The fifth episode of the new series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds arrives this week and we’ve got details, new photos and a clip to get you started.
“Spock Amok”
Strange new worlds episode five is titled “Spock Amok”, a variation of the classic TOS episode title “Amok Time”. The episode was written by Henry Alonso Myers and Robin Wasserman. It was directed by Rachel Leiterman. Myers previously teased this episode as a “romantic comedy.” The episode debuts on Paramount+ on Thursday, June 2.
Synopsis:
It’s a comedy of manners when Spock has a personal visit amid Spock and Captain Pike’s crucial negotiations with an unusual alien species.
New photos:
Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring and Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock and Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring and Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring and Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock and Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel from the Paramount + STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS original series. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel from the Paramount + STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS original series. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel from the Paramount + STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS original series. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Melissa Navia as Ortegas from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: Marni Grossman/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock and Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock and Gia Sandhu as T’Pring from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.

Ethan Peck as Spock from the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios. All rights reserved.
Clip:
The last episode of The loan room includes a clip of Spock and an ancient Vulcan ritual [at 25:59]. [Also available internationally at startrek.com]
New episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will debut on Thursdays exclusively on Paramount+ in the US, Latin America, Australia and the Nordics. The series airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi channel and airs on Crave in Canada. In New Zealand it is available on TVNZ and in India on Voot Select. Strange new worlds will arrive via Paramount+ in select countries in Europe when the service launches later this year, starting with the UK and Ireland in June.
All episode photos courtesy of Marni Grossman/Paramount+