While the future of “Star Trek” remains uncertain in movie theaters, the iconic sci-fi universe is still experiencing a new spring on home screens. This new era of the “Star Trek” series was ushered in 2017 with “Star Trek: Discovery”. And shortly after the start of the series, there were plans for an offshoot centered around the Empress Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), who comes from the dark mirror universe.
Although “Star Trek” boss Alex Kurtzman has repeatedly stressed that the project is not off the table and that the character was written out of “Discovery” in season 3 for this reason, nothing has changed in the five years since the announcement. many – so far! As American trade journals unanimously report, the Georgiou spin-off will “Star Trek: Section 31Coming now for real – but (for now) not as a series, but as a movie produced exclusively for the “Star Trek” streaming home Paramount +.
The First “Star Trek” Movie Since “Star Trek Beyond”
Since Kurtzman doesn’t want to do too many “Star Trek” projects at once, they’re apparently taking the opportunity that “Star Trek: Picard” ends this week and “Star Trek: Discovery” is in its fifth week in 2024. and the final season begins to fill the resulting gap (among other things) with the long-prepared “Section 31”. Of course, the project is also fueled by the hype surrounding Michelle Yeoh, who just won the Oscar for her magnificent performance in the wonderfully wacky multiverse spectacle “Everything Everywhere All At Once” (not just our best picture of 2022).
Exactly when Section 31 will be released is still unclear, but the project is already quite concrete and it has also been confirmed who will be responsible for writing and directing (Discovery veterans Craig Sweeny and Olatunde Osunsanmi), it could be that far in 2024. The sci-fi adventure should therefore appear earlier than other film projects in the franchise, which are repeatedly discussed but still do not bear fruit (for example, “Star Trek 4”). That would make the Discovery spinoff the first Star Trek film since 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, though Section 31 is now being released direct-to-stream rather than the big screen.
In terms of content, the film ties in with Georgiou’s farewell in the third season of “Star Trek: Discovery”, where she was sent back to a time in the past and now has the chance to turn fate for the better. . As the title suggests, she will once again be working with Federation Intelligence Section 31.
“Section 31” and the streaming future of “Star Trek”.
Even though “Star Trek: Section 31” is now a movie, it is possible that a series will follow at a later date. But that is still in the future at the moment.
It is already certain that with “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” another new “Trek” series is planned, which will go to Starfleet Academy. In addition, the first “Discovery” spin-off “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and the animated series “Star Trek: Lower Decks” and “Star Trek: Prodigy” are getting new seasons. An end to the current ‘Trek’ bloom on home screens is therefore not yet in sight.