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We first learned of Paramount+'s plans to move forward with a new Star Trek TV movie, Star Trek: Section 31, starring Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) last April.

The movie will see Yeoh reprise her role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, a character she first played in Star Trek: Discovery season 1, and picks up with her character after she joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets. She must also face the sins of her past.

Paramount+ has just dropped the official trailer and poster following the streamer's presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil. The movie will premiere on Friday, January 24, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

Star Trek: Section 31 also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sven Ruygrok...

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer and poster for its original movie Star Trek: Section 31 during the Paramount+ presentation at Ccxp in São Paolo, Brazil.

The movie will premiere on Friday, January 24, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

In the movie, Michelle Yeoh reprises her fan-favorite role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou – a character she played in Star Trek: Discovery – who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.

Star Trek: Section 31 also stars Omari Hardwick (Power), Emmy winner Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Robert Kazinsky (Pacific Rim), Kacey Rohl (Hannibal), Sven Ruygrok (One Piece), James Hiroyuki Liao (Barry), Humberly Gonzalez (Ginny & Georgia) and Joe Pingue (The Expanse). Miku Martineau (Kate) portrays a young Philippa Georgiou.

Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, with a screenplay by Craig Sweeny...

Accused has wrapped season 2, but how does each episode rank?

Accused returned to Fox this fall for another set of episodes with a unique formula. Each episode of the anthology features a different cast and story with a person on trial for a crime. As the episode goes on, flashbacks show what happened, and inevitably, the crime itself is never what it originally seemed.

Season 1 was a good success with 15 episodes, while this year was only 8. That was shorter yet still had a great bevy of guest stars, making it notable. Some can argue Season 2 wasn’t as strong as the first year, and while there were great performances, not all the stories worked as well. Here’s how each episode of Accused Season 2 ranks to show which belonged in the top tier for the show.

Caution: This article contains minor Spoilers for Accused Season 2

No. 8: Megan’s Story...

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The first appearance of the now-famed Vulcan nerve pinch was in the "Star Trek" episode "The Enemy Within", wherein Spock (Leonard Nimoy) used it to incapacitate en evil duplicate of Captain Kirk (William Shatner). The nerve pinch was evidently so exactly placed on a victim's neck, and so strongly squeezed by the perpetrator, that it would induce almost instant unconsciousness. Rowdy Trekkie kids witnessed the nerve pinch and likely tried it out in their siblings, much to the consternation of their parents. No, kids, the Vulcan nerve pinch doesn't work in real life.

Nimoy himself invented the idea for the Vulcan nerve pinch. The multi-hyphenate, it seems, didn't like the violence that the "Enemy Within" script called for. It read that Spock "kayoes" Kirk, by hitting him in the head with the butt of his phaser. Nimoy, however, was a pacifist,...

Star Trek: Discovery wasn't welcomed by every Star Trek fan when Paramount announced the new series was coming. And when the series debuted, there were a lot of complaints about the differences between the new Trek and the legacy Trek which aired from the 1960s through 2005.

Discovery didn't only look different from any other ship so did the Klingons and the crew. There were new alien species and redone species. There was a new way to travel with the spore drive, and fans were open about their displeasure. But the Discovery cast understood the points of view of these fans and never allowed it to discourage them, according to series star Sonequa Martin-Green in an interview with Variety.

"But this is an intelligent group of people. They are loyal, and they’re speaking from their hearts. They had issues, and rightfully so. They were justified to have their points of view,...

It’s the start of December, and that means some networks are airing holiday specials. There is still plenty in terms of regular programming on broadcast TV tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 3.

This is a big night for a couple of networks, as they air finales and fall finales. CBS is back with a night packed with new episodes, and The CW will not disappoint if you’re a wrestling fan. Let’s take a look inside the schedule tonight.

Accused, The Irrational and more

We start with Fox, which has a two-hour special of Accused. We get two episodes back to back, starting with ken Jeong’s episode. He will play a jewelry store owner who is convinced that his wife is having an affair. He wants her ex to leave town, and he is willing to pay for that. How, then, does he end up imprisoned and facing trial? What did he do?...

Fox wraps up the second season of Accused with episode eight starring Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery) and Mike Colter (Evil). Episode eight, “Megan’s Story,” airs immediately after episode seven on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 9pm Et/Pt.

Season two of the anthology series features episodes starring Michael Chiklis, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Nick Cannon, Cobie Smulders, Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers, Sherri Saum, Trevor White, Debra Winger, Mercedes Ruehl, Christine Ebersole, Danny Pino, Ken Jeong, and Jamie Chung.

“Megan’s Story” Plot: An ambitious music executive (Martin-Green) faces hardship when a futuristic sex robot comes between her and her husband (Colter).

Mike Colter and Sonequa Martin-Green in ‘Accused’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Peter Stranks © 2024 Fox Media LLC) Accused Description, Courtesy of Fox

Accused is a collection of intense, topical and human stories of crime and punishment. Each episode is a fast-paced provocative thriller, exploring a different crime,...

