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" Still Treads the Shadow " is the eighth episode of Star Trek Continues , first airing digitally on April 2, 2017.

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Still Treads the Shadow is the eighth episode of the fanfilm series Star Trek Continues .

The Enterprise discovers a lost starship on the edge of an interphasic portal with an unlikely passenger. Kirk and an old friend have to save the Enterprise .

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Reviewing “Star Trek Continues”

May 26, 2013 By S. K. Sloan 10 Comments

Star Trek Continues is the new live action web-based series from Vic Mignogna, the popular anime voice actor. Mignogna stars as Captain James T. Kirk. The USS Enterprise is in her fourth year of going where no man has gone before warping off right where the original series ended in 1969.

The first episode of this new series of adventures has been completed, made its debut at this year’s Phoenix Comic Con and is now available for viewing online. It has everything the Star Trek TOS fan could want; fantastic sets and props that look like they were lifted right off the Desilu and NBC lot, right down to the EVA suits, Scotty’s favorite hangout in the Jeffries-tube as well as all those uncomfortable 60’s-something chairs on the bridge. Speaking of the bridge, you’d swear they were somehow able to get their hands on the original but this one is even better. No noticeable wear and tear or cardboard feel to it and all the flashing lights, bells and whistles work perfectly.

Mignogna is well cast as Kirk. He is Shatner-like without too many Shatnerisms, just a few to makes us old timers feel at home. Oh, I have to mention, there is even the requisite shirtless Kirk in one scene for this first episode. Fellow anime voice actor Todd Haberkorn stands in as Spock. Doctor McCoy, at least for this first episode, is played by the famous walking wiki of Star Trek, Mr. Larry Nemecek who knows more about the Trek-verse than any living creature should. The real win here for Trek fans is Christopher Doohan, son of James Doohan who portrayed Starfleet engineer Commander Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in every episode of the original series, a guest appearance on Star Trek The Next Generation, and continued as Scotty for seven big screen Trek films. Chris was perfect casting in the role of Scotty. He captures all his Dad’s mannerism’s as chief engineer, his Scottish-brogue and great love for the Enterprise. Sitting at the communications station is Kim Stinger as Uhura, “Mythbusters” star Grant Imahara is excellent as Mr. Sulu and Wyatt Lenhart ( Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ) is quite at home as Ensign Pavel Chekov.

This first episode is titled “Pilgrim of Eternity” and it boasts of very significant guest stars, first looks at what is now familiar technology and even an introduction to the position of Ships’s Counselor, something every Next Generation fan should be very familiar with.

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As well as meeting up with our old pal Apollo this new episode also introduces fans to Starfleet’s new first ever shipboard position of Counselor wonderfully played by actress Michele Specht, the holodeck gets its embryonic stages in the hands of Mr. Scott, but it has a long way to go before it’s up to TNG specs which could explain why it never made a debut in any of the first six films.

“Pilgrim of Eternity” landed two big guest starring names from the world of science fiction. Jamie Bamber from “Battlestar Galactica” pays a red shirt visit and The Next Generation’s Marina Sirtis is the ship’s computer voice. I hope she has signed on for multiple episodes as it was great hearing her voice aboard the Enterprise once again.

This first episode is a worthy effort on the part of Vic Mignogna, Farragut Films and DracoGen Strategic Investments. They have certainly raised the bar for independent Star Trek episodic film making. Their main competitor and the one that started it all, Star Trek Phase II (New Voyages) has some work to do now that this new kid on the block has shown its first colors, and they are bright. I have little doubt of Phase II’s ability to meet the call as their productions are also second to none. But, nevertheless, look out Mr. Cawley, Mr. Mignogna is on the playing field and he is on his game.

This is a good time to be a Star Trek fan. Hollywood is listening. The internet is maturing and the franchise of 50 years shows no sign of aging. May it Live Long and Prosper indeed.

Check out Episode One at Star Trek Continues – Episodes

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May 27, 2013 at 10:48 am

I don’t lose any sleep.

