Overview
- Paramount+ will debut the series with two episodes on January 15, 2026, followed by weekly installments to a 10‑episode finale on March 12.
- The new NYCC trailer highlights antagonist Nus Braka, played by Paul Giamatti, and teases his connection to cadet Caleb Mir with Tatiana Maslany featured in that storyline.
- Holly Hunter stars as Chancellor and Captain Nahla Ake, with cadet training set in the 32nd century across the San Francisco campus and the U.S.S. Athena.
- Legacy ties include Robert Picardo’s The Doctor and Discovery’s Jett Reno (Tig Notaro), Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) and Admiral Vance (Oded Fehr), with Gina Yashere recurring.
- Stephen Colbert will provide the voice of the Academy’s Digital Dean of Students, an interactive StarfleetAcademy.com portal has launched, and Season 2 is already greenlit and in production.