Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - First Look & Cast Revealed
2025-06-26 |
Story by: Daniel Bevers
Paramount+ unveiled the first look at Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, spotlighting the San Francisco campus and its centerpiece starship, the U.S.S. Athena—both central to the series’ setting. The show is slated for early 2026.
Lead & Cadets
- Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, the long-lived half-Lanthanite Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena.
- Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir, an orphan with a turbulent past and unlikely cadet.
- Karim Diané as Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet aiming for medicine.
- Kerrice Brooks as Series Acclimation Mil (“Sam”), the first of her kind at the Academy.
- George Hawkins as Darem Reymi, an aspiring captain from a wealthy world.
- Bella Shepard as Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter forging her own path.
Additional Cast
- Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, a Betazoid and daughter of Betazed’s president.
- Robert Picardo returns as The Doctor.
- Tig Notaro returns as Jett Reno.
- Oded Fehr returns as Admiral Vance.
- Gina Yashere (recurring) as Cmdr. Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar hybrid—Ake’s First Officer and Cadet Master.
- Paul Giamatti (recurring) as Nus Braka, part Klingon, part Tellarite—the season’s villain with ties to a cadet.
- Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, the long-lived half-Lanthanite Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena.
- Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir, an orphan with a turbulent past and unlikely cadet.
- Karim Diané as Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet aiming for medicine.
- Kerrice Brooks as Series Acclimation Mil (“Sam”), the first of her kind at the Academy.
- George Hawkins as Darem Reymi, an aspiring captain from a wealthy world.
- Bella Shepard as Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter forging her own path.
Additional Cast
- Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, a Betazoid and daughter of Betazed’s president.
- Robert Picardo returns as The Doctor.
- Tig Notaro returns as Jett Reno.
- Oded Fehr returns as Admiral Vance.
- Gina Yashere (recurring) as Cmdr. Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar hybrid—Ake’s First Officer and Cadet Master.
- Paul Giamatti (recurring) as Nus Braka, part Klingon, part Tellarite—the season’s villain with ties to a cadet.
A new class of cadets arrives at Starfleet Academy united by a shared belief in exploration and possibility. Under exacting instructors, they learn what it truly means to wear the uniform—balancing friendships and rivalries, first loves and hard lessons—while confronting a rising threat that imperils both the Academy and the Federation.
The series is led by co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, who executive produce alongside Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber. The premiere is written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The series is led by co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, who executive produce alongside Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber. The premiere is written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.