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June 2, 2013 at 3:49 am

Nor should you as there is plenty of room for both web series to exist. This isn’t a competition. However, I’m just delighted at the wealth of fan-made Trek material that IS out there to watch and IS of good quality. I’m personally happy that Vic is there adding his take to a franchise that we are all still very much in love with.

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June 3, 2013 at 9:23 pm

Star Trek Continues is the first time I’ve ever watched a fan-made production and I was blown away by it. That led me to discover Star Trek Phase II, which blew me away as well. Both of these productions are absolutely top notch!

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June 3, 2013 at 9:55 pm

I agree 100% Christian. I was a fan of Phase II (New Voyages) from their very 1st episode & my 2 favorite from them are To Serve All My Days with Walter Koenig & World Enough And Time with George Takei. They were both very beautifully done & could have easily been a part of TOS regular episodes they were that professionally done and that is all because of the top notch and meticulous work done by James Cawley, cast and crew. Now, after seeing Star Trek Continues’ 1st endeavor I can honestly say they too have done a stupendous job & I look forward to great future episodes from both productions.

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February 19, 2014 at 2:13 pm

Yeah, that last line pretty much sums it up. This really is a great time to be a Star Trek fan, and seeing as how one of these independent productions do take a while from conception to completion, the more top notch teams there are at the table, the less time I have to spend waiting to get my fix.

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February 15, 2014 at 10:21 pm

I’ve seen a lot of youtube Star Trek fan fiction.

Almost all of it is terrible.

This? Not terrible. And that’s a huge compliment.

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December 22, 2013 at 2:34 pm

I may be suffering from a lifetime of traditional thinking where you expect a return on investments, but these are impressive productions to only be fan-made web shows

People are really putting this much time and quality effort into these productions without any hope of financial compensation ?

From the looks of it, it seems these must have cost at least $50,000 per episode at the cheapest. That is a good chunk of change “just for fun”

What am I missing Thanks

December 22, 2013 at 6:42 pm

They are impressive productions indeed. Finances come from varied sources, most prominently from fans like you and I who donate to the projects upstart programs such as Kickstarter and others, but also from those who are in front of and behind the cameras as well. Most all the actors and crew donate their own time, talent and money to this because it is a project of love first and foremost. Volunteers on the production staff get heavily involved with everything from doing cleanup crews to carpentary, lighting and so on. It really is a labor of love for projects like Star Trek Phase II and Star Trek Continues, just to name the two most popular and respected out there.

December 24, 2013 at 5:00 pm

Thanks for the reply …

This Star Trek Continues is so well done is wins my highest praise.

I would enjoy seeing a “behind the scenes” type video of just how as a fan made film project they were able to accurately reproduces sets, lighting, effects, etc…

Truth be told, I enjoyed this better than the last 2 big budget Star Trek films

December 24, 2013 at 8:55 pm

Mike you might want to check out these “Behind the Scenes” videos at this address: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=star+trek+continues+behind+the+scenes&sm=1 There are several to view there.

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Star Trek Continues is a fan-created science fiction series set in the Star Trek universe produced by Trek Continues Inc., Far From Home, and Dracogen. The series is an unofficial direct continuation of the third and last season of Star Trek: The Original Series , whose visual and storytelling features have been reproduced to recreate the same look-and-feel.

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Star Trek Continues won a Geekie Award for "Best Web Series" in 2014 and has been very positively received by the critics, who praised the quality of the production, stating that the series has set a new standard for Star Trek fan productions.

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The iconic mission of the U.S.S. Enterprise comes to an end, as Kirk and his crew battle the ultimate adversary.

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Firstly let me just say WOOHOO , that was great. OK, now to address some of your thoughts. NO, there will be no more episodes as they are no longer allowed to make any videos/episodes longer than 10 min due to the studio kicking up a fuss because fans love this version and kept donating money for many more episodes. And if the studios wasn't making the full length show, then no one was as far as they where concerned. As for Kirk not being promoted after the 5 year mission, well actually he was. But of course in good old Kirk fashion, he did something naughty and was demoted, then promoted, then demoted, then porm.... well, you get the point. But when he died he had the rank of Admiral. Now the ONLY ship to separate the drive section from the saucer section was the Enterprise ship/s from Star Trek The Next Generation series and movies. (Apart from the experimental ship in one of the Voyager episodes) It was good to see it in this final episode and was done in a way to show how experimental it was in the time line. Hopefully there might be a now series from this team with 30 to 40 10 min episodes each year. Now that would be great. Thanks to all the talented folks that made this show possible.

