| Paramount+ | Season Premiere Date: January 15, 2026 |
Summary:
The first class of cadets at the Starfleet Academy in over 120 years includes Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), an orphan human searching for his mother, in the latest Star Trek series set in the 32nd century.
Genre(s):
Drama, Science Fiction
Season 1 Episodes
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Collider
Jan 8, 2026
While the core tenets of the franchise are ever-present, the series breaks the mold in all the best ways. For fans who loved Star Trek's recent animated offerings for their bold willingness to do something different, Starfleet Academy is once again pushing the boundaries of this universe for the better and building a world worth returning to.
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Slashfilm
Jan 8, 2026
This is a "Star Trek" show where teen shenanigans frequently take center stage, but also one that reminds us that with a little luck, these kids are going to command entire fleets one day. They just need the right education. And when it works, and it generally does, "Starfleet Academy" is a joy.
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Jan 15, 2026
Starfleet Academy is off to a strong start with these first two episodes. While the pilot episode falls into a bit of the shock-and-awe trap that modern Star Trek sometimes does, it soon settles into a fun and exciting story that establishes the endearing young cast and direction of the new show.
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Jan 13, 2026
It’s certainly a good-natured show, made so chiefly by Ms. Hunter, who is positively perky and notably lithe. .... “Starfleet Academy” is not a particularly serious story—the conflicts are often manufactured and the emotional payoffs neither well-earned nor quite as perplexing as the fact that Stephen Colbert provides the voice of the “digital dean of students” in this Paramount production. When the show wants to be funny, though, it is.
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Radio Times
Jan 8, 2026
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Air Date: January 15, 2026
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