
In 2026, a new Starfleet captain will change Star Trek history. Does this sound hyperbolic? Are we getting ahead of ourselves? No. Holly Hunter’s character in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will almost certainly change the history of the Federation, not by what she does in the present, but because she’ll know all sorts of things about the past.
Here’s why Hunter’s Captain Nahla Ake is a possible crossroads for various Star Trek Easter eggs, and how she could sneakily bridge the nine-century gap between Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy.