‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season

[Precious Tritium]

In something of a surprise, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has been renewed for a fifth and final season, Paramount+ announced on Thursday, over a month before the third season premieres on the streamer on July 17. The concluding season will run for six episodes, whereas the other four seasons are comprised of 10 episodes each.

 

[SG-17]

Star Trek is in some deep shit again.

 

[BlueStuff]

I'm hard-pressed to think of a show where a shortened final season produced a superior product as a result of fewer episodes.

 

[Tuskin38]

Star Trek is in some deep shit again.

There’s 2 other shows in development

 

[SG-17]

There’s 2 other shows in development

Which doesn't mean anything with a merger up in the air.

 

[Rahul]

Noooooooooo!
I mean, ending after 5 seasons was somehow expected.
But also cutting it short!? Well shit. SNW needs 16 episodes per season, instead of 10, or a measly 6....

 

[Procutus]

I agree with Rahul, in this instance, more is better. I've always felt that 10 eps was not enough, especially when they want to do as many fluff eps as they've done. If S5 is to be the end, then it needs to be a serious, straightforward drive towards lining up with TOS.

Don't get me wrong, I'm glad we'll get a fifth season, I had just hoped it would be more of a meal than a snack.

 

[FredH]

Look, even if no further series are ever made after Starfleet Academy (and Starfleet Scouts, if it happens), Star Trek is a monument. Of course we always want more; but if it the franchise ends, it’s still always going to have been a huge accomplishment.

(Likewise Doctor Who, which seems to be heading the same way, complete with just-announced kids’ animated show.)

 

[Rahul]

What will be really telling:
Are they going to do a "Starfleet Academy" season 2? Or are they cutting expensive Trek in general?
The era of movie-costly high-profile streaming series seems to be ending, not just paramount+, also Netflix, Disney+,...

 

[Tuskin38]

then it needs to be a serious, straightforward drive towards lining up with TOS.

No it doesn’t

 

[Tuskin38]

Are they going to do a "Starfleet Academy" season 2

It was renewed a few months ago

Well shit. SNW needs 16 episodes per season, instead of 10

10 is a good number. It doesn’t need to be more.

12 would be nice, but I wouldn’t want more than that.

 

[DaddlerTheDalek]

Only 6 episodes? What the heck?

 

[Rahul]

Tbh I think 6 episodes, but knowing in advance it's the end, is a hell of a lot better than 10 episodes, but then being surprised that it will be the finale & having to shoot an addendum on the fly.

Btw shout-out to Alex Kurtzman - I'm not a big fan of his creative output. But the guy knows how to convince the money-people to make some more cash loose to give things a proper closure.
None of his shows ever end in a cliffhanger that is never resolved.

 

[Procutus]

^

Let's hope this is the case.

 

[Nerys Myk]

He and his team have a year or two to make this final season. I think they'll pull it off.

 

[Quinton]

This is glass-two-thirds-full to me. Do I want more seasons? Of course. Do I want more than six episodes for the final season? Yeah.

Am I glad that, even before the third season premiered, we learned that a fourth and fifth are guaranteed? Absolutely! It’s always good to know when something is ending before it’s cut short. Discovery and Lower Decks didn’t get that - though, they were both given the not-at-all-obligatory green light to add a bit more than usual, which is still cool. Prodigy, thankfully, ended on a fair enough note; but two seasons? Not at all the plan!

It was renewed a few months ago


10 is a good number. It doesn’t need to be more.

12 would be nice, but I wouldn’t want more than that.

It isn’t being filmed yet, right? Cancelations do happen after formal renewals are established. But they’re relatively rare. We likely needn’t worry much about that, even with the ongoing uproar at Paramount. Just a sliver of a chance to bear in mind, I suppose.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

I've accepted 10-13 episode seasons because that's pretty much the norm with streaming shows. I accepted that five seasons seems to be the ceiling when it comes to streaming shows. Unfortunate, but that's entirely an industry thing. Even Netflix can only stretch things out with STRANGER THINGS in spite of its popularity. But only 6 for the final season??? That's some BS. Just cough it up Paramount and be glad you ever had a fanbase that'll watch these.

 

[Mudd]

This is what you'd expect.

Still more of the show yet to come than we've already seen.

 

[Quinton]

I've accepted 10-13 episode seasons because that's pretty much the norm with streaming shows. I accepted that five seasons seems to be the ceiling when it comes to streaming shows. Unfortunate, but that's entirely an industry thing. Even Netflix can only stretch things out with STRANGER THINGS in spite of its popularity. But only 6 for the final season??? That's some BS. Just cough it up Paramount and be glad you ever had a fanbase that'll watch these.

If the money’s not there, the money’s not there.

 

[Rahul]

It was renewed a few months ago


10 is a good number. It doesn’t need to be more.

12 would be nice, but I wouldn’t want more than that.

If so, I'm being on 3 seasons in total for SFA, with a shorter season 3. I'm a betting man
It's Kurtzman's baby, 3 seasons a solid number, and bringing it to the same length as Picard can be counted as an achievement.

After that, it's Pandemonium with the Trek brand.