Star Trek: Starfleet Academyhas revealed its teaser trailer, offering a glimpse into Paramount+’s newestStar Trekseries premiering in early 2026 to kick offStar Trek’s 60th anniversary year. Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau,Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis headlined by Academy Award winner Holly Hunterm and Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti, who leads a new young cast and several returningStar Treklegacy characters.
At San Diego Comic-Con’s Star Trek Universe Hall H panel, CBS Studios and Paramount+ unveiledStar Trek: Starfleet Academy’s first teaser trailer, showcasing the series' 32nd-century San Francisco setting,the new young Cadets hoping to become Starfleet Officers,and a plethora of callbacks to pastStar Treklegends. Check out the teaser below:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academyalso revealed its key art, featuring the Academy’s logo, the six main cadets, and confirming the show’s early 2026 release window on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Reveals Main Character Names & Species
Starfleet’s Future Best & Brightest
Star Trek: Starfleet Academyrevealed thecharacter names, species, and academic focus of the show’s main characters, many of whom are assigned to the USS Athena.
Besides human, Klingon, and Betazoid,Starfleet Academy’s Khionan, Kasqian, and Dar-Sha are species new toStar Trek.
Our Take On Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Teaser Trailer
Starfleet Academy Looks Like A Winner
Star Trek: Starfleet Academylooks sensational, judging by this first teaser trailer. With Oscar caliber actors like Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti,Star Treklegacy characters like Robert Picardo as The Doctor fromStar Trek: Voyagerand Tig Notaro returning as Commander Jett Reno fromStar Trek: Discovery, and incredible production values, including filming on the largest sets ever built forStar Trek,Starfleet Academyis pulling out all the stops.
Star Trek: Lower Decks’Tawny Newsome is a writer onStar Trek: Starfleet Academy,and is referenced on the wall of legends as Admiral Tawny Newsome while her character is listed as Commander Beckett Mariner.
While the trials and relationships of the young Cadets will be Starfleet Academy’s focus, the numerous nods toStar Trek’s past are a boon to Trekkers. From the James T. Kirk Pavilion, to the wall of Starfleet legends, to the lesson of what happened to Captain Benjamin Sisko inStar Trek: Deep Space Nine,Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s reverence for the past is as welcome as its mission to boldly create the next great Starfleet Officers of the future.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Cast
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy follows a group of cadets as they embark on their journey to become Starfleet officers. Facing the challenges of friendship, rivalry, and romance, they confront a new enemy endangering the Academy and the Federation under the guidance of their rigorous instructors.
