The newest Star Trek series is a prequel, but it will seem familiar to longtime Trek fans. If you recall, Captain Christopher Pike led the crew of the USS Enterprise before James T. Kirk was appointed captain. Pike was captain in the pilot for the original Star Trek in 1965, entitled "The Cage." That pilot was rejected by NBC, but footage from it was resurrected for the later episode titled "The Menagerie." Captain Pike was enshrined in Star Trek lore from that moment on. now we get to see what that period of the Star Trek universe was like. Pike will be played by Anson Mount, who you may remember as Cullen Bohannon on the AMC series Hell on Wheels. The series will also star Rebecca Romijn as Number One and Ethan Peck as young Science Officer Spock. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will premiere May 5 on Paramount+. -via Gizmodo
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