the Series Stars Academy Award® Winner Holly Hunter
as Captain and Chancellor of Starfleet Academy
Produced By CBS Studios, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Will Premiere
in Early 2026, as the Star Trek Franchise Celebrates 60 Years
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July 26, 2025 – Paramount+ today released an electrifying first look teaser trailer for its new original series, STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY. The series is set to premiere on the service in early 2026 as a kickoff to the year’s STAR TREK 60th anniversary celebrations.
The highly anticipated first look teaser featured the series’ iconic campus in San Francisco plus the new starship and integral part of the Starfleet Academy campus, the U.S.S. Athena. In addition, new details about the STARFLEET ACADEMY characters were revealed:
Academy Award winner Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena, who also happens to be a long-lived half-Lanthanite.
The STARFLEET ACADEMY cadets:
Sandro Rosta is Caleb Mir, an orphan with a troubled past – and unlikely Starfleet cadet.
Karim Diané is Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet who dreams of becoming a medical officer.
Kerrice Brooks is Series Acclimation Mil, a.k.a. Sam, the first of her kind to ever attend Starfleet Academy.
George Hawkins is Darem Reymi, an aspiring captain from a wealthy home world.
Bella Shepard is Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter determined to make her own name in Starfleet.
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Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, a Betazoid and daughter of the president of Betazed.
Robert Picardo, reprising his iconic role as The Doctor.
Tig Notaro, reprising her role as Jett Reno.
Oded Fehr, reprising his role as Admiral Vance.
Recurring guest star Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar hybrid who is the chancellor’s First Officer and Cadet Master.
Recurring guest star and Academy Award nominee, Paul Giamatti, as part Klingon, part Tellarite Nus Braka, the season’s villain with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.
The announcements were made during today’s STAR TREK universe presentation in Hall H at Comic-Con® International in San Diego, CA. The STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY panel portion featured an exclusive conversation with executive producers and co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau as well as series star Holly Hunter, plus cadets Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins and Bella Shepard. The panel was moderated by fellow series cast member and STAR TREK legend Robert Picardo.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.
Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series’ premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo and directed by Alex Kurtzman. STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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The STAR TREK franchise on Paramount+ also includes STAR TREK: SECTION 31, the original movie with Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh, and the acclaimed original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, which recently premiered its third season. All seasons of the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS; the award-winning original series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, starring Sonequa Martin-Green; and the critically acclaimed original series STAR TREK: PICARD, starring Patrick Stewart reprising the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.
Paramount+, part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment™. The streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ Premium, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME® content, including scripted hits and critically acclaimed nonfiction projects and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more. All Paramount+ subscribers have streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com, and follow @ParamountPlus on social media.
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About CBS Studios
CBS Studios is one of the world’s leading producers of entertainment programming, with dozens of globally popular series for broadcast and streaming. The Studio’s expansive portfolio includes a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed programming that includes genre-defining franchises such as NCIS and the STAR TREK universe, fan-favorite comedies such as THE NEIGHBORHOOD and GHOSTS, the newly reimagined MATLOCK and buzzy international co-productions such as COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS and upcoming KING & CONQUEROR.
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Meet the Cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 | Star Trek
During the Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, Robert Picardo introduces the cast of the upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy at their first convention appearance.
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Season Four Episode to Boldly Explore the Puppet-Verse Featuring
Puppets Created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Fans Surprised with Secret Screening Of
Season Three Episode “A Space Adventure Hour”
Stream The Upcoming Season Three Episode
“A Space Adventure Hour,” Free Across
Multiple Platforms from July 31 to August 6
July 26, 2025 – Paramount+ today announced that season four of its hit original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS will feature a puppet themed episode, featuring U.S.S. Enterprise crew members as puppets created by the iconic Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The episode is directed by Jordan Canning (Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock).
The reveal was made during today’s STAR TREK universe presentation in Hall H at Comic-Con® International in San Diego, CA. Moderated by STAR TREK legend Robert Picardo, the STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS panel portion featured a conversation with co-showrunners and executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, executive producer Alex Kurtzman, and cast members Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong and Paul Wesley.
In addition, the Hall H audience was treated to a surprise advance screening of the series’ upcoming new episode, “A Space Adventure Hour,” ahead of its debut this Thursday, July 31 on Paramount+ in the U.S. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, the episode incorporates a murder mystery theme: When La’An (Chong) tests a prototype holodeck with a fictional case only she can solve, the consequences of failure get greater and greater, with the Enterprise hanging in the balance.
In celebration of “A Space Adventure Hour,” the episode will be available to stream for free starting Thursday, July 31 through Wednesday, August 6 on Pluto TV, Paramount+ channels on Amazon, Apple and Roku, the Free Content Hub on Paramount+, and the Paramount+ YouTube channel.
