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Star Trek"s Jonathan Frakes Directing Strange New Worlds Season 3 Confirmed

Summary
  • Jonathan Frakes confirms he will direct Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. He proved his skill as a director in the crossover episode with Star Trek: Lower Decks.
  • Production for Strange New Worlds season 3 is now underway after the resolution of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
  • Frakes mentions his involvement in other projects, including a video game called Star Trek: Resurgence, highlighting his busy schedule outside of Star Trek.
Jonathan Frakes confirms he will be directing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 as the hit Paramount+ series ramps up production in Toronto. Frakes directed Strange New Worlds season 2's comedy crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks, and his deft touch behind the camera was key to that episode's success. With the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes now resolved, Strange New Worlds season 3 production is underway, and Frakes is on the list of directors for the upcoming batch of episodes.
CinemaBlend interviewed Jonathan Frakes about the new Hallmark Christmas movie he directed, A Biltmore Christmas, and Frakes verified his previous comment to Screen Rant that he is indeed directing at least one episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. Read his quote below:
[indent]I’m going back up to Toronto to direct on Strange New Worlds. I’m about to go back into the studio to revoice some stuff on a video game called Star Trek: Resurgence, and I got a couple of other non-Star Trek projects that are now able to hook up and get started up again. It has been a very interesting, fallow time, for which I’ve been very grateful that I have the convention circuit to participate in.
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