Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 is finally here, and many are pumped that the last Trek series of the 2025 TV schedule dropped two episodes. It’s been a long two-year wait to see the second part of the exciting Season 2 finale, and outside of that, there’s a lot of built-up hope and expectations for fans hoping to see certain things. Quite a few are hoping for more of Melissa Navia’s “Erica Ortegas,” but will Season 3 appeal to the “Moretegas” fans?
I had a chance to speak to Navia before streaming Strange New Worlds with my Paramount+ subscription, and wanted to know if she felt the Moretegas fans would be satisfied with how much they see of Erica in this season. The actress, who has spoken to us before about Ortegas’ story and uncertain future beyond this series, shared her honest opinion on how she thinks fans will respond to the character’s role in Season 3:
I think so, but it’s up to the fans to tell us if it’s enough. I feel like it’s good enough, but like for the first two seasons, I feel like I’ve had such a blast playing Ortegas, and whenever she’s on screen, to me, that’s so much of the episode. Then to hear from fans that they want more is, you can’t ask for anything better. If they want to see less of you, then you know you’re doing something wrong. If they want to see more of you. I’m just like we’re doing something right. So in Season 3, we’re going to see sides of Ortegas we haven’t seen before, but I have a funny feeling. I know my fans, they’re going to want a lot more. So, we’re filming Season 4 as we speak.
end date of Season 5 is looming in the distance, but there’s still plenty of show to get through in the meantime.
This includes Season 3, which should be exciting as Pike and crew were successfully able to thwart the Gorn, and are pushing ahead to more encounters with creatures across the galaxy. And yes, Erica Ortegas will be along for the ride, but as Melissa Navia said, it’ll be up to the Moretegas crowd if she’s involved in the season enough.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds drops new episodes on Paramount+ on Thursdays. Tune in to see what Ortegas and the rest of the crew gets up to next week, and get ready for what feels like one of the best seasons yet.