Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
Ars Technica • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premiered its first two episodes on Paramount+, set in the late 32nd century after warp travel is restored and the Federation is rebuilding, including reopening Starfleet Academy.
- The show focuses on young cadets like Caleb Mir, separated from his mother by Starfleet, and features characters including Captain Nahla Ake, a Lanthanite instructor with pre-burn experience, and the holographic Doctor as chief medical officer.
- The series introduces new dynamics such as a Klingon-Jem’Hadar hybrid cadet, Lura Thok, raising questions about canon but adding to the show's aggressive and dramatic tone.
- Starfleet Academy offers a shinier aesthetic with mature language and familiar Star Trek elements like