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When does the next star trek show come out executive producer offers starfleet academy update.

Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman drops new information on the status of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, which is in development at Paramount+.

  • Star Trek: Starfleet Academy update by Alex Kurtzman reveals 10 episodes in the series, with potential premiere as late as 2026 on Paramount+.
  • Halfway through writers' room now, Starfleet Academy's major undertaking includes building sets, shooting, and visual effects turnaround taking time.
  • A reported YA-themed spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery set in 32nd century, produced by Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Starfleet Academy follows young Starfleet Cadets.

Star Trek executive producer Alex Kurtzman gives a major update on the status of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , and when the new S tar Trek show could premiere on Paramount+. Announced in April 2023, Starfleet Academy' s co-showrunners are Kurtzman and Noga Landau ( Nancy Drew ). Reportedly a YA-themed series about young Starfleet Cadets , Starfleet Academy is presumably a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery set in the 32nd century.

In an interview with Collider at SXSW to promote Star Trek: Discovery season 5 , executive producer Alex Kurtzman confirmed that Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is "halfway through the writer's room now," and that the series will consist of 10 episodes. Kurtzman also revealed new information about when Star Trek: Starfleet Academy could arrive on Paramount+ . Check out his quote below:

It could end up not airing until 2026. We don’t know. But by starting [shooting in late summer], just building the sets alone is a massive endeavor, then six months of shooting, then six to eight months of post. If you recall, there was all this noise around Season 1 and Season 2 of Discovery because the streaming service, they were like, 'Oh, it’s like a turnaround on a cop show.' I’m like, 'No, you don’t understand. It’s eight months of visual effects turnaround, and we’re not gonna rush that.' So, it’ll come out, but it’ll come out when it’s done.

Tawny Newsome from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds i s one of the writers of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

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More details about star trek: starfleet academy revealed by alex kurtzman, the next star trek show "reinforces all the things we love about starfleet".

Alex Kurtzman dropped even more information to Collider about the themes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The upcoming series about young Starfleet hopefuls asking "fundamental Star Trek questions" will eventually reinforce what fans love about Starfleet, according to Kurtzman. Read his quote below:

There's a lot of different kids from a lot of different places. Some of them want to be there, some of them don’t want to be there. It’s gonna be a fundamental reinforcement of all the things we love about Starfleet, in general. You always want to ask yourself, 'Why this show now?' I think that one of the big things that certainly my 17-year-old son is facing, which is kind of a fundamental 'Star Trek' question, is, 'How did we get here? How has this generation inherited the mistakes from previous generations? And what are we gonna do to fix it, to build that optimistic future that is Roddenberry’s essential vision?' That is very much going to be at the heart of Starfleet Academy.

Star Trek: Discovery season 4 set up the reopening of Starfleet Academy after a hundred years of its doors being closed because of The Burn. Many behind-the-scenes crew members are moving from Star Trek: Discovery to work on Starfleet Academy , but it's unclear if any cast members will appear in the new series, although Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) is a possibility since she has become a Starfleet Academy instructor. Star Trek on Paramount+ plans to take its time producing Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, but that does mean it may still be another two years before season 1 premieres.

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Star Trek Discovery season 5 spoiler-free review: "As if Strange New Worlds and Picard season 3 never happened"

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The last leg of Discovery’s five-year mission gets off to an unremarkable start. Season 5 has some spectacular moments and no shortage of potential, but the ponderous storytelling will make you feel like Strange New Worlds and the brilliant Picard season 3 never happened.

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This spoiler-free review is based on Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episodes 1-4.

