Cherish “Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds” (presently on its third season) whereas it lasts. “Unusual New Worlds” might be wrapping up with its fifth season, which can run an abbreviated six episodes. (The earlier seasons, and the to-come fourth, all clocked in at 10 episodes.) Fellow Paramount+ sequence “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Decrease Decks” additionally ended after their season fives, so it looks as if that is the higher restrict for a “Trek” present in the intervening time.
However throughout negotiations for ending the sequence, an easy fifth season wasn’t the one choice thought-about. Rebecca Romijn, who performs Enterprise First Officer Una Chin-Riley on “Unusual New Worlds,” mentioned on the 2025 STLV: Trek to Vegas conference that Paramount put a unique provide on the desk: a film. Romijn defined (reported by TrekMovie) that:
“Six [episodes] was a negotiation. Usually it was ten episodes, however they provided us a 2-hour film and [co-showrunners] Akiva [Goldsman] and Henry [Alonso Myers] mentioned we will not wrap up these storylines in simply two hours. And they also obtained [six episodes].”
Add that hypothetical “Unusual New Worlds” film to “Star Trek” photos that by no means went to warp pace. The franchise has stalled out on theatrical releases since 2016, when “Star Trek: Past” underperformed on the field workplace. Some filmmakers, from Quentin Tarantino to “Unbelievable 4: First Steps” director Matt Shakman, have tried to get a brand new “Trek” film off the bottom, however have not succeeded.
The final “Star Trek” film launched was “Part 31,” which went straight to streaming on Paramount+ and was panned.
Although previous “Star Trek” casts have continued on in films earlier than, Myers and Goldsman made the correct name. A fifth season is the higher option to wrap up this explicit present. “Unusual New Worlds” has embraced being a tv present and what that medium means for the way it tells its tales.
Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds will full its 5 12 months mission
The ending of “Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds” was inevitable. It is a prequel sequence, so it could not go on endlessly. 5 seasons could be too quick for some (particularly with solely 46 episodes complete), however the Enterprise is on a five-12 months mission, too.
Certainly, the present has spent all three of its seasons so far placing the items in place for “Star Trek: The Authentic Sequence.” Spock (Ethan Peck) is studying to turn out to be the Vulcan followers know him as, Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and Scotty (Martin Quinn) have joined the Enterprise, and James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) is a recurring character; his arc on the present is studying to be essentially the most well-known Starfleet Captain ever.
The unique “Star Trek” was canceled after its third season with no correct finale, however the Trekkies by no means went away. Petitions culminated in “Star Trek: The Movement Image,” and sequel after sequel, followers obtained to observe the unique “Trek” forged develop outdated till they lastly bowed out with “The Undiscovered Nation.”
In contrast to “The Authentic Sequence,” “Unusual New Worlds” is attending to exit by itself phrases, and people phrases have at all times been episodic. “Unusual New Worlds” has some series-long working story threads and character arcs, certain, however nearly each episode stands by itself because the Enterprise crew finds themselves on a brand new journey. This is not the kind of story that is constructing to a grand finale that wants two hours to pack all its motion into. “Unusual New Worlds” is a tv present, and it would be inappropriate if it ended as something however.
“Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds” is streaming on Paramount+.
