Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns with a release date and the first full trailer for season 4.
Of the modern Star Trek series that have come out on Paramount+, Strange New Worlds is widely regarded as the best one, with a 94% score from critics and 74% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The show was renewed for seasons 4 and 5, both of which have already been filmed, and with season 5 set to be the end of the popular series.
During the Paramount+ Thunder Stage presentation at CCXP Mexico, it was announced that Strange New Worlds season 4 will premiere globally on July 23. Each installment of the 10-episode season will be released on Thursdays on Paramount+, including the season finale on September 24.
During the presentation, cast members Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Celia Rose Gooding, and Paul Wesley also revealed a new trailer to a room full of fans. Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise can be seen exploring the beauty and terror of space, including dinosaurs and a new alien threat. Check out the trailer below:
Strange New Worlds season 4’s release date continues a summer tradition for the series, as season 2 debuted in June 2023, followed by season 3 in July 2025. Since it has been known for a while that filming for the final two seasons had wrapped, the summer 2026 release isn’t too surprising, but is still welcome news for the fandom, especially as it avoids another two-year hiatus between seasons.
While there continues to be ample enthusiasm surrounding Strange New Worlds, the season 4 release date announcement and trailer do come at an uncertain time for the franchise. For the first time in over a decade, there are no new Star Trek shows in development. The only ongoing ones are Strange New Worlds, which is ending with season 5, and Starfleet Academy, which is ending with season 2. It was confirmed at CinemaCon that a movie is in development, but little else is known about the project.
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The USS Enterprise is the most iconic starship in science fiction. What is the registry number of Captain Kirk’s original Enterprise from The Original Series?
ANCC-1701-D
BNX-01
CNCC-1701
DNCC-74656
✓ Correct! NCC-1701 is the registry of Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise. The “-D” suffix belongs to Picard’s Galaxy-class ship, NX-01 is Archer’s Enterprise, and NCC-74656 is Voyager.
✗ Red alert! The answer is NCC-1701. Kirk’s original Constitution-class Enterprise carried this now-legendary registry. NCC-1701-D is Picard’s Enterprise from TNG, NX-01 is Captain Archer’s, and NCC-74656 belongs to Voyager.
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Kirk’s most trusted officer is a half-human, half-Vulcan science officer famous for his logic and iconic salute. Who is this legendary character?
AData
BSpock
CTuvok
DSarek
✓ Correct! Mr. Spock, played by Leonard Nimoy, is the half-Vulcan science officer whose “Live long and prosper” salute became a cultural icon. His struggle between logic and emotion defines the heart of the Original Series.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Spock. Data is an android from TNG, Tuvok is Voyager’s Vulcan tactical officer, and Sarek is Spock’s Vulcan father. Only Spock is the half-human, half-Vulcan first officer of Kirk’s Enterprise.
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Starfleet’s most important regulation forbids interference with the natural development of alien civilizations. What is this guiding principle called?
AThe Temporal Accord
BGeneral Order One
CThe Omega Directive
DThe Prime Directive
✓ Correct! The Prime Directive (also known as General Order 1) is Starfleet’s most sacred law. It prohibits interfering with less-developed civilizations — though Kirk, Picard, and Janeway have all famously bent or broken it when lives were at stake.
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Prime Directive. While “General Order One” is technically another name for it, the Prime Directive is the universally known term. The Omega Directive and Temporal Accord are separate, more specialized Starfleet protocols.
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“Resistance is futile.” This chilling declaration belongs to a cybernetic collective that assimilates entire civilizations into its hive mind. What is this fearsome species called?
AThe Borg
BThe Dominion
CThe Romulans
DSpecies 8472
✓ Correct! The Borg are Star Trek’s most terrifying villains — a hive-mind collective that forcibly assimilates species and technology. Captain Picard was famously assimilated and transformed into Locutus in the landmark TNG episode “The Best of Both Worlds.”
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Borg. The Dominion is the Gamma Quadrant empire from DS9, the Romulans are a rival empire, and Species 8472 is actually one of the few species that the Borg themselves fear. Only the Borg declare “Resistance is futile.”
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Captain Jean-Luc Picard commands the Enterprise-D in The Next Generation and later received his own series, Star Trek: Picard. Which acclaimed actor portrays him?
AWilliam Shatner
BAvery Brooks
CPatrick Stewart
DScott Bakula
✓ Correct! Sir Patrick Stewart brought gravitas, Shakespeare, and Earl Grey tea to the captain’s chair for seven seasons of TNG, four films, and three seasons of Star Trek: Picard. His “Make it so” is one of TV’s most iconic catchphrases.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Patrick Stewart. William Shatner plays Captain Kirk, Avery Brooks is Captain Sisko on Deep Space Nine, and Scott Bakula captains the NX-01 Enterprise. Only Sir Patrick Stewart portrays the legendary Jean-Luc Picard.
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Starfleet vessels travel faster than light by bending space around them using a matter-antimatter reaction. What is this propulsion system called?
ATranswarp Drive
BWarp Drive
CSlipstream Drive
DSpore Drive
✓ Correct! Warp Drive is the standard faster-than-light propulsion in Star Trek, powered by dilithium-regulated matter-antimatter reactions. Zefram Cochrane invented it in 2063, which led to humanity’s first contact with the Vulcans.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Warp Drive. Transwarp is an advanced Borg technology, Slipstream is an experimental quantum drive, and the Spore Drive uses mycelial network navigation (from Discovery). Standard Starfleet vessels use Warp Drive.
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At Starfleet Academy, cadets face a notorious no-win scenario designed to test their character under impossible circumstances. James Kirk is the only cadet who ever beat it — by cheating. What is this test called?
AThe Prometheus Trial
BThe Omega Simulation
CThe Corbomite Maneuver
DThe Kobayashi Maru
✓ Correct! The Kobayashi Maru is an unwinnable rescue simulation that tests how cadets handle certain death. Kirk reprogrammed it so he could win — earning a commendation for original thinking. It was memorably featured in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
✗ Red alert! The answer is the Kobayashi Maru. The Corbomite Maneuver is a TOS episode, not an Academy test. The Kobayashi Maru is the famous no-win scenario that Kirk defeated by reprogramming the simulation — because he doesn’t believe in the no-win scenario.
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In the widely regarded greatest Star Trek film, a genetically enhanced superhuman from Earth’s past seeks revenge against Captain Kirk. “KHAAAAN!” Who is this iconic villain?
AKhan Noonien Singh
BGeneral Chang
CQ
DGul Dukat
✓ Correct! Khan Noonien Singh, played by Ricardo Montalbán, is Star Trek’s greatest villain. First appearing in the TOS episode “Space Seed,” he returned in The Wrath of Khan (1982) for a devastating revenge plot that cost Spock his life.
✗ Red alert! The answer is Khan Noonien Singh. General Chang is a Klingon from Star Trek VI, Q is TNG’s omnipotent trickster, and Gul Dukat is DS9’s Cardassian antagonist. Only Khan inspired Kirk’s legendary scream across the cosmos.
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Amid this uncertainty, fans can at least count on Strange New Worlds season 4. Along with Captain Pike, the Strange New Worlds cast of characters includes Spock (Ethan Peck), La’An Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong), Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Erica Ortega (Melissa Navia), Joseph M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Montgomery Scott (Martin Quinn), and Una Chin-Riley/Number One (Rebecca Romijn). Additionally, Paul Wesley and Carol Kane guest star in the respective roles of James T. Kirk and Pelia.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers are the co-showrunners of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Season 4’s executive producers are Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Anson Mount, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth.
Release Date
May 5, 2022
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Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman