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"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" is getting a fifth, and final, season

By Chris Morgan | Last updated Jun 12, 2025 2:10 PM ET

The U.S.S. Enterprise's search for worlds new and strange is coming to an end...eventually. Paramount+ has announced that "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" will get a truncated, six-episode fifth-and-final season. The show is a prequel to the original "Star Trek" series, focused on the time when Christopher Pike, played by Anson Mount, was the captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Captain Pike has been a piece of "Star Trek" lore from the beginning, but this was the first robust look at the era of Pike's captaincy.

The show's executive producers released a statement, including this missive:

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.

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Now, it should be noted that this announcement comes a month before the July 17 premiere of the third season of "Strange New Worlds." Yes, the third. And this is an announcement about a fifth-and-final season. The fourth season, which like the third season will have 10 episodes, began filming in March, though, so one assumes the creatives were pondering the possibility of having a fifth season to wrap up their story as intended. Fortunately, the show got that opportunity, even with six episodes instead of 10.

The prediction/presumption has been that "Strange New Worlds" would end by leading directly into the story of "Star Trek: The Original Series." If that is the intent, now the show can make that happen. Eventually. Probably in 2027, maybe in 2028.

(h/t The Hollywood Reporter)

Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan is a Detroit-based culture writer who has somehow managed to justify getting his BA in Film Studies. He has written about sports and entertainment across various internet platforms for years and is also the author of three books about '90s television.

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