Paramount+ announces season 4 renewal of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,' fifth and final season of 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'

Both series are produced by CBS Studios

Paramount+ Press Release

Paramount+ announced its hit original series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” has been renewed for a fourth season. The series is currently in production on its third season, which is set to debut in 2025.

Additionally, the previously announced fifth season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” which also is currently in production, will mark the series’ final season and premiere this fall on Paramount+.

“It has been incredibly rewarding to continue to build the ‘Star Trek’ universe, and we're so grateful to Secret Hideout and our immensely talented casts and producers,” said Jeff Grossman, executive vice president, programming, Paramount+. “ ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ has found the perfect blend of action, adventure and humor, and we're elated to announce another season ahead of our season three premiere. Similarly, ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ has brought the laughs with an ample amount of heart to the franchise across its four seasons. We can’t wait for audiences to see what is in store for the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos in this final season.”

“ ‘Lower Decks’ and ‘Strange New Worlds’ are integral to the ‘Star Trek’ franchise, expanding the boundaries of the universe and exploring new and exciting worlds,” said David Stapf, president, CBS Studios. “We are extraordinarily proud of both series as they honor the legacy of what Gene Roddenberry created almost 60 years ago. We are so grateful to work with Secret Hideout, Alex Kurtzman, Mike McMahan, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers and the cast, crews and artists who craft these important and entertaining stories for fans around the world.”

The expanded “Star Trek” franchise on Paramount+ also includes the fifth and final season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” which recently premiered; “Star Trek: Section 31,” an original movie event with Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh, which recently wrapped production; and the new original series “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy,” slated to begin production later this year.

Ethan Peck as Spock, Anson Mount as Pike and Rebecca Romijn as Una of the Paramount+ original series “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” (Photo credit: James Dimmock/Paramount+ // ©CBS Studios Inc. All rights reserved.)

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More on ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is based on the years Capt. Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise. The series follows Capt. Pike, Science Officer Spock, Number One and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the years before Capt. Kirk boarded the starship, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

The series stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia and Babs Olusanmokun, along with special guest stars Paul Wesley and Carol Kane. The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Kurtzman, Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Davy Perez, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” currently is 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.

More on ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’

“Star Trek: Lower Decks” is an animated comedy series that focuses on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet’s least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos. The crew residing in the “lower decks” of the U.S.S. Cerritos includes the voices of Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero; the bridge crew is voiced by Dawnn Lewis, Jerry O’Connell, Fred Tatasciore and Gillian Vigman.

“Star Trek: Lower Decks” is produced by CBS’ Eye Animation Productions, CBS Studios’ animation arm; Secret Hideout; and Roddenberry Entertainment. Executive producers include Kurtzman, McMahan, Baiers, Roddenberry and Roth. Titmouse, the Emmy Award-winning independent animation production company, serves as the animation studio for the series.

“Star Trek: Lower Decks” streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Latin America and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.