This week on TrekHeadlines: Strange New Worlds delivers a full-blown horror episode aboard a derelict ship crawling with ghosts, body bags, and a countdown nobody wants to hear tick down. Three actors have played James T. Kirk over six decades, and this week somebody finally tried to rank them, brace yourself for an argument. A handful of Star Trek's most overlooked characters, from a captain's own son to a security chief barely anyone remembers, are getting the spotlight they've been owed for years. There's a reading list for sci-fi fans who think they've already read everything hard sci-fi has to offer. And there's a quiet update on one of Star Trek's most anticipated unmade projects. Five stories, one episode — let's dive in.

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