The blazing launch of Paramount+'s "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" is now in the books this week, and avid fans can look forward to a galaxy of new characters as showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau take us into the far future of the "Trek" timeline for a 32nd-century education amid the stars.
Beginning with the two-episode premiere that just happened Jan. 15, creator Gaia Violo's 10-chapter "Starfleet Academy" series lifts off to chronicle the first new class of Starfleet cadets in 120 years after The Burn, a devastating cosmic event documented in the third season of "Star Trek: Discovery."
