Strange New Worlds Season 2 Interview: Jess Bush & Babs Olusanmokun Talk Favorite Episodes
83Though they have to remain awfully cryptic before the Season 2 premiere of the prequel series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, on June 15, Collider’s Steve Weintraub did have the chance to speak with the show’s Jess Bush and Babs Olusanmokun about the new episodes to come. From showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Myers, Strange New Worlds took longtime fans back to the classic episodic storytelling of Star Trek: The Original Series, and not only introduced new characters but expanded on already somewhat established ones like Bush’s Christine Chapel and Olusanmokun’s Joseph M’Benga.
Strange New Worlds Season 1 was set nearly a decade before Captain Kirk (William Shatner) led the USS Enterprise, and begins under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, played by Anson Mount. The series offers a more in-depth exploration of familiar faces, like Ethan Peck’s portrayal of a younger Spock, whose relationship with Chapel, Bush tells us, “gets a whole lot more complicated” in Season 2. It also allows for characters with little screen time in the original series, like Olusanmokun’s M’Benga, to develop richer storylines. The show also stars Rebecca Romijin, Celia Rose Gooding, Paul Wesley, Melissa Navia, and Christina Chong.
During their interview, which you can watch or read below, Bush and Olusanmokun double down on what’s quickly becoming a clearly important episode, agreeing with fellow cast members that the mysterious Episode 9 is their favorite and one to look out for. Though they keep information pretty close to their chests, Bush shares what’s so special about Strange New Worlds, they say working with Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid on the Star Trek: Lower Decks crossover “brought an amazing energy to the episode,” and address a looming Gorn war on the horizon.
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