Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

2025
TV Show
Returning Series
5 Seasons
English

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.

Insights

IMDb8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic81/100
Google Users96%
Director: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny LumetGenres: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

Plot Summary

Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the USS Enterprise. The series chronicles their adventures as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. It showcases the crew's personal journeys and the challenges they face as they uphold the principles of the United Federation of Planets.

Critical Reception

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been met with widespread critical acclaim, praised for its return to classic Star Trek episodic storytelling, compelling character development, and strong performances. Critics and audiences alike have lauded its optimistic tone, visually stunning effects, and exploration of timely themes within the sci-fi framework.

What Reviewers Say

  • A triumphant return to episodic, optimistic Star Trek storytelling.

  • Stellar performances, particularly from the core cast, anchor the series.

  • Visually impressive with thoughtful explorations of classic Star Trek themes.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly praise the show for its classic Star Trek feel, its engaging characters, and its hopeful outlook. Many viewers appreciate the return to self-contained episodes that allow for diverse storytelling. The positive reception highlights a strong desire for this specific style of Star Trek narrative.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Production Design.

Fun Fact

The iconic bridge set for the USS Enterprise in Strange New Worlds is a painstakingly recreated version of the original bridge from Star Trek: The Original Series, incorporating modern technology while maintaining the retro aesthetic.

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TMDB Reviews

8 reviews
EarthAndGravity

EarthAndGravity

I am a big sci-fi fan. And Star Trek is one the many that I love to watch. Season 2 just gave me the bitter aftertaste of it. A courtroom drama? Really? The whole episode? What's next, a musical? Oh wait, there is an episode further down wi...

Doc

Doc

Best Trek Ever! Strange New Worlds uses the episodic format of the original series, which allows the writers to experiment without locking a whole season into a single story. While it doesn't shy away from darker themes the show manages...

MovieGuys

MovieGuys

Strange Indeed. Really, this series, as far as I'm concerned, has nothing remotely in common with the original Star Trek. Instead, even season 2 which I dipped into recently, hasn't improved. I suspect, this is, once again, really only ...

DoctorTrek

DoctorTrek

***** Some folks should not write reviews. Their negativity so obviously reveals their desperate need to sound cultured and knowledgeable; straining to sound relevant as if they have an opinion that matters because of their vast experienc...

timjtech

timjtech

This series is a great relief from the altogether forgettable drama arcs in the most recent of the 2020s Star Trek series. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds throws back to the episodic 'Lesson of the Day' format familiar to and loved by the fa...

MovieGuys

MovieGuys

The only thing strange about this series is the notion its radically different from Picard and Discovery. As far as I'm aware it utilises essentially the same team, who created the other "new Trek" shows. In my opinion, its writing is m...

misubisu

misubisu

This series took until near the end of season one to get ahold of me.... Once it did (get ahold of me) I was hooked! The characters are well put together (even Spock) and the stores get better and better with each new one. The only excep...

5rJoud

5rJoud

The problem with this show lies not within its stories. The little adventures themselves are thought out well and connect to the bigger plot in some way somehow. The unforgivable problem with this show is the appalling characters with their...