Overview

• Episode 4 of Season 3, titled “A Space Adventure Hour,” debuts on Paramount+ on July 31 and marks the series’ first holodeck-centered adventure.
• Directed by franchise veteran Jonathan Frakes, the installment merges retro-1960s sci-fi tropes with classic whodunit storytelling aboard the USS Enterprise simulator.
• Paul Wesley plays Maxwell Saint, an over-the-top actor-captain whose Shatner-esque performance leans into dramatic flair and self-referential satire.
• CBS Mornings released an early clip showing Jess Bush and Melissa Navia joining Wesley in period roles within the simulated 1960s TV cast.
• Christina Chong’s La’an must solve the murder mystery to escape the malfunctioning holodeck program, underscoring the episode’s balance of homage and suspense.