After a break of almost nine years, Section 31 on January 24, 2025, a new Star Trek film was finally released. However, the dark discovery spin-off at Paramount+ does a lot different from all canvas adventures. The biggest change is the setting of the action, which is largely Unexplored terrain of the Star Trek-Timeline predicted.
But when does Section 31 actually play exactly? Here is the answer.
Section 31 explores a lost era of the Star Trek-Timeline
Section 31 follows the ex-imperator Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), known from Star Trek: Discovery, who is recruited by a team of section 31 for a mysterious mission and is confronted with personal mistakes in her past. You can read here whether the new Star Trek film is worthwhile.
Already in advance, Section 31 revealed a rough time frame with a detail in the cast list, in which the film can be located on the huge Star Trek-Timeline: The team includes a certain star fleet lieutenant named Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl), which immediately makes all the pointed trekkie ears listen.
Rachel Garrett is a figure known from the Star Trek series: The Next Generation known in season 3 episodes The old enterprise could be seen. We get to know you as a captain of the USS Enterprise-C, which travels over 20 years in the future and meets Jean-Luc Picards Crew. Since the new Star Trek film shows a younger version of the character, it can be concluded that the film At the beginning of the 24th century is located.
A more concrete point of indication provides the insertion of the Sternzeit 1292.4 At the beginning of the film. And if the creative team has not offset itself, Section 31 would have to In 2324 Play – in the middle of the so -called Lost Era.
What is Star Trek’s Lost era?
The period of late 23 and early 24th century is considered a special era of the Star Trek canon. It is the period of time between the events from Star Trek VI – the undiscovered country and the series The Next Generation aka the next century – i.e. the time to Captain Kirk and in front of Captain Picard. So far, no film has been devoted to this almost 70 years of time.
Nevertheless, some historical events from this time are known. In 2311, a confrontation between the Romulan star empire and the Federation led to an agreement that the Romulan is more insulated and prohibited the development of camouflage technology. A little later the Occupation of Bajor through the Cardassians.
Last important events of the Lost Era:
The lost Star Trek era finally ends with the completion of the USS Enterprise-D in 2363, which only broke into the vastness of space with Captain Picard and his crew on board with Captain Picard and his crew.
Although Section 31 is located with the location in 2324 in the center of the Lost Era of Star Trek, the events known in the canon play Epoch, however, no role in the history of the film and are not mentioned.