"Star Trek: Section 31," originally developed as a series, is finally coming to audiences as a feature-length film. The project, covering the extremely secretive Section 31 division of Starfleet -- essentially its black ops espionage arm -- debuts on Paramount+ on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, reprising her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou from "Star Trek: Discovery" Season 1. According to an official release, "Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past."Alongside Yeoh, the film stars Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl and Robert Kazinsky, who spoke at the Star Trek universe panel where the announcement was made. Other cast members include Sam Richardson ("Ted Lasso"), Humberly Gonzalez ("Ginny & Georgia") and James Hiroyuki Liao ("Barry"), as well as Miku Martineau as a young Philippa Georgiou. The project is directed and executive produced by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
The film was written by Craig Sweeny and. It's executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, Craig Sweeny, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth and Michelle Yeoh. The project is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
"Star Trek: Section 31" premieres Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 on Paramount+.