Energize.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
takes us back a decade before The Original Series,
when Captain Christopher Pike helms the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Cadet Uhura, good to see you.
You, too!
[Narrator] His crew includes quite a few familiar names,
giving us a unique look at these young Starfleet officers
before they served under Captain Kirk.
Here's what we know about these legacy characters
and their futures in The Original Series.
Your guess is as good as mine.
I suggest we refrain from guessing
and find some facts.
I suggest we refrain from guessing and find some facts.
Spock out.
[Narrator] Captain Pike
is Star Trek's first Starfleet captain
and the lead in Star Trek's
original unaired pilot,
"The Cage."
Scenes from "The Cage" appear in flashback form
in the Season 1 episodes "The Menagerie, Part 1 and 2."
Chris...
was that really you on the screen?
Although The Original Series
ultimately focuses on Captain Kirk and his crew,
Captain Pike is established
as the Enterprise's preceding captain
and Mr. Spock's mentor and friend.
Known as a diligent and dutiful commander,
Pike has already glimpsed
the grim future awaiting him
in The Original Series,
the grim future awaiting him in The Original Series,
but his future holds more than he realizes.
Half Vulcan, half human,
Lieutenant Commander Spock, aka Mr. Spock,
is Captain Kirk's right-hand officer
in The Original Series.
However, Spock appears alongside Captain Pike
in "The Menagerie."
Spock served with him for several years.
Eleven years, four months, five days.
[Narrator] Spock even commits mutiny
to ensure his old friend and captain
is afforded the best possible future
in the wake of tragedy.
The inquisitive science officer
goes on to develop a tight bond with Captain Kirk,
all while earning his place
among Starfleet's greatest officers.
I'm...
pleased
to see you, Captain.
[Narrator] Seen only in flashbacks
in "The Menagerie,"
Number One,
or Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley
Number One, or Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley
as we now know her,
is Captain Pike's first officer aboard the Enterprise.
She leads the search for Pike
when he goes missing on Talos IV
during the events of "The Cage."
Una reunites with Pike
in Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery
with information about Spock's whereabouts,
affirming the trio's strong bond.
In The Original Series, Lieutenant Uhura
is the U.S.S. Enterprise's
communications officer,
a role she has only just begun training for
as a cadet on Pike's Enterprise.
Uhura's pride for her African heritage
is well-documented in The Original Series.
And aside from her keen intellect
and command of linguistics,
Uhura is also the Enterprise's most talented songstress.
[Uhura humming]
Doctor M'Benga, like Number One,
is only briefly featured
in The Original Series
and given a greater introduction in Strange New Worlds.
In the Star Trek episode "A Private Little War,"
Doctor M'Benga,
who has special experience with Vulcan physiology,
treats Spock with the aid of Nurse Chapel
after the science officer is injured on an away mission.
Resuscitating Spock
out his Vulcan healing state, however,
Resuscitating Spock out his Vulcan healing state, however,
proves a bit unorthodox.
Thank you, Doctor.
Serving aside Doctor M'Benga
in both The Original Series
and Strange New Worlds
is Nurse Christine Chapel.
Tenacious from the outset,
Nurse Chapel also serves under Dr. McCoy
on Kirk's Enterprise
and has never been afraid to question his methods
or jump in to serve.
Thank you, Nurse.
[Narrator] Aside from the medical adeptness
she proves time and again,
Nurse Chapel holds a special friendship
and often flirtation with Spock.
That was not my intention.
I've noticed.
[Narrator] Science Officer Sam Kirk,
brother to Captain James Tiberius Kirk,
appears only once in The Original Series --
[McCoy] Is this your brother, Jim?
[Narrator] Unfortunately, on the day of his death.
While Sam faces an unfortunate future,
we do know he also goes on
to be a great scientist, husband, and father.
And that his resemblance to his brother
is beyond uncanny.
The Original Series lays the groundwork
for some of Star Trek's greatest characters.
And now, Strange New Worlds provides an exciting glimpse
into an early chapter in these characters' stories.