"The first thing longtime Star Trek fans will likely notice about the new series, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, is that the cast is big. Not only are we getting a new crew of cadets - which, by the second episode, includes six regular characters - but also a whole host of supporting cadets, as well as the teachers and Starfleet officers that populate the USS Athena and Starfleet on Earth. And none of that includes guest characters, most notably, Paul Giamatti's new villain, Nus Braka."
""It feels weirdly like a limitless engine that could go on for a very, very long time," Kurtzman tells Inverse ahead of the launch of Starfleet Academy. "It's not just about the characters that we meet in Season 1, who will have four years in the academy, but every season brings in a new class, and then what happens when they graduate?""
Starfleet Academy features a large, expandable cast including six regular cadets by the second episode, numerous supporting cadets, teachers, Starfleet officers aboard the USS Athena, and guest characters such as Paul Giamatti's Nus Braka. Producer Alex Kurtzman describes the format as a limitless engine that can introduce new classes each season and follow outcomes after graduation. Season 2 entered pre-production in 2025, guaranteeing at least one more season beyond 2026. The academy setting intentionally enables cast turnover and a broader canvas of characters and situations, with most cadets written as audience surrogates so newcomers need no prior Star Trek knowledge to engage.
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