The Journey Never Ends
Star Trek’s future is wide open right now, as the franchise navigates the ends of Discovery and Picard and looks to a future that balances together streaming shows, made-for-streaming movies like Section 31 and a potential Picard continuation, and multiple attempts to bring Trek back to theatrical superstardom. But one key part of that is crucial to Discovery: its exploration of the 32nd century won’t end when it does.
The one brand-new show we know is definitely still part of Trek’s future at the moment is Starfleet Academy, set to begin filming this year, and will follow the prestigious institute during the 32nd century time period, rather than going back to the Trek eras established in other shows. That’s all we know at this point—we don’t know if Mary Wiseman could potentially be a key star for the series, or anyone else affiliated with Discovery, or even which students will be the focus of the series. But it does mean that even as Discovery bids farewell, the world it has established will keep boldly going beyond it.
Star Trek: Discovery season five premieres April 4 on Paramount+.
