As Star Trek: Strange New Worlds prepares to embark on its third season, we know that the show is already filming its fourth. Now, we also know for certain that Strange New Worlds will also get a fifth season, but sadly, it will be the show’s final chapter. The announcement that the show is ending and that season five will be Star Trek: Strange New Worlds‘ last one comes straight from Paramount+.
Here’s what Strange New Worlds‘ executive producers Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, and Alex Kurtzman had to say about the starship Enterprise’s final journey under Captain Christopher Pike, as played by Anson Mount.
From the very beginning, Strange New Worlds set out to honor what Star Trek
has always stood for — boundless curiosity, hope and the belief that a better future is possible. We’re
deeply grateful to Paramount+ for the chance to complete our five-season mission, just as we envisioned it, alongside our extraordinary cast and crew. And to the passionate fans who’ve boldly joined us on this journey — THANK YOU. With three more spectacular seasons ahead for you to see and enjoy, this adventure is far from over.
Unlike the first four seasons, season five of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will consist of six episodes instead of the usual 10. By the time Strange New Worlds wraps up, it will have completed 46 episodes total. Which is the equivalent of just the first two seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation. And the original Star Trek had 55 episodes total by the end of its second year! But in the era of streaming, almost no series runs longer than three seasons, so we suppose five seasons is a blessing. Star Trek: Discovery, which spawned Strange New Worlds, also only ran 5 seasons. Although they had 65 episodes total, a significant amount more than Strange New Worlds will end with when its final season concludes.
So what can Trek fans expect in this abbreviated Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fifth season? Well, we’re just making an educated guess, but already we’ve seen the additions of classic Enterprise crew like Mr. Scott. Not to mention a heightened presence for future Enterprise Captain, James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley). Maybe Star Trek is putting all the pieces together for yet another spin-off? One that would feature Captain Kirk in the early days of his Enterprise Captaincy, with Spock as his First Officer? If so, we wouldn’t be shocked to hear casting announcements for Dr. McCoy and Mr. Sulu in the coming months. In the meantime, we still have season three of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dropping its first two episodes on July 17 on Paramount+.
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