A lot of water has flowed under the (starship) bridge since the Disco crew fixed the Federation’s Dark Matter Anomaly problem in the season 4 finale . Two years later, multiple seasons of Strange New Worlds , Picard and Lower Decks have shown us a more exciting vision of the final frontier, but the top brass on Discovery’s fifth and final season don’t appear to have received the subspace memo. As a result, the four episodes we’ve been given for review feel like they were created in a mirror universe – a place where phasers are set to earnest and everyone is (dare we say it) a little bit dull.

That’s not the opening paragraph we thought we’d be writing after an all-action start to the season, in which a spacesuited Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) finds herself clinging to the back of a warping starship. The story quickly flashes back four hours, to show how David Cronenberg’s enigmatic Dr Kovich – still, inexplicably, wearing a suit and tie in the distant future – interrupted a Federation shindig to dispatch the USS Discovery on a topper-than-top secret mission. (Just to emphasize how off-the-books this "Red Directive" assignment is, Kovich can only talk about it in a futuristic, sci-fi version of Get Smart’s Cone of Silence .)

At the risk of incurring the wrath of Kovich (or even Paramount Plus), we won’t go into story specifics here, but we can say the arc plot involves an 800-year-old Romulan spacecraft, an artifact of cosmic importance, and an Indiana Jones-esque race to stay ahead of the bad guys in an interplanetary treasure hunt. There’s also some old-school Trek problem-solving, ethical dilemmas, and some truly cinematic action sequences. Thought speeder bike chases on alien worlds were a Star Wars thing? Now Trek’s getting in on the act in spectacular style.

There’s no question these are highly promising building blocks, yet this opening quartet of episodes doesn’t come close to fulfilling their potential. Discovery’s quest is only a big deal because pivotal characters repeatedly remind us it is, while the nominal villains – a pair of resourceful thieves – never feel like a credible threat to the technological might of Starfleet.

And just as season 4’s DMA story arc strained to fill an entire season, there’s barely enough plot here to sustain a single episode of The Next Generation – something that doesn’t bode well for a 10-episode run. It’s only in the comparatively standalone fourth episode – a welcome throwback to the big sci-fi ideas of TNG and Voyager – that the storytelling switches off the autopilot to try something different.

Disco discontent

The USS Discovery remains a wonderfully supportive and inclusive working environment, but it’s also a little bland. Yes, a harmonious, efficient Starfleet crew is totally in tune with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s original vision for the future but – as many writers complained during the TNG era – it’s hard to write good drama without conflict. 

Nobody’s expecting a return to the war footing of the show’s first season – where evil Captain Lorca ruled Discovery by fear – but now we’ve seen best buds Jean-Luc Picard and Will Riker have a barney on the bridge in Picard, there's surely room for a little more Disco discontent. A new cynical, mission-obsessed officer (played by Battlestar Galactica’s Callum Keith Rennie) does his best to shake things up, but it’s all a little too cuddly.

That wouldn’t matter so much if the characters were fun to be around, but these co-workers lack the easy chemistry of Trek’s finest. There’s been a humor deficit on board ever since Michelle Yeoh’s Philippa Georgiou departed for her Section 31 spin-off movie in season 3, but even Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) and Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) – characters who could traditionally be relied on for a tension-breaking one-liner – have lost their edge.

That said, there’s no shortage of romantic subplots, as Saru (Doug Jones) contemplates settling down with Ni’Var ambassador T’Rina (Tara Rosling), and Book (David Ajala) – who’s still in the Federation’s bad books after his treasonous acts in season 4 – is brought back into the fold, nominally to help Discovery’s mission but mostly to engineer a bit of tension with his ex, Michael.

Beyond the walls of Discovery, the show still struggles to make the most of its 32nd century setting. When the crew waved goodbye to the pre-Original Series era in the season 2 finale, it felt like an opportunity to broaden Trek’s horizons beyond its traditional 23rd/24th century stomping ground. It hasn’t really played out like that, as the Federation is still populated by the same old alien races, inhabiting worlds that rarely qualify as strange or new. 

Iconic, genre-defining new races like the Borg or the shapeshifting Dominion aren’t created every day, but Discovery could at least try to give us a glimpse of the unknown. Indeed, aside from its fan-friendly McGuffin, season 5’s obsession with the past is holding Discovery back – when it comes to delivering precision-engineered nostalgia, it simply can’t compete with Strange New Worlds and Picard.

