Strange New Worlds Season 2 Interview: Carol Kane on Joining the Enterprise
144Joining the Star Trek universe can be an incredibly daunting feat, but fortunately, showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Myers’ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes place almost an entire decade before Star Trek: The Original Series. While it does still boldly explore the backstories of characters from the original series, Strange New Worlds also introduced fans to brand-new crewmembers, like Bruce Horak’s Chief Engineer, Hemmer. Season 1 raised the stakes with Hemmer’s death, but the Enterprise can’t go long without an engineer, and before Season 2 premiered on Paramount+, Collider’s Steve Weintraub was able to speak with actress, Carol Kane, who will play Pelia this season.
Kane isn’t only the newest – and possibly oldest – Starfleet member aboard the Enterprise, but a well-known actress who’s graced the screen in countless roles across film and television, including The Princess Bride, Annie Hall, and When A Stranger Calls. During their interview, Kane admits that prior to taking on her new role as Pelia, a Chief Engineer who’s “been alive for centuries,” and mentor to the late Hemmer, she’d never watched Star Trek before. In fact, she tells Weintraub she was pretty sure the producers had the wrong number. So, how did she prep for the part? You can find out in the video or transcript below, as well as what about being on the show surprised her most, and more.
In addition to Kane, Strange New Worlds features an ensemble cast of characters, including Anson Mount’s Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijin as Number One, Ethan Peck as Spock, Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, Babs Olusanmokun as M’Benga, and introducing Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas and Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh. Ahead of the Season 2 premiere, Season 1 is available to stream on Paramount+ or for free on YouTube.
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