Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Trailer #1

Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka in ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Trailer #1

by Alex Billington
October 12, 2025
Source: YouTube

“A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone.” At this weekend’s New York Comic-Con, Paramount+ unveiled the first official trailer for their next modern Star Trek series – this one is titled Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. It’ll be ready for streaming starting in January 2026 in just a few months from now if anyone wants to tune in. Set in the 32nd century, the far-future time period that was introduced in the series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024), the series follows the first modern class of Starfleet cadets in over a century as they come of age and also train to be officers. Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, & Bella Shepard star as Starfleet Academy cadets, with Holly Hunter as captain & chancellor of Starfleet Academy, Zoë Steiner, Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro, and Oded Fehr. The second season is already filming now with the first launching soon. With two recurring characters: Gina Yashere as Lura Thok – part Klingon, part Jem’Hadar first officer of the Athena; and Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka – part-Klingon, part-Tellarite who has an ominous past connection to one of the cadets. Actually pretty fun to see Giamatti in all that make-up on a Star Trek series. Maybe this will be worth a watch? Check out the footage.

Official trailer (+ poster) for Paramount+’s modern series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, from YouTube:

This thrilling modern chapter follows a fresh class of cadets as they train under the watchful, demanding eyes of Starfleet’s finest. Together, they’ll face highs & lows of academy life: forging unbreakable friendships, clashing in explosive rivalries, experiencing first loves, & stepping into their destiny as the next generation of Starfleet officers. When a mysterious modern enemy threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself, these cadets must rise to the challenge or risk losing everything they’ve just begun to fight for. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a sci-fi series created by writer Gaia Violo, of “Blood & Treasure”, “Absentia”, “In from the Cold” previously. It’s showrun by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. Based on “Star Trek” created by Gene Roddenberry. With writing from Kirsten Beyer, Eric Anthony Glover, Noga Landau, Kenneth Lin, Jane Maggs, Kiley Rossetter, Alex Taub, Tawny Newsome, Gaia Violo. And with episodes directed by Alex Kurtzman. Exec produced by Noga Landau, Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, and Kurtzman. Paramount debuts Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+ starting January 15th, 2026 early next year. Who’s down?

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