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Strange New Worlds Team Calls Season 4 a Creative Rebound as Final Season 5 Enters Production

Showrunners credit uninterrupted production time for the improvement after strike disruptions in season 3.

Overview

  • Showrunner Akiva Goldsman says season 4 is "the best work we've done."
  • Season 3 registered the show's weakest audience response, which producers link to 2023 strike-driven stop–start production and staffing changes.
  • Season 4 has finished production and is slated to arrive on Paramount+ in 2026.
  • The series will conclude with a six-episode fifth season that is entering production this week.
  • Co-showrunner Henry Alonso Myers says extra time let the team lean into cast strengths, with season 4 described as deliberate, fun, and a little more serious.