Paramount+ is ordering a new Star Trek series set in one of the franchise’s most iconic locations. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy It follows a new class of recruits at a San Francisco training facility as they battle friends, rivalries, first loves, and “a new foe that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.” Production is scheduled to start in 2024.
and Picard and discover At the end of the day, the network is apparently looking to teen/young adult coming-of-age stories to invite a new generation of viewers to join the franchise. Meet a group of young cadets who, under the watchful and stern eye of their instructors, will discover what it takes to become a Starfleet officer.”
CBS Studios will produce the upcoming series with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. No casting decisions have been announced. deadline We first reported on the development of the series last month, before Paramount made the official announcement today.
Showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau made the announcement in the voice of a Starfleet recruitment bulletin. “For the first time in more than a century, our campus will inspire individuals of at least 16 Earth years (or species equivalent) who dream of transcending physical, mental and spiritual limits and who value friendship, camaraderie and honor. It is reopened to acceptance, and dedication to a cause greater than oneself,” the announcement reads. “Coursework is rigorous, instructors are the brightest lights in their fields, and those who are accepted live and study alongside the most diverse student population ever accepted.”
The series has the same name as a PC simulation game from the late 1990s, but its creators have not specified if the two are related. In the centuries of Star Trek lore we don’t even know in which era it will take place.Starfleet Academy has been mentioned or featured in many Trek properties, including the original his 1960s series. I was. Star Trek: The Next Generation and deep space nine (among many others).
