The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.8/10(29 votes)

   #1 - Valles Marineris

   S4:E17/23/2026

   Pike leads the crew into a stellar storm, sending the Enterprise back 65 million years.

   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   6.2/10(23 votes)

   #2 - The Griffin Incident

   S4:E27/30/2026

   La'An, Spock, and Kirk get trapped on a mysterious, long-lost Federation ship.

   Director:Axelle Carolyn

   Writer:Robbie Thompson

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   Director:Axelle Carolyn

   Writer:Robbie Thompson
3. 

   6.8/10(24 votes)

   #3 - Human Best Friend

   S4:E38/6/2026

   The Enterprise crew visits a shore-leave planet that guarantees fun in an inebriating atmosphere.

   Director:Yana Gorskaya

   Writer:Kathryn Lyn

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   Director:Yana Gorskaya

   Writer:Kathryn Lyn
4. 

   6.3/10(18 votes)

   #4 - A Case of Chiaroscuro

   S4:E48/13/2026

   Una is mistaken for a virtuous kingpin against a Klingon occupation.

   Director:Meera Menon

   Writers:Dana Horgan, Skylar Ojeda

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   Director:Meera Menon

   Writers:Dana Horgan, Skylar Ojeda
5. 

   6.3/10(15 votes)

   #5 - Level-Five Transporter Accident

   S4:E58/20/2026

   A transporter accident turns everyone but Spock into puppets as pirates invade the ship.

   Director:Jordan Canning

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Dana Horgan

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   Director:Jordan Canning

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Dana Horgan