Paramount+ is renewing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for a third season even before the premiere of Season 2, which will premiere on June 15.
The streaming platform on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce the news along with two other animated Star Trek series. “Coming in 2023, here's your first look at premiere dates and renewals for #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds, #StarTrekLowerDecks, and #StarTrekProdigy!” the tweet reads.
The animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks has also been renewed for a 10-episode fifth season, with Season 4 to premiere later in the summer.
The additional seasons for Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks follow the decision to end Star Trek: Picard with its current third season and to send off flagship Star Trek: Discovery after its fifth season, which premieres in early 2024.
The upcoming second season of Strange New Worlds includes a crossover episode with Lower Decks, combining live-action and animation. The episode has been directed by The Next Generation actor-director Jonathan Frakes.
Created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the 11th Star Trek series and a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery.
It follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship USS Enterprise as they explore new worlds throughout the galaxy during the decade before Star Trek: The Original Series. The series stars Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding and Rebecca Romijn.
The streamers also renewed the second season of its Nickelodeon animated series Star Trek: Prodigy, which will premiere this winter.
