‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Casts Sulu and Bones for Series Finale

Hikaru Sulu and Leonard “Bones” McCoy, two iconic characters from the original “Star Trek” series, will make their first appearances in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” during the finale of the fifth and final season.

Thomas Jane will play Bones and Kai Murakami will play Sulu in the episode, which recently wrapped production. The news comes ahead of the 2026 release of Season 4.

Jane’s credits in film include “Boogie Nights,” “Deep Blue Sea,” “The Punisher” and “The Mist.” His TV work has included HBO’s “Hung,” Syfy and later Amazon Prime Video’s “The Expanse” and Amazon’s “Troppo,” which he also executive produced.

Murakami is making his TV debut in “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Previously, he has acted on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and worked in performance-capture on the video games “Assassin’s Creed” and “Rise of the Ronin.” He is repped by Identity Agency Group in London.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. Season 4 stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun and Martin Quinn, along with guest stars Carol Kane and Paul Wesley.

Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners, and executive produce alongside Alex Kurtzman, Mount, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” premiered in 2022, followed by Season 2 in 2023 and Season 3 in 2025. Paramount announced the series’ renewal for a fifth and final season in June of this year, ahead of the Season 3 premiere.