‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Ethan Peck Says a ‘Year One’ Series Would Be ‘Wonderful’
We may know when Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is going to end — it’s been renewed through a fifth and final season — but that doesn’t mean that will be it for at least some of its characters. After all, we know who’s still around for the time of The Original Series, which takes place after Strange New Worlds. By then, James Kirk (Paul Wesley), now a first officer on the Farragut, will have taken over as captain of the Enterprise from Christopher Pike (Anson Mount).
But there is a chunk of time between those two series that has not been shown, leading to fans eager for a Year One series, about that early time of Kirk in the captain’s chair on the Enterprise. We’ve gotten a taste of that in Strange New Worlds Season 3, with Kirk taking over as temporary captain of the Farragut and Spock (Ethan Peck), Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), Chapel (Jess Bush), and Scotty (Martin Quinn) from the Enterprise joining him. Peck is a fan of that Year One title, and he’d be all for appearing in it. (So far, it’s just people talking about the possibility, with no serious discussions.)
“I think it would be really wonderful,” he tells TV Insider. “I will stay playing this character for as long as I’m invited, for the most part, because I just think it’s such an amazing thing to be a part of. The messaging is so incredible, and this character has so much integrity. He’s such a noble person, so I love portraying him.”
Wesley also told us he’s all for a Year One show. “It’s not up to me, but I have expressed my desire, probably all too often, to the showrunners and whomever else asks,” he shared. “I would love nothing more than to do a Kirk series along with our beloved characters in TOS and introduce the characters that we have yet to introduce in TOS, Chekov and Sulu, and, I mean, you name it. And I think it would be fantastic.”
He continued, “Speaking as a little kid who wants to play in a series, I think there’s so much room to explore, and I think you can go into the TOS sort of time. You can explore time between episodes, you can explore time before the first episode. There’s just so much story to be mined here, and I would love nothing more than to play in that series.”
Would you watch a Star Trek: Year One series? What would you want to see? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Would most definitely watch Star Trek: Year One especially since they're ending Strange New Worlds too soon
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I would ABSOLUTELY watch Star Trek: Year One. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make it happen.
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An awesome idea for year one. Since NBC back in the day was dumb to cancel TOS. I agree with Paul Wesley. So much to explore. Hmm maybe NBC did the right thing after all. Because of this new opportunity for Star Trek to evolve more. 1969 I was not happy when TOS was canceled. Still kinda ticked off. Oh well. Will see what happens. Year One. I hope it's approved.. my 2 cents..
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I think it is a wonderful idea. I would love to see 'Day one of Kirk'
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I would love a Year One. Paramount has knocked it out of the park with their casting choices. I would love to see more of Peck and Wesley!
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Really hope it happens
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I would definitely watch a Year One series
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Live long and prosper...
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ABSOLUTELY!!!
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Hell yeah, would be amazing
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I would definitely like to see a Year One series. As mentioned in the article, there are so many adventures and to tell and given Star Trek’s priority on social issues it would be another feather in the cap of the franchise.
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A great idea. I had always assumed that after SNW they were going to continue into a new TOS anyway.
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I would absolutely definitely positively certainly watch this series without a thought or doubt in my mind! 😁
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Yes! Yes! Yes!
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God yes. Make it happen.
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With these actors? Hell yes! But I would really hate to see some of the other SNW cast go away. So much talent and I have so much love for the characters they created.
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Absolutely
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I would love to see a year one series with the actors from Strange New Worlds.
I would also love Strange New Worlds to continue with the current cast if that was possible. The writing and acting is superb and the closest show to the TOS that I’ve seen.
The season four premiere was excellent. Right up there with the best TOS episodes!
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I would absolutely watch more Star Trek shows. I got paramount+ specifically for them. The storylines are great and learning about the early years of the characters are fascinating
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This is so stupid because they know
That kirk and Spock never knew each other before he came captain of the enterprise. They're going against 50 years of history
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Want it a lot. But the guy simply isn't captain kirk. Would prefer a recast to someone who at least reminds us of shatner.
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Nah. When you try to do Kirk by imitating Shatner, it just looks silly. Shatner’s mannerisms were Shatner’s. I was really impressed by James Cawley in Star Trek: New Voyages and Vic Mignoga in Star Trek Continues. Neither was a top-flight actor but they both captured Kirk’s essence without being a parody (better than Chris Pine ever did, I think), and so far I find Paul Wesley to be quite believable as a slightly younger and less seasoned Kirk.
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No thanks. It's not needed and probably wouldn't add too much to Kirk, Spock, et al that isn't already developed through TOS.
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