The structure is episodic, but the character growth is rich From the beginning of its 2022 launch, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds offered a different approach compared to previous entries in the franchise.

When Strange New Worlds began in 2022, it was billed as a return to old school Star Trek values: episodic space adventures on the Starship Enterprise, with a Captain pulled from the original series, Spock on the bridge,

Strange New World's showrunners are quietly campaigning for a project that would, in a way, keep the series going even after it ends with season 5.