Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview contains spoilers for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4, Episode 5, "Level-Five Transporter Accident."
Strange New Worlds has officially delivered one of the most delightfully unusual Star Trek episodes of the entire franchise with Season 4, Episode 5, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." The episode was first teased at SDCC 2025, as the creative team revealed that the series would officially be doing a "Puppet" episode in its then-distant fourth season. The episode goes full Muppets, with incredibly designed puppets from the Jim Henson Company, plenty of physical comedy, and even a touch of romance.
Ahead of the season, I sat down with co-showrunners Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman to discuss this long-awaited episode, which Myers co-wrote with Dana Horgan. During our conversation, Myers revealed that the episode required hours upon hours of planning, new builds for the bridge set, and 14 dedicated puppeteers bringing the crew of the Enterprise to life. Meanwhile, Goldsman teased a "timey-wimey" adventure for the Season 4 finale, "Tomorrow's Enterprise," which references the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Yesterday's Enterprise." He also spoke about the six-episode final season expected to air next year and promised to go out on an emotional note.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: This interview contains spoilers for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4, Episode 5, "Level-Five Transporter Accident."
Strange New Worlds has officially delivered one of the most delightfully unusual Star Trek episodes of the entire franchise with Season 4, Episode 5, "Level-Five Transporter Accident." The episode was first teased at SDCC 2025, as the creative team revealed that the series would officially be doing a "Puppet" episode in its then-distant fourth season. The episode goes full Muppets, with incredibly designed puppets from the Jim Henson Company, plenty of physical comedy, and even a touch of romance.
Ahead of the season, I sat down with co-showrunners Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman to discuss this long-awaited episode, which Myers co-wrote with Dana Horgan. During our conversation, Myers revealed that the episode required hours upon hours of planning, new builds for the bridge set, and 14 dedicated puppeteers bringing the crew of the Enterprise to life. Meanwhile, Goldsman teased a "timey-wimey" adventure for the Season 4 finale, "Tomorrow's Enterprise," which references the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Yesterday's Enterprise." He also spoke about the six-episode final season expected to air next year and promised to go out on an emotional note.
#startrek #startrekstrangenewworlds #akivagoldsman #henryalonsomyers #paramountplus
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