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The cadets at Starfleet Academy have a long future ahead of them. Paramount+ has renewed the upcoming live-action sci-fi series for a second season. In addition, it’s been revealed that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) has also joined the series’ cast.
Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, and Zoë Steiner star in Paramount+ series, following a new group of students.
Fans of the sci-fi franchise will also see the return of Tig Notaro, Oded Fehr, Mary Wiseman, and Robert Picardo for the series. Notaro and Picardo will appear as series regulars, and Fehr and Wiseman will make guest-starring appearances.
Set in the 32nd century, the story follows the first new class of Starfleet cadets in over a century as they mature and train to be officers.
Production began in August in Toronto. The streamer has ordered ten episodes and they will debut in either 2025 or 2o26.
Paramount+ revealed the following about the series:
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.
The premiere date for the new series will be announced later.
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