Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Boasting the franchise’s most exciting new villain yet Star Trek: Picard Season 3 introduced Amanda Plummer as Captain Vadik. starfleet academy, Executive produced by co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Nga Landau, it is currently in production at the Star Trek Stage in Toronto, Canada. Targeting a 2026 premiere on Paramount+, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is headlined by Academy Award winner Holly Hunter and Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti, who plays the show’s recurring villain. Star Trek boasts a cavalcade of legendary villains like Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalban) and the Borg Queen (Alice Krige), but It is…
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Star Trek: Deep Space NineS Nana guest hails Star Trek: Strange New WorldsLt. Erika Ortgas (Melissa Navia), a character Nana says Star Trek has been waiting since the 1960s Releasing October 1st, Guest’s first book, Star Trek: Open a Channel: A Woman’s Trek, Contains in depth profiles of Star Treks vast universe of female characters. Nana interviewed women involved in Star Trek In front of and behind the camera, as well as real-world scientists, soldiers and astronauts who call star treks female heroes their inspirations. Lt. Erica Ortegas is a new character in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, but one…
Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) hails from Iowa, and that’s how Kirk’s hometown became Star Trek Canon. As the captain of the USS Enterprise, Kirk spanned the galaxy. However, James is a man born on Earth, and, like most Starfleet officers, Kirk graduated from Starfleet Academy in San Francisco. Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry established that Kirk is “From a small town in Iowa,” But in 1985, a real life town in Iowa made itself the official birthplace of Captain Kirk. in Star Trek IV: The Voyage HomeAdmiral Kirk famously said, “I’m from Iowa, I only work in outer…
Captain Benjamin Cisco (Avery Brooks) has many enemies Star Trek: Deep Space NineBut he hates one particular enemy even more than Gul Dukat (Marc Alaimo). In his 7 years as commander of Deep Space Nine, Sisko was a target of several opponents of the United Federation of Planets. Along with Gul Dukat, Captain Sisko faces Dominion Changelings, Cardassians, Klingons, and even the Pah-Wraiths, who were the mortal enemies of the Prophets of Bajor. however, The villain that most excited Cisco wore a Starfleet uniform. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 3 introduced Lt. Commander Michael Eddington (Kenneth Marshall). Originally conceived…
William Shatner directed Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Star Treks most noble movie failure. Released on June 9, 1989, Star Trek V marks its 35th anniversary in 2024. Shatner has picked up the reins of the Star Trek Movie franchise from Leonard Nimoy, who directed the successful Star Trek III: The Search for Spock And the blockbuster Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. From a budget of $33 million, Star Trek V enjoyed a $17 million opening weekend earlier Negative reviews and bad word of mouth sank William Shatner’s unique Star Trek MovieThat topped out with a worldwide gross…
Michael Dorn loved to make Wharf Ann “bruise external” In the early days of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Don set a record for the most Star Trek Appearances playing his iconic Klingon hero. Dorn portrayed Worf in all seven seasons of Star Trek: The Next GenerationFour TNG movies, four seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nineand in Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Michael Dorn appeared as Worf in a combined 285 episodes of Star TrekAnd he’s ready to return for more if the opportunity presents itself. Worf was originally a minor player who was one of the last actors…
Bibi Bash played Dr. Carol Marcus in Star Trek II: The Wrath of KhanBut she did not reprise Carol in any subsequent Star Trek: The Original Series Movie. Director: Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek II was released in 1982 and brought several new aspects to Star Trek. Along with the death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Star Trek II Introducing the newly 50-year-old Admiral James T. Kirk’s (William Shatner) lost love, Carol, and their son, David Marcus (Merritt Butrick). While the story of David came to a sad end in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Carol did not return anything.…
Michael Dorn says Star Trek: The Next Generations cast is financially well compensated to reunite in Star Trek: Picard Season 3, what hints at what Picard The actors from season 1 did not return for the final season. Dorn reprized his iconic Klingon warrior, Captain Worf, for the first time in 21 years in Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Worf’s return revealed that the Klingon had become a self-styled ‘pacifist’, and he worked for Starfleet Intelligence to uncover the Changeling’s plot to attack the United Federation of Planets alongside Commander Rafi Musicer (Michelle Hurd). Star Trek: Picard was originally designed…
Star Trek: Picards Confederation of Earth reality allowed Star Trek: The Next Generation To avoid the Mirror Universe once more. The Mirror Universe is one of Star Treks oldest and most enduring concepts. A dark parallel reality where Star Trek Letters are the opposite of how they are in Star Treks prime timeline, the Mirror Universe was introduced in Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2 “Mirror, Mirror.” The Mirror Universe has its own complex history which was further explored by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Discovery, And Star Trek: Prodigy. Introduced at the beginning…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Introducing General Martok (JG Hertzler), the best Klingon character in Star Trek Since Wharf (Michael Dorn). Klingons are introduced as villains in Star Trek: The Original SeriesAnd Wharf broke the mold Star Trek: The Next Generation As the first Klingon in Starfleet who was also a heroic protagonist. But Worf remained largely alone among Klingon heroes, though Star Trek: Voyager Introduced the half-Klingon Starfleet engineer, Lt. B’Elana Torres (Roxanne Dawson). Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Finally created Another Klingon who became a beloved hero in his own right. General Mortak debuted in Star Trek: Deep…