Exclusive Interview & Clip: Yetide Badaki on guest starring on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and having her dreams come true
BlackFilmandTV.com's Wilson Morales spoke with actress Yetide Badaki on playing Neera on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and having her dreams come true.
Yetide Badaki, best known for her role as Bilquis in Starz’ American Gods, will be guest starring in Episode 2 of the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The episode airs June 22 on Paramount+.
In Episode 202 (Ad Astra Per Aspera) - Commander Una Chin-Riley (played by Rebecca Romijn) faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out. Badaki will play the role Neera Ketoul, the legal counsel who’s been assigned to represent Number One. The episode will deal social issues through the lens of sci-fi.
The series stars Anson Mount as Christopher Pike, Rebecca Romijn as Number One/ Una Chin-Riley, Ethan Peck as Spock, Jess Bush as Christine Chapel, Christina Chong as La’An Noonien-Singh, Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura, Melissa Navia as Erica Ortegas and Babs Olusanmokun as Joseph M’Benga. Season two also features the return of special guest star Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk and new addition Carol Kane in a recurring role as Pelia.
In season two of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, confronts increasingly dangerous stakes, explores uncharted territories, and encounters new life and civilizations. The crew will also embark on personal journeys that will continue to test their resolve and redefine their destinies. Facing friends and enemies both new and familiar, their adventures will unfold in surprising ways never seen before on any "Star Trek" series.
Badaki was last seen playing NBA Champion Giannis Antetokounmpo’s mother in the Disney+ film Rise.