‘Star Trek’: ‘Section 31’ Film Gets Release Date, Rhys Darby to Guest Star on ‘Strange New Worlds’

The “Star Trek Universe” panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday unveiled first looks at Season 3 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and the fifth and final season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks” — including screening the season premiere episode of the animated series for the assembled fans.

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Paramount+ also announced that the franchise’s first original TV movie, “Star Trek: Section 31,” will premiere on Jan. 24 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and internationally where the streamer is available. Cast members Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl and Robert Kazinsky, and executive producer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi discussed the film during the panel for the movie, and star Michelle Yeoh — who reprises her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou from “Star Trek: Discovery” in the movie — made a video appearance.

“Strange New Worlds” stars Ethan Peck and Carol Kane appeared with executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers to discuss the third season of the show, which depicts the adventures of the USS Enterprise in the years that Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) commanded the starship. They announced that Rhys Darby (“Our Flag Means Death”) will appear in Season 3 as a guest star.

The “Strange New Worlds” team also debuted a clip from the Season 3 premiere of the show, which picks up immediately after Season 2 cliffhanger finale in which Capt. Pike is caught in a life-or-death battle with the fearsome aliens the Gorn. Season 3 is set to premiere in 2025.

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To open the panel, fans were treated to a surprise screening of the Season 5 premiere of “Lower Decks,” followed by a panel featuring stars Tawny Newsome, Jack Quaid, Noël Wells and Eugene Cordero and executive producer Mike McMahan. Paramount+ also released a first look clip from the season, in which the crew of the USS Cerritos encounter an alternate reality version of their ship that is led by Capt. Becky Mariner (Newsome).

Season 5 of “Lower Decks” will premiere on Paramount+ with two episodes on Oct. 24.

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