Thursday, Oct 23rd 2025 3PM 8°C 6PM 4°C 5-Day Forecast Advertisement Acclaimed sci-fi series with whopping 97% Rotten Tomatoes score is FINALLY made free to stream in huge win for fans Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk 12:16 BST, 23 October 2025 | Updated: View comments An acclaimed sci-fi series with an impressive 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes is available to stream on ITVX. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds first aired in 2022 and is a spin-off from Star Trek: Discovery, set in the 23rd century. For context, this means that the events of the show took place 100 years before The Next Generation. It also means that its events predate even the very first Star Trek series from the 1960s, which catapulted William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy into sci-fi history. The show's official synopsis reads: 'The series follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock, and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.' There are currently three seasons of the show for viewers to binge through, with Rotten Tomatoes audiences also giving it an impressive 70% Popcornmeter score. An acclaimed sci-fi series with an impressive 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes is available to stream on ITVX Star Trek: Strange New Worlds first aired in 2022 and is a spin-off from Star Trek: Discovery, set in the 23rd century Strange New Worlds has an impressive IMDb score of 8.3 out of 10 and many raving reviews. Fans praised on the website: 'For those that were still in doubt, yes this is actual Star Trek. And this is coming from someone who's watched literally every ST series and film along with a slew of other great sci-fi material. 'Unlike Discovery and Picard, this looks and feels like a genuine Star Trek story with genuine Star Trek characters. Not only that, but the production values are the best they've ever been in the franchise.'; 'I didn't think Star Trek would ever be this good again!'; 'Goosebumps! Chills! Excitement!… just… WOW!' Taking to X, others wrote: 'I've seen the first five episodes, and I'm completely blown away. For anyone looking for that classic Star Trek feel, Strange New Worlds is for you. #StrangeNewWorlds.'; 'Strange New Worlds is actually peak modern Trek. I can’t believe it took me this long to get around to watching it. Gives me faith Trek can still be good.'; 'Strange New Worlds feels like the people making Star Trek were like "Look, we tried everything else and the fans got mad. How about this time we try doing a Star Trek?"' Strange New Worlds has an impressive IMDb score of 8.3 out of 10 and many raving reviews Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tv/article-15215487/Acclaimed-sci-fi-series-whopping-97-Rotten-Tomatoes-score-FINALLY-free-stream-huge-win-fans.html