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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy tries something different, and I don’t hate it
An interesting new take on Trek includes some characters you already know.
TL;DR
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has premiered on Paramount+.
- The series is set in the late 32nd century, 120 years after 'the burn' which ended warp travel.
- Starfleet Academy in San Francisco has reopened, with Admiral Vance appointing Captain Nahla Ake as commandant.
- Ake recruits Caleb Mir, whose mother was separated from him by Starfleet 15 years prior, as a cadet to atone for her past actions.
- Returning characters include Jett Reno teaching physics and The Doctor serving as chief medical officer.
- The show explores themes of the Federation rebuilding itself in a chaotic galaxy and features young adult drama.
- Controversy is noted regarding the canon inclusion of a female Jem'Hadar, challenging established lore about their reproduction.