Overview
- Season 4 launched on Paramount+ on July 23, and new episodes will stream weekly on Thursdays through September 24.
- At San Diego Comic-Con Hall H co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman screened a sneak peek that teases wide genre swings, including western, horror, disaster-movie and a puppet episode, and shows returning characters and cameos.
- Episode 2 is billed as a horror installment titled “The Griffin Incident,” written by Robbie Thompson and directed by Axelle Carolyn, with a screening for fans held during SDCC weekend.
- Paramount announced Ruaridh Aldington as a new series regular for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 playing Keats, a young alien whose presence creates danger for the cadets.
- Producers and trade coverage confirm a shortened sixth-season plan is not in play and that Strange New Worlds has a pre-filmed, six-episode fifth season that will serve as the series finale, a development that fits broader studio moves toward fewer TV series and a push to reshape the franchise for film.