Star Trek: Strange New Worlds star Melissa Navia says season 2 will be even better than the first. The Paramount+ series is still airing its critically acclaimed first season, with season 2 currently filming. It is expected to be released in 2023. Strange New Worlds stars Navia, Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Celia Rose Gooding, Christina Chong, Babs Olusanmokun, Bruce Horak, and Rebecca Romijn.
Strange New Worlds takes place a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series and follows Captain Pike (Mount) as he leads the crew of the USS Enterprise to explore new worlds throughout the reaches of space. Strange New Worlds features a more episodic structure than other contemporary Star Trek shows, harkening back to the plots of The Original Series and The Next Generation. Strange New Worlds has already foreshadowed stories and character beats explored in broader Star Trek canon, indicating more references to past stories are to be expected in future episodes.
In an interview with CinemaBlend, Navia talks about the high quality of the scripts she's receiving for Strange New Worlds season 2, saying they're better than season 1. Navia has lots of praise for what's ahead, which she says includes hints of classic Star Trek and real life science. Read her quote below:
I think I would even go so far as to say it’s even better than 1, and Season 1 we are really happy with. Season 2, we just keep getting these scripts that are just knocking it out of the park. It incorporates Trek, and it incorporates history, it incorporates actual science and technology. And then it interweaves it in a way that makes you want to be on the Enterprise. It makes you really fall in love with this world and be a part of it. Season 2 we’re gonna go to places that you just didn’t expect, couldn’t expect, but you’re gonna be really happy that we did. People are already talking about Season 3 and like my head is just trying to wrap its head around Season 2, we’re like barreling toward the end. We have some of the biggest scenes we’ve filmed yet, especially for me, to come still. So, very exciting.
With Strange New Worlds season 2 already confirmed to feature the return of James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley,) there are bound to be more connections to The Original Series that reward longtime fans while enhancing the show's current story beats. Navia talks about how unexpected season 2 will be, and hopefully, it can continue the sense of discovery infused in the first season. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has already been noted for its playing with genre and tone, experimentation that could be used to great effect as the show goes on. As it stands, Strange New Worlds is so far Paramount+'s best-received Star Trek series, and the idea that season 2 can take things further only makes the show's future more exciting.
Strange New Worlds shows how familiar formulas can be used well, and how there's still a demand for a Star Trek with a more classical feel. With all the directions the show could go in, it's reassuring to hear that the upcoming season 2 maintains and exceeds the quality of the first, making it a surefire crowd pleaser for longtime Trekkies. Hopefully, Navia is right, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will continue to thread in lore from The Original Series to make a second season as compelling as season 1.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds releases new episodes Thursdays on Paramount+.
Source: CinemaBlend