The Star Trek franchise has come a long way since its 1960s debut, but it could be about to really break into a strange new world with its new venture. As revealed at San Diego Comic-Con, the Star Trek franchise is following up its recent musical episode in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds by contemplating a full-blown musical stage show. While the details on the project are very sketchy right now, Strange New Worlds’ executive producer Akiva Goldsman shared the exciting and unexpected update.
Like many one-off musical episodes before it, the Season 2 episode of Strange New Worlds, entitled “Subspace Rhapsody”, became an instant classic, and was roundly praised by fans and critics alike. The events of the episode unfold when an encounter with an experimental, naturally occurring quantum probability field causes James T. Kirk and company to break into song and sing their way through their thoughts and feelings. Having never dipped a toe in musical waters, it was so popular that the SDCC Paramount panel saw one fan asking if there will be any further musical interludes in the upcoming third season of the series.
While Goldsman doesn’t see that happening, the mention of a stage show came up instead, much to the shock of fellow panelist, Rebecca Romijn, who plays Una Chin-Riley in the series. Romijn responded to the statement by saying, “Akiva, I can’t believe you just said that!”
The Star Trek Franchise Continues to Expand
The Star Trek franchise has come a long way since making its debut in 1966, a time when the space race made science fiction tales of exploring new planets a huge draw for audiences. As well as its numerous TV spin-offs and movies, the franchise has also expanded into comic books, novels, animated shows, and more to become one of the biggest franchises in history. Despite a few stumbles along the way, the franchise has never been too far from its next iteration, passing though Discovery, The Next Generation, and many more to arrive at its latest in Strange New Worlds.
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In the series, Anson Mount plays Christopher Pike, captain of the USS Enterprise. The actor has certainly proved popular in the role, and has previously spoken about wanting to continue playing the role for as long as he is allowed. That, of course, depends greatly on audiences sticking with the series, as they have thus far.
While fans await more news on the franchise’s potential switch from screen to stage, the third season of Strange New Worlds will come to Paramount+ sometime in 2025, to join the first two seasons, which can be streamed now on the platform.
