Overview

• “A Space Adventure Hour” premiered on Paramount+ on July 31 as Season 3’s fourth episode.
• Directed by Jonathan Frakes, the installment sends La’an to test a prototype holodeck with a retro 1960s murder mystery scenario.
• Guest star Paul Wesley channels a Shatner-esque captain as Maxwell Saint, while regular cast members portray analogs of Original Series figures.
• The holodeck’s safety protocols falter, triggering a severe power drain aboard the Enterprise that heightens the episode’s tension.
• The episode’s inventive homage has earned strong reviews, an IMDb rating of 7.8 and helped pull Strange New Worlds out of its ratings slump.