Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for its third season in 2025, plus they have already ordered another season—and now we are getting a better sense of when that will go into production, likely before the next season shows up on Paramount+.
Back on the Enterprise in February 2025
When work on the third season wrapped up in late May, Strange New Worlds series star Anson Mount said he would be returning to Toronto to film the the fourth season “in the spring” of 2025. However, it now appears that shooting will begin even sooner. In an new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Paul Wesley (James T. Kirk) talked about balancing his work as an actor with his Brother’s Bond Bourbon business, revealing when he will be back in front of the cameras for Star Trek:
“I mean, it’s one of these situations where, with acting, it’s very much a freelance job. For example, I’m going off to shoot season four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in February, and they know that. So, I’ve accounted for that time, and I’m committed to that, and Ian’s gonna take over some of my duties, and I have other team members. I need to be in front of the camera. I need to do things, as far as finding characters. That, for me, that’s rewarding. I’ve done it since I was a child. I’ve literally been doing theater since I was in third grade, and so I have to continue doing it. And also it feeds the product. If I’m doing well, then the company’s thriving as well, because I have more eyeballs on me, I suppose.”
So it appears Strange New Worlds will actually start production during the winter. Assuming Wesley continues to have a recurring role on the show into season 4, it’s possible that shooting could even start before February when he is required to be back on set in Toronto. Production for the first season of Star Trek: Academy began a month ago in Toronto and is expected to run into February 2025. While the two productions are shot at different studios in the Toronto area (Strange New Worlds at CBS Stages Canada and Academy at Pinewood Studios) they still share some assets, notably the AR Wall virtual stage.
Behind the scenes with AR wall during season 2 of Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
Season 4 already mapped out
As the debut of the third season of the Strange New Worlds is still months away, little is known about season 4. Writing for the new season was already underway earlier this summer. At San Diego Comic-Con in late July, co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman said “We’re in the [writers’] room. We’re breaking. We’re talking. We have the cards with the episodes, we know what the 10 episodes are going to be about. The network does it yet, but they will soon.” Scottish actor Martin Quinn appeared as Scotty in the season 2 finale and will be a series regular in season 3, which also features Irish actor Cillian O’Sullivan in a recurring role as the TOS character of Dr. Roger Korby. The showrunners have said they plan to take Strange New Worlds “right into The Original Series,” so it’s a good bet we will see more familiar characters, possibly even Sulu, by season 4.
The second season of Strange New Worlds wrapped up in early August 2023 on Paramount+, and the streaming service has yet to set a release date for season 3 beyond saying it will arrive in 2025. The extended hiatus between seasons is due to last year’s WGA and SAG strikes. When production on season 3 wrapped in May, Anson Mount thanked fans for their patience and support during the strikes. Season 4 will likely debut in 2026, and we may learn more about Strange New Worlds season 3 (and 4) at the Star Trek Universe panel set for New York Comic Con on October 19th, although that panel will be focused on the fifth season of Lower Decks (debuting on October 24) and the Star Trek: Section 31 streaming movie set to debut on Paramount+ in early 2025.
New science lab set for Strange New Worlds season 3 (Paramount+)
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source: trekmovie.com