Anson Mount is returning as Batman in the animated Knightfall trilogy — and Strange New Worlds Season 4 just dropped its trailer. Plus: new Star Trek merch you'll actually want to own.

Welcome back to Blerd Trek: Last Week in Star Trek for the week ending June 27, 2026. This week, the boundary between Starfleet and Gotham got a whole lot thinner. Anson Mount (Captain Pike) is reprising his role as the Dark Knight in Batman: Knightfall Part 1, an animated trilogy adapting one of the most iconic Batman stories ever told. We break down what Mount brings to Bruce Wayne — and the surprising history of Star Trek actors voicing Batman (looking at you, Bruce Greenwood).

Then we dive into the Strange New Worlds Season 4 trailer and what it means that Paul Wesley's Kirk is front and center. Are we inching closer to the Original Series timeline — and could Year One actually happen? Plus: a merch roundup featuring the Loungefly Star Trek Tri-Quarter Glow Crossbody Bag, the ultra-limited Hallmark Shuttlecraft Einstein ornament from The Doomsday Machine (only 5,000 units), and Factory Entertainment's gold-pressed latinum bars, Kataan necklace from The Inner Light, and the laser cannon replica from The Cage.🖖

Timestamps
0:00 — Intro & Anson Mount's Batman return
0:43 — Mount's history as the Dark Knight (Injustice 2021)
1:14 — Why Knightfall is the perfect Batman story for Pike
1:58 — Star Trek actors who voiced Batman (Bruce Greenwood)
2:42 — SNW Season 4 trailer: Kirk, Spock & episodic Trek
3:44 — Ethan Peck & Paul Wesley waiting for Year One
4:34 — Loungefly Tri-Quarter Glow Crossbody Bag ($65)
5:18 — Hallmark Shuttlecraft Einstein Ornament (5,000 units, $45)
6:31 — Gold-Pressed Latinum Bars (Factory Entertainment) ($99.99)
6:51 — Kataan Necklace from "The Inner Light" ($69.99)
7:10 — Laser Cannon Replica from "The Cage" ($99.99)
7:45 — Outro & what's coming next

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