Strange New Worlds Season 3 filming is set to begin once the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes end
Summary
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is poised to begin production on Season 3 once the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes come to an end.
- The creative team was already heavily involved in the development of Season 3, with plans for Episode 307 and the exciting use of AR Wall technology.
- Despite the prolonged delay due to the strikes, the studio and production team are committed to resuming filming and delivering more exciting episodes for Trekkies.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is ready to turn on its warp engines as soon as the attacks stop. However, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strikes have taken their toll on the film and television industry Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (SNW) executive producer Chris Fisher insists that production of season three will begin shortly after the dispute ends. Fisher said during the All Access Star Trek Podcasts:
“I wanted to direct the first episode… I had basically storyboarded the entire first episode. That’s how close we were to starting filming. We were just a day away from flying in the actors. We were like, ‘Are we flying in the actors?’ That was above my pay scale.”
After completing the Season 2 finale titled hegemonywhich was episode #210, Fisher also revealed on the podcast that the production team was already working on episode seven of season three when the WGA strike began on May 2.
Season 3 of SNW is ready to launch when the attacks end
Strange New Worlds Production manager Chris Fisher says that the star trek The team is ready to begin work on Season 3 once the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are over. The final episode of the second season hegemony, left the Trekkies in suspense, and the cliffhanging Gorn invasion continues in Episode #301. The creatives were already deep in development for Season 3, but then the WGA attack came out of nowhere like a Klingon bird -of-prey. Fisher said in the same podcast:
“I think we had arrived at Episode 307 with AR. We had a document, here’s your 10 genres, here’s your 10 worlds, and we were at 307 when we shut down, and we were doing some exciting stuff. We have now found a way to use it [the AR Wall] in almost every episode.”
Fisher continued:
“We were almost done with Season 3 AR when we closed due to the strike. All I heard from the studio is they can’t wait to get back on the horse. Fingers crossed once the strike is over, I don’t think it will be long before we’re back up and running.”
The wall-sized LED screens combined with the gaming engine technology create virtual environments. In October 2020, it was announced that Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman would begin using AR Wall technology for upcoming live-action films star trek shows. Today, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds remains in an extended pattern of shutdowns, but the creatives behind the Paramount+ series are poised to immediately jump back into production on season 3 once disputes have ended. But for now, the Trekkies will just have to be patient while the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue.
