Anson Mount plays Captain Christopher Pike on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but he reminds audiences that Pike isn't the true lead of the Star Trek prequel series. The long-awaited Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 premieres July 17 on Paramount+. Meanwhile, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 is filming now, ahead of the cast and crew returning later this year for the production of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 5, which was announced as the final season.
You know, there’s a reason that in our opening credits sequence, it’s just the Enterprise. That’s because the Enterprise is the lead of the show, not me. You know, Akiva [Goldsman] said something funny the other day. He said, ‘People keep calling this an ensemble show, and it’s not. We just have a different lead every week.’ But I think of the series, it’s really the Enterprise and the spirit of the Enterprise.
Why The USS Enterprise Is The Real Lead Character Of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
The Starship Enterprise Is The Symbol Of Star Trek
Anson Mount is right that the Starship Enterprise is also a character on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds in its own right, and it may be the most important character of all. Without the Enterprise, there is no setting for the show, and there's no means to explore strange new worlds and boldly go where no one has gone before. The Enterprise is also the signature vessel of Star Trek, and it has been since the original USS Enterprise was introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series.
The USS Enterprise symbolizes Star Trek's spirit of adventure, hope, and optimism. Further, the Starship Enterprise is one of the greatest vehicles in pop culture. The Enterprise is instantly recognizable and known all over the world. Captains like Pike, James T. Kirk (WIlliam Shatner/Chris Pine), Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) have commanded versions of the USS Enterprise in various Star Trek series and movies, and they all know how important and crucial their beloved starship is.
Our Take On The USS Enterprise Being The Real Lead Character Of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek Fans Know How Important The Enterprise Is
The importance of the USS Enterprise can't be underestimated, although Star Trek occasionally has. Versions of the Starship Enterprise have been destroyed in Star Trek movies. When planning to destroy the Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, producer Harve Bennett thought he could replace it with the USS Excelsior, but it was ultimately succeeded by the identical USS Enterprise-A. Yet the Enterprise is irreplaceable to the various Captains who have commanded the Enterprise, and to Star Trek fans.
To serve on the Enterprise means you're elite among Starfleet officers.
In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the USS Enterprise is already a battle-tested starship that has been in service for many years. The Enterprise is the flagship of the United Federation of Planets, and to serve on the Enterprise means you're elite among Starfleet officers. It's great that Anson Mount knows that Captain Pike and his crew are part of a human ensemble, but the Starship Enterprise is the true lead of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