Season three of STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS premiered with two episodes on Thursday, July 17, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays through the season finale on Thursday, Sept. 11, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. The series is also available to stream on Paramount+ in international markets where the service is available. Recently, season four wrapped production and it was announced that the series has been renewed for a fifth and final season.
In season three, when we reconnect with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, still under the command of Captain Pike, they face the conclusion of season two’s harrowing encounter with the Gorn. But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit and resolve. An exciting twist on classic Star Trek, season three takes characters both new and beloved to new heights, and dives into thrilling adventures of faith, duty, romance, comedy and mystery, with varying genres never before seen on any other Star Trek.
The series is produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment and season three stars Anson Mount, Rebecca Romijn, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun and Martin Quinn, along with guest stars Rhys Darby, Patton Oswalt, Cillian O’Sullivan, Melanie Scrofano and Carol Kane, plus special guest star Paul Wesley.
Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers serve as co-showrunners. Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Henry Alonso Myers, Aaron Baiers, Dana Horgan, Alan McElroy, Robbie Thompson, Frank Siracusa, John Weber, Chris Fisher, Anson Mount, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as season three executive producers.
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS is available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., the U.K., Latin America, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. The series is also available on Paramount+ in Canada. It streams on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The STAR TREK franchise on Paramount+ also includes STAR TREK: SECTION 31, the original movie with Oscar® winner Michelle Yeoh, and the new original series STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY. All seasons of the animated series STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS; the award-winning original series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, starring Sonequa Martin-Green; and the critically acclaimed original series STAR TREK: PICARD, starring Patrick Stewart reprising the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard, are also available to stream.
Paramount+, part of Paramount’s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment™. The streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ Premium, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME® content, including scripted hits and critically acclaimed nonfiction projects and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more. All Paramount+ subscribers have streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.
For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com, and follow @ParamountPlus on social media.
@ParamountPlus
@PeakParamount
#ParamountPlus
About CBS Studios
CBS Studios is one of the world’s leading producers of entertainment programming, with dozens of globally popular series for broadcast and streaming. The Studio’s expansive portfolio includes a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed programming which includes genre-defining franchises such as NCIS and the STAR TREK universe, fan-favorite comedies such as THE NEIGHBORHOOD and GHOSTS, the newly reimagined MATLOCK, and buzzy international co-productions such as COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS and upcoming KING & CONQUEROR.
About Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop™ provides animatronic creatures, digital puppetry, and soft puppets to the international film, television, theater, live event and advertising industries. Recent credits include Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+), for which it won an Emmy, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix), and the Blumhouse horror franchise Five Nights at Freddy’s. The Shop is renowned for designing and building some of the world’s best-known characters including the Sesame Street puppets, the classic Muppets, and characters from Dinosaurs, Farscape, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and more.Additional feature film credits include Where the Wild Things Are, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The shop is also known for its live performance work for productions including My Neighbour Totoro, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, as well as with artists like Coldplay, The Avett Brothers, Cee Lo Green, Lady Gaga and Deadmau5.
A recipient of over nine Emmy Awards® for its outstanding work building puppets for Sesame Street, the Shop also received an Academy Award for its visual effects work on the film Babe. Other awards include a Scientific and Engineering Academy Award® for the Henson Performance Control System, a powerful custom-based interface for puppeteers, and an Emmy Award for its work in developing the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio, a patented control system technology that enables puppeteers to perform a computer generated (CG) character in real time.
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Star Trek at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 | StarTrek.com | Star Trek
Between the thrilling Hall H panel to the Strange New Spectacle, and everything in between, Star Trek continues to be bolder than ever.
Thanks for joining us; we can't wait for you to join us on our next away mission!
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Jess Bush on Jonathan Frakes at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 | Star Trek
During the Hall H presentation at San Diego Comic-Con 2025, the cast of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds shared what it was like filming "A Space Adventure Hour" and what it was like working with director Jonathan Frakes.
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Classic Rugrats Comic Strip for August 18, 2025 | Nickelodeon
Stream the classic Rugrats series on Paramount+! Try it FREE at ParamountPlus.com!
Rugrats, provided to Creators Syndicate by Nickelodeon, based off the popular animated television series has been created for children and family's to laugh and enjoy together.
Follow these comics and their take on real episodes of the show and their own spin on hilarious adventures.
9:30 a.m. - Tim Rex In Space - Treasure/Roar/Mammoth: Tim, Tommy, Tia, and Grandma go on the search for treasure. / It is the Roar festival, and Tim wants to have the best Roar in town. / Tim, Tommy, and Tia find a lost mammoth in their house. (#1.)
10:00 a.m. on NickJr. channel - Vida the Vet - Sunny's Baby Sister Surprise/Koa Nails It: When Sunny meets his new baby sister, he is disappointed that she is too little to play. / Koa's nails are long and sharp, but he is afraid to cut them. (#1.)
