STAR TREK and STAR WARS unveil trailers for their new shows

The Star Trek and Star Wars franchises have released trailers for their new shows on the same day.

First up is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. A spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery, Strange New Worlds reunites Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), Lt. Commander Spock (Ethan Peck) and Number One (Rebecca Romjin) on the Constitution-class USS Enterprise, the same ship that will one day be commanded by Jim Kirk. Also on the ship are Cadet Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). New characters include Dr. M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Hemmer (Bruce Horak), La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) and Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia).

The show is set after Discovery's second season (which was set in 2257) and before Star Trek: The Original Series (which began in 2265). It will be based primarily around episodic adventures in contrast to the denser story arcs of Picard and Discovery. The ten-episode season begins on 5 May and has already been renewed for a second season.

Second up is Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi. Set ten years after the events of Revenge of the Sith (and nine before the events of A New Hope), the trailer sees Kenobi keeping a watchful, if distant, eye on young Luke on the planet Tatooine. However, Imperial Inquisitors are causing problems out in the galaxy, and when their trail gets too close to Tatooine for comfort, Kenobi decides to deal with the threat. The six-episode mini-series launches on Disney+ on 25 May.