Star Trek: Strange New Worlds stars Anson Mount (Christopher Pike) and Rebecca Romijn (Una Chin-Riley) join Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) for an exclusive sneak peek of the series' second season!
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:10 Hi, everyone.
00:10 I'm Wil Wheaton.
00:12 For nearly 60 years, "Star Trek" has shown an optimistic
00:15 view of the future, celebrating
00:16 diversity, inclusion, and hope.
00:19 It has taken its place as one of the most iconic pieces of
00:22 pop culture media in history.
00:25 The newest entry into the "Star Trek" universe is "Star
00:28 Trek-- Strange New Worlds." It's a throwback to the
00:31 episodic style of storytelling.
00:33 "Strange New Worlds" features the early adventures of the
00:36 Starship Enterprise and spotlights classic characters
00:39 like Captain Pike, Mr. Spock, and Lieutenant Uhura, as well
00:42 as new favorites, like the ship's pilot, Erika Ortegas,
00:45 and security chief, La'Anne Noonien-Singh.
00:48 Today, I am thrilled to share with you a special preview of
00:52 "Strange New Worlds" epic second season, which is
00:55 streaming right now on Paramount+, the home of "Star
00:58 Trek." Coming up, I sit down with "Strange New Worlds" stars
01:02 Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn, who play Captain
01:04 Christopher Pike and First Officer
01:06 Oona Chinn-Riley, respectively.
01:08 We'll go behind the scenes for a sneak peek at what's in
01:11 store for season two.
01:12 And if that weren't enough, we're giving you the top five
01:14 reasons to watch "Star Trek--
01:16 Strange New Worlds" exciting new season.
01:19 But before all of that, to help you get ready for season
01:21 two, here's a look at everything that went down in
01:25 season one.
01:26 Check it out.
01:27 I need you back on that horse, Captain.
01:32 I'm pulling Enterprise out of space, Doc.
01:34 I want her crewed up and ready to fly by 1800.
01:36 Course, Captain?
01:37 What's the mission?
01:38 We explore.
01:39 We seek out new life and new civilizations.
01:42 Cool.
01:43 Hit it.
01:44 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:54 We were reminded of the cost of exploration.
01:56 What it means to chart the stars, to push the boundaries
01:59 of what is known and what is possible.
02:02 When we seek out the unknown, we will find things that
02:04 challenge us.
02:05 Spock, will you marry me?
02:07 Spock, we're going back out.
02:09 I will meet you on board, Captain.
02:10 T'Pring will understand.
02:11 Your time in Starfleet may be causing you to behave in a
02:14 manner so human we may ultimately find
02:16 ourselves incompatible.
02:17 You know how you used to brag you were going to be the best
02:19 pilot ever to graduate the Academy?
02:20 Time to prove it, Lieutenant.
02:21 Initiating evasive pattern Ortegas Gamma 1.
02:25 Here's where things get weirder.
02:27 You're suggesting the comet had foreknowledge
02:29 of future events?
02:30 It knew its fate, you might say.
02:33 I'm an Illyrian.
02:34 I've committed a Federation offense.
02:36 I'm resigning my commission.
02:37 Rejected.
02:38 I don't care where you come from.
02:39 You're the best first officer on the fleet.
02:41 You let me worry about Starfleet?
02:43 T'Polto.
02:44 A year ago, she was diagnosed with cytochemia.
02:46 Somewhere out there is a planet that has the discovery I need.
02:50 Hello, Daddy.
02:51 Promise me you'll be happy.
02:53 I promise.
02:54 I know exactly how and when my life ends.
02:57 Don't throw your life away, Chris.
02:59 I accepted my fate.
03:01 He doesn't like to take the path everyone else does.
03:04 Sounds like a wild card.
03:05 The truth is, he's as fine a captain as Starfleet has.
03:08 Captain Kirk, welcome aboard the Enterprise.
03:11 We found three castaways.
03:13 The Orion was infected with Gorn eggs.
03:16 The Gorn captured my family's colony ship.
03:18 When they hunt, they're unrelenting.
03:20 Plenty of people have seen the Gorn.
03:22 They just don't live long enough to talk about it.
03:24 What the hell is going on?
03:26 I am arresting Commander Una Chin Riley
03:27 for violations of our anti-genetic
03:29 modification directive.
03:30 This isn't over.
03:31 It is my great privilege to now talk
03:37 to the commanding officers of the USS Enterprise,
03:39 Anson Mouth, and Rebecca Romijn.
03:41 It is wonderful to see both of you.
03:43 Thanks so much for being here.
03:44 Oh, thanks, buddy, for having us.
03:46 You know, a lot of modern series
03:48 feature serialized storytelling.
03:50 But "Strange New Worlds" is a callback
03:52 to that episodic style of storytelling
03:55 that was so prevalent in the 20th century.
03:58 And this really allows for the cast
04:00 to play in so many different genres,
04:04 like horror and adventure and comedy.
04:08 And you do it all under the umbrella
04:10 of telling Star Trek stories.
04:13 I would love for you to talk a little bit about what
04:15 it is like to experience all of the different worlds
04:19 that make up "Strange New Worlds."
04:23 Anson and I have been having a blast finding comedy.
04:27 Right, Anson?
04:28 Hasn't that been fun?
04:29 That's been kind of a journey.
04:30 That, combined with the freedom that Akiva and Henry
04:34 have instilled in the show to explore not just storyline,
04:37 but genre from episode to episode, has made it--
04:41 you can imagine, if it's fun to watch, how fun it is to make.
04:45 Is there anything from season one
04:48 that you really were excited about, that you loved,
04:50 that you hope we will see more of in season two?
04:54 Well, buckle up for season two, is all I can say.
