I’ve come to realize Strange New Worlds is in many ways a parallel to Voyager. Not just because of the gender ratio being completely opposite, but also because it tries to distinguish itself from the previous series by going back to basics of Star Trek with exploration, but also contains characters who are like mirrors to each other. Some parallels:
Pike/Janeway: Pike is friends with his crew from the start, whereas Janeway becomes friends with her crew over the course of the series. Both seem a lot closer to their crew members than Picard, for instance.
Spock/Seven: Interesting parallel as a breakout character who gets most of the storylines, although Seven was a natural successor to Spock to begin with.
Ortegas/Kim: An opposite situation: Kim gets so little to do that he ends up as the show’s straight man, whereas Ortegas gets so little to do that she mainly serves as comic relief.
Pelia/Neelix: Both quirky and odd characters, though they’re smarter than they seem.
Chakotay and Una are also both first officers who dealt with prejudice because of their races and get little to do, although Chakotay’s is because of his ancestors and Una was genetically altered.
M’Benga and Uhura aren’t much like B’Elanna and Tom, though the former does have a warrior history and Uhura is a new cadet in contrast to Tom’s criminal past. La’an is also upset with her augment-descended status in contrast to Tuvok being perfectly content as a Vulcan, and Chapel is a very emotional character who becomes colder, a contrast to The Doctor.