New Starfleet Academy Poster and Clip

It looks like the online marketing campaign for Starfleet Academy's January 15th premiere has begun. Paramount+ has revealed a poster that definitely leans into the teenagers in school vibe of the show with a poster that could have come from most later 1990s shows like Friends, One Tree Hill, etc. They followed it up with a four minute clip that provides an introduction to the new ship USS Athena, Holly Hunter's Captain Nahle Ake, and Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka who makes it clear he is there to chew the scenery (and probably having a ball while doing it).

Paramount Hires Duo for New Star Trek Movie

Deadline is reporting that Paramount has hired Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to write, produce and direct a new Star Trek film. The film is described as "

Star Trek LEGO Set Officially Revealed

LEGO has officially revealed their first official set with Star Trek. LEGO set 10356 U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D is set for release on November 28 (Black Friday in the states) at a cost of $400 for 3600 pieces. The full size model will be 10.5" tall, 23.5" long x 18.5" wide (26.67 cm x 59.69 cm x 46.99 cm) and yes the saucer section does separate. 

The mini-figures included with the set will be Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Data, Geordi La Forge, Will Riker, Deanna Troi, Beverly Crusher, Worf, Guinan and Wesley Crusher along with mini-fig sized accessories like phaser, tricorder, PADD and more.

If buy the first weekend of release (while supplies last), there is a LEGO 40768 Type 15 Shuttlepod, specifically the Onizuka from season five episode that introduced Ro Laren which is why she is the mini-fig for that bonus set.

Paramount Done With Star Trek 4

In an article from Variety that looks into first 100 days of Paramount after the merge, it was reveled that Paramount no longer intends to make Star Trek 4. The article says "The hope is to have a fresh “Star Trek” movie, though the studio has moved on from the idea of bringing back Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and the rest of the ensemble from the J.J. Abrams reboot." 

It is possible this is incorrect second hand information but it has been ten years since Star Trek Beyond (ST4 failed timeline). The writing has been on the wall for a long time. Ellison's first 100 days has mostly been focused on trying to move CBS News to the right politically, laying off thousands, and trying to buy Warner Bros. so its hard to know for sure exactly what is going on pipeline wise for Paramount movies and TV. 

Generally new studio regimes do not like to make use of what previous leadership didn't get around to executing and often trash all previous plans except for those doing exceptionally well like the Yellowstone franchise. A good chance the Star Trek Origin film that was in the scripting stages is probably dead. What all of this means for the future of Star Trek TV remains to be seen. My guess is no decisions will be made until after get an idea on how well Starfleet Academy does.

Starfleet Academy Launch Date, Trailer and SNW Clip

Saturday Star Trek held a panel at the New York ComicCon that revealed new information for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The series will premiere with two episodes on January 15 with new episodes weekly after that. As part of that, the first vid trailer for the new series. After that, turns out Stephen Colbert has joined the cast in a voice role as the Digital Dean of Students giving daily voice announcements during episodes. 

As part of this panel, Entertainment Weekly posted their article with showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau who talked a little about the series. As indicated in the trailer, the U.S.S. Athena is likely the mainset of the series as it doubles both as a starship and campus when it docks on Earth. Chancellor Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) is both captain of the ship and president of the Academy. 

The series follows the first class of cadets after the Academy opens for the first time in 120 years thanks to the Burn preventing warp travel (storyline from Discovery). one of the leads is Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), who joined the Academy in an effort to find his mom (Tatiana Maslany). Her disappearance seemed tied to the Klingon-Tellarite hybrid Nus Braka (Paul Giamatti) who is the big bad of the season. 

Other characters include S.A.M. (Kerrice Brooks) which stands for Series Acclimation Mil. This character is a newborn hologram and first hologram to enroll in the Academy. The main set is a two level atrium that will allow for longer walk and talks then normal due to its size. The series has already been renewed for a second season, but a third will depend on how well it does when it comes out next year. 

Lastly here is a clip for Strange New Worlds season 4 which currently doesn't have a release date but likely mid to late 2026.