Summary
Newcomers and familiar faces come together in a new photo to kick off the production of the nextStar Trekseries,Starfleet Academy. WhileStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3 is on the way andDiscoverycame to a close after five seasons last May, the upcoming series will see a new generation of cadets navigate the challenges that comewith life and a career in Starfleet. Despite a new young cast being the focus, stars from bothStar Trek:DiscoveryandStar Trek:Voyagerwill join forces on-screen.
Star Trekon Paramount+on Twitter celebrated the official start of production onStarfleet Academywith two images of the entire cast. Check them out below:
The entire cast of the new series came together for photos set outside theStar TrekStage and at the first table read. The photos also saw the returns of Oded Fehr and Robert Picardo, who played Charles Vance onDiscoveryand The Doctor onVoyager, respectively.
What We Know About Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The Next Series Features Many Star Trek Alumni
WhileStarfleet Academyis a new story with an all-new leading cast, many familiar faces will help these new cadets on their journeys. Kerrice Brooks, Karim Diane, George Hawkins, Bella Shephard, Zoe Steiner, and Gina Yashere are among the newcomers to the franchise. Meanwhile, Fehr and Picardo will be joined by fellowStar Trekveterans Tig Notaro and Mary Wiseman, reprising their roles of Jett Reno and Sylvia Tilly. Meanwhile, acclaimed actors Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti have also been cast, with the latter playing an antagonist.
As such, the series has a good blend of establishedStar Trek talent and new additions.
Behind the camera,Starfleet Academywill be helmed by Alex Kurtzman, continuing his fifteen-year career with the franchise that began with writing the first two installments of theKelvin Timeline movie trilogy. He helped create Paramount+’s three live-actionStar Trekshows and is also a producer onLower DecksandProdigy.Lower Decksstar Tawny Newsome has been confirmed as a writer alongside Kiley Rossetter (Picard) and Gaia Violo. As such, the series has a good blend of establishedStar Trektalent and new additions.
While 2024 has seen two shows end, there is still muchto look forward to inStar Trek’sfuture. ThoughStar Trek: Section 31will dive deep into the secretive assignments the Federation would rather keep hidden,Starfleet Academycan be a much more optimistic journey about young cadets making their names as Starfleet’s finest up-and-coming faces. As such, the upcoming Paramount+ series could help usher in a new generation of the series.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Cast
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy follows a group of cadets as they embark on their journey to become Starfleet officers. Facing the challenges of friendship, rivalry, and romance, they confront a new enemy endangering the Academy and the Federation under the guidance of their rigorous instructors.