Genuine peril also remains elusive in a far-future where technology is so advanced that – to paraphrase Arthur C Clarke – it’s effectively magic. Does it matter if you lose a phaser if programmable matter can conjure a new one out of thin air? Are you ever in actual danger if you’re wearing a spacesuit loaded with enough gadgets to make Tony Stark jealous?

Don’t give up hope just yet, however. Star Trek has always been a franchise of optimism, and season 5 offers enough hints of something bigger – more exciting – on the horizon to suggest the series could still end on a high. But, seeing as the writers simply had to tune into Strange New Worlds, Picard and even Lower Decks for tips on crafting a more entertaining iteration of Trek, you have to wonder how Discovery’s final season has left Spacedock like this.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 debuts with a two-episode premiere on Thursday, April 4. New episodes will stream on Paramount Plus every Thursday.

For more, check out our guides to the Star Trek timeline and the  best Star Trek episodes  that every Trekkie should watch right now.

Richard is a freelancer journalist and editor, and was once a physicist. Rich is the former editor of SFX Magazine, but has since gone freelance, writing for websites and publications including GamesRadar+, SFX, Total Film, and more. He also co-hosts the podcast, Robby the Robot's Waiting, which is focused on sci-fi and fantasy. 

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Star Trek: Discovery Doubles Down On Being Itself In The Final Season, (And I'm Finally Okay With That) [SXSW 2024]

W atching the world premiere of "Star Trek: Discovery" season 5 in a packed theater at the SXSW Film Festival is enough to give even the most cynical Trekkie a case of the fuzzies. Supporting characters earned applause as they entered. Big action beats elicited vocal appreciation. Even small gags brought big laughs. I watched and listened as a "Star Trek" show that has sometimes left me, a lifelong follower of the franchise, frustrated and annoyed held its intended audience in the palm of its hand. That intended audience? Well... "Star Trek" fans who happen to love "Star Trek: Discovery," I suppose. I don't want to put anyone in a box, but this show has to be someone's favorite iteration of "Star Trek," and it was clear the audience was full of those folks.

I don't think I will ever fully love "Star Trek: Discovery," which has undergone massive overhauls during its five-season run but has stuck to several fundamental guns that don't quite work for me. But I've made peace with that, and this screening allowed me to crystalize exactly why — because this isn't my "Trek," but it's probably your "Trek," and that's fantastic. Everyone deserves their a "Trek" series that speaks to their heart and soul.

Every "Trek" fan brings their baggage, and that baggage informs what they want out of a "Trek" show. And for the folks that have embraced the warm, flashy, "heart dangling on the sleeve with such force that you might as well brace for an aerial spray" ethos of this show, the first episode of the final season doesn't course correct. It doubles down. This is a "Star Trek" that bravely decided to be its own self, and to continue being that show for viewers who love it even as others (loudly) complained. I admire the gumption. Despite the chaos that drove the show's infamously uneven first season, no one will accuse the show of not having a strong identity at this point.

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Getting Touchy-Feely On The Bridge

I've always connected to "Star Trek" as a workplace show first and foremost , a franchise about doing your job, and doing it expertly, in space. Give me the calm, measured bridge crew meetings of "The Next Generation," with their incomprehensible technobabble and measured professionalism any day of the week. For me, it's still weird to watch the crew of "Discovery" so actively talk about their feelings, to treat each other like best buds at a slumber party, and to regularly weep and offer shoulders to cry on. "Aren't these people supposed to be work colleagues ?" I'll grumble to myself, knowing that Captain Picard would absolutely not tolerate the casual shenanigans of Captain Michael Burnham's touchy-feely crew.

But I look at Burnham's crew and I get it. They're the most diverse "Trek" crew in history, and it's not even close. All "Trek" has folded its progressive viewpoints into the fabric of its storytelling (and it's been that way since 1966), but "Discovery" had the nerve to remove the obfuscation altogether. Non-white characters and gay characters and non-binary characters share the bridge together. It's clear "Discovery" feels a responsibility to these characters and their identities, and by extension, the younger fans watching their first "Trek" show in the age of streaming. Let them share their feelings. Let them cry. Let them be buddies who are always there with a compliment in a moment of darkness.

