“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is now officially the flagship darling of Paramount’s “Star Trek” empire and we couldn’t be happier! Last week it was announced that prior to the 10-episode Season 3 launching on Paramount+ sometime this year, production has actually already begun in earnest on Season 4 at studios in Toronto, Canada.

To mark the occasion, luminaries from the cast including Ethan Peck (Spock), Celia Rose Gooding (Nyota Uhura), and Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike) teased a sweet set photo of the trio gathered on the USS Enterprise bridge set displaying a digital shooting clapboard. Peck and Mount stand wearing bemused grins, while Gooding displays a mysterious countenance and stylish new hairdo while casually seated.

Season 3 is slated to arrive later this year (sooner than later we hope!), and will shine a spotlight on guest cameos in the form of Cillian O’Sullivan (“In From The Cold”) as “The Original Series”‘ Dr. Roger Korby and Rhys Darby (“Jumanji: The Next Level”) portraying some fun legacy character that many anxious folks are speculating to possibly be Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Sybok, Cyrano Jones, or maybe even George Kirk. No detailed plot description for Season 4 is currently available of course so we’ll have to wait patiently until Season 3 concludes to discern what the future might hold.