Strange New Worlds’ Finds Its James T. Kirk In Paul Wesley – CB

Paul Wesley is becoming a member of the forged of Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds.

Wesley is starring within the iconic position of James T. Kirk within the second season of the Paramount+ drama sequence. The position is greatest recognized for starring William Shatner.

The casting comes forward of the launch of season one, which premieres in Might. A second season of the present was renewed in January.

Unusual New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Science Officer Spock (Ethan Peck), and Quantity One (Rebecca Romijn/Una Chin-Riley) as they discover new worlds across the galaxy. Their adventures predate Captain Kirk’s ever stepping foot aboard the united statesS. Enterprise.

The forged additionally consists of Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’an Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura, Melissa Navia as Lt. Erica Ortegas, and Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M’Benga.

Wesley was beforehand one of many leads of The Vampire Diaries and in addition starred in Inform Me A Story for Paramount+ predecessor CBS All Entry. He can be seen in Shudder function Historical past of Evil alongside Stephanie Beatriz.

He has additionally directed episodes of Roswell, New Mexico, Shadowhunters and Legacies.

Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds is showrun by Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers with the pair exec producing alongside Jenny Lumet, Heather Kadin, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, and Aaron Baiers.

The sequence is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Leisure.

“Paul is an completed actor, an astonishing presence and a welcome key addition to the present. Like all of us, he’s a life-long Star Trek fan and we’re excited by his interpretation of this iconic position,” mentioned Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers.