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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Receives Exciting Season 3 Update


Last year, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds launched to the final frontier and the series was met with positive reception from fans and critics as it went back to the "classic Trek" route of episodic storytelling and the characters were also instantly loved by the audience, especially Anson Maunt's take on Christopher Pike.

A lot of fans have been waiting for any news regarding the second season, which was already filmed last year. So far, Paramount+ remains mum on any news regarding it although one can argue that it might be because they are focusing right now on the airing of the final season of Star Trek: Picard.

Now, we have an exciting update on the second season as co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman revealed at an MIT event (via TrekMovie.com) that they are announcing the airdate of the second season very soon. Not only that, but he also revealed that the third season has already started filming.

"Today or tomorrow we’re announcing the airdate of the second season, which we filmed like 17 years ago… and you’ll be really surprised because we just went all over the place. And we’ve just starting filming the third season now," he said.

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This comment by Goldsman caught a lot of Trekkies by surprise since a third season was never announced prior, let alone before the second season even airs. While Paramount+ has not made an official announcement, it sounds like a third season is confirmed to be underway.

It also shows that Paramount+ is very happy with the show's performance and that they were already willing to renew it for a third season without checking what the ratings of the second season will be. This could also mean that the turnaround between seasons might be shorter than what we used to.

Since the second season has not aired yet, it is hard to speculate what they have in store for the third season. Either way, it is a piece of exciting news and fans are curious to see how bold will Pike and crew go in their exploration around the stars.

Also Read: Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Showrunner Opens Up About [SPOILER]'s Surprise Return

Paramount+ has not set a release date yet for the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. You can check more details about it here.

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