STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
Season 1, Episode 1
Season 1, Episode 1
Strange New Worlds
Series: Strange New Worlds - (2022 - present)
Season: 1
Episode #: 1
Production #: SNW-101
Original Airdate: 05/05/2022
Writer(s): Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, and Jenny Lumet
Director(s): Akiva Goldsman
Guest Stars
Adrian Holmes as Admiral Robert April
Dan Jeannotte as Lt. George Samuel Kirk
Gia Sandhu as T'Pring
Melanie Scrofano as Captain Batel
Samantha Smith as the Eldredth Leader
Co-Stars
Carla Bennett as Palion Aide #2
Jon Blair as Kiley Guard #2
Peter Bou-Ghannan as the Palion Leader
Marienne Castro as the Shuttle Pilot
Bessie Cheng as Eldreth Aide #2
John Chou as Kliey Scientist #1
Joseph Daly as Eldreth Aide #1
Myles Dobson as the Vulcan Waiter
Rong Fu as Lt. Jenna Mitchell
Chandra Galasso as a Lieutenant
Jaimee Joe Gonzaga as Terminal Jockey #2
Sandy Kerr as Starfleet Scientist #1
André Dae Kim as Chief Kyle
David Kirby as Palion Aide #1
Joel LaCoursiere as Kiley Guard #1
Dana Levenson as the Newscaster
Andrew Locke as Terminal Jockey #1
Etan Muskat as Starfleet Scientist #2
Daniel Pagett as Kiley Scientist #2
Rachel Sellan as the Woman in Elevator
Uncredited Co-stars
Byron Abalos as Trainee #1
Ruth Chiang as a Kiley Scientist
Olivia Croft as Trainee #2
Jason Gosbee as a Kiley Guard
Jennifer Murray as Trainee #3
Shannon Widdis as an Enterprise Navigator
Stardate: 1739.12 / 2259.42
Synopsis
Several months after the showdown with Control that sent the U.S.S. Discovery into the 32nd century, the events continue to weigh heavily on a bearded Captain Pike, who remains uncertain about his future in Starfleet. Spock also misses his sister Michael, but a marriage proposal from T'Pring and some Vulcan romance help distract him.
Admiral Robert April, who was the Enterprise's first captain and Pike's predecessor convinces Pike to grab the center seat again by informing him that his Number One had gone missing on a first contact mission to Kiley 279. A quick ride aboard the shuttlecraft Stamets, and Pike is back aboard his repaired and upgraded starship.
Pike's arrival coincides with introductions to security chief and acting first officer La’an Noonien-Singh, communications Cadet Nyota Uhura, and pilot Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, though the crew must leave before taking aboard their chief engineer and another officer named Lieutenant Kirk.![]()
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In a private chat, Pike reveals to Spock that he saw a vision of the horrible training accident that will severely injure him when they visited the Klingon planet Boreth during the search for a time crystal. Upon arriving at Kiley 279, the Enterprise finds the U.S.S. Archer abandoned but intact, with local space giving no signs that the planet has achieved even rudimentary spaceflight. The population hasn’t created warp drive, it has created a warp bomb!
In sickbay, Doctor M’Benga and the energetic civilian Nurse Christine Chapel meet with the Captain, Spock, and La’an. Chapel pioneers the genetic manipulation technique that Starfleet uses to blend in with pre-warp species and infiltrate enemy encampments. The transporter also has a nifty feature: it can change a landing party member’s clothes and outfit them with equipment during a beam down.
Pike, Spock, and Noonien-Singh arrive on a divided planet with two warring factions that seek to wipe each other out. Despite some obstacles, the trio make their way into a secure facility and rescue Number One and her two cohorts. Unfortunately, Una informs Pike that their battle with Control took place so close to this planet that it allowed them to study and reverse engineer warp technology. To correct this unintentional influence, the captain makes a bold decision to reveal his crew’s alien origins and the presence of the Enterprise to the locals.
Pike addresses the societal divides of 21st century Earth by highlighting them through the lens of 23rd century Kiley 279. Pike explains that the United States underwent a second Civil War and the Eugenics Wars, conflicts that led to Earth’s catastrophic World War III. Complete with archival images, Pike’s presentation convinces the local factions to make peace and turn their eyes toward the stars.
Further revelations continue as La’an reveals a history with the Gorn. As an ensign, Number One was involved in La’an’s rescue. Elsewhere, Chief Kyle beams aboard the Aenar engineer Hemmer and a Lieutenant Samuel Kirk who, as a Science officer, will report directly to Spock. With Enterprise’s crew complete, Captain Pike orders them ahead to explore strange, new worlds and seek out new life and new civilizations.
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