04:58 There is a-- you know, everything from season one
05:01 we bring into season two, and then some.
05:04 I mean, it's a lot.
05:08 We're going to be taking some mighty big swings in season two.
05:11 We're very, very excited about it.
05:13 Anson, I understand that you grew up as big a fan
05:17 of the original series as I did.
05:19 I hear that you would pretend that you were Captain Kirk,
05:22 playing Star Trek as a kid.
05:24 I pretended that I was Mr. Spock.
05:25 I loved it.
05:26 Are you willing to share something
05:29 about those first few moments you sat in your chair
05:34 on the bridge of the USS Enterprise?
05:38 It was certainly different than pulling one of my parents'
05:41 lounge chairs up to the fireplace in our living room,
05:44 in which we thought the bridge--
05:47 I don't know, the fireplace bridge--
05:49 It's as good a view screen as any.
05:51 Yeah, I guess so.
05:52 When I wanted to do my camera tests,
05:54 our director said, would you like
05:55 to sit in the captain's chair for the first time?
05:57 I said, sure, and I jumped in.
05:59 And I was like, whoa.
06:01 I was hit by this wave of nostalgia.
06:04 Rebecca, throughout your career, you
06:07 have played characters in franchises
06:09 with just enormous global fan followings.
06:13 I'm curious to know how your experience as Una in Star Trek
06:18 is similar and different to your experiences
06:21 in some of the other incredibly iconic and well-known roles
06:24 you've played.
06:26 It is similar in that there's a hell of a lot of pressure
06:29 to get it right and not let down the fan
06:32 base of the various franchises.
06:34 So I will say it is different in that the Trek
06:39 family is so different.
06:42 I mean, it's-- and I feel like Trekkies get heard.
06:46 I think that things that come up, ideas or notes or comments,
06:51 things that come up from the fans, get implemented.
06:55 OK, last question, and this is a big one.
06:57 I would like both of you to imagine
07:00 that I am a person who just loves science fiction, right?
07:04 Like, I will not stop talking about Star
07:06 Wars and The Expanse.
07:08 And I love the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
07:10 I love Mass Effect.
07:12 I love Halo.
07:13 I'm crazy about all of this stuff.
07:15 But for some reason, I have just never watched Star Trek.
07:19 What is it that Star Trek offers that I'm missing?
07:22 And why Strange New Worlds is a really great entry point for me
07:27 as this imaginary brand new Star Trek fan?
07:30 It's a big question.
07:31 Take your time.
07:32 That's a very big question.
07:35 I mean, Strange New Worlds is the perfect starting point
07:38 for the Star Trek uninitiated.
07:40 You don't need to know much about the background.
07:43 Yeah, I would say that really the driving
07:45 energy of Star Trek is that instinct
07:47 that we have to walk beyond the campfire light
07:52 to see what's out there in the darkness beyond
07:55 and to do it for the sake of the tribe.
07:58 There's something that really human
08:00 that it taps into that I haven't seen anywhere else.
08:04 And with so much science fiction, which
08:06 can be so heavy and so dark and scary sometimes,
08:13 the Trek world is uplifting and operates
08:17 in a space of optimism and hopefulness.
08:20 And I think that's what separates us
08:22 a lot from a lot of other science fiction as well.
08:25 Well, I, hypothetical giant science fiction
08:28 fan who has never watched Star Trek,
08:30 am completely convinced.
08:31 Thank you.
08:32 I look forward to tuning in to Strange New Worlds.
08:34 On behalf of fandom, thank you for your work
08:37 on Strange New Worlds.
08:38 We are so unbelievably excited for this upcoming season.
08:42 And I'm really looking forward to crossing paths with y'all
08:45 as the year rolls out in front of us.
08:47 Same.
08:48 Can't wait to see you, Will.
08:50 Season two of Strange New Worlds,
08:52 it just amps up everything 1,000 times more.
08:56 Season two is more.
08:58 We just did more.
08:59 We did bigger.
09:00 We did more bigger.
09:02 In season two, we pick up on this incredible planet.
09:06 And I can't say because I'm going to give it away.
09:09 We took some real big swings this season.
09:11 I hope they love it as much as we love doing it.
09:14 The crew is going to face a whole bunch of new journeys
09:16 this year.
09:17 And we're going to do something in season two
09:18 that's never been done in any Star Trek show before.
09:21 When they first pitched the idea and said,
09:23 it's a crossover episode with Lordex,
09:26 I was like, that's brilliant.
09:27 I'll never forget it.
09:28 It was an amazing episode to film.
09:29 We are delighted to be able to offer up
09:32 another set of varying tones, another set of varying story
09:36 structures, and deepening and evolving character stories.
09:41 I would like the ship to go.
09:44 Now.
09:45 [MUSIC PLAYING]
09:48 Brace for impact.
10:04 [MUSIC PLAYING]
10:07 [LAUGHTER]
10:10 [LAUGHTER]
10:13 [MUSIC PLAYING]
10:16 Long before I became a member of the Star Trek family
10:19 as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek The Next Generation,
10:22 I was a major Star Trek fan.
10:25 Strange New World reminds me of the very best parts
10:29 of the original series, only with a modern angle
10:32 and in high definition.
10:33 New episodes of Star Trek Strange New World
10:36 stream on Thursdays on Paramount Plus, the home of Star Trek.
10:39 And after you see each episode, I
10:41 hope you'll join me in the ready room,
10:42 your behind the scenes hub of all things Star Trek
10:45 Universe, where I'll have more Strange New World's
10:48 goodness to share with you.
10:49 Until then, I'm Will Wheatney.
10:52 Live long and prosper.
10:53 [MUSIC PLAYING]
10:56 (dramatic music)
10:59 (whooshing)