Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back for its fourth season sooner than you might expect (or exactly when you might). On Saturday, April 25, Paramount+ released the Season 4 premiere date, new trailer, and photos.
The new video, which you can watch above, offers a look at the crew’s newest adventures. “Space is limitless in its beauty and in its terror,” says Captain Pike (Anson Mount). “You can do everything right and sometimes things still don’t work out the way we’d hoped.”
And La’an (Christina Chong) points out, “Any of these missions could be out last.”
It ends with Kirk (Paul Wesley) saying, “Let’s boldly go,” which gives us chills. But what has him screaming as doors close in the middle of the trailer?! And what leads to the Kirk and Spock (Ethan Peck) hug pictured below?
The series was renewed for Season 4 in April 2024, while it was still in production on Season 3. Read on for everything we know about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, from a possible premiere date to the cast to the puppet episode and more. Plus, what do we know about the show’s future?
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When will Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 premiere?
The 10-episode season will premiere on Thursday, July 23. Episodes will be released weekly through September 24.
Who will be in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4?
The Season 4 cast will include everyone from Season 3: Anson Mount (Pike), Rebecca Romijn (Number One), Ethan Peck (Spock), Christina Chong (La’an), Jess Bush (Chapel), Celia Rose Gooding (Uhura), Melissa Navia (Ortegas), Babs Olusanmokun (M’Benga), and Martin Quinn (Montgomery Scott). Paul Wesley (Kirk) and Carol Kane (Pelia) are special guest stars for the third season, and they’ll be back in the same capacity.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Anson Mount, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth serve as Season 3 executive producers.
What will Strange New Worlds Season 4 be about?
Paramount+ has revealed a season description: “The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise—led by Captain Christopher Pike—embarks on a series of thrilling and emotional adventures across the stars. As they journey to strange new worlds, they will battle inner demons and external threats, encounter colorful new characters, reunite with familiar faces and confront terrifying aliens. Through it all, they strive to embrace a bright, hopeful future.”
Plus, at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con panel in July, it was announced that Season 4 will include a puppet-themed episode, featuring U.S.S. Enterprise crew members as puppets created by the iconic Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The episode is directed by Jordan Canning (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock). See Puppet Pike (the hair!) in the photo above and video below.
Is there a Strange New Worlds Season 4 trailer?
Yes, and you can watch it above.
Previously, at the 2025 New York Comic Con panel on Saturday, October 11 unveiling a sneak peek of the Enterprise crew running into some trouble.
The clip shows the ship getting stuck in a storm after following a distress signal before some of them head out in a shuttle. We also have to note Pike talking to Una about missing the things they see since we know the fate that awaits him. Watch the video below.
Will there be a Strange New Worlds Season 5?
Yes, the series is returning for a fifth and final season, currently in production.