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‘Starfleet Academy’ season 2 set for March 2027, adds Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will return for a second and final season in March 2027 on Paramount+.
The show follows a new group of Starfleet cadets training to become officers.
In the new season, the cadets begin their second year aboard the USS Athena.
Their friendships and ideas about leadership and morality will be tested by rivalries, diplomatic talks and a schoolwide tournament.
A mysterious new cadet will raise questions with possible consequences beyond the classroom.
Bill Nighy will play the estranged father of Nahla Ake, a character played by Holly Hunter.
Rosemarie DeWitt will play Laytha Sadal, the mother of cadet Tarima and the First Lady of Betazed.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 2 is set to premiere on Paramount+ in March 2027.
The release window was announced during a Star Trek panel at New York Comic Con on October 10, 2026.
Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt will guest star as characters’ parents.
The season follows the cadets into their second year aboard the USS Athena.
Variety and Deadline report that Season 2 will be the show’s final season.
- Who
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, with guest stars Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt.
- What
- Season 2 is set to premiere in March 2027.
- When
- March 2027; an exact premiere date has not been announced.
- Where
- On Paramount+.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
follows our cadets into their second year aboard the USS Athena. There, their ideals of leadership, friendship, romance and morality are put to the test as they navigate budding rivalries, shaky diplomatic negotiations, a fiercely competitive schoolwide tournament, and the arrival of a mysterious new cadet whose existence raises questions that could have consequences far beyond the classroom.
The March 2027 premiere window and the guest-star news were announced during a Star Trek panel at New York Comic Con.
Season 2 is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+.
- Premiere window
- March 2027
- Streaming service
- Paramount+
- Nyk Ake
- Bill Nighy plays Nahla’s estranged father
- Laytha Sadal
- Rosemarie DeWitt plays Tarima’s mother and the First Lady of Betazed
- Season setting
- The cadets’ second year aboard the USS Athena
- Final season
- Season 2 is described as the show’s final season by Deadline and Variety
Sources
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Lifts the Lid on Its Second Season
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Sets Premiere Month For Second And Final Season — Find Out Who's Joining The Cast
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Season 2 Adds Bill Nighy, Rosemarie DeWitt in Guest Roles
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Season 2 Release Date & Photos; Bill Nighy & Rosemarie DeWitt To Guest Star
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Season 2 to Premiere March 2027, Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt to Guest Star
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