Star Trek: Starfleet Academy received an early renewal for season 2 and Tatiana Maslany will guest star in season 1.
Both pieces of news were announced at New York Comic Con during Star Trek universe panel, moderated by CBS Morning and CBS News national correspondent Vladimir Duthiers, during which Robert Picardo made an unexpected appearance.
THE Star Trek: Traveler AND Prodigy star introduced a surprise live stream from the set of Starfleet Academy first season, currently in production in Toronto. The video featured executive producer and co-showrunner Alex Kurtzman, who will also direct the series. He shared the news that the second episode has already been greenlit alongside cast members including Sandro Rosta, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané and Zoë Steiner.
It's unclear at this time who Maslany will play in the teen-focused film Star Trek show. However, it is known that he will be a recurring character in the first season. He will star alongside Paul Giamatti and Holly Hunter. The Oscar nominee Holdover The actor will play the central villain of the season, while he is the Oscar winner Piano star will take on the role of captain and chancellor of the school.
When the Billions the actor joined Starfleet Academyco-showrunners and executive producers Kurtzman and Noga Landau shared a statement: “Sometimes you're lucky enough to discover that one of the greatest living actors is also a great Star Trek fans and meeting Paul was one of those miraculous moments for us. The absolute joy with which he dove Starfleet Academy it's only surpassed by the gratitude we feel that he joined our incredible cast.”
According to the description, the upcoming series will follow a young group of cadets as they come of age in one of the galaxy's most storied locations and band together to pursue “a shared dream of hope and optimism.”
According to the plot, “Under the watchful, demanding eyes of their instructors, they will discover what it takes to become a Starfleet officer as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves, and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself. ”