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
9:30 a.m. - Tim Rex In Space - Double Booked: Tim tries to be at two parties at once. (#1.)
Podcast - Avatar: Braving the Elements: Enter the amazing world of Avatar through the official companion podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements from Nickelodeon. Join hosts Janet Varney (the voice of “Korra”) and Dante Basco (the voice of “Prince Zuko”) each week as they re-watch every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra then break down key themes, notable battles, and behind-the-scenes trivia you can’t get anywhere else. Special guests from cast members to producers join them to explore elements of the Avatarverse, including the origins of the story and how Avatar was brought to life. (season four)
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
3:01 a.m. on Paramount+ - Baby Shark’s Big Show!: Season 3
9:30 a.m. - Tim Rex In Space - Bogweed: Tim tries to find a bogweed free snack for Kai. (#1.)
Podcast - Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide: The wait is over, Ned Heads! The gang is back and they’re bringing you the most exciting season yet! This time, it’s all on THEIR terms, and they’re taking things to a whole new level. Expect more laughs, more nostalgia, more unfiltered convos, and epic guests—dropping EVERY WEDNESDAY! (season two)
Thursday, August 21, 2025
9:30 a.m. - Tim Rex In Space - Prizes: After losing again and again, Tim tries to win every party game. (#1.)
You know their names, you know their lines, now all summer long, Nick@Nite is putting them under the microscope, because each week, Nick@Nite is giving you a big binge-a-thon of each nerd's best episodes! Tune into The Big Bang Theory Big Binge-A-Thon all summer long, starting Monday, July 7 at midnight, on Nick@Nite!
Looking to save $2 billion and having handed out more than $9 billion to UFC and the South Park guys in the last two weeks, everybody knows that David Ellison’s Paramount is going to have to make some deep cuts.
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Those cuts are likely going to be coming in one fell swoop, Paramount president Jeff Shell made clear on Wednesday, August 13 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ellison and his top team met with the press in Los Angeles a week after officially taking over from Shari Redstone in an $8.4 billion acquisition.
“We do not want to be a company that has layoffs every quarter,” Shell said, an obvious swipe at the past Paramount regime and its water-torture approach to cost- and staff-cutting. So, it’s going to be painful. It’s always hard, but we don’t want to be a company that every quarter is laying people off.”
“So, it is important for us to get done what we’re doing in one big thing and then be done with it,” added Shell, the former NBCUniversal CEO who was flanked by his new boss Ellison, plus Paramount+ leader Cindy Holland, TV Media chief George Cheeks, film heads Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Andy Gordon at the press event, with board member Gerry Cardinale in the crowd.
As Ellison and Shell have both said, including most recently as their August 7 sit-down with the media in New York City, Paramount’s new executive team doesn’t buy into the idea that a company can be cut into growth – a statement reiterated today.
Ellison noted that he believes the upcoming layoffs and restructuring could “exceed” the $2 billion target. “But in terms of specifics and timelines, we’re in day 7, and I hope you can respect when we get there, we’re going to talk to team members first before talking to anybody else,” he said.
It should be noted that in a town hall earlier in the day on August 13 with Paramount and Skydance staff — a total of about 18,000 employees — Ellison promised the tech-friendly leadership would be straightforward and honest over the cuts and changes as they are determined, which may be some small comfort to some.
Backyardigans Dinosaur Adventure! | Backyardigans Guess & Go
Come along on a dinosaur adventure with the Backyardigans! Yardbird sends Pablo, Uniqua, and Tyrone on an adventure to help Squirt, a baby dinosaur, find his way home! This prehistoric world is filled with waterfalls, giant butterflies, laughing lilies and more! Journey back in time for this guess & go rescue adventure!
Join Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone in an all-new Backyardigans adventure! The trio—alongside their new flying friend Yardbird—set off on a musical Guess & Go quest to find the perfect island stage for their performance of Castaways. With help from magical clues, a trusty raft, a costume case, and some extra-silly clown shoes, these backyard explorers paddle across the ocean for a show-stopping surprise. Tune in to the latest episode of Backyardigans Guess & Go—where every clue brings a song, a laugh, and a step closer to adventure!
Avatar: The Last Airbender x Magic: The Gathering Crossover First Look! | Braving the Elements
Magic: The Gathering's Principal Narrative Game Designer, Dillon Deveney, joins Janet and Dante on the podcast to talk about the exclusive first look at the Avatar: The Last Airbender x Magic: The Gathering crossover pack!
Enter the amazing world of Avatar through the official companion podcast, Avatar: Braving the Elements from Nickelodeon. Join hosts Janet Varney (the voice of “Korra”) and Dante Basco (the voice of “Prince Zuko”) each week as they re-watch every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra then break down key themes, notable battles, and behind-the-scenes trivia you can’t get anywhere else. Special guests from cast members to producers join them to explore elements of the Avatarverse, including the origins of the story and how Avatar was brought to life.
