Most Trekkies know that producers have been desirous to do a Star Trek sequence about Starfleet Academy for many years. Whereas a few of these initiatives changed into a toy line or the 2009 Star Trek reboot, it wasn’t till Paramount gave the inexperienced mild to the upcoming sequence Star Trek: Starfleet Academy that we understand the lengthy wait was coming to an finish. In truth, it is perhaps coming to an finish very quickly.
Yesterday on her Instagram, actor Gina Yashere posted an image of her character Lura Thok, a mixed-race Klingon and Jem’Hadar member of Starfleet. Yashere praises the prosthetic division on the present for creating Lura Thok’s distinctive look, and closed the submit with an fascinating tidbit. Whereas the submit now ends with “See you early 2026,” the unique submit (through Screenrant) learn “See you January 2026.”
Clearly, somebody from Paramount in all probability requested Yashere to revise her submit, as no official launch date has been launched. However a January launch does make numerous sense, as manufacturing accomplished in February of this yr and the primary trailer for the present dropped in July. Moreover, with nothing however the preschool-focused Star Trek: Scouts at present on TV and followers nonetheless grumbling concerning the finish of Unusual New Worlds‘s disappointing third season, it could make sense for Paramount to get new materials out sooner relatively than later.
Nonetheless, Starfleet Academy faces a skeptical fan base. As a lot as producers needed a present about children making their first steps into Starfleet, followers have lately expressed extra need for a present like Star Trek: Legacy, which continues to discover the galaxy after the occasions of Star Trek: Nemesis and the third season of Picard. Moreover, Starfleet Academy takes place within the thirty second century, the setting of Discovery, which stays a controversial effort.
