Overview

• Entertainment Weekly details the U.S.S. Athena doubling as a Starfleet Academy campus, a “teaching hospital” setup that puts cadets on real missions with real stakes.
• Showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau say sets were built for multi‑season continuity and confirm the series is well into filming its second season.
• Paramount+ maintains an early‑2026 premiere window, with coverage suggesting a formal date could be announced at today’s New York Comic Con panel.
• New character insights highlight Caleb Mir’s search for his mother played by Tatiana Maslany, Paul Giamatti’s Nus Braka as the season’s antagonist, and Holly Hunter’s dual role as Chancellor and captain.
• An official interactive Starfleet Academy portal launched on startrek.com with in‑universe sections including Our Mission, Campus Life, Meet the Faculty, and Enrollment, offering images of the campus and the Athena.