- Network: Paramount+
- Series Premiere Date: Jan 15, 2026
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“Starfleet Academy” will certainly be an acquired taste, and it’s likely a lot of veteran Trekkies will turn their noses up at it on concept alone. Sometimes, it earns that reputation. .... If creator Giala Violo and showrunner Noga Landau keep sharpening their characters’ immature edges, they might just find exciting new frontiers to explore.
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The result is earnest, formulaic and a little cheesy. In other words: classic Trek.
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Some episodes feel full of filler and take an age to get to the point (if they ever do). .... By the end of episode 6, things seem to be heating up in a big way. So, here's hoping that the latter half of the season will amp up the action to improve its grade.
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"Star Trek" tries to get a fresh start with "Starfleet Academy," but it's dogged by the same pitfalls that have hampered recent "Trek."
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Whether this series can live up to that legacy remains an open question, but it’s planting some of the right seeds.
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Kurtzman knows that the best Trek is fought amidst the stars, and the series works well when it puts its characters, young and old alike, in situations which test the bounds of their abilities and the limits of their empathy. This is still Trek, but it lacks the political panache of its forebears.
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Almost every aspect of the series’ YA side falls flat, from negligible cast chemistry to a lifeless central romance, but what really stings is the show’s disinterest in its young characters’ perspectives.
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An utterly indifferent Paramount+ series turns “Trek” into what plays like a CW drama (R.I.P.).
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Unsure of whether to extend a hand to new fans and make a sprawling, centuries-spanning universe accessible, or to play the hits to a fanbase often frustrated at the show's continued direction, it will likely wind up satisfying nobody.
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