In her new book, Open a Channel, Nana Visitor looks at how Melissa Navia's Erica Ortegas on Strange New Worlds evolved from a male Star Trek pilot.

T here have been a lot of Star Trek shows coming out in the past few years, but few have captured hearts and minds like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. This prequel series follows

Anson Mount told CinemaBlend in 2022 that Strange New Worlds is a prequel and implied that fans didn't have to worry about PIke leaving before the series' end. Paul Wesley echoed that viewpoint to CinemaBlend in 2023, noting that when Kirk does take control of the Enterprise, it'd likely be as a new and separate series from the current one.

Strange New Worlds season 4 has exciting implications for Star Trek's 60th anniversary. In 2026, Star Trek turns 60, when the 1966 premiere of Star Trek: The Original Series is celebrated on September 8,