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Main Mission, Part 1

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Season 4, episode 9
“Once La’An a Time”
Written by Onitra Johnson 
Directed by Sydney Freeland 

Subspace Chatter

William Shatner Is Open To Captain Kirk Return In Star Trek — Here’s What It Would Take 

Will William Shatner Ever Return to Star Trek? 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 5 Will Officially Return To Franchise’s Tradition For Final Episodes 

‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Bosses Explain ‘TOS’ Crew in Finale and Tease Final Season (Exclusive) 

Paramount News

1. Paramount Launches $44bn Debt Push To Fund Warner Bros. Discovery Deal – Arise News 
2. Paramount’s Blockbuster Debt Sale for WBD Takeover Explained | Octus 
3. What Will Paramount-Warner Bros. Be Named? 
4. Rob Bonta’s Paramount-WBD Debacle Has Created Chaos | RealClearMarkets
5. How Is Paramount Skydance’s Stock Performance Compared to Other Communication Services Stocks? 
6. EMARKETER forecasts 6 US TV majors by 2027, down from 10 
7. Paramount Skydance Corporation Announces Extension of Expiration Dates of Previously 
8. Paramount & Netflix Abruptly End Major Movie Agreement Despite Record-Breaking 2026 Release 
9. Paramount, Comcast may wind down SkyShowtime joint venture 
10. Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Merger Talks Begin Amidst Legal Challe 
11. Paramount Skydance (PSKY) Eyes Relocation Amid Acquisition Dispu 
12. FCC approves Gulf sovereign wealth funds to buy into Paramount 
13. FCC approves foreign investors to hold over 25% of Paramount equity 
14. Paramount Says Timing of Warner Bros. Deal Close ‘Not Yet Certain’ but Sets Oct. 6 Date for Stock Exchange Switch 
15. Paramount Skydance (PSKY) to Transfer Listing to NYSE and Sets W
16. Will Paramount-Warner deal turn into mission impossible? 
17. Paramount-Warner Bros merger finally gets green light 
18. Paramount weighs Musk for Warner Bros. deal investor group 
19. Paramount To Keep Headquarters In Los Angeles Post-Merger
20. WGA Settles Lawsuit Against Paramount-WBD Merger 
21. Paramount Taking on More Debt to Close $110.8 Billion WBD Merger – Media Play News 
22. What the Paramount settlement means for Hollywood – Los Angeles Times 
23. NJ, states settle Paramount antitrust suit, clearing way for merger • New Jersey Monitor
24. What Paramount’s its antitrust settlement means for Warner deal and Atlanta
25. FCC’s Media Bureau Grants Paramount’s Foreign Ownership Waiver | TV Tech 
26. Why is Paramount threatening to move to Texas or Georgia? Tax and regulatory pressures are accelerating the exodus from Hollywood 
27. US District Judge permits amicus briefs in Paramount‑Warner Bros Discovery merger | Digital Watch Observatory
28. Paramount-WBD Merger Set to Close After Judge Approves Settlement With State AGs 

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Here are links to 39 additional stories.broken out by series, movies and other categories. 

CLASSIC TV SERIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: The Original Series (1966 – 1969) [3 seasons]

1. 58 Years Ago, Star Trek Officially Switched Genres With an All-Time Classic Episode 
2. Who Is Henoch? Leonard Nimoy’s Second Star Trek Role, Explained
   

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 – 1994) [7 seasons]

3. Picard’s Single Greatest Star Trek Line Hits Harder Than Any Sci-Fi Quote Since 
4. This Star Trek Episode Is Secretly The Ultimate Prequel To Deep Space Nine
   

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993 – 1999) [7 seasons]

5. This ‘Star Trek’ Series Broke Its 27-Year Sci-Fi Franchise Rule With One Episode 

Star Trek: Enterprise (2001 – 2005) [4 seasons]

6. 25 Years Ago Today, Star Trek Launched a New Series (& It Helped End the Franchise’s Decades-Long Run) – ComicBook.com 
7. ‘Star Trek: Enterprise’ at 25: The Trek show that failed to live long and prosper | Space 

STREAMING SERIES AND MOVIES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022 – present) [5th/final season release date not yet announced]

8. This Star Trek: SNW season 4 episode ‘was potentially’ the series finale? 
9. Strange New Worlds’ Worst Season Ends With A Reminder Of How Good Star Trek Fans Used To Have It 
10. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Title Pays Homage To A Classic Episode 
11. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’: Paul Wesley & Jess Bush on Playing ‘TOS’ Kirk and Chapel (Exclusive) 
12. Review: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 10: “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” | by John Keegan | Critical Myth | Sep, 2026 | Medium 
13. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Redeems The Franchise’s Most Baffling Romance 
14. Star Trek Abandoning Its Kirk Prequel Makes Even Less Sense After the Strange New Worlds Finale 
15. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Recap and Review 
16. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ star Celia Rose Gooding breaks down that finale time travel twist 
17. STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Season Finale Review: “Tomorrow’s Enterprise” – TrekCore.com 
18. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Finale: Celia Rose Gooding on Timejump 
19. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Confirms The Fate Of Several Beloved Characters 
20. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Gives Us A Taste Of A Year One Spin-Off 
21. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Recap – ‘Tomorrow’s Enterprise’ – Nerds That Geek – Nerds That Geek 
22. Strange New Worlds Makes One of Star Trek V’s Weirdest Moments Make (Some) Sense – Reactor 
23. Strange New Worlds’ Surprise Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Callout Sets Up Sisko & Kirk’s Crossover 
24. ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ showrunners tells us why Season 4’s time travel finale was ‘almost the episode to end the show with’ (interview) | Space 
25. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4’s 10 Biggest Unanswered Questions 
26. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Officially Crosses Vital Streaming Milestone At The Perfect Time 

THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES (in order of premiere)

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

27. Star Trek V Is the Most Star Trek of the Star Trek Movies | Den of Geek 

OTHER MEDIA
Star Trek video games/board games

28. Star Trek: The Original Series Officially Returns November 2026 In Universes Beyond 
29. New Star Trek Release Officially Cancelled Just 2 Months Ahead of Release 
30. NickALive!: Star Trek Online: Rediscovered Launch Trailer | Star Trek Online 

Star Trek Comics/graphic novels/magazines/web comics

31. Star Trek Officially Confirms All-New Villains For Its Latest Series Reboot 
32. Star Trek Announces All-New Flagship, Everything We Know About Enterprise-G 
33. Star Trek Announces Official Villains For New Era 

MISCELLANEOUS

Franchise-wide/Miscellaneous

34. ‘Star Trek’ movies, ranked from worst to best 
35. We need more of the hopeful sci-fi that ‘Star Trek’ gave us 60 years ago | The Seattle Times 
36. After 60 years, ‘Star Trek’ still resonates – The Columbian 
37. Star Trek’s 3-Part Sci-Fi Reboot Is Officially United on Streaming 
38. Star Trek: Strange New Genres – The Slate Online 
39. Interview: Terry Matalas Ready For More Star Trek, Sees ‘The Next Generation’ As Model For Franchise Future – TrekMovie.com 

Main Mission, Part 2 (with an appropriate sound effect)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Season 4, Episode 10
“Tomorrow’s Enterprise”
Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Robbie Thompson
Directed by Chris Fisher

End Of Show

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