Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is in production now, and Melissa Navia teases “incredible things” in store when Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise return. Navia, who plays helmsman Lt. Erica Ortegas, ended Strange New Worlds season 2 as one of the Enterprise crew members kidnapped by the Gorn. Resolving that cliffhanger is first on Strange New Worlds season 3’s agenda before the Enterprise can continue its five-year mission.

As reported by TrekMovie, Melissa Navia appeared at ST-SF: Trek To San Francisco convention, where she was naturally asked questions about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3. Although Navia remained tight-lipped and dropped no spoilers, Melissa shared her excitement about what Strange New Worlds season 3 has in store. Check out her quote below:

I’m also a huge fan of the show… I love our cast. Our crew is fantastic. And we have incredible things coming your way that we are working on diligently, secretively, quietly. And that is what I am headed back to.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 ended with an epic cliffhanger and here’s everything known about when it will be resolved in season 3.

Ortegas & Strange New Worlds Won’t Be Visiting Star Trek’s Mirror Universe In Season 3

Melissa Navia would love to play Mirror Ortegas

Melissa Navia fielded a question about Strange New Worlds venturing into Star Trek’s Mirror Universe. While her answer indicated that there is no Mirror Universe adventure in Strange New Worlds season 3, Melissa was enthusiastic about the idea of Mirror Erica Ortegas. Check out her response below:

You wouldn’t want to mess with her. I would love that. Especially because I’ve never really played any villains and I would love to do that. I can’t even fully articulate how it would look… I think she would be a force to be reckoned with, and I wouldn’t want to go up against her. For me, that would be fantastic as an actor to play that. There is something about a villain that is captivating, as well as that dark side. So I don’t know what it would look like, but it would be pretty great, and I hope the writers are thinking about something like that in the future.

Lt. Erica Ortegas is popular with Strange New Worlds‘ fans, who coined the hashtag #Mortegas online and still clamor for a spotlight episode devoted entirely to the Starship Enterprise’s snarky helmsman and her backstory. Melissa Navia shares audience enthusiasm to learn more about Ortegas, and we’ll have to see whether Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will fulfill the demand for #Mortegas.