The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail' provides the crucible that 'Strange New Worlds' has been building towards since before it even existed: the forging of the team that made 'Star Trek'.

History literally comes calling in The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.

Directed by Valerie Weiss, with a script by David Reed and Bill Wolkoff, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, episode 6, "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail," shifts the focus to James T. Kirk for an episode,

We're so used to seeing James T. Kirk be the most confident person in any room, even in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. To see him so shaken and upset after his first taste of acting as captain was truly jarring, but ultimately made for one of the most compelling episodes of Season 3.

Strange New Worlds season 3 reveals Kirk's first mission as Captain, and it's far better and more logical than in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek.

Strange New Worlds season 3 episode 6, "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail", premiered on Thursday, August 14, 2025, on Paramount+. James T.

An attack by a monstrous spaceship puts Kirk in the captain's chair in an Strange New Worlds that sees the Farragut and the Enterprise fighting for survival.