It’s official. Classic Star Trek characters Bones and Sulu will be making an appearance in the final season of Strange New Worlds, which recently wrapped production. Thomas Jane portrays Leonard “Bones” McCoy, played by DeForest Kelley in the original series, and rising actor Kai Murakami plays Hikaru Sulu, portrayed by George Takei in the OG.
Both will appear in the final episode of Season 5, which brings the series to a close.
Neither character has yet appeared in the prequel series, as the show is set years before Star Trek: The Original Series, but there has been speculation that they would be introduced as the series moves closer to the OG timeline to round out the Enterprise crew before Kirk takes command.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was renewed by Paramount+ in June for a six-episode fifth and final season ahead of its Season 3 premiere in July.
Premiere dates for seasons 4 and 5 are TBD. Seasons one through three are streaming on Paramount+.
Season 4 stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun and Martin Quinn, along with guest star Carol Kane and special guest star Paul Wesley.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Anson Mount, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as season four executive producers.
Jane is known for his work in films such as 61*, The Thin Red Line, Boogie Nights, The Punisher, The Predator and Amazon series The Expanse and Troppo,in which he starred and directed, among many others. He recently wrapped the upcoming Western Frontier Crucible with Armie Hammer, which he produces and stars. Jane is repped by Paradigm.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds marks Murakami’s television acting debut. He previously performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company as Kazego in My Neighbour Totoro, the critically acclaimed, multi-Olivier award-winning stage show adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer). Next year, Murakami will take on the leading role of Oba Yozo in the 2026 stage adaptation of No Longer Human produced by Art’Morte. Murakami is repped by Identity Agency Group (IAG) in London.
From Deadline.com