WARNING: This article contains mild SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2.Streaming now on Paramount+, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 continues the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise across an episode count in line with modern Trek shows. Strange New Worlds depicts the final five-year mission of Captain Pike before he hands over the USS Enterprise to Captain James T Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek: The Original Series. The prequel series also gives new insights into the early Starfleet careers of beloved TOS characters like Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck), Ensign Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush).
Understandably, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is a throwback to the visual style of Star Trek: The Original Series, but with the trappings of modern storytelling. This is reflected in its episode count, which is substantially reduced from the 20 plus episodes that would make up a classic TOS season, and is more in line with modern streaming shows. Akiva Goldsman, who is Strange New Worlds showrunner wants more episodes but for now, he has to deal with an episode count in line with the other shows in the Star Trek franchise.
