The BEST episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

Every episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3!

Follow Christopher Pike, Spock and Number One in the decade before Capt. Kirk boarded the Enterprise as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

Last Updated: 3/10/2026Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail
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7.77
1344 votes

#1 - The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2025

Lieutenant Commander James Kirk's first day in the Captain's chair of the U.S.S. Farragut takes a disastrous turn when the Enterprise is captured by a deadly Scavenger Ship.

Directors: Valerie Weiss
Watch Now:Amazon
Hegemony (2)
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7.62
1512 votes

#2 - Hegemony (2)

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2025

Pike leads a risky rescue behind enemy lines as the landing party flees a deadly enemy.

Directors: Chris Fisher
Through the Lens of Time
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7.60
1350 votes

#3 - Through the Lens of Time

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2025

Chapel and Korby's quest to uncover the next step in human evolution leads the Enterprise to a planet where ancient ruins hide a deeper mystery and a terrifying secret.

Directors: Andi Armaganian
Terrarium
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7.44
1236 votes

#4 - Terrarium

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/4/2025

When Ortegas crash lands on a deadly toxic moon, where the chances of survival are slim to none, she finds herself stranded and forced to challenge her most closely held beliefs in order to survive.

Directors: Andrew Coutts
New Life and New Civilizations
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7.40
1249 votes

#5 - New Life and New Civilizations

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/11/2025

When an ancient, evil alien force re-emerges, Pike must make one of the hardest decisions of his life to stop the evil from spreading.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
Four-and-a-Half Vulcans
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7.40
1301 votes

#6 - Four-and-a-Half Vulcans

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/28/2025

After the Enterprise completes a mission requiring several of the crew to become Vulcan, new problems arise when it is time for them to change back into humans.

Directors: Jordan Canning
Shuttle to Kenfori
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7.26
1404 votes

#7 - Shuttle to Kenfori

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2025

Pike and M'Benga enter disputed Klingon space to find a cure for Batel, as M'Benga's past resurfaces on a planet swarming with deadly creatures.

Directors: Dan Liu
Watch Now:Apple TV
Wedding Bell Blues
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6.93
1454 votes

#8 - Wedding Bell Blues

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2025

At a Federation celebration, an uninvited guest disrupts Spock and the crew's reflections.

Directors: Jordan Canning
What Is Starfleet?
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6.75
1302 votes

#9 - What Is Starfleet?

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/21/2025

The Enterprise escorts cargo to help a war-ravaged planet, but controversial truths about it cause Pike and the crew to come under the scrutiny of an investigative journalist.

Directors: Sharon M. Lewis
A Space Adventure Hour
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6.55
1382 votes

#10 - A Space Adventure Hour

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2025

When La'An tests a prototype holodeck with a fictional case only she can solve, the consequences of failure get greater and greater, with the Enterprise hanging in the balance.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes