We’ve got the first teaser for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 that promises an even wilder ride for the hit show!
Star Trek may see some ups and downs, but many fans will agree that Strange New Worlds is one of the best new shows since the heyday of the franchise in the early 2000s. Spinning out of Discovery, it takes place years before The Original Series, with Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as the leader of the Enterprise embarking on some new voyages.
The show has been a smash, reviving the spirit of Star Trek and exploring new worlds and civilizations. It also works well with Trek canon and takes some wild swings like a musical episode.
Fans have been eager for season 3, which will pick up from the season 2 cliffhanger of Pike ready to disobey orders to rescue crew members abducted by the Gorn. However, the first teaser shows that SNW season 3 will be another wild blast!
Get ready to get retro
The series looks ready to get meta, with some episodes focusing on a civilization obsessed with a sci-fi show that bears a suspicious resemblance to the Enterprise Adventures. That includes a wild bit of Kirk (Paul Wesley) on a deck with crew members made up like a retro-1960s TV series.
Speaking of retro, the trailer also hints at an episode where the ship’s equipment breaks down. That pushes engineer Pelia (Carol Kane) to use old-school telephone wires for communication and is aided by a debuting Scotty (Martin Quinn). It’s the offbeat touch we love about this show.
A rom-com ep?
Another episode looks to be more of a rom-com as we see Spock (Ethan Peck) and Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush) in bed together! Is it for real or some dream sequence?
At least we know for sure Patton Oswalt is there as a Vulcan with roses, which may tie into an announced plot of some crew members disguised as Vulcans. Seeing Vulcans in a romantic comedy may be worth the price of admission.
There’s mystery abounding
A big surprise is what looks like a holodeck episode long before TNG starts using it. In this case, the crew is put into a Knives Out-style murder mystery with La’an (Christina Chong) in the detective role. Given Trek’s record with holodecks, it’s safe to assume things go awry.
Another mystery is Rhys Darby, who is an outlandishly dressed man snapping his fingers. Could this be an early incarnation of Trelane aka the Squire of Gothos (and suspected Q)?
Throw in teases of a documentary episode, a three-armed bartender and the usual wild action and it’s a safe bet Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is going to be the best year yet when it hits this summer! Stay tuned . . .
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 premieres this summer on Paramount+.