Unusual New Worlds set to introduce extra “shock” iconic characters

Unusual New Worlds has been an actual deal with for Star Trek followers and the season 2 finale got here with an added bonus – the introduction of Scotty. The most effective TV sequence within the Trek universe, SNW already comes with a good quantity of nostalgia, and now we are able to’t assist however surprise about extra of the perfect Star Trek characters displaying up sooner or later.

We’re already looking forward to the Unusual New Worlds season 3 launch date and the prospect of including extra faces from the previous along with the brand new Scotty actor when the most effective sci-fi sequence on Paramount Plus continues.

Fortuitously, showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers have been speaking to Selection in regards to the future, and about whether or not they would possibly convey in additional huge names from the Star Trek timeline.

Goldsman mentioned: “The longer we keep on the air — will we nonetheless say that? — the longer we stream, the longer we do no matter it’s we do to let individuals watch us, the extra possible it turns into. Given our druthers — as a result of Henry and I are each grasping and gluttons for punishment — we’d go proper into the TOS period and see what occurs. So, if we’re round lengthy sufficient, certain.”

Myers, in the meantime, promised that “if we meet different individuals, they’ll shock you”. That’s greater than sufficient to whet our appetites for the longer term after we sit right down to rewatch the Star Trek motion pictures as a way to put together for what’s subsequent.

Myers added: “I attempt to respect everybody’s strategy to this. However we’re not telling the story of who they’re [in the future], we’re telling the story of who they’re now. They don’t know who they’re going to be. That’s the distinctive alternative of our present that permits us to inform these tales in ways in which they haven’t been instructed earlier than. That’s the enjoyable of it for us.”

One of many delights of Unusual New Worlds is its nostalgia, in fact, but additionally its willingness to experiment. Season two gave us a Decrease Decks crossover and a musical episode, so the sky’s the restrict for season three. Problem accepted? We hope so.

For extra on Unusual New Worlds, try our detailed guides to the Gorn Hunter and Destroyer ships, the USS Kelcie Mae, and the Gorn Hegemony. We’ve additionally explored how William Shatner made Spock higher and checked out which Star Trek captains would survive a zombie film.

As for the longer term new motion pictures and TV exhibits from Trek, discover out extra in regards to the Starfleet Academy launch date, the Star Trek 4 launch date, the Decrease Decks season 4 launch date, and the Star Trek Legacy launch date.