Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, is a new stage of the famous intergalactic saga, which has been in force since the 70s. In this section of history, it is a prequel to the original series, and is produced in television format , produced by Paramount+.

What few knew is that Erica Ortegas is played by the Colombian-American Melissa Navia, who is the Latina of the group and tries to replace one of the characters from the original series.

The story is set in the years when Captain Christopher Pike was at the helm of the USS Enterprise. The second season of the series is already in production and soon we will be able to continue connecting with the stories of these fantastic worlds to which they take us in each chapter.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is the final voyage of the USS Enterprise to a well-known system, officially known as television. Following Paramount+’s 2017 Star Trek: Discovery series, in the spin-off production, Captain Chrisopther Pike (Anson Mount) and his crew stick to famous beliefs and boldly go places no one has ever gone before. . Sure, it’s a bit ironic to claim that a show specially crafted to spin off from another property makes the original excursion easier, but Star Trek has at least 13 movies and 12 TV series. Due to depth, the mantra is probably more of a guide.

With the exception of Mount, “Strange New World” casts Ethan Peck as a young Spock (not to be confused with the slightly younger Zachary Quinto in the same role), Rebecca Romjin — Mysterious Fame — Pike’s co-pilot. as a wrestler, Unatin-Riley. The cast concludes with many new and familiar faces to the acting industry.

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Melissa Navia, a Colombian stars in 'Strange New Worlds' 20

Relatively new is the talent behind Lieutenant Erica Ortegas, company helmsman Melissa Navia. “Strange New World” has been Navia’s hottest role to date, but the actress has been hard at work with dozens of people since 2011.

It will feature characters from the second season of Star Trek: Discovery: Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One, and Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock, in the years before Captain Kirk came to USS Enterprise, as they explore new worlds.

Names like Christine Chapel (Jess Bush), Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) or Dr. M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) also join, under the tutelage of Akiva Goldsman and Alonso Myers as showrunners.

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Where is Star trek: Strange New World streaming?

The series will air on Paramount+, starting this Thursday, May 5.

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Strange New Worlds is set a decade before “Star Trek: The Original Series” (1966-1969). The character of Captain Pike originally appeared in the pilot episode of the series. But the production could no longer count on actor Jeffrey Hunter due to his schedule and was replaced by Captain Kirk, played by William Shatner, who took the saga to another dimension. This segment will tell the story of Pike when he was captain of the Enterprise before Kirk.

As for the plot, there is no main story, but secondary mini-episodes that return to the old essence of Star Trek: exploring unknown worlds, new lives, civilizations and places where no one has been able to reach.

The cast will also include: Babs Olusanmokun as M’Benga, Christina Chong as La’An Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura and Jess Bush as Christine Chapel. That is to say, some characters from the classic series and its films are recovered, such as the Vulcan Spock, the then cadet Uhura and Nurse Chapel.

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