Starfleet Academy Welcomes It’s First Class!

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Starfleet Academy Welcomes It’s First Class!

The first batch of cast announcements for Academy focused on veteran actors Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter, the latter in the role of the new Academy Commandant, but now we’re getting a full look at the shows first class of cadets as the first five are ready to enlist!

Earlier this month Paramount unleashed the first cadets to come on board with an impressive line up ready to make their mark. First on the list was dancer turned actor Kerrice Brooks, who’s credits include The Prom and How We Roll. Brooks already has a busy line up with upcoming projjects including My Old Ass, produced by Barbie star Margot Robie.

British actor George Hawkins, who’s biggest role to date was ITV’s Tell Me Everything was announced alongside Brooks. Lead star of Poaramount+ show Wolf Pack, Bella Shepard, comes in with a lot on her CV with guiest roles including Orange it the New Black as well as prominent roles including A Girl Named Jo and teenage drama Two Sides.

Adding to the first three names, Paramount announced another two new cast members over the weekend including Karim Diané, who’s stage and music career got a huge boost after being scouted to showcase his talents on the X Factor and gained his first major role on screen with a recurring role on StartUd. Diané was most recently seen in Peacock Original Series One of Us is Lying.

Mebourne’s Zoe Steiner rounds up the first five cadets after her role in dysfunctional family drama Significant Others and is all set to make a bigger impact with the leading role in Academy.

In contrast to the first cast announcements, it’s refreshing to see some younger talent brought into a show that’s naturally built around a concept that favours fresh new faces brought into the Star Trek Universe.

Expected to launch around 2026, the Academy show will focus on a new group of cadets from varied backgrounds who, under the guidance and supervision of their top class mentors, learn the values and mission of Starfleet.

Academy is set to go into production through the summer with production headed up by Noga. IT’s debut episode is set to be directed by Alex Kurtzman. Tau and Tom Swift writer Noga Landau will co-run the show alongside Kurtzman while Gaia Violo is credited as writer on the first episodes.

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