During a special panel overnight at CCXP, Paramount+ has debuted an action-packed and extended new clip from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The series premiere’s globally on January 15, 2026.
The clip focusses on the series team of senior officers. With Captain Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter), The Doctor (Robert Picardo) and Lura Thok (Gina Yashere) taking the cadets out on a mission the Badlands on the USS Athena. The ship – which doubles as the Starfleet Academy base – comes under immediate and brutal attack from a unknown threat soon revealed as Paul Giamatti’s Nus Braka.
Watch the full clip in the player below:
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy stars Holly Hunter as the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy, the Starfleet cadets played by Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins and Bella Shepard, plus Zoë Steiner, Tig Notaro, Robert Picardo, and guest stars Oded Fehr, Mary Wiseman, as well as recurring guest stars Gina Yashere and Paul Giamatti.
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.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be 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. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
