Summary
Star Trek: Discoveryis over, but I’m excited for what’s coming up forStar Trek.Star Trek: Discoverykicked off a new golden age for Star Trek on Paramount+. After no newStar TrekTV shows for 12 years,Star Trek: Discovery’s success led toStar Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Trek: Prodigy, andStar Trek: Strange New Worlds. In 2022, there was a new episode ofStar Trekstreaming on Paramount+ almost every Thursday. WithStar Trek: Discoveryconcluded andStar Trek: Lower Decks' upcoming season 5 set to also be its final season, there will be less newStar Trekon TV, butthere’s still a great deal of good stuff to look forward to.
Star Trekis, undoubtedly, in a state of transition, which is a result of the uncertainty surrounding the movie and TV industries. The streaming business is changing, whileParamount, which ownsStar Trek, is reportedly being sold to Skydance Media.Although Skydance, which co-produced J.J. Abrams’Star Trek Into DarknessandStar Trek Beyond, looks to be friendly towardStar Trekas an IP and franchise, it does seem likeStar Trekis on the wane withStar Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Discovery,andStar Trek: Lower Decksfinishedor about to be. Yet there is still newStar Trekbeing produced and in the development stages, and what’s still to come has exciting possibilities.
Alex Kurtzman and his Secret Hideout production company oversee all of Star Trek on Paramount+, whileX-Menproducer Simon Kinberg is in talks to oversee theStar Trektheatrical feature films made by Paramount Pictures.
Every Upcoming Star Trek Movie & TV Show
Star Trek is ending series like Discovery and Lower Decks but renewed Strange New Worlds while setting up new streaming and theatrical movies.
Star Trek Has Exciting New Seasons & New Shows On The Way
Star Trek will keep taking big swings
AfterStar Trek: Lower Decksends, the remaining Star Trek on Paramount+ series will beStar Trek: Strange New WorldsandStar Trek: Starfleet Academy, which are both spinoffs ofStar Trek: Discovery. Strange New Worldsis already a hit with audiences and a critical darling, and the USS Enterprise-set series has already delivered classic episodes likeStar Trek’s first-ever musical and a comedy crossover withStar Trek: Lower Decks.Strange New Worldsseason 3has wrapped filming, and its contents are top-secret.Strange New Worldsis my favorite Star Trek on Paramount+ series, and I’m dying to see season 3’s new episodes. It’s safe to expect the same level of"big swings"as in previous seasons. Best of all,Strange New Worldsseason 4 is already greenlit to film in spring 2025, so its immediate future is assured.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis the next newStar Trekseries, which begins production in fall 2024, and essentially follows up the events ofStar Trek: Discovery.Starfleet Academyis the first young adult-aimedStar Trekseries, but it’s also the first to delve into what life is like for cadets hopeful of a career in Starfleet.Starfleet Academyoffers an intriguing new perspective that will look atStar Trekthrough younger eyes, and it will hopefully bring a new and younger audience toStar Trek. Other cool things aboutStarfleet Academyare that it will be set in both San Francisco and outer space, and the showstars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunteras the Academy Chancellor.Starfleet Academywill also be a visual feast since it will film on the largest set ever constructed forStar Trek.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academywill also have humor, withStar Trek: Lower Decks’Tawny Newsome as one of the show’s writers.
Possibly the upcomingStar Trekseries with the most unlimited possibilities isStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 on Netflix. The next 20 episodes of the beloved, all-ages CGI animated series premiere July 1st, andStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 promises an epic intergalactic adventure involving time travel, alternate timelines, and tie-ins to every prior iteration ofStar Trek.Star Trek: Voyageris especially a focus ofStar Trek: Prodigy, which features the return of The Doctor (Robert Picardo) and the launching of the new Lamarr Class USS Voyager-A.Star Trek: Prodigyis perhaps the purestStar Trekof all, and it might be the grandest voyage the franchise has coming in the next few years.
It’s impossible to predict what we’ll get from any of the series besides excellent Star Trek at their core.
Regrettably, it’s coming to an end, but the irrepressibleStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5is still going to deliver 10 new episodes that may even surpass the sensational prior seasons.Star Trek: Lower Deckshas created some of the most endearing newStar Trekcharacters in years, led by Tawny Newsome’s Lt. Beckett Mariner and Jack Quaid’s Lt. Brad Boimler, and theUSS Cerritos has become a celebration of the best (and most obscure) ofStar Trek.Lower DecksprovedStar Trekcan be incredibly funny, and it’s bound to go out with a bang. Best of all, Star Trek on Paramount+’s series are so varied and multidimensional that it’s impossible to predict what we’ll get from any of the series besides excellentStar Trekat their core.
Star Trek Movies Are Coming Back
In theaters and on streaming
After nearly a decade sinceStar Trek Beyond,I’m optimistic thatStar Trekmovies are finally coming back.Star Trek: Section 31, starring Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh, launchesStar Trek’s movies made for streaming on Paramount+ initiative, and the inside word is it’s a very different type ofStar Trek. I always enjoy whenStar Trektakes chances, even if they don’t always work, but the already announced tie-in toStar Trek’s lost eraand meeting legacy characters like the young Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl) sounds exciting. So does the return of Michelle Yeoh as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, one of the most fascinating charactersStar Trek: Discoveryever introduced.IfSection 31is a hit, it opens the door to numerous possibilities forStar Trekstreaming movies.
In theaters
In development (rumored)
While I don’t know what to make aboutToby Haynes’Untitled Star Trek Originmovie, or how it will slot in (but hopefully not reboot) theStar Trekmovie timeline, a newStar Trekmovie finally hitting theaters is a win in and of itself. Meanwhile, the prospect ofStar Trek 4has become a running joke for years, but I’ll certainly be there on opening night if Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk reunites with the USS Enterprise crew on the big screen. I feelStar Trekworks and thrives best on television, butStar Trekmovies are a fun, and often influential, compliment to the TV franchise. Overall, whileStar Trekis reducing the number of series on Paramount+,we’re going to see an expansion of different types ofStar Trekacross TV and moviesgoing intoStar Trek’s 60th anniversary in 2026 - and that’s exciting.
