The voyages of the starship Enterprise are one step closer to being beamed onto our screens \u2013 with filming now complete and Star Trek Day revealing all sorts of juicy details.<\/p>\n
Spin-off Strange New Worlds will focus on classic characters Captain Pike, Spock and Number One in the years between the events of Discovery and The Original Series, bringing Star Trek back to the episodic formula it originated with.<\/p>\n
First announced back in May 2020, production finally got underway in March 2021 after a lengthy delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of strange new safety protocols on set.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a career, there is never enough work that is pure joy. I feel that my friend Alex Kurtzman along with David Stapf at CBS Studios and Julie McNamara at Paramount+ have given me just that by letting me haunt the stock rooms of my favorite candy store and I am grateful,\u201d said Akiva Goldsman, co-showrunner and executive producer. \u201cWith a hell of a cast and undying love for\u00a0The Original Series, we boldly go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Henry Alonso Myers, co-showrunner and executive producer, added: \u201cI\u2019m incredibly grateful to be working alongside Akiva and our brilliant, multi-faceted cast to help bring the adventures of the Starship\u00a0Enterprise to new life. For someone who\u2019s been dreaming of spaceships and alien worlds since I was little, this show is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n
Anson Mount (Pike), Ethan Peck (Spock) and Rebecca Romijn (Number One) made their debuts as the characters in season two of Star Trek: Discovery<\/a>, taking on the roles originally played by Jeffrey Hunter, Leonard Nimoy and Majel Barrett in the 1960s \u2013 and proving an immediate hits with fans.<\/p> \u201cWhen we said we heard the fans\u2019 outpouring of love for Pike, Number One and Spock when they boarded Star Trek: Discovery last season, we meant it,\u201d said executive producer Alex Kurtzman. \u201cThese iconic characters have a deep history in Star Trek\u2019s canon, yet so much of their stories have yet to be told.\u201d<\/p>\n However, the popular trio won\u2019t be the only familiar faces, with the iconic Nyota Uhura among the many original characters who will be reappearing \u2013 \u00a0along with the mysterious La\u2019an Noonien-Singh, who will somehow be connected to infamous Star Trek villain Khan.<\/p>\n Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman has hinted that Strange New Worlds will be a departure from the types of Trek stories we\u2019ve seen of late, with an optimistic tone and more episodic storytelling style helping to differentiate it from both Discovery and Picard.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s all the essential info on the new spin-off:<\/p>\n The synopsis for the new spin-off reads: \u201cStrange New Worlds will follow the crew in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the USS. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.\u201d<\/p>\n So while details are scant, it appears Strange New Worlds will bridge the gap between Pike, Spock and Number One\u2019s encounter with the Discovery crew and the events of the Star Trek: The Original Series story \u2018The Menagerie\u2019 which revealed Pike\u2019s ultimate (grisly) fate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Alex Kurtzman has also revealed that the series will feature more \u201cstandalone episodes\u201d and be less arc-based than other modern Star Trek shows, harkening back to the format of The Original Series.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Strange New Worlds, under the guidance of Henry Myers and Akiva Goldsman, it\u2019s going to be a return in a way to TOS,\u201d he told Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are going to do standalone episodes. There will be emotional serialization. There will be two-parters. There will be larger plot arcs. But it really is back to the model of alien-of-the-week, planet-of-the-week, challenge-on-the-ship-of-the-week. With these characters pre-Kirk\u2019s Enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI think what people responded so much to in all three characters is this kind of relentless optimism that they have. And that they are at the young phase of their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n Co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman has also hinted that an episodic approach will allow the show to experiment with genre in a way the more serialised Star Trek shows could not.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you think back to The Original Series, it was a tonally more liberal \u2014 I don\u2019t mean in terms of politics, but it could sort of be more fluid,\u201d Goldsman told THR<\/a>. \u201cLike sometimes Robert Bloch would write a horror episode. Or Harlan Ellison would have City on the Edge of Forever, which is hard sci-fi. Then there would be comedic episodes like Shore Leave or The Trouble With Tribbles.<\/p>\n \u201cSo [co-showrunner] Henry Alonso Myers and myself are trying to serve that.\u201d<\/p>\n Star Rebecca Romijn has teased that the show will not just reference The Original Series in terms of story structure, but also in the more direct form of Easter Eggs.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t say anything else because there are so many Easter eggs on this show, but we are very, very, very excited to introduce this show,\u201d Romijn told Looper<\/a>.<\/p>\n This may include the costumes and Enterprise set, which have been adjusted slightly since their appearance in Discovery to better emulate the look and feel of The Original Series.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you close your eyes and think of the key sets and situations that you think of The Original Series, that\u2019s what we\u2019re looking to do,\u201d Goldsman added.<\/p>\n Anson Mount<\/strong> will reprise his role of Captain Christopher Pike, first played by Jeffrey Hunter in the unaired Star Trek pilot \u2018The Cage\u2019 in 1965 and later by Sean Kenney in \u2018The Menagerie\u2019, with Bruce Greenwood also playing a version of the character in the films Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).<\/p>\n Mount was delighted to return as Pike, after telling RadioTimes.com\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>he thought the role was a \u201cone-season gig\u201d<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI was telling our costume designer earlier today, I was at home for a year,\u201d Mount said. \u201cThe last time I was home for a year was my junior year in high school. Everyone\u2019s glad to be back at work.