'Star Trek Starfleet Academy' to Film in 2024, Will Be Funny

Star Trek has been boldly going all weekend at NYCC and with today's Star Trek Universe panel, franchise boss Alex Kurtzman was able to give some exciting updates on the shows and movies currently in development. Earlier this year, Paramount greenlit a new spinoff series titled Starfleet Academy, presumably set in 32nd century.

Per Collider's Maggie Lovitt who was in attendance at the NYCC panel, the series will be funny. The lighter tone of the show will no doubt benefit from having Lower Decks star Tawny Newsome in the writers room. Newsome currently voices Becket Mariner on the adult animated series, she's both a powerhouse of humor and the very embodiment of the best of Star Trek, so Starfleet Academy is already in good hands.

I recently spoke with Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan who shared high praise for Newsome's writing abilities. "I'm a huge fan of Tawny’s. I think any comedy show should hire Tawny. She loves Star Trek," said McMahan. "Don't tell Kurtzman, who is her showrunner right now, but I'm the first one to be like, “Number one, everybody should hire Tawny to write on their show; number two, everybody should hire Tawny to star in their show because she's a fucking star.

What's Next for Star Trek? Star Trek fans can expect to see the final season of Star Trek: Discovery on the streamer in early 2024. The prematurely cancelled animated children's series Star Trek: Prodigy was also recently rescued by Netflix — Season 1 will be available later this year with all-new episodes coming in 2024. During the NYCC panel, Kurtzman also teased that he recently met with Paramount to discuss new entries to the franchise.

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