Discovery in 2017, the long-abandoned television franchise returned from a 12-year hiatus since the (merciful) demise of Star Trek: Enterprise in 2005—a period that had otherwise only been populated by J.

We’re still over a month away from the premiere of season three, but Paramount has announced that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is getting a fifth season — and that it will be its last.

The announcement, made even before the third season premieres, may have something to do with the uncertainty of Paramount's future.