The classic Star Trek: The Original Series characters Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy (DeForest Kelley), Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu (George Takei), and Chief Engineer Montgomery Scott (James Doohan) don't seem to be serving aboard the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, and here's why. Although Scotty was briefly heard aboard the alternate reality Enterprise in SNW 's season 1 finale, McCoy and Sulu haven't made an appearance or been name-checked in the TOS prequel series. Leonard McCoy doesn't serve aboard the Enterprise until the TOS episode "The Corbomite Maneuver", taking over from Dr. Mark Piper (Paul Fix), and SNW showrunner Akiva Goldsman has stated his desire to use this moment as the show's endpoint.
That's because McCoy completed Star Trek: The Original Series' classic trio in 2266, six years after the events of Strange New Worlds season 2. The prequel series has established that Lieutenant James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) is serving aboard the USS Farragut, where he's attracted the attention of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as a possible successor. As it heads toward 2266, Strange New Worlds will presumably shed light on how Kirk assembled his own Enterprise crew, which could see him interacting with the young McCoy, Sulu, and Scotty. Here's what's known about each classic TOS character's career during the time of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2.
