Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is an American television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, and Jenny Lumet for the streaming service Paramount+.
Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Rebecca Romijn respectively star as Pike, Spock, and Number One, all characters from The Original Series.
Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun, and Bruce Horak also star.
[3] Pike's hairstyle was widely commented on, drawing comparisons to Elvis Presley and the title character of the animated series Johnny Bravo, spawning various Internet memes and its own fan-run Twitter account,[4][5] and being called "the best hair quiff on television".
[9] Myers felt the character's portrayal in The Original Series came from a "very different conception of women and of marriage and what people would do in their jobs" that modern audiences would not expect, and sought to tell new stories inspired by Bush's strengths.
[11] La'an Noonien-Singh (portrayed by Christina Chong) is the Enterprise's newly assigned chief of security,[9] whose family was murdered by the lizard-like Gorn when she was a child.
[9] Despite the character's important role throughout the Star Trek franchise, the writers felt that there was a lot still unknown about her that could be explored beyond her just being a Starfleet officer.
[16] The actor chose to keep their own cropped hair rather than wear a wig to match previous Uhura actresses Nichelle Nichols and Zoe Saldaña because they felt they both represented the "black femininity" of their times and they could too with a modern look.
[18] Navia worked with John Van Citters—the vice president of Star Trek brand management at CBS Studios—and the series' motion graphics team, who create the display for Ortegas's on-set control panel, to understand how to fly the Enterprise accurately.
[20][21] Joseph M'Benga (portrayed by Babs Olusanmokun) is the Enterprise's chief medical officer,[9] who is secretly trying to cure his daughter, Rukiya, of a rare disease.
[34] Pelia (portrayed by Carol Kane; season 2) is the Lanthanite chief engineer and former professor at Starfleet Academy where she taught a course in warp core breaches.