Following a special screening at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount+ revealed that the highly anticipated crossover episode ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldswill arrive early on the streamer. Just hours after the attendees at SDCC watched the episode in Hall H,Star Trekfans will be able to stream the episode at 7 PM ET. Titled “Those Old Scientists,” the new episode will seeLower DecksactorsTawny NewsomeandJack Quaidstep into 3D as they bring their beloved animated characters Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler to life in the prequel series.
Naturally, the highly anticipated episode is directed byStar TreklegendJonathan Frakes. Best known for playing Will Riker onThe Next GenerationandPicard, Frakes has had a hand in crafting several episodes of everyStar Trekseries since the 1990s, so this crossover couldn’t be in better hands.
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While the friendly faces of theStar Trekcast were missing from the Hall H stage as the WGA andSAG-AFTRA are on strikefor better working conditions and a living wage, there were still plenty of announcements queued up to excite fans of the final frontier. In addition to the early screening, Paramount also released the first trailer for Season 4 ofLower Decksalong with a new poster that echoes the classicStar Trekmovie,The Voyage Home. Fans were also treated to a new clip fromthe fifth and final season ofStar Trek: Discoveryshowing Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) flying through space on yet another daring adventure.
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BothStrange New WorldsandLower Deckshave already been renewed for a third and fifth season each. Meanwhile,Discoveryis set to air its fifth and final season sometime early next year.Star Trek: Prodigywas cancelled before Season 2 could air, however, the creatives behind the series are still hoping to find the nearly-completed episodes a new home.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' crossover episode will be available on Paramount+ today at 7 PM ET and Episode 8 will be available during the show’s regular time on Thursday, July 27.
