Overview
- Season 1 spans 10 episodes, with new installments releasing Thursdays through March 12, 2026.
- The series is set in the 32nd century after the Burn, following the first class at a rebuilt Academy that operates partly aboard the U.S.S. Athena.
- Holly Hunter leads as Chancellor Nahla Ake, with Sandro Rosta as cadet Caleb Mir and Paul Giamatti featured as antagonist Nus Braka.
- Franchise veterans including Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro and Oded Fehr appear, tying the YA-focused story to established Trek continuity.
- Early reviews, based on six screened episodes, are generally favorable, praising Hunter and Giamatti while noting tonal unevenness and some CGI shortcomings; at least one outlet reports a second season is already in production.