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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Debuts Thursday on Paramount+ With Two-Episode Launch

Early reviews highlight Holly Hunter's commanding turn as the Academy's chancellor.

Overview

  • Set in the 32nd century after the Burn, the series follows the first new class of Starfleet cadets in more than a century.
  • Holly Hunter portrays Nahla Ake, a half-Lanthanite starship captain who leads the institution as chancellor.
  • Paul Giamatti appears as the Klingon Bus Braka, and Robert Picardo reprises his Voyager holographic Doctor, now teaching cadets.
  • The cadet cohort features diverse perspectives, including an AI student named SAM, Caleb Mir, and a pacifist Klingon medical trainee.
  • An early review from Empire describes the show as a compelling new spin-off and praises Hunter's performance.