Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh stars Star Trek: Section 31and here's everything we know about Star TrekThe first film made for streaming. A spin-off of Star Trek: DiscoveryYeoh reprises her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, the former ruler of the Mirror Universe's Terran Empire who joined Starfleet's mysterious Section 31 in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. Star Trek: Section 31 was originally planned as an ongoing program, and in January 2019 development began on a Star Trek: Section 31 series, which was scheduled to film from May to November 2020.
Yeoh's character, Emperor Georgiou, was written from Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, to follow her on Section 31. However, the COVID-19 pandemic was stopped Section 31production. Yeoh's availability also impacted Section 31especially when she won the Oscar for Best Actress for Everything everywhere at the same time. However, Yeoh used his Oscar influence to put Section 31 in production, this time as a feature film to stream on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Section 31 Latest News
A full trailer is revealed
Section 31 doesn't do things the conventional way, much to the chagrin of more honest police officers.
With the streaming film expected to arrive in January 2025, the latest news arrives in the form of a full film trailer to Section 31. Catching up with Michelle Yeoh's Emperor Philippa Georgiou, the trailer introduces her to Omari Hardwick's Alok, who attempts to recruit her into the titular branch of Starfleet. Willing to join the fight, Georgiou teams up with other agents to stop a galactic threat that could cost the lives of millions of people.. However, Section 31 does not do things the conventional way, much to the chagrin of more honest officers.
Star Trek: Section 31 release date
Section 31 will arrive in 2025
Star Trek: Section 31 has finally been placed on Paramount+'s streaming calendar, but it won't arrive until 2024. Instead, the Michelle Yeoh-led feature is now set to premiere on January 24, 2025. This comes almost five years after the project was first announced, although the release date is a good sign that the film will arrive on time and without further delays.
A lot is happening in Star Trek: Section 31 as the first streaming Star Trek movie.
Star Trek: Section 31 not debuting until 2025 makes sense, as Paramount+ lacks Star Trek content next year. The only other wrapped Star Trek project is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, which will also premiere on Paramount+ in 2025. Star Treknext series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academydoesn't start filming until fall 2024 for a possible 2026 release. That means a lot is going on Star Trek: Section 31 as Star TrekThe first movie to stream, but fans have already learned to never underestimate Michelle Yeoh's Emperor Georgiou.
Section 31 is the first streaming Star Trek film
Star Trek films enter the streaming era
Star Trek: Section 31 and Star Trek'The first film made for streaming on Paramount+. Section 31 is also the first Star Trek film made since Star Trek Beyond premiered in theaters in 2016. Section 31 is also considered a very different type of Star Trek story, which is appropriate, as there is no indication that it will be set on a Starfleet starship or space station, and will delve into the dark history of the United Federation of Planets' secret black ops agency,
If Star Trek: Section 31 is a hit on Paramount+, opens the door for a sequel continuing the adventures of Emperor Georgiou. Section 31 becoming a hit also means that Star Trek's two-hour format on Paramount+ becomes a viable option for future projects. New Star Trek concepts or perhaps other Star Trek fans want, like the Star Trek: Picard dubbed continuation Star Trek: Legacycould become movies made for streaming on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Section 31 Cast Details
Section 31 includes new faces and legacy Star Trek characters
Joining Michelle Yeoh (who plays Philippa Georgiou) in Star Trek: Section 31The cast is made up of Sam Richardson, Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, Rob Kazinsky, Sven Ruygrok, Humberly Gonzalez, James Hiroyuki Liao, Joe Pingue, Miku Martineau and Augusto Bitter. Rohl plays the younger version of Rachel Garrett, the doomed future captain of the USS Enterprise-Cwho was played by Tricia O'Neill in Star Trek: The Next Generation classic, “Yesterday's Company”.
Richardson plays the first chameloid shapeshifter seen since Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Countrywhile Humberly Gonzalez plays a Deltan (a race seen in Star Trek: The film). Meanwhile, Rob Kazinsky isn't playing a Borg, despite his character's cybernetic exo-suit, but no other details are known. Miku Martineau was chosen to play a younger version of Georgiou.
The known cast Section 31 includes:
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Michelle Yeoh |
Filipa Georgiou |
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Miku Martineau |
Young Georgiou |
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Sam Richardson |
Almost |
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Humberto Gonzalez |
Melle |
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Kacey Rohl |
Rachel Garrett |
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Omari Hardwick |
Alok |
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Sven Ruygrok |
Fuzz |
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Robert Kazinsky |
Zeph |
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James Hiroyuki Liao |
Unknown |
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Star Trek: Section 31 Story Details
A time-travel adventure in Star Trek's “lost age”
It's unclear at this point how things will connect, but the “lost era” offers opportunities to bridge some of the gaps between Terms of Service and TNG.
Appropriately, Star Trek: Section 31The story is shrouded in mystery. It was revealed, however, that at least part Section 31 happens in Star Trek“lost era” of the early 24th century, before the events of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Section 31 also involves time travel since Emperor Georgiou turned back 800 years Star Trek: Discovery'32nd century. It's unclear at this point how things will connect, but the “lost age” offers opportunities to fill in some gaps between Terms of Service and TNG.
The official synopsis of Star Trek: Section 31 is the following:
In Star Trek: Section 31Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.
Star Trek: Section 31 Trailer
Section 31 is unlike any other Star Trek fans have ever seen
Star Trek: Section 31The first teaser trailer debuted at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Highlighting more action than Star Trek fans are normally used to, Section 31'The trailer also evokes a central dilemma, as Emperor Georgiou's covert ops spy team comes into conflict with the morality upheld by Starfleet. Section 31The trailer presents the entire team that Georgiou assembles with the central characters appearing. It also shows intriguing flashbacks to Emperor Georgiou's bloody past, with young Philippa played by Miku Martineau.
With just a few weeks left until the film's premiere, Paramount released a full trailer to Star Trek: Section 31. Exciting trailer opens with Emperor Georgiou being recruited for a Section 31 mission that has galactic consequences. Teaming up with a ragtag group of other agents, Georgiou is willing to save others, but she'll do it the Section 31 way. In addition to showcasing the film's stylish visuals and explosive action, the trailer also gives a few more hints about the various alien races that will appear in the film.