Cowboy Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) is about to be taught a factor or two about flying from Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia), essentially the most badass and outspoken Starfleet pilot within the Federation fleet, and a factor or two about enjoyable from two of essentially the most badass ensigns serving on California class vessels, within the newest trailer for the second season of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Season 2 will premiere on Thursday, June 15, 2023.
Today, Paramount+ debuted the second official trailer for the extremely anticipated second season of Strange New Worlds, alongside new official key artwork and first-look photos. First introduced throughout a San Diego Comic-Con 2022 panel hosted by lifelong Trekkie Lea Thompson, the trailer revealed a primary have a look at the beforehand introduced particular crossover episode with Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ Tawny Newsome as Beckett Mariner and Jack Quaid as Bradward Boimler in live-action type aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise. The extremely anticipated episode, which may also characteristic animation, was directed by Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Picard actor and director Jonathan Frakes.
The Mysterious Affair of Bradward’s Purple Hair
Excitingly, Trekkies will lastly be taught extra about Bradward’s purple hair in Strange New World‘s second season. According to Quaid within the audio commentary for the finale, “The Stars at Night,” of the third season of Lower Decks, though the colour was meant to signify darkish shade in animation code, the colour took on a unique that means because of followers. Because of this, when Boimler crossed over into live-action, there needed to be a dialogue about whether or not his hair can be purple or a darkish shade.
“People are like, ‘I love his purple hair, I love his purple hair!’” Quaid mentioned. “To the point where I did this Strange New Worlds thing, and that was like a whole discussion… ‘Should we make it dark, should we make it purple?’”
The Boys actor continued that he put his spacewalkin’ boot down when it got here to Bradward’s hair shade. “‘No, it has to look purple. At least in certain lights, we have to make sure it’s purple,’” he mentioned.
“I don’t even know if I can say it yet, but in that episode of Strange New Worlds, we do tell you why it’s purple… There is an answer there.”
Such Strange Heights
Strange New Worlds Season 2 premieres on June 15 on Paramount+. In addition to starring Mount as Captain Pike and Navia as Ortegas, it additionally stars Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley, Ethan Peck as Spock, Jess Bush as Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’An Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura, and Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph M’Benga. Season 2 additionally options the return of particular visitor star Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk, and changing Chief Engineer Hemmer (Bruce Horak) shall be a brand new addition Carol Kane in a recurring position as Pelia.
In the second season of Strange New Worlds, the U.S.S. Enterprise crew, underneath Captain Christopher Pike’s command, confronts more and more harmful stakes, explores uncharted territories, and encounters new life and civilizations. The crew may also embark on private journeys that may proceed to check their resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing new and acquainted associates and enemies, their adventures will unfold in stunning methods by no means seen earlier than on any Star Trek sequence.
Season two of Strange New Worlds is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers function co-showrunners. Goldsman, Myers, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Aaron Baiers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth function government producers.
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