Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2: Everything You Need To Know

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 is set to land on Paramount+ in 2027. With all Season 1 episodes now streaming, it’s time to prep for the upcoming new season of the latest Paramount+ original series set within the Star Trek universe. Read on for everything you need to know about Season 2.

SPOILER ALERT: Plot points from the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1, especially the finale, “Rubincon,” will be discussed. If you haven’t seen the episode, read on at your peril, or watch the episode now on Paramount+.

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When does Season 2 premiere?

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 will premiere in March 2027. The news was announced at New York Comic Con 2026.

Filming on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 wrapped in February 2026.

What is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 about?

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 follows the cadets into their second year aboard the U.S.S. Athena. There, their ideals of leadership, friendship, romance, and morality are put to the test as they navigate budding rivalries, shaky diplomatic negotiations, a fiercely competitive schoolwide tournament, and the arrival of a mysterious new cadet whose existence raises questions that could have consequences far beyond the classroom.

Who’s in the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy cast?

Here’s who is in the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy cast:

Holly Hunter as Nahla Ake, Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena
Sandro Rosta as Caleb Mir
Karim Diané as Jay-Den Kraag
Kerrice Brooks as SAM, aka Series Acclimation Mill
George Hawkins as Darem Reymi
Bella Shepard as Genesis Lythe
Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal
Romeo Carere as Ocam
Robert Picardo as The Doctor
Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok
Tig Notaro as Commander Jett Reno
Oded Fehr as Admiral Charles Vance
Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly

Who’s joining Season 2

Set a course for a few family reunions in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2, with Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt joining the cast as guest stars. Both will play parents of main characters, as announced at New York Comic Con 2026.

Bill Nighy as Nyk Ake

Bill Nighy (Living, About Time) will play Nahla’s estranged father, Nyk Ake, in Season 2.

Rosemarie DeWitt as Laytha Sadal

Rosemarie DeWitt (Untamed, The Staircase) will play Tarima’s mother, Laytha Sadal, who is the First Lady of Betazed.

Also boarding the U.S.S. Athena is new series regular Ruaridh Aldington, who will play a new cadet. Aldington’s casting was announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2026.

Ruaridh Aldington as Keats

Ruaridh Aldington (Dirty Boy, Drained) plays Keats, a mysterious new cadet.

First-look photos

New photos of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2, offering a first look at guest stars Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt (see above), were released at New York Comic Con 2026. Check them out below.

Sandro Rosta as Caleb, Kerrice Brooks as SAM, and Karim Diané as Jay-Den in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Bella Shepard as Genesis and Zoë Steiner as Tarima in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Bella Shepard as Genesis in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Sandro Rosta as Caleb and Bella Shepard as Genesis in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Romeo Carere as Ocam and Sandro Rosta as Caleb in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Sandro Rosta as Caleb and George Hawkins as Darem in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2.

Where to watch Season 2

When Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 launches in March 2027, you can watch episodes exclusively on Paramount+, the home of Star Trek – and the place where you’ll find all episodes of Season 1 now streaming.

What is Star Trek: Starfleet Academy about?

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is about Starfleet cadets navigating friendships, rivalries, and romance while adhering to Starfleet ideals. They juggle all of this while also training to become officers under a demanding faculty, and confronting a new enemy that threatens the entire Federation. The show takes place onboard the U.S.S. Athena, a Federation starship that docks at Starfleet Academy’s San Francisco campus, but can also be deployed for space missions.

In the Season 1 finale, the cadets put a stop to a diabolical plan by Nus Braka, a Klingon-Tellarite villain played by Paul Giamatti, to pillage the Federation. Elsewhere, a new Federation capital is born, and cadet Caleb (Sandro Rosta) reunites with his friends after his long search for his mother ends.

The Season 1 cast is led by Holly Hunter as Capt. Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy. Tig Notaro (Star Trek: Discovery), Robert Picardo (Star Trek: Voyager), and Mary Wiseman (Star Trek: Discovery) reprise their fan-favorite roles.

Set in the 32nd century, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy expands the Star Trek franchise. Its coming-of-age story represents a unique spin on prior Star Trek shows, while also delivering the franchise’s distinct brand of sci-fi adventure.

Why you’ll want to watch Season 2

Well, for one thing, Starfleet Academy is a science-fiction show that appeals to both longtime Star Trek fans as well as new and younger audiences. The show’s academic setting and character-driven storytelling give the franchise a fresh angle. This addition to the franchise, however, adheres to the core strength intrinsic to the entire Star Trek universe, plus it’s directly connected to the Star Trek: Discovery timeline, with its stories occurring more than 120 years after The Burn, a cataclysmic event we learn about in Discovery Season 3.

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