The people for whom these portrayals are intended need that sense of connection, of these diverse people living in a future where they can be comfortable and happy with their identities, more than I need "Star Trek" that feels like the shows I grew up with.

Boldly Going Into A Big Trek Mystery

And yes, the first episode of season 5 is heavy on the feelings, just about all of them warm and gushy. There's romance, BFFs, and even figures of authority being far kinder and more understanding than they would in other iterations of "Trek." But it's also big on action, scope, and adventure, building to a set piece that will make fans who look for the hard science in their "Trek" cock their head but it sure looks cool as hell. In the Q&A following the premiere, showrunner Michelle Paradise described this season as the "adventure season," and you can tell. There's a bounce to this season, a spring in its step that even those who haven't fully embraced the show can't help but appreciate. A small taste of some "Original Series" space western spirit.

There's a lot to talk about, and therefore a lot to spoil, so I won't go further. But fans looking for more direct connections to past iterations of the franchise will be pleased (or at least they'll appreciate the swing) when the crux of the show's overarching storyline comes into focus. Perhaps for the first time, the fully serialized nature of "Discovery" will work to its advantage. They're digging up a "Trek" storyline that has been lingering for a long time, and it's massive enough to perhaps warrant something beyond a two-part episode.

At this point, I admire "Discovery" more than I like it, but I love that other people love it. And I love that it's clear the show will only grow in stature as the years go on. It's taken too many big swings. It's been brave when it could have cowered. It took fans a long time to embrace "Deep Space Nine" as prrrobably the best series in the franchise . It took fans even longer to recognize that "Enterprise" is a vital building block of the franchise, even in its abbreviated state. "Star Trek: Discovery" is its own loud, proud thing. Not my cup of Earl Grey, but the final season is clearly going out on its own terms. And I love it for that.

Read the original article on SlashFilm .

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'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Sets Filming Window & Episode Count [Exclusive]

Showrunner and EP Alex Kurtzman also teased some casting information and what to expect from the newest 'Star Trek' series.

The Big Picture

  • Starfleet Academy is set to be the next new Star Trek series, following a group of young cadets.
  • Production is underway with filming expected to start in late summer, with the first season confirmed to be 10 episodes.
  • The series aims to cater to a new generation while welcoming back long-time fans, but it may not air until 2026.

While it may appear that parts of the Star Trek universe are winding down following the end of Picard and heading into Discovery 's fifth and final season, it's still an incredibly exciting time to be a fan of the franchise. Behind the scenes, Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman and the team behind the franchise are diligently working to bring fans more exciting Star Trek adventures. Announced almost exactly one year ago, Starfleet Academy is set to be the next new series , following a group of young cadets at a stage in their Star Trek journey we've rarely seen on screen.

Kurtzman, along with the Discovery cast and co-showrunner Michelle Paradise, are currently making the rounds at SXSW ahead of Discovery 's early premiere at the event. In an interview with Collider's Steve Weintraub at our SXSW studio, Kurtzman was able to share some juicy details about the newest addition to the Star Trek family. While he remained tight-lipped about when the series takes place, Kurtzman told Collider that they're getting ready to begin filming late this summer, and they're "halfway through the writers room now." Following in the steps of Discovery , Picard , and Strange New Worlds , Kurtzman confirmed that the first season of Starfleet Academy will be 10 episodes. With all these exciting details, the EP was also realistic about the timeline for when we might be able to see the new series, saying it may not air until 2026.

"It could end up not airing until 2026. We don’t know. But by starting [shooting in late summer], just building the sets alone is a massive endeavor, then six months of shooting, then six to eight months of post. If you recall, there was all this noise around Season 1 and Season 2 of Discovery because the streaming service, they were like, 'Oh, it’s like a turnaround on a cop show.' I’m like, 'No, you don’t understand. It’s eight months of visual effects turnaround, and we’re not gonna rush that.' So, it’ll come out, but it’ll come out when it’s done."

