The first teaser trailer has been released for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. This comes ahead of the series’ arrival on Paramount+ in 2026. This will coincide with the beginning of the 60th anniversary of Star Trek.
In the teaser, fans got a first look at the series’ main campus in San Francisco. The main starship of the series, which is an integral part of the Starfleet Academy campus, the U.S.S. Athena, was also revealed.
Details about the Starfleet Academy characters were revealed.
Academy Award winner Holly Hunter will be portraying Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena. She is also a long-lived half-Lanthanite.
Here is a look at some of the cadets:
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Sandro Rosta is Caleb Mir, an orphan with a troubled past — and unlikely Starfleet cadet.
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Karim Diané is Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet who dreams of becoming a medical officer.
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Kerrice Brooks is Series Acclimation Mil, a.k.a. Sam, the first of her kind to ever attend Starfleet Academy.
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George Hawkins is Darem Reymi, an aspiring captain from a wealthy home world.
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Bella Shepard is Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter determined to make her own name in Starfleet.
Other characters include:
- Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, a Betazoid and daughter of the president of Betazed.
- Robert Picardo, reprising his iconic role as The Doctor.
- Tig Notaro, reprising her role as Jett Reno.
- Oded Fehr, reprising his role as Admiral Vance.
- Recurring Guest Star Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar hybrid who is the chancellor’s First Officer and Cadet Master.
- Recurring Guest Star and Academy Award nominee, Paul Giamatti, as part Klingon, part Tellarite Nus Braka, the season’s villain with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.
All of these announcements came out of the Star Trek universe presentation at Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. The Star Trek: Starfleet Academy panel portion included conversations with executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, as well as series star Holly Hunter, plus cadets Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, and Bella Shepard. This was moderated by fellow series cast member and Star Trek legend Robert Picardo.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Description:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.
Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series’ premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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