Whether Enterprise, Picard or Section 31: exciting projects from the Star Trek sci-fi universe are coming in the next few years. Here’s an overview of new films and series
Star Trek has been at a standstill in cinemas for over seven years. Similar to the Star Wars franchise, the sci-fi series made efficient use of this break to establish itself prominently in the streaming sector with several series. However, Trekkies can look forward to a promising future: not only are new series coming, but Star Trek films are also finally being made again.
Four new films are currently in development. There are also five series and seasons to be seen this year and next. Have you lost track of the current and announced Star Trek projects? Don’t worry, because we’ve put together a handy list of all the films and series set to launch in 2024 and beyond
These 5 Star Trek series will start in 2024 and 2025
Star Trek: Discovery: Season 5 starts in April 2024 on Paramount+
Star Trek: Lower Decks: Season 5 is scheduled to start in 2024 on Paramount+
Star Trek: Prodigy: Season 2 starts 2024 on Netflix
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Season 3 starts 2025 on Paramount+
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: expected to start in 2025 on Paramount+
What is Starfleet Academy?
The latest Star Trek series has been in development at Paramount+ for some time and is scheduled to start filming in 2024. The mix of sci-fi and youth series follows the next generation of Starfleet officers as they grow together during rigorous training. It is not yet known in which Star Trek era the Starfleet Academy spin-off will be set
2025 and beyond: These 4 Star Trek movies are to come
Between 1979 and 2016, a total of 13 Star Trek films were released, three of which are set in the Kelvin Timeline canon and 10 in the original continuity. But what about the film future of the sci-fi series and when will the cinema hiatus finally come to an end?
Plans for various iterations of a new movie have kept Trekkies trapped in a transporter buffer between anticipation and disappointment for years. Projects by Quentin Tarantino, Matt Shakman and Noah Hawley have come to nothing. But now things are finally set to move forward.
Four different Star Trek films are currently in the works at Paramount. While three of them are still at an early stage of development, one project is already being filmed this year:
(Michelle Yeoh returns in Section 31)
Star Trek: Section 31: After 3 seasons as Philippa Georgiou, Michelle Yeoh left the crew of the USS Discovery to lead a planned spin-off series about the secret service Section 31. The series project was suspiciously quiet for a long time, but then a movie was announced. However, this is not to be released in cinemas, but exclusively on Paramount+. As filming is only taking place this year, we shouldn’t expect a start before 2025
Star Trek prequel: In January 2024, concrete plans for a new Star Trek movie were announced for the first time in a long time. Toby Haynes is set to direct the prequel film, which will be set many decades before the latest movie trilogy in the Kelvin timeline. When it comes to sci-fi prequels, Haynes is just the man for the job: he previously directed six episodes of the Star Wars series Andor.
Star Trek 4: A fourth film of the Kelvin movies released between 2009 and 2016 is said to still be in development. This could reunite the Enterprise crew around Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk for a final adventure on the big screen.
A Picard movie: Although Star Trek: Picard should be a farewell, Patrick Stewart is not yet ready to give up his communicator for good. Soon, Jean-Luc Picard and other members of his former Enterprise crew could return for another Star Trek movie. In a podcast interview in January 2024, Stewart revealed that a script has already been written. The Picard film has not yet been officially announced. It is likely that it will be conceived as a streaming release for Paramount+.
