Overview

• The series will debut on Paramount+ in early 2026 to coincide with Star Trek’s 60th anniversary.
• The first teaser trailer premiered at San Diego Comic-Con, revealing the Academy’s sprawling USS Athena set in a 32nd-century post-Burn era.
• The story follows the first new class of cadets in 120 years under Chancellor Nahla Ake as Starfleet Academy reopens.
• Five main cadets arrive from diverse backgrounds, including Caleb Mir, a human orphan; SAM, a newborn photonic hologram; Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon medical hopeful; Darem Reymi, a pressured Khionian; and Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s Dar-Sha daughter.
• Franchise veterans Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro and Oded Fehr return to Starfleet Academy, with Paul Giamatti portraying the half-Klingon antagonist Nus Braka.