5 Reasons We Should All Be Excited About Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
3. Kirk
As soon as the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 appeared at the close of Star Trek: Discovery season one, there was one question on everyone’s mind: who will play Spock?
Ethan Peck’s performance was exactly what the show needed, both playing tribute to the late Leonard Nimoy and giving a personal touch to the role. Now that Strange New Worlds promises to show the Enterprise in Pike’s latter years as captain, the question is who will play Kirk?
Yes, the legendary shirt-ripper captain is certain to appear, even if in just the final episodes, and it is vital they get him right.
The relationship between Spock, Kirk, and ‘Bones’ McCoy drove the Original Series, and unquestionably made it what it was. Nailing that casting could be the difference between one day calling Strange New Worlds a good show or a great one, and we can be entirely certain this exact question will be on producer Alex Kurtzman’s mind going forwards.
Fans would love to see Kirk taking command of the Enterprise for the very first time, and with proper planning and consideration the chance to end the show with him taking the original Jeffries designed Enterprise into the five-year mission will be with well worth the almost 60 year wait.