As Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, and the first Star Trek streaming movie, Star Trek: Section 31, are known to premiere on Paramount+ in 2025.

While Strange New Worlds remains popular, and takes Star Trek: Discovery's place as Paramount+'s new flagship Star Trek: Lower Decks wrapped their respective 5-season cycles on Paramount+ in 2024. In 2023, Paramount+ also abruptly canceled Star Trek: Prodigy, which was then ported over to Netflix after a ionate fan campaign.

Meanwhile, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is filming two back-to-back seasons in Toronto, with season 1 potentially debuting in 2026 (or even possibly late 2025). The next Star Trek series is reinventing the storied school that Starfleet Officers attend and continuing the distant 32nd century of Star Trek: Discovery. Yet even with all this new Star Trek on the way, fans have been continuously vocal about the Star Trek they want, and their calls to action look to continue in 2025.

Fans Still Want Star Trek: Legacy

Legacy Is The Star Trek Show Fans Want Most

Star Trek fans' desire for Star Trek: Legacy has not abated. Star Trek: Picard season 3 was easily the most well-received season of the Patrick Stewart-led series. Thanks to the long-awaited reunion of Star Trek: The Next Generation's cast and brilliant writing led by showrunner Terry Matalas, Picard season 3 also ranks as one of the most celebrated Star Trek events since the Star Trek on Paramount+ era began. Picard season 3's ending set up a continuation about the USS Enterprise-G commanded by Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan).

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Unfortunately, Star Trek: Legacy was not on Paramount+'s agenda, and the streamer didn't move forward with the Star Trek: Picard sequel series. Despite the vocal from not just fans, but Star Trek: Picard's actors like Todd Stashwick, Jonathan Frakes, and Jeri Ryan, as well as Picard's producing team, Star Trek: Legacy still isn't on the horizon. Nevertheless, hope springs eternal, and the continuation of Star Trek: Picard's 25th century remains something both fans and Star Trek's talent ardently want.

Netflix Needs To Renew Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy's Future Has To Be Confirmed

Netflix saving Star Trek: Prodigy in 2023 was a triumph for the beloved all-ages animated series and its ionate fan base who twice rented an airplane to fly over Los Angeles to promote the show. Netflix gave fans a Merry Christmas in 2023 by premiering all 20 episodes of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1. On July 1, 2024, all 20 episodes of the acclaimed Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 premiered on Netflix in the largest single drop of Star Trek episodes ever. Like Star Trek: Picard, season 2 ended with a brilliant setup for season 3.

Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 is the only current Star Trek series to garner a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, the calendar turned to 2025 with no word from Netflix on renewing Star Trek: Prodigy for season 3. Before 2024 ended, Star Trek: Prodigy executive producer Aaron J. Waltke urged fans on social media to continue binging the series to help boost its viewing numbers. Evidently, Netflix still has not made a decision about continuing Star Trek: Prodigy. After the effort to bring Star Trek: Prodigy to Netflix, ending the show now would be a crushing disappointment to the most ionate ers of a modern Star Trek series. But hopefully, Netflix will let the USS Prodigy fly again.

Star Trek: Lower Decks Needs A New Streaming Home

No One Thinks Star Trek: Lower Decks Deserved To End

In 5 seasons, Star Trek: Lower Decks transformed from a show fans didn't know what to make of - a Star Trek animated comedy?! - into one of the most essential and innovative entries into modern Star Trek's canon. Star Trek: Lower Decks not only introduced some of the most beloved new characters in Starfleet, but Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 ended by boldly opening up Star Trek's multiverse for exploration while changing the paradigm of the USS Cerritos in exciting ways.

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While Star Trek: Lower Decks' run on Paramount+ is over, Mike McMahan's animated series is obviously bursting with even more stories to tell. Although Star Trek: Lower Decks hasn't received the same kind of intense fan that brought Star Trek: Prodigy to Netflix, it's clear that McMahan and Star Trek: Lower Decks' cast have a palpable desire to return. Perhaps Star Trek: Lower Decks can become like Futurama and make comebacks on different networks and streaming services. Hopefully, 2025 will deliver word that the USS Cerritos will indeed return somewhere, somehow.

Star Trek 4’s Almost Decade-Long Wait Has To End

Relaunch Chris Pine's Starship Enterprise Already

Paramount Pictures has to finally move forward on Star Trek 4. 2025 marks 9 years since Star Trek Beyond - the last adventure of the USS Enterprise led by Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) - left theaters. Star Trek 4 has been drydocked in constant development hell, with directors like S.J. Clarkson, Matt Shakman, and even Star Trek 4 over creative differences. While J.J. Abrams' Star Trek actors want to return, there has been no word on Star Trek 4 since a report early in 2024 that screenwriter Steve Yockey was hired to write a new script.

2025 has to be the year when Star Trek 4 finally gets a greenlight and stops being yesterday's Enterprise.

Star Trek movies are finally making a comeback in 2025. Star Trek: Section 31, the first-ever Star Trek streaming movie led by Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh, premieres January 24 on Paramount+. Reportedly, the Star Trek Origin prequel movie directed by Toby Haynes could also enter production for a possible 2026 release. It's likely too late for Star Trek 4 to make it to theaters in time to celebrate Star Trek's 60th anniversary in 2026, but 2025 has to be the year when Star Trek 4 finally gets a greenlight and stops being yesterday's Enterprise.