Subspace Rhapsody is a brand new episode announced by Paramount, which is the first-ever official musical that will be joining Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2. The episode is the ninth one in the season and will be launching on Paramount Plus on August 3rd at 7 PM Eastern Time.
The announcement was made during this year's San Diego Comic-Con on the Star Trek Universe panel. There was also a short video that was released alongside the announcement. The episode will feature 10 new songs that are composed by Kay Hanley and Tom Polse from the rock band known as Letters to Cleo. The Subspace Rhapsody episode will be unfolding throughout the plot events.
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Subspace Rhapsody is the First-Ever Star Trek Musical
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