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Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 has a Hollywood murder mystery episode directed by Jonathan Frakes that shows a"very unique version"of Lt. James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley), says executive producers and co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 premieres in 2025 on Paramount+, with production on season 4 also scheduled to begin next year. Jonathan Frakes, who directedStrange New Worldsseason 2’s comedy crossoverwithStar Trek: Lower Decks, is back in season 3 with a new Hollywood murder mystery episode.
At San Diego Comic-Con,Colliderspoke toStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, as well as stars Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, who joined an interview withStar Trek: Lower Decks' stars and executive producer. Goldsman, Myers, and Romijn divulgenew info about Jonathan Frakes’Strange New Worldsseason 3 Hollywood murder mystery, which involves Kirk and Frakes calls"the best hour of television"he’s ever directed. Read their quotes and watchCollider’s video below:
Henry Alonso Myers:It’s a very unique version of Kirk. One that we have not seen on the show before. And all of our actors get to do things that we’ve never seen them do.
Akiva Goldsman: It’s a Hollywood murder mystery… As always, we are striving to create a different genre within ours. So there’s a reason for it. It’s not somebody having a dream… Because of that, our actors get to do things that they haven’t gotten to do previously… We do keep trying to push, because we were so delighted [with] ourselves with the musical episode that we kind of were like, “Oh, f*ck, what are we going to do now?”
Henry Alonso Myers:It’s a genuine Star Trek episode. No one who knows and is familiar with Star Trek will say, “Oh, that doesn’t feel like a normal episode.” They will be like, “Oh, I get it, yep, yep, yep.” But it will surprise them.
Rebecca Romijn: It was a really special experience. When we wrapped that episode, [Jonathan Frakes] and I were on the same flight going home that weekend, which was delayed, so I got to listen to him talk about it for three hours, how it was his favorite hour of television that he’s ever directed.
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Will Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Introduce Paul Wesley’s 4th Kirk?
Paul Wesley has already played 3 Kirks in Strange New Worlds
In 2 seasons ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldsthus far, Paul Wesley has already played 3versions of James T. Kirk, and Henry Alonso Myers' commentshint at the possibility that Wesley could portray his 4th incarnation of Kirk. Wesley debuted as an alternate future Captain Kirk inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 1 finale. Paul then played another alternate reality Captain Kirk inStrange New Worldsseason 2, episode 3, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow.” The ending of that episode introduced Wesley as Lt. James T. Kirk, the main version of Kirk he plays onStrange New Worlds.
Kirk is in a romantic entanglement with Lt. La’an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong), although he has a pregnant girlfriend named Carol.
Could Jonathan Frakes' Hollywood murder mystery episode inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsintroduce yet another version of Kirk played by Paul Wesley? Or could it be the same Lt. Kirk Wesley already plays thrust into an unusual new situation? Either way, Kirk will continue to impact the USS Enterprise, the starship he is destined to inherit from Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount).Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 also marksJonathan Frakes' first time directing Paul Wesley’s Kirk, which is another reason to look forward to Frakes' Hollywood murder mystery.
