Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 trailer teases Lower Decks crossover and some smooching

The trailer for the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds comes with warp-speed levels of swagger, putting the brakes on the action, adventure, and romance viewers can expect from Paramount Plus’ flashy throwback series.

To be fair, some of that trust has been earned, like season 1 of Strange new worlds built a riveting show around Captain Christopher Pike of Anson Mount, assembling a rock-solid crew for the early days of the USS Enterprise for an instantly riveting, if a little uneven, first season.

Teases in full swing in the new trailer, which sees Paul Wesley’s return as a young James T. Kirk from last season, plus some more surprise guests Carol Kane and the first live-action appearance of Star Trek: lower decks characters Beckett Mariner and Brad Boimler (Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid, respectively). Spock (Ethan Peck) and Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush) also kiss. I’m not sure how I feel about that, but I’m sure those crazy kids will find out.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 premieres on Paramount Plus on June 15.