Right now it’s all Strange New Worlds on Paramount Plus and a bit of a wait until Starfleet Academy opens it’s doors for their debut season early next year, but it’s SDCC weekend so the team behind the Discovery spin off is ready with a sneak peek courtesy of their panel in the legendary Hall H and collaboration with Entertainment Weekly.
Set to continue the adventures started by the Discovery crew in the 32nd century, Starfleet Academy is based on a group of cadets training under the first class since the reopening of the Earth-based facility following Earth’s return to the Federation after seceding during ‘The Burn’. Inviting the best and brightest from across the galaxy, the young crew learn from a team of highly skilled and experienced instructors to learn what it takes to carry the weight of the future as a Starfleet Officer.
The first look teaser gives a quick introduction to the new stars including Bella Shepard, Karim Diane, George Hawkins, Gina Yashir, Kerrice Brooks and Sandro Rosta – as they begin their Starfleet journey at the Academy and it’s travelling starship of a classroom – the USS Athena.
The trailer was launched alongside the Star Trek Universe Panel at SDCC and released worldwide on Paramount Plus’ YouTube Channel.
Entertainment Weekly gave us a closer look with exclusive production stills from the new series…
While we knew a little about the show – from producer Alex Kurtzman dropping tonal hints to it having the largest set Star Trek has ever seen – the first look images and teaser give us a fascinating first look at the new series and it’s setting. Between the images and teaser, we can see there’s a lot to introduce with the Academy setting paying tribute to the lessons of the past while setting the stage for new adventures in a rebuilding phase for Starfleet’s adventures.
We also get a peek at some of the non-Cadets within the cast, including Holly Hunter in the captains chair and Paul Giamatti as the series bad guy! The return of Robert Picardo, Oded Fehr and Tig Notaro also give a look at the recurring cast coming back to mentor the future officers.
Described as a show designed to introducer viewers to the cadets who come together for the common goal of hope and adventure, the series will begin with an episode written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman.
Starfleet Academy is set to launch in 2026 with a second season already underway.
About the author
Across The Universe: A Trio of Spocks, 60th Anniversary Goodies and More!
Celebrating 60 years of Star Trek, our September News recap spotlights new goodies for fans to mark the landmark year, new missions for STO fans, and more! Spocktember in Star Trek Online Long running MMO Star Trek Online joined in the anniversary fun by bringing back a legendary character to their September release. On it's original launch STO utilised the vocal talents of Leonard Nimoy as he introduced players to the wider galaxy. In the latest release, archived dialogue from Nimoy has been used to bring Spock back into the new ongoing story.https://youtu.be/Da9UohgplIg?si=pAtm5D1bTSIXxREOAlongside Piotr Michael, who voiced Spock in Star Trek Resurgence, adding new lines as his version of Spock, and introducing Strange New Worlds star Ethan Peck in his own version of the character, all three era's of the iconic Vulcan come together thanks to the Guardian of Forever. […]
[For The Uniform] Generational Upgrade: 2350’s-2370’s
After solidifying a formal military style with stiff dark reds and heavy duty fabrics through the latter half of the 23rd century, the 'Monster Maroons' defined Starfleet as a more serious, more robust organisation. With minor tweaks the look stayed strong for almost 80 years when suddenly Starfleet decided they needed a dramatic change. It's not uncommon. Starfleet goes through uniforms faster, and in more rapid evolutions than any other organisation in history.Maybe it's because of the constant evolution of the Federation? Bringing in new members, new styles, new sensibilities and adapting to their needs. Maybe the MonsterMaroonians joined the Federation and would only absorb their navies into Starfleet if they adapted to their style, and it took eighty years for another species to come in and make fashion related demands. Maybe a new Admiral became Commander in Chief and […]
[Treknology] Clearing The Way: The Deflector
Over the decades the technologies of Star Trek have become so popularised and well known that even someone who's never seen an episode knows what a phaser is, or that warp drive goes really, really fast. Even if someone couldn't tell you what a transporter does, “Beam Me Up” is still a phrase you can say and people will just know what it means.But when you look at ships like the Enterprise, there's one big feature built into every design since that might not be as well known as the saucer, the bridge or the glowing warp nacelles, but is one of the most vital parts of any and all starships flying from planet to planet. When you think of space, you imagine this big empty void of nothingness. But while there is a huge expanse of distance between locations […]
Them From That Thing: Sally Kellerman
Building an eclectic career with over sixty years in film, television, music and theatre, Sally Kellerman is fondly remembered by a whole generation as the original Hotlips Houlihan in the film adaption of MASH. Her part in the world of Star Trek helped introduce the world to the little sci fi show that began it's own franchise of entertainment. Starting her acting career in the late 50's after turning down a contract with Verve Records, Kellerman was a familiar face on television by the time Star Trek came around. With appearances on Bonanza, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and the Twilight Zone among others, Kellerman was able to gain a wide range of experience that helped establish an adaptability that would carry her career forward in playing anything from a glamorous and sophisticated character, to intense and eccentric parts. Kellerman’s appearance […]
Who is David Marcus?
