Although Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is only just now debuting its third season, we already know the direction and literal endpoint of its fifth season, at least two years from now. SNW Season 3 hits Paramount+ with a two-episode season on July 17, and Season 4 is expected sometime in 2026. “We will take the show to Kirk’s first day of command,” Strange New Worlds co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman told TrekMovie. “Which is, by the way, not actually The Original Series. Logistically, Goldsman has also revealed, in the same interview, that Strange New Worlds was nearly cut off at Season 4.