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Strange New Worlds Casts McCoy and Sulu for Series Finale as Season 5 Wraps

The six-episode capstone completes the planned five-season arc to meet The Original Series timeline.

Overview

  • Paramount+ confirmed Thomas Jane as Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy and Kai Murakami as Hikaru Sulu, debuting in the final episode of the fifth and final season.
  • Cast and crew posts confirm production on Season 5 has wrapped, marking the end of filming for the series in December.
  • The concluding season will run six episodes, shorter than the first four seasons, which each featured 10.
  • Season 4 is slated to arrive on Paramount+ in 2026, with Season 5 to follow at a later date that has not been announced.
  • Showrunners say the finale is designed to bring the Enterprise right up to The Original Series era, aligning with the series’ original five-season plan.