Summary
- Star Trek fans have a lot to be thankful for in Thanksgiving 2023, as they were treated to three successful Star Trek series on Paramount+.
- The franchise delivered 30 new episodes, pushing the boundaries of Star Trek and receiving acclaim from fans.
- Notable highlights include the reunion of the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation in Picard season 3 and the introduction of new fan-favorite characters like Moopsy and Lieutenant T'Lyn in Lower Decks season 4.
Thanksgiving 2023 is extra significant for Star Trek fans, who have a lot to be thankful for. 2023 saw Paramount+ stream three Star Trek series: Star Trek: Picard season 3, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, and Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4. All three shows pushed the boundaries of Star Trek, and all were met with acclaim from fans. Picard and Strange New Worlds episodes also charted in the Nielsen streaming top 10 multiple times, the only Paramount+ series to achieve this besides the shows from Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone franchise.
Star Trek delivered 30 new episodes in 2023, and it's arguable that the franchise has never successively featured that many episodes of such high quality before, not even in Star Trek's Rick Berman-led 1990s heyday. Picard season 3 was hailed as the best Star Trek in years for reuniting the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation in one more emotionally satisfying mission to save the galaxy. Strange New Worlds took bold chances the franchise never tried before that paid off magnificently. And Star Trek: Lower Decks also had perhaps its best season, moving the stories of the Lower Deckers of the USS Cerritos forward while connecting to TNG in fascinating ways. Here are 15 things Star Trek fans are thankful for in 2023.
