Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Cast and crew from STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY sit for an interview to spill the secrets and talk all about the new show! Cast members Robert Picardo, Gina Yashere and Tig Notaro as well as Showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau give you the inside scoop on what to expect this season from a Star Trek show that has gone where no show has gone before.
#StarTrek : #StarfleetAcademy is an upcoming American television series created by Gaia Violo for the streaming service Paramount+. It is intended to be the 12th Star Trek series and part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. Set in the 32nd century, the far-future time period that was introduced in the series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024), Starfleet Academy follows the first new class of Starfleet cadets in over a century as they come of age and train to be officers.
Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, and Bella Shepard portray Starfleet Academy cadets, starring alongside Holly Hunter, Zoë Steiner, Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro, and Oded Fehr. Versions of a Starfleet Academy-based series were in development for years before it received an official series order in March 2023, with Kurtzman and Noga Landau as showrunners. Production on the first season took place from August 2024 to February 2025 at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Toronto, Canada, and production on the second season began in August 2025.
During the #interview, Notaro and Picardo talk about who's the most sarcastic member of #Starfleet, Kurtzman looks back at his friendship with Roberto Orci, we talk about new species in the show, and why it still upholds the ideals of Star Trek 60 years later.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+ on January 15, 2026, with its first two episodes. The other eight episodes of the first season will be released weekly until March 12.
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Chapters:
00:00 Warming up in Vulcan
00:29 Robert Picardo: Why does New Trek still represent the ideals of Old Trek?
02:27 Alex Kurtzman: How has Star Trek evolved?
03:24 Noga Landau: What Opportunities does Starfleet Academy give Trek?
04:16 Tig Notaro: Sarcasm in the Future
06:01 Noga Landau: What New Species and New Surprises Can we Expect?
07:06 Alex Kurtzman: Would Roberto Orci be proud of new Trek?
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Cast and crew from STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY sit for an interview to spill the secrets and talk all about the new show! Cast members Robert Picardo, Gina Yashere and Tig Notaro as well as Showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau give you the inside scoop on what to expect this season from a Star Trek show that has gone where no show has gone before.
#StarTrek : #StarfleetAcademy is an upcoming American television series created by Gaia Violo for the streaming service Paramount+. It is intended to be the 12th Star Trek series and part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe. Set in the 32nd century, the far-future time period that was introduced in the series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024), Starfleet Academy follows the first new class of Starfleet cadets in over a century as they come of age and train to be officers.
Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, and Bella Shepard portray Starfleet Academy cadets, starring alongside Holly Hunter, Zoë Steiner, Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro, and Oded Fehr. Versions of a Starfleet Academy-based series were in development for years before it received an official series order in March 2023, with Kurtzman and Noga Landau as showrunners. Production on the first season took place from August 2024 to February 2025 at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Toronto, Canada, and production on the second season began in August 2025.
During the #interview, Notaro and Picardo talk about who's the most sarcastic member of #Starfleet, Kurtzman looks back at his friendship with Roberto Orci, we talk about new species in the show, and why it still upholds the ideals of Star Trek 60 years later.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is scheduled to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+ on January 15, 2026, with its first two episodes. The other eight episodes of the first season will be released weekly until March 12.
BE SURE TO LEAVE A COMMENT IN THE COMMENT SECTION, AND LIKE THIS VIDEO!
Chapters:
00:00 Warming up in Vulcan
00:29 Robert Picardo: Why does New Trek still represent the ideals of Old Trek?
02:27 Alex Kurtzman: How has Star Trek evolved?
03:24 Noga Landau: What Opportunities does Starfleet Academy give Trek?
04:16 Tig Notaro: Sarcasm in the Future
06:01 Noga Landau: What New Species and New Surprises Can we Expect?
07:06 Alex Kurtzman: Would Roberto Orci be proud of new Trek?
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#robertpicardo #startrekvoyager #ReelSchool #CelebrityInterview #tignotaro #alexkurtzman #ginayashere #newstartrek
