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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunner says season 4 is “the best work we’ve done” and gets candid on why it’ll be better than season 3: “We just had more time”

Emily Garbutt

16 September 2025

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 could be the show’s best yet

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds showrunner Akiva Goldsman gets candid about the show’s upcoming fourth season, and why it’s set to be an improvement on season 3.

“We just had more time [for season 4],” Goldsman told TrekMovie. “Just had more time, more continuous time. We didn’t have staffing changes. We didn’t have a strike. The strike caused change. Those things are real. And starting up and shutting down and starting up again is complicated.” Goldsman also said the upcoming season was “the best work we’ve done”.
Season 3, which premiered this July and came to an end last week, was the least well-received installment of the show so far and has the lowest audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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