Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Leaks Spy on Starship, Cast Includes Robert Picardo!

1st place could potentially be 2nd after attending the Indiana Comic Con. In reality though, Jonathan Frakes participated in a Star Trek panel and revealed significant details about the upcoming live-action Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series.

It’s quite unexpected that Frakes accidentally revealed there would be a starship in the series, considering Star Trek: Starfleet Academy takes place on Earth. Yet, given it’s Star Trek, this news doesn’t come as a total shock. At the convention, Frakes mentioned:

“There’s also a spaceship on the show, which I think, I hope that’s not a f-cking secret.”

Frakes further verified that “the entire first season is already filmed” and expressed that the show has an incredibly large set. He also mentioned that it’s outstanding, along with noting, “The scripts are humorous, which is always beneficial for Star Trek.

Who is the cast?

Returning

In a recent update, it’s been announced that Robert Picardo, who portrayed The Doctor on Voyager and more recently Discovery, is rejoining the cast. Joining him from Discovery is Tig Notaro as Commander Jet Reno. It seems the older cast members will take on teacher roles at the academy. Additionally, IMDb reports that Oded Fehr, also from Discovery, will return as Admiral Charles Vance, with Mary Wiseman reprising her role as Tilly.

Tatiana Maslany will also serve as a recurring special guest star in Season 1.

Lead and villain roles

Concerning the actors, it’s been confirmed that Holly Hunter will be portraying both the captain and the chancellor of the Academy. Additionally, Paul Giamatti is rumored to take on a villainous character in the production as well.

Starfleet cadets

The students appear to be George Hawkins, Dorothy A. Atabong, Jett Reno, Rebecca Quin, Gina Yashere, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, Zoë Steiner, Karim Diane, and Sandro Rosta, as per IMDb.

Behind the series

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau share the role of co-showrunners, while also serving as executive producers on the series. Other executive producers include Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The debut episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is penned by Gaia Violo. This series is a collaboration between CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, and Roddenberry Entertainment for production. It’s distributed globally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Kurtzman and Frakes are known to be directing episodes.

Plot

The television series “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” will delve into the journeys of a fresh batch of Starfleet trainees as they grow in one of the galaxy’s most revered institutions. Viewers will be introduced to these budding cadets, bound by shared aspirations of positivity and aspiration, under the scrutinizing gaze of their stern mentors. As they uncover the qualities necessary to become Starfleet officers, they will forge friendships, encounter fierce rivalries, experience their first romances, and face a new adversary that endangers not only the Academy but also the Federation itself.

Release info

The premiere date for “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” Season 1 has yet to be announced, with the show set to stream on Paramount+. Additionally, production on the first season led to the approval of Season 2 as well.

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2025-03-19 08:01