The STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Team Is Looking to Set Up a Soft Reboot of the Original Series
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fans have come to accept the bittersweet news that the series will wrap up after five seasons. But while that may seem like the end of the road, the show’s creative team isn’t ready to put away their phasers just yet, in fact, they may already have a clever workaround to keep the mission going.
At the Season 3 premiere in New York, executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers opened up about what’s next. When asked why now was the time to announce the end, Goldsman explained:
"It just happened. The truth is, we have been, from the beginning, hoping for a five year mission. And that was the plan, but you also have to not wear out your welcome.
“And the folks who determine whether or not you wear out your welcome [are the ones] who pay. And so, they gave us this abbreviated fifth season right on the heels of giving us a fourth season. Nothing stays a secret."
This wasn’t entirely their choice as Paramount called the shot, and while the series will complete the five-year mission they initially were hoping for, it’s not necessarily the sendoff the creators wanted.
Still, both Goldsman and Myers made it clear they’re not done dreaming. When asked where the Star Trek universe might go from here, Myers responded:
"I don't know. I know Alex [Kurtzman] is going to be doing 'Starfleet Academy.' But my focus is singular. I'm 'Strange New Worlds' all the time. But would I like to get us right up to the edge of ['The Original Series'] and then have somebody call us and say, 'Now make that show!'"
That’s when Goldsman chimed in saying:
"We literally have a fantastic cast and we have incredible sets and we have all these things right there — it's a shame to waste it."
The idea here is simple, if Paramount is ending Strange New Worlds, maybe they’ll let the same team roll right into a spiritual sequel, one that takes place in the era of The Original Series with the current cast already in place. Seems like a great idea and one that fans of Strange New World would embrace.
They've got Ethan Peck as Spock, Paul Wesley as Kirk, and beautifully detailed Enterprise sets ready to go. Why tear it all down when they could just keep the journey going under a different title?
Whether or not Paramount bites, it’s clear Goldsman and Myers are setting the table. They’re not asking fans to say goodbye. Not yet. They're hoping to pass the torch without ever putting it out.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 premieres July 17, 2025, on Paramount+.
Source: /Film