‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Adds Cillian O’Sullivan As Dr. Roger Korby; First-Look Clip, Photos Unveiled – Comic-Con
Paramount+ on Saturday unveiled a first-look clip and photos for the third season of its series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, also announcing that Cillian O’Sullivan (In from the Cold) will be joining as a recurring guest star in the upcoming season, playing the legacy role of Dr. Roger Korby.
A character first introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series and portrayed by Michael Strong, Korby is a renowned archaeologist and scientist known for his groundbreaking work in the field of medical archaeology.
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The team also today revealed that Scotty, the iconic Star Trek character known for serving as chief engineer aboard the starship USS Enterprise, will be a regular presence across Season 3. Additionally, per EP Akiva Goldsman, the season will feature “a Hollywood murder mystery [episode] rooted in Star Trek reality.” View the Strange New World clip above and check out the new series of photos above and below.
Today’s Strange New Worlds news came out of Paramount+’s Star Trek universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which took place in Hall H. Among those repping the show on panel were cast members Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, along with executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.
Based on the years Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock (Peck), Number One and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the starship, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. The show will return for its third season in 2025 and has already been renewed for a fourth.
Others in the cast include Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun and Martin Quinn, along with special guest stars Paul Wesley and Carol Kane. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Exec producers of the series include Kurtzman, Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Davy Perez, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth.
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 streams on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The Star Trek franchise on Paramount+ also includes the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, the upcoming original movie Star Trek: Section 31 starring Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, and the new original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, slated to begin production later this year. All seasons of the original series Star Trek: Picard, which has Patrick Stewart reprising the role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.
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