A big-name get.
Holly Hunter will star as the captain and Chancellor of the titular Starfleet Academy in Star Trek Starfleet Academy, Paramount today announced.
Hunter is an Academy Award winning actress known for roles in the likes of Broadcast News, The Piano, and The Incredibles.
“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” said co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across the board brilliance leading the charge on Starfleet Academy is a gift to all of us, and to the enduring legacy of Star Trek.”
Starfleet Academy will essentially replace Star Trek Discovery as the franchise’s second live action series (after Strange New Worlds). Whilst not officially confirmed, Starfleet Academy will take place in the 32nd Century, or the same timeframe as Discovery itself.
“Star Trek Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism,” Paramount said of the upcoming show. “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.”
Star Trek Discovery has just two episodes left before it is done for good. There’s no word yet on when Star Trek Starfleet Academy will air.
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