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TV series

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2022TV-PG4 seasons8.0 / 10

Boldly go one step closer to where it all began.

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Strange New Worlds

53m7.4 / 10

When one of Pike’s officers goes missing while on a secret mission for Starfleet, Pike has to come out of self-imposed exile. He must navigate how to rescue his officer, while struggling with what to do with the vision of the future he’s been given.

Episode credits

Directed by Akiva GoldsmanWritten by Jenny Lumet, Akiva Goldsman, Akiva Goldsman, Alex KurtzmanGuest stars Samantha Smith, Carla Bennett, Peter Bou-Ghannam, Marienne Castro, Bessie Cheng, John Chou, Joseph Daly, Myles Dobson

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Episode 2

Children of the Comet

53m7.5 / 10

While on a survey mission, the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet. They try to re-route the comet, only to find that an ancient alien relic buried on the comet’s icy surface is somehow stopping them. As the away team try to unlock the relic’s secrets, Pike and Number One deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent the U.S.S. Enterprise from interfering.

Episode credits

Directed by Maja VrviloWritten by Henry Alonso Myers, Sarah TarkoffGuest stars Dana Beddoe, Amber Cull, Thom Marriott, Alex Kapp Horner, Jennifer Hui, Dan Jeannotte, André Dae Kim

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Episode 3

Ghosts of Illyria

46m7.4 / 10

The U.S.S. Enterprise encounters a contagion that ravages the ship. One by one, the entire crew is incapacitated except for Number One, Una Chin-Riley, who must now confront a secret she’s been hiding as she races to find a cure.

Episode credits

Directed by Leslie HopeWritten by Akela Cooper, Bill WolkoffGuest stars Andre Colquhoun, Daniel Gravelle, Curtis Legault, Sage Arrindell, Alex Kapp Horner, André Dae Kim

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Episode 4

Memento Mori

54m8.0 / 10

While on a routine supply mission to a colony planet, the U.S.S. Enterprise comes under an attack from an unknown malevolent force. Pike brings all his heart and experience to bear in facing the crisis, but the security officer warns him that the enemy cannot be dealt with by conventional Starfleet means.

Episode credits

Directed by Dan LiuWritten by Davy Perez, Beau DeMayoGuest stars Geneviève Adam, Angela Besharah, Kaylee Harwood, Atticus Mitchell, Oscar Moreno, Sophia Webster, Jennifer Hui, André Dae Kim

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Episode 5

Spock Amok

52m7.6 / 10

It’s a comedy of manners when Spock has a personal visit in the middle of Spock and Captain Pike’s crucial negotiations with an unusual alien species.

Episode credits

Directed by Rachel LeitermanWritten by Henry Alonso Myers, Robin WassermanGuest stars Adrian Holmes, Alden Adair, Ron Kennell, Graham Parkhurst, Tahirih Vejdani, Carlisle J. Williams, Torri Webster, Gia Sandhu

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Episode 6

Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach

51m7.5 / 10

A threat to an idyllic planet reunites Captain Pike with the lost love of his life. To protect her and a scientific holy child from a conspiracy, Pike offers his help and is forced to face unresolved feelings of his past.

Episode credits

Directed by Andi ArmaganianWritten by Bill Wolkoff, Robin WassermanGuest stars Lindy Booth, Ian Ho, Husein Madhavji, Adam Maros, Antonette Rudder, Stephen Sparks, Shawn Ahmed, Sage Arrindell

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Episode 7

The Serene Squall

50m6.6 / 10

While on a dangerous humanitarian mission, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise stumbles into a harrowing game of leverage with the quadrant’s deadliest space pirate.

Episode credits

Directed by Sydney FreelandWritten by Sarah Tarkoff, Beau DeMayoGuest stars Jesse James Keitel, Michael Hough, Gia Sandhu, Shawn Ahmed, Phil Huynh, Lawrence Libor, Roderick McNeil, Sophia Walker

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Episode 8

The Elysian Kingdom

54m5.9 / 10

The U.S.S. Enterprise becomes stuck in a nebula that is home to an alien consciousness that traps the crew in a fairy tale.

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Directed by Amanda RowWritten by Akela Cooper, Onitra JohnsonGuest stars Sage Arrindell, Belinda Corpuz, Alex Kapp Horner, Makambe Simamba, Rong Fu

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Episode 9

All Those Who Wander

53m8.0 / 10

The U.S.S. Enterprise crew comes face-to-face with their demons – and scary monsters too – when their landing party is stranded on a barren planet with a ravenous enemy.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher J. ByrneWritten by Davy PerezGuest stars Carlos Albornoz, Jessica Danecker, Emma Ho, Jennifer Hui, Ted Kellogg, Dan Jeannotte, André Dae Kim, Cameron Roberts

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Episode 10

A Quality of Mercy

1h 3m8.3 / 10finale

Just as Captain Pike thinks he's figured out how to escape his fate, he's visited by his future self, who shows him the consequences of his actions.

Episode credits

Directed by Chris FisherWritten by Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva GoldsmanGuest stars Dan Jeannotte, Paul Wesley, Mathieu Bourassa, Melanie Scrofano, Rong Fu, André Dae Kim, Ali Hassan, Matthew MacFadzean

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Cast

Anson MountCaptain Christopher Pike
Ethan PeckSpock
Jess BushChristine Chapel
Christina ChongLa'An Noonien-Singh
Celia Rose GoodingNyota Uhura
Melissa NaviaErica Ortegas
Babs OlusanmokunDr. Joseph M'Benga
Martin QuinnLieutenant Montgomery Scott

Credits

Created by
Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman
Written by
Henry Alonso Myers, Davy Perez, Bill Wolkoff, Dana Horgan, David Reed, Kathryn Lyn, Onitra Johnson, Akiva Goldsman, Alan B. McElroy

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
40
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Paramount+United States
  • Secret HideoutUnited States
  • Roddenberry EntertainmentUnited States
  • CBS StudiosUnited States
  • Weed Road PicturesUnited States
  • H M R X ProductionsUnited States

Themes

alienapatheticexcitedexplorationexplorefarcicalnostalgicplayful