We don’t yet know when Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will hit Paramount+, but we do know that the show will be back for a second season. That news was broken during a Star Trek universe panel at New York Comic-Con on Oct. 19, along with the news that She-Hulk star Tatiana Maslany will make a guest appearance in the show’s first season. Details of exactly who she’s playing have been kept under wraps. Co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman was the one to make the announcement during the panel. According to the series’ official logline, the show “will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. The series will introduce viewers to this young group of cadets as they come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will 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.”
The show’s young cast includes Bella Shepard, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Sandro Rosta, and Zoë Steiner, and Holly Hunter has already been cast as the chancellor of Starfleet Academy. What’s even better: Paul Giamatti has been brought on to play the villain of the show’s first season.
Given all the star power attached to the series, and the fact that it’s already been renewed for a second season, it’s clear that Paramount is bullish on Starfleet Academy. We’ll have to wait until the show premieres to find out exactly why.
