Overview

• Paramount+ screened an opening scene at New York Comic Con showing the Enterprise caught in a cosmic storm that drains power and prompts a shuttle mission to secure iridium.
• No premiere date was announced at the panel, though press materials and coverage indicate Season 4 is expected to land in 2026.
• Season 4 wrapped filming over the summer, and a shortened fifth and final season of six episodes is currently in production.
• Showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers said Season 4 benefited from uninterrupted production time after strike-related disruptions, signaling a tighter, more traditional tone while retaining experiments like a Jim Henson’s Creature Shop puppet episode.
• Season 3 struggled to sustain viewership, missing Nielsen’s Top 10 for most of its run, including the finale week.