What to Expect From 'Starfleet Academy'

Even with its lengthy production process, Kurtzman was able to share enough information to keep us excited in the meantime. While he confirmed they "haven't started casting the kids," it sounds like some of the adult roles have already been filled. Though he was insistent on not revealing when the series is set, that information does lend itself to the theory that Starfleet Academy is a Discovery spin-off. Season 4 saw Mary Wiseman 's Tilly take a trip to the newly re-opened Academy in the 32nd century and developing a strong interest in teaching. With Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome in the writers' room , Kurtzman noted that "it feels like the spirit of that show has somehow also migrated into Starfleet in some ways."

Kurtzman was also able to tell Collider a little bit about what we can expect from the new series as far as the characters and the themes. He said:

"There's a lot of different kids from a lot of different places. Some of them want to be there, some of them don’t want to be there. It’s gonna be a fundamental reinforcement of all the things we love about Starfleet, in general. You always want to ask yourself, 'Why this show now?' I think that one of the big things that certainly my 17-year-old son is facing, which is kind of a fundamental 'Star Trek' question, is, 'How did we get here? How has this generation inherited the mistakes from previous generations? And what are we gonna do to fix it, to build that optimistic future that is Roddenberry’s essential vision?' That is very much going to be at the heart of Starfleet Academy ."

With the protagonists of Starfleet Academy primarily being older teens and young adults, Weintraub noted his excitement at expanding the audience for the franchise to aim at a demographic that hasn't had a Star Trek series aimed directly at them. Kurtzman wholeheartedly agreed while noting that in bringing in those new viewers , it's imperative to his team that they also welcome back long-time fans with open arms. "I couldn’t agree with you more," he said. "I will also say, and I’m always very vocal about this with the studio, you can’t do that to the exclusion of OG fans ." Kurtzman elaborated on the dedication of Star Trek fans saying:

"You have to make sure that you are also pleasing people who have been around and are die-hard 'TOS' fans, die-hard ' Next Gen' fans, whatever iteration of 'Trek' is yours. You cannot alienate those people. You actually also have to invite them to the tent. So the challenge is how do you do that while also bringing 'Trek' to a new generation of fans that have no experience with those shows, has never watched those shows? So you need to make a show that you can drop into if you don’t know anything about 'Star Trek,' but also a show that you can get a tremendous amount out of if you have all of that canonical history."

With the nature of a school-set series seeing some students graduate and move on with their lives, Weintraub was also curious about whether Starfleet Academy will follow one set of students through graduation and beyond, or whether we'll see new students added with each season. Kurtzman said: "Without spoiling anything, what I’ll tell you is I think the structure and the construction of the show is going to allow for both of those things to happen."

Star Trek: Discovery returns to Paramount+ on April 4 . You can catch up with Seasons 1-4 now on the streamer, and don't miss our full SXSW interview with Kurtzman and Paradise. Stay tuned at Collider for the latest updates on Starfleet Academy as they become available and look for a lot more on Star Trek: Discovery soon.

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It's been a long and somewhat bumpy road for Paramount Plus' " Star Trek: Discovery " since it first touched down on the streaming platform back in 2017 as the first "Star Trek" small screen enterprise in 12 years. It's taken a couple of seasons to moderate its tone and style but it seems on track to bring it all home safely starting on April 4, to stick the landing and satiate most temperamental fans.

Now with the turbulent events of season 4 in the rear view mirror after finally confronting the Dark Matter Entity, it's time for one last heroic mission for Captain Michael Burnham and her valiant crew into the cold inky abyss of deep space to try and locate a powerful treasure as this latest sentimental trailer explains. (Check out our Star Trek streaming guide to see when and where to catch the latest Trek shows.)

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"The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well — dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it."

"Star Trek: Discovery's" season five cast contains Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner).

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That's the basic launch point of a cosmic scavenger hunt to locate a puzzle box that looks like something right out of director Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element," and is described by Burnham as "one of the greatest powers ever known," while various competing factions attempt to claim this priceless universal artifact for themselves, including imposing foes L'ak (Elias Toufexis) and Moll (Eve Harlow).

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