Paul Giamatti in 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.' Paramount+ Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment A new trailer for Paramount+'s next Star Trek venture, Starfleet Academy, was released at New York Comic Con on Saturday. The video (watch it below) gives a deeper dive into the franchise's first live-action drama series focused on Starfleet members in their early twenties. The company also revealed the show's premiere date: Jan. 15. The show's first teaser trailer received a rather divided reaction online (one wag on YouTube dubbed it "TikTok Space Prom"). This new look dials back the Gen Z emoting and ramps up the dramatic intensity - with a dash of apparent cadet sex and a furry and furious Paul Giamatti (who plays a recurring alien villain in the show) included for good measure. Related Stories TV 'Yellowjackets' to End With Season 4 on Paramount+ TV Aldis Hodge Is Back on the Hunt in Season 2 'Cross' Teaser The series stars Holly Hunter as the Academy's chancellor and also features Robert Picardo reprising his role as The Doctor, and Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) as a recurring special guest star in season one. Academy stars Sandro Rosta, Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané and Zoë Steiner. Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive producers alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The trailer comes at what feels like a transitional moment for Paramount+'s Trek franchise, as previous shows Discovery, Star Trek: Picard and the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Prodigy have all ended. Earlier this year, Paramount+ also announced that its popular flagship Trek show, Strange New Worlds - which just returned for season three - has been renewed for a fifth and final season. There are other projects in the works as well, but Academy is currently Paramount+'s best hope for the franchise's future and for luring, well, the next generation. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Robert Redford George R.R. Martin on Helping Robert Redford Get 'Dark Winds' to TV and Status of 'Wild Cards' Series: "Maybe Eventually, but Not Today" Tim Robinson 'The Chair Company' Review: Tim Robinson Brings His Delightfully Unhinged Vibe to HBO Portobello Marco Bellocchio Brings the Fall of Enzo Tortora to the Screen in HBO Max's 'Portobello' Live Feed 'Yellowjackets' to End With Season 4 on Paramount+ Live Feed 'The Vampire Lestat' and 'Talamasca' Casts Explain Connected Universe, Newest Chapters and Reveal Trailers at NYCC Netflix Amy Bradley Investigators Have Three "Very Significant Leads" on Her Whereabouts (Exclusive) Robert Redford George R.R. Martin on Helping Robert Redford Get 'Dark Winds' to TV and Status of 'Wild Cards' Series: "Maybe Eventually, but Not Today" Tim Robinson 'The Chair Company' Review: Tim Robinson Brings His Delightfully Unhinged Vibe to HBO Portobello Marco Bellocchio Brings the Fall of Enzo Tortora to the Screen in HBO Max's 'Portobello' Live Feed 'Yellowjackets' to End With Season 4 on Paramount+ Live Feed 'The Vampire Lestat' and 'Talamasca' Casts Explain Connected Universe, Newest Chapters and Reveal Trailers at NYCC Netflix Amy Bradley Investigators Have Three "Very Significant Leads" on Her Whereabouts (Exclusive)