New Star Trek series with Paul Giamatti: The 6th and final cadet of the Starfleet Academy has been chosen

The last Star Trek series have mainly dealt with captains and ensigns, but how exactly do you get these space positions? The new science fiction series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is intended to show what the (entertaining?) educational path looks like. Production is set to start this month and the last trainee was recently cast. He joins a Cast includes Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti and several Starfleet veterans.

Villain Paul Giamatti will meet six Star Trek newcomers

Sandro Rosta is a new member of the cast of Starfleet Academy. He is the last cadet in the main cast of the series, as TrekMovie reports. Rosta has so far mainly been seen in the theater.

This means that the six main cadets of the series:

Nothing is known about their respective roles yet.

Here you can see the other cast members:

Oscar winner Holly Hunter will play a captain and chancellor of the Starfleet Academy. Paul Giamatti will play the villain of the first season. From the Star Trek universe, Tig Notaro (Discovery), Robert Picardo (Voyager), Oded Fehr (Discovery) and Mary Wiseman (Strange New Worlds) have announced their attendance at the Academy.

In the new Star Trek series, the Federation and the Academy are threatened

The official synopsis for Starfleet Academy is as follows:

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a shared dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and discerning eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and fight a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

The series does not have a release date yet, but in Germany it is expected to be released on Paramount+ in 2025 or 2026.