The new Star Trek shows have been a distinctly mixed bag. I've enjoyed "Discovery", but it has been fairly workmanlike rather than a true "must see". "Picard" was okay in the first season, pretty dire in the second, and then great in the third. "Lower Decks" has been consistently great, and after a slow start "Prodigy" came together well (just in time to be cancelled).
"Strange New Worlds" is the best of the bunch. Starting with a fantastic cast, and a setting that hits just the right level of nostalgia, it then adds a whole bunch of really good episodes that just ties things up neatly. Plus, with it being more than 20 years since "Voyager" ended (with "Enterprise" doing something distinctly different), it seems like the writers found themselves sitting on a bunch of really great Star Trek stories that they've now had opportunity to pull out.
It's all great. I don't know how long they'll be able to maintain the quality, and I'm also not sure when I'll get to watch (my current offer on Paramount+ isn't for much longer, and it isn't worth subscribing to for anything other than Trek), but I have no hesitation in recommending this one - if you get a chance to see it, take it!
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