New Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Trailer Teases Lower Decks Crossover

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Seeing Isn't Believing | Paramount+

Starfleet's finest discover seeing isn't always believing in this collection of Star Trek's wildest visions, dreams, and hallucinations.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | "Subspace Rhapsody" Trailer (SDCC 2023) | Paramount+

Set a course for the musical event of the season with a special preview of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 9, "Subspace Rhapsody," streaming on Paramount+ on August 3.

Paramount+ today revealed the upcoming ninth episode of season two of its hit original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS will be a musical-themed episode, the first ever in STAR TREK franchise history. The reveal was made during the STAR TREK universe presentation in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. In addition, a first look at the teaser trailer for the episode, titled Subspace Rhapsody, was released during the presentation.

Following an advance screening of episode seven of the current season, the highly anticipated STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS and STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS special crossover episode, it was announced that the episode will have a surprise early drop and be available to stream today, starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Paramount+ in the U.S. and all Paramount+ international markets exclusively on the service.

With the early drop of episode seven, the updated STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS season-two global release schedule on Paramount+ is as follows:

Saturday, July 22 - Episode 207, Those Old ScientistsThursday, July 27 - Episode 208, Under the Cloak of WarThursday, August 3 - Episode 209, Subspace RhapsodyThursday, August 10 - Episode 210 (Season Finale), Hegemony

The special musical episode Subspace Rhapsody will feature 10 original songs, plus a Subspace Rhapsody version of the series main title, with music and lyrics by Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo) and Tom Polce (Letters to Cleo, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend).

In season two of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories, and encounters new life and civilizations. The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing friends and enemies both new and familiar, their adventures will unfold in surprising ways never seen before on any STAR TREK series.

The series stars Anson Mount as Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Una Chin-Riley, Ethan Peck as Spock, Jess Bush as Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as LaAn Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura, Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas and Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph MBenga. Season two also features the return of special guest star Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk and new addition Carol Kane in a recurring role as Pelia.

Season two of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is currently available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., the U.K., Latin America, Australia, South Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It airs on Bell Medias CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada and SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and Central and Eastern Europe. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

41 minutes ago, Frozentenderloin said:

So I havent watched either show, but I am curious how are they planning to do a cartoon/l live action crossover? Are the cartoon characters just being portrayed as live action?

Presumably the in-universe justification is time-travel. As for out of universe, as shown in the picture included in the article, they're having the Lower Decks characters' voice actors play them in live-action.

1 hour ago, Frozentenderloin said:

So I havent watched either show, but I am curious how are they planning to do a cartoon/l live action crossover? Are the cartoon characters just being portrayed as live action?

maybe a time travel episode?

or holodeck thing?

So I havent watched either show, but I am curious how are they planning to do a cartoon/l live action crossover? Are the cartoon characters just being portrayed as live action?

1 hour ago, cvg_1109448213 said:

Not that I don't like the actor - he's perfectly fine and I'm sure he's a great guy - but I just don't get the Kirk 'vibe' from him, you know? Chris Pine's version had his own brand of it, and Shatner originated the swagger, but I just don't get that feel from him. Not in the last episode, anyway - maybe he'll develop it as the season goes on.

That's why I don't like him, but it's nothing personal, and I probably should have chosen slightly different words. I don't like him as Kirk.

3 hours ago, Goldbug said:

I'm pretty sure they are re-writing everything.

Apparently the Klingons never look human-like or ever try augmenting themselves

I'm having trouble finding it now, but I read that all three Klingon looks would appear on SNW this season.

5 hours ago, Satam said:

I don't like the actor they have playing Kirk

Not that I don't like the actor - he's perfectly fine and I'm sure he's a great guy - but I just don't get the Kirk 'vibe' from him, you know? Chris Pine's version had his own brand of it, and Shatner originated the swagger, but I just don't get that feel from him. Not in the last episode, anyway - maybe he'll develop it as the season goes on.

I'm pretty sure they are re-writing everything.

Apparently the Klingons never look human-like or ever try augmenting themselves

I don't like the actor they have playing Kirk, and I don't know how I feel about him coming aboard the Enterprise. I guess as long as he and Pike don't meet yet (they aren't supposed to until Kirk takes command upon Pike's promotion to fleet captain) there's no real issue there. Although the writers already seem to have forgotten last season that Pike doesn't get maimed until after he's promoted and no longer captain of the Enterprise, so, who the hell knows what they'll do?