While the original series brought the idea of Star Trek to life, it's film sequels did a lot to flesh out and develop the characters in the next era of their life, with new characters coming on board the Enterprise to both challenge the leading crew and give us a new perspective of the world saving heroes of the Federation. One of the most impactful appeared in only two of the six films, but left a lasting impression on Captain James T Kirk... Working with his mother Carol, David Marcus was one of the lead scientists on the Genesis project. Based on a remote space station, David's part in the project was both what helped it succeed, as well as cause it's downfall. Genesis was an experimental, and highly secret, project to terraform barren planets and manufacture life. While Starfleet […]
Across The Universe And Back To Strange New Worlds!
Time has certainly flown by as Strange New Worlds penultimate season is just days away. Things have been a little guarded since the show was announced to be ending with a shortened 5th season, but it gave the production plenty of warning to wrap things up and bring an end to the original Captain and his crew! With some cast announcements for Season 5 seeing new additions including Thomas Jane as Leonard McCoy, as well as knowing it'll a shorter season to bring the show to a close, the fourth instalment feels a little bittersweet. But from recent hype from Paramount, we might just be in for a fun time. Season 4 Episode Titles Ahead of the series launch, the Star Trek social media team have been hard at work with some teases including short clips of each of the […]
Related
Across The Universe: A Trio of Spocks, 60th Anniversary Goodies and More!
Celebrating 60 years of Star Trek, our September News recap spotlights new goodies for fans to mark the landmark year, new missions for STO fans, and more! Spocktember in Star Trek Online Long running MMO Star Trek Online joined in the anniversary fun by bringing back a legendary character to their September release. On it's original launch STO utilised the vocal talents of Leonard Nimoy as he introduced players to the wider galaxy. In the latest release, archived dialogue from Nimoy has been used to bring Spock back into the new ongoing story.https://youtu.be/Da9UohgplIg?si=pAtm5D1bTSIXxREOAlongside Piotr Michael, who voiced Spock in Star Trek Resurgence, adding new lines as his version of Spock, and introducing Strange New Worlds star Ethan Peck in his own version of the character, all three era's of the iconic Vulcan come together thanks to the Guardian of Forever. […]
Across The Universe And Back To Strange New Worlds!
Time has certainly flown by as Strange New Worlds penultimate season is just days away. Things have been a little guarded since the show was announced to be ending with a shortened 5th season, but it gave the production plenty of warning to wrap things up and bring an end to the original Captain and his crew! With some cast announcements for Season 5 seeing new additions including Thomas Jane as Leonard McCoy, as well as knowing it'll a shorter season to bring the show to a close, the fourth instalment feels a little bittersweet. But from recent hype from Paramount, we might just be in for a fun time. Season 4 Episode Titles Ahead of the series launch, the Star Trek social media team have been hard at work with some teases including short clips of each of the […]
Across The Universe…. into the Holodeck…?
As the Star Trek Online world is celebrating it's annual Summer event on Risa, the wider gaming world is adding some new dimensions to the gamers of the fandom as we see even more games announced within the Star Trek Universe following some already surprise additions in the past year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YK_Fw4_kLk OUTPOSTS UNKNOWN Set in the 23rd Century era of Strange New Worlds, Outposts Unknown comes from Magic Fuel Games, made up of former developers of various simulations including The Sims and Sim City and delivers exactly what you'd expect from them! The player takes command of the USS Resonant as the core of a new outpost building game where you lead a crew across a newly found system and build your perfect colonies with a mysterious force building up in the background... Sim City meets Strange New Worlds is […]
Starfleet Academy to end with with Season 2
Announced first by Variety, it's been announced that Starfleet Academy will end with Season 2. Having just launches in January with the first season finale receiving positive reactions, and it's second season now in post-production following the completion of filming, the announcement comes at an unsurprising time with Paramount undergoing new ownership under Skydance and more business shenanigans with further consolidation in the works with plans to absorb Warner Brothers into the mix. Set in the 32nd century and using Discovery's season 3 'Burn' storyline as a reset point, Starfleet Academy was focused on new original characters who had signed up to be the new stewards of Starfleet's future to rebuild the strength and vision of the Federation. Opening strong, Academy improved throughout it's first season and used it's setting to help strengthen the hopeful vision of the future and […]
New Cast Welcomes Aboard for Season 5 of Strange New Worlds
As the media hype is starting to ramp up for Academy's debut, Strange New Worlds is adding the finishing touches and along with cast such as Anson Mount saying goodbye to their Enterprise, we have some new names announced to have joined for the final season. Acting as a prequel to the original series, Strange New Worlds has helped to expand legacy characters having brought over Ethan Peck's younger and less refined version of Spock, the first career steps of Nyota Uhura, a completely revamped Christine Chapel and smaller parts – such as Dr M'BEnga, Samuel Kirk and T'Pring among others – being revived for the new era. Since then we've also spent some time with a young Jim Kirk, even seeing his first time in command last season, and Scotty's joined the lower decks of Engineering. As the show […]
Across The Universe This November!
As the year comes to an end, the new cycles are spinning up as Star Trek looks ahead towards new frontiers... UNDER CONSTRUCTION.... AGAIN... It's safe to say the biggest news of December had all eyes back on the film side of the Star Trek franchise again as Paramount seems to have found a new plan to revive Trek on the big screen. Which, sure, comes with a lot of scepticism. We've already had the Tarantino plan, the Kelvin revival announcement, the Hawley film that went into pre production before another announcement and probably more that we've forgotten about. But this one comes from the all new Paramount under Skydance, so lets be cautiously hopeful! According to Deadline the new pitch is coming from Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley who will write and direct a completely new take on […]
