A new video for StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds puts the spotlight on the series' surprise Khan relative, La'an Noonien-Singh.
A new video for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds puts the spotlight on the series' surprise Khan relative, La'an Noonien-Singh. Premiering in May, Strange New Worlds is the third live-action Star Trek series to debut on Paramount+. It's a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery season 2 and follows the galactic adventures of the USS Enterprise. Strange New Worlds looks to harken back to classic Star Trek, particularly through its premise and characters.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds further fleshed out its cast last fall, revealing the additions of those like a younger Nyota Uhura and Doctor M'Benga . The character that most surprised fans, though, was La'an Noonien-Singh, to be played by Christina Chong. As many Trekkies realized from the mere mention of her last name, La'an is a relative of notorious Star Trek villain Khan.
Lieutenant La'An isn't just chief of security—she's a survivor. #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds premieres May 5 on @ParamountPlus! pic.twitter.com/zL457YwMiaStrange New Worlds co-creator Alex Kurtzman did confirm that La'an has a familial connection to Khan, but wouldn't say much else. At this point in the timeline, Spock hasn't even met James T. Kirk, much less Khan, so he would hardly view La'an as an enemy.
Still, audiences should definitely expect to see this Khan connection get explored. Khan won't be showing up any time soon, but it has been confirmed that Strange New Worlds will really dig into Star Trek canon. The already-confirmed season 2 will introduce Kirk , so it stands to reason that the iconic villain could appear much farther down the line.