Star Trek: Enterprise’s Jonathan Archer was Captain of the Enterprise in the 22nd century, but it’s possible Archer could cross over intoStar Trek: Strange New Worlds. Archer’s pioneering voyages commanding the NX-01 started in 2151, with a jump ahead inStar Trek: Enterprise’s series finaleshowing Archer delivering a speech that would mark the founding of the United Federation of Planets in 2161. However,there is a chance Jonathan Archer is still alive inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds'23rd century.
Humans inStar Trekdon’t have the lifespans of Vulcans, butadvanced medicine of the future, good genetics, and a lot of luck have allowed some humans to live over a century. InStar Trek: The Next Generation’s series premiere, an elderly Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (DeForest Kelley) visited the USS Enterprise-D in the 24th century. Bones was 137 years old inTNG. Means like being trapped in a transporter buffer or even being transported to the Nexus have let otherStar Trek: The Original Seriescharactersjump ahead by a century.
How Scott Bakula’s Jonathan Archer From Star Trek: Enterprise Could Cross Over With Strange New Worlds
Jonathan Archer May Still Be Alive In Star Trek’s 23rd Century
Star Trek: Enterprise’s Captain Jonathan Archer was canonically born on June 11, 2025.This would make Archer 148 years old inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, if the upcoming season 3 takes place in 2260. Archer would be very elderly, but he could conceivably still be alive. At this point in his life, Jonathan Archer would be retired.Archer became a Starfleet Admiraland served as the first President of the Federation after his mission as Captain of the Enterprise was completed.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worldscould easily conjure a scenario where the expertise of Jonathan Archer is required, perhaps something tying back to the Xindi or another foe Archer faced onStar Trek: Enterprise. If Jonathan Archer is still alive inStrange New Worlds, he would likely be living on Earth, possibly in his birthplace of Upstate New York or in San Francisco, where he lived most of his adult life, and where Starfleet Headquarters is located. Archer may also be living in France, since Federation Headquarters is based in Paris.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worldsbringing in Scott Bakula to play Jonathan Archer would be a historic crossover event, keeping with the prequel’s other milestones like the Jonathan Frakes-directed comedic crossover withStar Trek: Lower DecksandStar Trek’s first-ever musical episode. Scott Bakula has not played Archer sinceStar Trek: Enterprisewas canceledin 2005. Archer coming aboard the 23rd century USS Enterprise would mean Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) would meet his hero and inspiration.
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Scott Bakula may be willing to reprise Jonathan Archerif an opportunity to guest star inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsis presented. Bakula continued his successful acting career afterStar Trek: Enterprise,but he distanced himself fromStar Trek.In 2024, however, Bakula joined hisStar Trekcompatriots to accept the Peabody Award on behalf of the franchise, and Scott was a guest onThe D-Con Chamberpodcast hosted by his fellowStar Trek: EnterpriseactorsDominic Keating and Connor Trinneer.
There has been no indication that Strange New Worlds is priming itself for a Scott Bakula guest appearance.
Could all of this be a prelude to Scott Bakula reprising Jonathan Archer onStrange New Worlds? To be fair, there has been no indication thatStrange New Worldsis priming itself for a Scott Bakula guest appearance. But if such an event were to happen, it would be shrouded in utmost secrecy.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3premieres on Paramount+ in 2025, and if there’s no Bakula as Archer in those 10 episodes, perhaps a crossover is being prepped asStrange New Worldsseason 4 is being written before filming begins in early 2025.
Can Star Trek: Enterprise’s T’Pol Cross Over With Strange New Worlds?
T’Pol May Still Be Alive, But Jolene Blalock No Longer Acts
From the standpoint of whichStar Trek: Enterprisecharacter is most likely still alive inStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' 23rd century, the most logical answer would be Subcommander T’Pol (Jolene Blalock). Vulcans' long lives can reach 200 years. T’Pol was born in 2088 or 2089, and she was in her early 60s duringStar Trek: Enterprise.This would place T’Pol’s age at 172 in 2260, which is roughly whenStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 would take place. T’Pol beaming onto Captain Pike’s Starship Enterprise would be as historic as Archer, and it could mean T’Pol meeting Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck).
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However, from a real-world standpoint,it’s unlikely Jolene Blalock will return toStar Trekand reprise T’Pol.Blalock retired from acting to become a mother, and she married Michael Rapino, the CEO of Live Nation. Blalock is happily settled in her life outside ofStar Trek, despite her appearance on Star Trek Day 2021 leaving tongues wagging that Jolene could return toStar Trek.If a major name fromStar Trek: Enterprisewere to cross over withStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer would be the most likely possibility and the one who would be the biggestStar Trekevent.
