Summary
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
features a mix of new and familiar faces, including stars from previous series. - Production has officially begun on the upcoming Paramount+ series, as revealed by new set photos.
- A new generation of cadets will navigate life and professional challenges, offering a more optimistic journey compared to other
Star Trek
shows.
Newcomers and familiar faces come together in a new photo to kick off the production of the next Star Trek series, Starfleet Academy. While Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is on the way and Discovery came to a close after five seasons last May, the upcoming series will see a new generation of cadets navigate the challenges that come with life and a career in Starfleet. Despite a new young cast being the focus, stars from both Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Voyager will join forces on-screen.
Star Trek on Paramount+ on Twitter celebrated the official start of production on Starfleet Academy with two images of the entire cast. Check them out below:
The entire cast of the new series came together for photos set outside the Star Trek Stage and at the first table read. The photos also saw the returns of Oded Fehr and Robert Picardo, who played Charles Vance on Discovery and The Doctor on Voyager, respectively.
What We Know About Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The Next Series Features Many Star Trek Alumni
While Starfleet Academy is a new story with an all-new leading cast, many familiar faces will help these new cadets on their journeys. Kerrice Brooks, Karim Diane, George Hawkins, Bella Shephard, Zoe Steiner, and Gina Yashere are among the newcomers to the franchise. Meanwhile, Fehr and Picardo will be joined by fellow Star Trek veterans Tig Notaro and Mary Wiseman, reprising their roles of Jett Reno and Sylvia Tilly. Meanwhile, acclaimed actors Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti have also been cast, with the latter playing an antagonist.
As such, the series has a good blend of established
Star Trek talent and new additions.
Behind the camera, Starfleet Academy will be helmed by Alex Kurtzman, continuing his fifteen-year career with the franchise that began with writing the first two installments of the Kelvin Timeline movie trilogy. He helped create Paramount+’s three live-action Star Trek shows and is also a producer on Lower Decks and Prodigy. Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome has been confirmed as a writer alongside Kiley Rossetter (Picard) and Gaia Violo. As such, the series has a good blend of established Star Trek talent and new additions.
While 2024 has seen two shows end, there is still much to look forward to in Star Trek’s future. Though Star Trek: Section 31 will dive deep into the secretive assignments the Federation would rather keep hidden, Starfleet Academy can be a much more optimistic journey about young cadets making their names as Starfleet’s finest up-and-coming faces. As such, the upcoming Paramount+ series could help usher in a new generation of the series.
Source: @StarTrekOnPPlus/Twitter
