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Star Trek: Strange New Worldshas cast Roger Korby, the fiancé of Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush), as revealed atSan Diego Comic-Con 2024’sStar TrekUniverse panel.Strange New Worldsseason 2 revealed that Chapel had won a place on a prestigious fellowship with Doctor Roger Korby.The Original Seriesestablished that Chapel and Korby’s working relationship became romantic, leading to the couple getting engagedbefore the eminent scientist disappeared in 2261. Chapel’s fellowship was set to take her away from the USS Enterprise inStar Trek:Strange New Worlds' season 2 finale, until the Gorn Hegemony intervened.
Screen Rantattended theStar Trekuniverse panel at San Diego Comic-Con, which confirmed that Roger Korby and Nurse Chapel’s love story will play out inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. During a discussion between cast members Rebecca Romijn and Ethan Peck, alongside executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, and Henry Alonso, it was announced thatIn from the Cold’sCillian O’Sullivan will play Roger Korby inStrange New Worldsseason 3. The panel also confirmed that O’Sullivan would be a recurring member of theStrange New Worldscast.
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Star Trek: TOS' Roger Korby Will Be A Recurring Character In Strange New Worlds
Nurse Chapel is about to embark on another doomed romance
Irish actor Cillian O’Sullivan will play Doctor Roger Korby inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, setting up another doomed romance for Nurse Chapel. Originally played by Michael Strong,Doctor Korby first appeared inStar Trek: The Original Seriesseason 1, episode 9, “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” in 1966. The episode saw the USS Enterprise visit Exo III to learn more about Korby’s disappearance five years earlier.TOSrevealed that Korby was severely injured during his expedition to Exo III, and he replaced his ailing body with an android duplicate, to Chapel’s horror.
The arrival of Roger Korby creates another unavoidable tragedy inStrange New Worlds,which will have ramifications for both Nurse Chapel and Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck) going forward.
Star Trek: Strange New Worldshas always made a virtue of its audience knowing how the story ends. For example, viewers know they can’tsave Captain Christopher Pike(Anson Mount) from his tragic fate. The arrival of Roger Korby creates another unavoidable tragedy inStrange New Worlds, which will have ramifications for both Nurse Chapel and Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck) going forward.
Star Trek: Strange New Worldstakes place in 2259, two years before Korby’s disappearance on Exo III. This means that viewers will have the time to become truly invested in Nurse Chapel and Roger Korby’s love story before tragedy strikes. After season 2’s short-lived and tumultuousSpock and Chapelromance, it will be interesting to see how both parties resolve their relationship ahead of Cillian O’Sullivan’s arrival as Doctor Roger Korby inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3.
