Anson Mount plays Captain Christopher Pike onStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, but he reminds audiences that Pike isn’t the true lead of theStar Trekprequel series. The long-awaitedStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 premieres July 17 on Paramount+. Meanwhile,Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 4 is filming now, ahead of the cast and crew returning later this year for the production ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 5, which was announced as the final season.
Strange New Podinterviewed Anson Mount on the red carpet atStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3’s premiere, which was held at the Tribeca Film Festival. Mount mused that he hopes audiences enjoyStrange New Worlds'“Planet of the week… Big idea of the week"formatbefore explaining thatthe real lead of the series isn’t Captain Pike, but the USS Enterprise. Read Mount’s quote and watch the video below:
You know, there’s a reason that in our opening credits sequence, it’s just the Enterprise. That’s because the Enterprise is the lead of the show, not me. You know, Akiva [Goldsman] said something funny the other day. He said, ‘People keep calling this an ensemble show, and it’s not. We just have a different lead every week.’ But I think of the series, it’s really the Enterprise and the spirit of the Enterprise.
The Starship Enterprise Is The Symbol Of Star Trek
Anson Mount is right that the Starship Enterprise is also acharacter onStar Trek: Strange New Worldsin its own right, and it may be the most important character of all. Without the Enterprise, there is no setting for the show, and there’s no means to explore strange new worlds and boldly go where no one has gone before.The Enterprise is also the signature vessel ofStar Trek,and it has been since the original USS Enterprise was introduced inStar Trek: The Original Series.
TheUSS Enterprise symbolizesStar Trek’s spirit of adventure, hope, and optimism. Further, the Starship Enterprise is one of the greatest vehicles in pop culture. The Enterprise is instantly recognizable and known all over the world. Captains like Pike, James T. Kirk (WIlliam Shatner/Chris Pine), Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) have commandedversions of the USS Enterprisein variousStar Trekseries and movies, and they all know how important and crucial their beloved starship is.
Star Trek Fans Know How Important The Enterprise Is
The importance of the USS Enterprise can’t be underestimated, althoughStar Trekoccasionally has. Versions of theStarship Enterprise have been destroyed inStar Trekmovies. When planning to destroy the Enterprise inStar Trek III: The Search for Spock,producer Harve Bennett thought he could replace it with the USS Excelsior, but it was ultimately succeeded by the identical USS Enterprise-A. Yetthe Enterprise is irreplaceableto the various Captains who have commanded the Enterprise, and toStar Trekfans.
To serve on the Enterprise means you’re elite among Starfleet officers.
InStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, the USS Enterprise is already a battle-tested starship that has been in service for many years. The Enterprise is the flagship of the United Federation of Planets, and to serve on the Enterprise means you’re elite among Starfleet officers. It’s great that Anson Mount knows that Captain Pike and his crew are part of a human ensemble, but the Starship Enterprise is the true lead ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.
