"Picking up from roughly where Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman's Star Trek: Discovery left off when it ended in 2024, Starfleet Academy might be best described as Star Trek for the TikTok age ... or simply the franchise's horniest iteration. Set in the 32nd century, it follows the first group of cadets to train at the Academy in more than a century, giving it license to play out more like a college soap opera à la Hulu's Tell Me Lies."
"No matter how well your favorite streaming service's algorithm knows you, come February, sometimes even the smartest technology can be swayed by the power of Valentine's Day. Hence all those romance-heavy promos at the top of your screen, from Ryan Murphy's Love Story to Netflix's ever-proliferating Love Is Blind. But love-romantic or otherwise-can be found in the oddest of places, including the radioactive wasteland of postapocalyptic Los Angeles, Westeros in the rare midst of relative peace, or behind the scenes of the latest MCU blockbuster."
February streaming highlights include a mix of romance-driven promotions and a broad slate of genres, offering viewers sci-fi, postapocalyptic drama, fantasy, and documentary options. Streaming platforms emphasize Valentine's Day with romance-heavy promos such as Ryan Murphy's Love Story and Love Is Blind, yet romantic elements appear in unexpected settings like a radioactive Los Angeles or a temporarily peaceful Westeros. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy continues Discovery's timeline with a cadet-focused, college-soap tone while retaining franchise nostalgia and ensemble stars Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. The lineup also includes titles like Fallout, Neighbors, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, plus new docuseries by Josh Safdie.
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