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

Every episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4!

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Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 1 - Valles Marineris
    6.8/10(32 votes)

    #1 - Valles Marineris

    S4:E1

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

    Director:Chris Fisher
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 2 - The Griffin Incident
    6.4/10(26 votes)

    #2 - The Griffin Incident

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Axelle Carolyn
    Writer:Robbie Thompson

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  3. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 3 - Human Best Friend
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Human Best Friend

    S4:E3

    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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  4. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 4 - A Case of Chiaroscuro
    6.6/10(22 votes)

    #4 - A Case of Chiaroscuro

    S4:E4

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

    Director:Meera Menon
    Writers:Dana Horgan, Skylar Ojeda

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  5. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 5 - Level-Five Transporter Accident
    6.0/10(23 votes)

    #5 - Level-Five Transporter Accident

    S4:E5

    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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  6. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 6 - Off-Hour
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Off-Hour

    S4:E6

    The Enterprise falls into a slipstream that pushes them to a catastrophic warp threshold.

    Director:Dan Liu
    Writer:Bill Wolkoff

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  7. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 7 - Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass
    6.1/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass

    S4:E7

    A space trickster traps the Enterprise crew in a soap opera as Pike mourns a lost life.

    Director:Anna Dokoza
    Writers:Bill Wolkoff, Dana Horgan

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  8. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Episode 8 - Orders of Magnitude
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Orders of Magnitude

    S4:E8

    Enterprise is commandeered by Admiral Reeger to track down an alien ship.

    Director:Sharon Lewis
    Writer:Alan B. McElroy

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Valles Marineris" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 4. It scored 6.8/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Chris Fisher and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/23/2026. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Griffin Incident".