” The actress also noted about season four, “There’s dinosaurs!”
Wesley went on to tease about season four: “We explore a little about Kirk’s past and the demons that are haunting him.”
The actor also praised William Shatner for having previously taken to social media to share his blessing for Wesley portraying the same character that Shatner originated in the initial series. “It was such a lovely, beautiful passing of the baton,” Wesley said. “William Shatner did not have to do that. I thought that was so incredibly generous of him and very classy.”
Gooding teased the evolution of her version of Nyota Uhura as the character continues to evolve toward the version that actress Nichelle Nichols originated in the 1960s. “She talks back,” Gooding said of her character in the new season. “She stands up for herself. I think we’re getting closer and closer to Nichelle Nichols’ Uhura.”
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds wrapped production last year on its fifth and final season. Season five will introduce two legacy characters from the original Star Trek series that premiered in 1966, with Thomas Jane set to play Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy and Kai Murakami portraying Hikaru Sulu. The first three seasons are currently streaming on Paramount+.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners for Strange New Worlds. Executive producers for season four include Goldsman, Myers, Mount, Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth.
