Summary:
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is coming back for Season 4, but Lower Decks will end after Season 5.
- Strange New Worlds Season 3 is in the works for a 2025 release, while Lower Decks Season 5 premieres in fall 2024.
- The Strange New Worlds team is grateful for the renewal, and Mike McMahan, Lower Decks’ creator, looks ahead to more adventures beyond Season 5.
Paramount+ has announced that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be returning for Season 4, while also confirming the conclusion of Star Trek: Lower Decks with its upcoming Season 5.
Season 3 of Strange New Worlds is currently in production in Toronto, set for an expected release in 2025. Meanwhile, Lower Decks is finalizing Season 5’s 10 episodes, scheduled to premiere in fall 2024 according to Paramount+.
The news was confirmed on the Star Trek Paramount+ Instagram account (@startrekonpplus). Check out the post for more details.
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Variety also features comments from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, as well as Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman:
“On behalf of the cast and crew of ‘Strange New Worlds,’ we are thrilled and grateful to continue our voyages together. We can’t wait for you to join us and the crew of the Enterprise on another season of exploration and adventure.” Season 3 of “Strange New Worlds” will premiere in 2025.”
On Star Trek’s Instagram, showrunner and creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mike McMahan, along with Alex Kurtzman, issued a statement addressing the fans about the animated comedy concluding with Season 5. Check out their post below:
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Strange New Worlds Takes Center Stage as Star Trek’s Main Series
Paramount+ has already renewed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Season 4, signaling its confidence in the series even before Season 3 wraps up production.
With its focus on the USS Enterprise, this prequel has become the main Star Trek series on the platform. Following the success of Season 2, which regularly ranked on streaming charts, Strange New Worlds is taking the lead as older series like Star Trek: Picard conclude and Star Trek: Discovery nears its end.
“5 seasons now appear to be a Star Trek series’ new threshold.”
Unfortunately, despite its cost-effectiveness as an animated series, Star Trek: Lower Decks will end after Season 5, similar to Star Trek: Discovery.
The landscape of streaming services is evolving, and with Paramount potentially up for sale, it seems that reaching five seasons is now the new standard for a Star Trek series.
While the renewal of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Season 4 brings joy to fans, the conclusion of Lower Decks is equally disappointing.
