Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Introduces Jesse James Keitel [EXCLUSIVE CLIP]
Screen Rant has the absolute pleasure of presenting an exclusive sneak peekfrom Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'upcoming episode «The Serene Squall,» which will be available to stream June 16 through Paramount+. As the newest entry since writer-producer Alex Kurtzman was tasked with rebranding the long-running franchise since for a new audience, Star New Worlds often finds itself reintroducing familiar elements and characters through a new lens.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds centers on the voyages of the USS Enterprise in the year 2259, while it is under the command of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness). In addition to Pike, it follows the lives of several characters from The Original Series, including Number One (Rebecca Romijn), T'Pring (Gia Sandhu), and Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), But perhaps the cast member who has been most explored is Lieutenant Spock, played by Ethan Peck.
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Tomorrow's new episode, «The Serene Squall,» will add another important character to Spock's story. Dr. Aspen is a unique nonbinary character, played by Jesse James Keitel, who is currently lighting up the screen in the new Queer As Folk reboot. A former Starfleet counselor and current humanitarian worker, Dr. Aspen forms a bond with Spock and even offers some much needed advice. In the exclusive clip from this week's Strange New Worlds, they are seen discussing the difference between Vulcan and human — and the unnecessary need of every species to put things into boxes. Check out the full clip below:
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Dr. Aspen wisely suggests that boxes and labels can be limiting, and that Spock may indeed
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