{
  "id": 596247,
  "title": "'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast on taking 'bigger leaps' for season 4's 'outside the box' episodes (interview)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-taking-bigger-leaps-for-season",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-11T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Space.com",
    "slug": "space-com",
    "url": "https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-cast-on-taking-bigger-leaps-for-season-4s-outside-the-box-episodes-interview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The penultimate season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is delivering bold and daring storytelling, according to cast members Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, and Carol Kane. The upcoming episode, \"A Case of Chiaroscuro,\" premieres on August 13 and is set within a wartime film noir-style narrative, exploring tense galactic politics. Executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers have been instrumental in crafting this season, which Romijn believes is the strongest in the entire series. She praises the writers' willingness to think outside the box, describing their ideas as \"truly extraordinary.\" Mount concurs, noting that the production team has built a \"machine\" that allowed them to take bigger creative leaps. Kane mentions that the sense of consequence was heightened throughout the season, leading to a newfound freedom in their work. The trio also shared their excitement about the upcoming Muppet episode, \"Level-Five Transporter Accident,\" set to air on August 20. However, they couldn't bring home the wild Muppet with its lengthy blonde hair, as the puppets were not allowed to leave the set.",
  "summary": "\"I think the producers had more time to prepare for season 4 and every episode felt incredible on the page\"",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}