Paramount+ will today premiere the highly anticipated second season of its critically acclaimed original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
In season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories and encounters new life and civilisations.
The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing friends and enemies both new and familiar, their adventures will unfold in surprising ways never seen before on any Star Trek series.
This season will feature a special crossover episode featuring Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner and Jack Quaid as Brad Boimler in live-action form aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The episode, which will also feature animation, was directed by Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard actor and director Jonathan Frakes.
Season two will be available exclusively in Australia on Paramount+ and following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays.
The series stars Anson Mount as Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley, 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 and Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph M’Benga. Season two also features the return of special guest star Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk and new addition Carol Kane in a recurring role as Pelia.
Season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.
Season two of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be the latest addition to the expanding Star Trek franchise on Paramount+, which includes season one of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the current hit original series Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard,the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy, the series order for the all-new original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy commencing production in 2024 and the special original movie event Star Trek: Section 31 coming soon.
