From the time it premiered, critics and audiences alike praised Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , and the series has won over enough for Paramount+ to have the confidence to renew it for Season 4 before Season 3 has even aired. Even as a fan of every show that's been released, I would say it's arguably the most popular show of the franchise since The Next Generation , though it took a conversation with director Jonathan Frakes to really drive that home for me. I had the honor of speaking to Frakes ahead of the arrival of the latest Discovery episode he directed, "Lagrange Point," which will be available to watch with a Paramount+ subscription .
I mentioned Strange New Worlds to Frakes, knowing he recently completed work on an episode for Season 3, and in response to me asking if he believes the wait for the new episodes in 2025 will be worth it, he said this: Certainly. The one I just finished is spectacular. They take big swings on Strange New Worlds.
I think that the fact that they are stand-alone episodes has made this, arguably, the favorite Star Trek since Next Gen, probably. When it comes to Star Trek , everything is debatable. That said, it does seem as though Strange New Worlds has the most fans on board compared to the other shows of the new era.
Taking big swings certainly plays a part in that, as Jonathan Frakes said, and I don't think there's any denying its done that. Whether it's pushing forward the franchise universe's timeline of World War III or when exactly Kh.
