Published Oct 19, 2024
Emmy Award Winner Tatiana Maslany to Guest Star in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The series' second season renewal was also revealed at New York Comic Con!
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Paramount+ today announced that the original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has been renewed for a second season. The news comes as Season 1 is currently in production in Toronto. It was also announced that Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) will be a recurring special guest star in Season 1.
The announcements were made during today's STAR TREK universe panel at New York Comic Con, moderated by featured host of CBS MORNINGS and CBS News national correspondent Vladimir Duthiers, where Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager, Starfleet Academy, Prodigy) made an unexpected on-stage appearance before introducing a surprise livestream straight from the set of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
The livestream from set included executive producer and co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman, who is currently directing the series, as he announced that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has been greenlit for a second season alongside cast members including Sandro Rosta, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, and Zoë Steiner.
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Produced by CBS Studios, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 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.
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. 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.
The Star Trek franchise on Paramount+ also includes the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Section 31, an upcoming original movie with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh. All seasons of the critically acclaimed original series Star Trek: Picard, starring Patrick Stewart reprising the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.