\u201d<\/p>\n Ethan Peck<\/strong> will once again play Mr Spock, following in the footsteps of Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, with Rebecca Romijn<\/strong> taking up the role of Number One as originated by Majel Barrett.<\/p>\n With Number One only appearing in the pilot of The Original Series, Romijn said on a Star Trek Day panel discussion that the show\u2019s writers have a \u201cunique opportunity\u201d to fill out the character\u2019s backstory for the first time.<\/p>\n \u201cI had a delightful meeting with the writers\u2019 room a couple of months ago, and they floated an idea for Number One\u2019s backstory that I\u2019m not going to share right now because it blew my mind when they said it,\u201d Romijn continued. \u201cBut that\u2019s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n A second teaser video was released on Star Trek Day 2021 revealing the roles of the new cast members, which includes a few classic characters \u2013 as well as some surprising new faces\u2026<\/p>\n Familiar faces and new favorites. Get your first look at the new crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in #StarTrek<\/a>: #StrangeNewWorlds<\/a>. #StarTrekDay<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BruTNDNysy<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) September 9, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> The new roll call revealed that Celia Rose Gooding<\/strong> (Jagged Little Pill) would be taking on the iconic role of Cadet Nyota Uhura, who was memorably first played by Nichelle Nichols in The Original Series and later Zoe Saldana in the reboot films.<\/p>\n Uhura won\u2019t be the only original character returning however \u2013 Nurse Christine Chapel is also set for a reappearance, now played by Jess Bush<\/strong> (Skinford, Les Norton), having previously been portrayed by Majel Barrett.<\/p>\n Babs Olusanmokun<\/strong> (Black Mirror, Dune<\/a>) will be taking over the role of Dr M\u2019Benga from Booker Bradshaw, while Bruce Horak<\/strong> will be playing a brand new alien character called Hemmer.<\/p>\n However it is Christina Chong<\/strong>\u2018s (Tom and Jerry, Black Mirror<\/a>) character that has gotten everybody talking, as she\u2019ll playing a new character called La\u2019an\u00a0Noonien-Singh. That\u2019s right \u2013 Noonien-Singh as in Khan Noonien Singh, suggesting that she will somehow be related to one of Star Trek\u2019s most notorious villains.<\/p>\n Melissa Navia<\/strong> (Dietland, Billions<\/a>) rounds out the cast as Lieutenant Erica Ortega.<\/p>\n Before that, a teaser video featuring the series\u2019 cast was released in March 2021 to mark the beginning of production.<\/p>\n Welcome to the #StarTrekFamily<\/a>! Babs Olusanmokun, @ChrissyChong<\/a>,\u00a0Celia Rose Gooding, Jess Bush, and @melissaCnavia<\/a> will be joining @ansonmount<\/a>, @ethangpeck<\/a>, and @rebeccaromijn<\/a> on the U.S.S. Enterprise in #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds<\/a>, coming to @ParamountPlus<\/a> in the US. pic.twitter.com\/Xkc8bXglYB<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) March 12, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> There\u2019s no premiere date yet set for Strange New Worlds \u2013 the series was first announced in 2020, only for TV and film production to face an almost total shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n Production on the series finally got underway in Toronto, Canada, March 2021, with star Anson Mount telling RadioTimes.com\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>that despite COVID-19 protocols \u201cit\u2019s been one of the smoothest starts I think I\u2019ve ever had in television.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Deadline<\/a> reported that a guest star had tested positive for COVID-19 in April 2021, but the actor had not yet made it to set before self-isolating and production on the show was not expected to be impacted.<\/p>\n Mount took to social media to announce that principal production on season one had wrapped on 24th July 2021, with only reshoots left to film later in 2021.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s a season 1 main unit WRAP. We owe some pickup shots, most of which will be tackled this fall, but the lion\u2019s share of our work is in the can. Thx to our phenomenal crew, thx to Toronto, & thx to our fans for being so patient. We will see you soon! @startrek<\/a> #StarTrek<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Anson Mount (@ansonmount) July 24, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> It seems many of the remaining pickup shots involve crowd scenes, which were not possible during initial filming as Toronto was in lockdown during much of the show\u2019s production.<\/p>\n At this rate, Star Trek Strange New Worlds is on course to meet its expected early 2022<\/strong> launch.<\/p>\n Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be available to Paramount Plus (formerly CBS All-Access) subscribers in the US, as with all Trek series since the launch of Discovery in 2017.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no word yet on a UK broadcaster \u2013 though Discovery debuted on Netflix in the UK and was later broadcast on E4, the recent Star Trek: Picard landed on Amazon Prime Video, so it\u2019s possible that Strange New Worlds will also go to the highest bidder, which could be Netflix, or Amazon, or some other platform.<\/p>\n Head to our Sci-Fi<\/a> hub for all the latest news, or check out what else is on with our TV Guide<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn will also return as Spock and Number One in the new spin-off. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":4171,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast.jpg",1500,1002,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast-768x513.jpg",768,513,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast-1024x684.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast.jpg",1500,1002,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/09\/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-release-date-rumours-trailer-and-cast.jpg",1500,1002,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn will also return as Spock and Number One in the new spin-off.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/4170"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Star Trek Strange New Worlds<\/span> series<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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