by Thinus Ferreira
ViacomCBS's video streaming service has renewed Star Trek: Discovery for a 5th season, renewed the upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for a second season before the series starts, and has renewed the animation series Star Trek: Lower Decks for a 4th season.
Debut dates were also announced, with the second season of Star Trek: Picard that will start on 3 March and with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds that will launch on 5 May.
"Four years ago, we made a promise to grow Star Trek into something it had never been before, and thanks to the incredibly hard work done by our many talented showrunners, writers, and directors, along with the extraordinary support of CBS Studios and Paramount+, we're keeping our word," says Alex Kurtzman, executive producer of the current Star Trek franchise for CBS Studios, in a statement.
"Now our current shows are set up for the future as we work to build Trek’s next phase of programming for years to come."
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will star Anson Mount as Capt. Pike, Ethan Peck as Spock, and Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley aboard the Enterprise prior to the events of the original Star Trek series. The series is distributed by ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group.