Being the lead of a Star Trek series is a high honor. Usually, the person who lands the leading role is playing the captain, or person in charge of their ship. That, or they become the captain after some time as a commander. It's these people we think about as series leads when we think about the men and women who are front and center.

This is a convention that has been broken more and more often in recent years. Shows like Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, and Prodigy do not feature a genuine captain or leading figure to start the show. While some may point out that Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine wasn't a captain, like the main characters from these other shows, he was still the individual who was seen as in charge.

Michael Burnham, Beckett Mariner, and Dal R'El are the main characters...

Multilingual South African actor and producer, Stelio Savante, who has a SAG Award cast nomination for playing Steve in Ugly Betty, has signed with London based Harter Allen Agency for representation in Europe and the Middle East. Savante recently wrapped key roles in three upcoming films, all based on true stories; Sarah’s Oil, Between Borders, and Hazel.

Sarah’s Oil, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, is an Amazon MGM drama starring Zachary Levi, Naya Desir Johnson, Sonequa Martin Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante and Mel Rodriguez. The film will be released in theaters on December 25, 2025.

Between Borders, directed by Mark Freiburger, stars Elizabeth Tabish, Patrick Sabongui, and Stelio Savantewith Michael Paul Chan, and Elizabeth Mitchell. The drama is scheduled to release on January 26th in theaters nationwide, through Fathom events.

Survival thriller Hazel, directed by Daniel Bielinski stars Madelyn Dundon, Stelio Savante and Laurie Fortierwith Genevieve Bielinksi,...

The Star Trek Universe is no stranger to star-power. The same franchise that helped William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy become pop-culture phenomenons also enhanced the careers of legends such as Sir Patrick Stewart and Chris Pine (in the Kelvin Timeline movies). It's also now spotlighting veterans of this generation such as Sonequa Martin-Green on Star Trek: Discovery and Anson Mount in spinoff series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The franchise appeals to people of all ages and one of the many (countless!) reasons for that is that it has been led by stars from different generations.

One of the biggest franchises of today is undoubtedly the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Debuting in 2008 with Iron Man, it enhanced the careers of Robert Downey Jr. Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, and Mark Ruffalo, while also launching the Hollywood careers of the likes of Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. Oh yeah, and it...

"When a soldier dies, you suck it up." Briarcliff Ent. has unveiled an official trailer for a movie called My Dead Friend Zoe, marking the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Kyle Hausmann-Stokes (who was in the US Army). A fresh new take on veterans. This initially premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight section. You can tell why from this trailer! Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan veteran comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather while at the family's ancestral lake house. At its core, this is about a complicated friendship, a divided family and the complex ways in which we process grief. This unique indie film stars Sonequa Martin-Green as Merit, Natalie Morales as Zoe, along with Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Gloria Reuben.

Exclusive: Max’s upcoming medical drama The Pitt is already making a lasting impression, months ahead of its debut. And it’s not only over the headline-making lawsuit from the Michael Crichton estate alleging ties to his creation ER — something The Pitt auspices and studio Warner Bros TV vigorously deny.

The intrigue has to do with the series’ unusual casting process that resembled hiring practices at a general company, where people apply for a position at a fixed salary denoted in the job listing — in this case $50,000 and $35,000 per episode. That technique is also employed by several current episodic crime anthology series including CBS’ Elsbeth, Fox’s Accused and Peacock’s Poker Face for their Guest Star of the Week, who are getting between $75K-150K. (More on the sizes of each of these fixed fees in a bit.)

Although a fixed episodic fee model is not a major industry trend yet,...

It seems like everyone has a podcast these days. We have Deep Space Nine's Cirroc Lofton's 7th Rule podcast, The Delta Flyers', hosted by Voyager stars Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeil. There's also the D-Con Chamber podcast, hosted by Enterprise stars Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer. There's a podcast for everyone and thanks to Gates McFadden, that remains true.

Each of the above podcasts serve a unique purpose. The 7th Rule talks a lot about Deep Space Nine, among other current Trek-topics. The Delta Flyers was an episode review podcast built around Voyager but shifted ears to Deep Space Nine after Voyager ended. The D-Con Chamber podcast focuses more on Star Trek stars, while being morer of a "late-night show" for Trek fans.

For McFadden, her InvestiGates podcast focuses less on Star Trek and more on the people who make Star Trek possible. Over the years, she's...

When you look at the who's who of stars in the franchise, you will get some of the biggest names that the world of science fiction has ever had. From William Shatner to Patrick Stewart, luminaries like Scott Bakula and Sonequa Martin-Green. Not to mention newer names like Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn.

While a who's who of names, most of whom weren't mentioned in the above paragraph because we simply don't have the time, they don't represent every major sci-fi name out there. There are brilliant and wonderful franchises outside of Star Trek that have their own stars. From V to Stargate, to Star Wars and Jurassic Park. So many major properties exist and have created their own major stars.

Stars we'd like to see join Star Trek, even if only one episode or in a single film. So we're looking at just three of the many names that...

South African born SAG Award nominee Stelio Savante, also known as ‘Ajax’ in the Call Of Duty video game series and ‘Moses’ in the historical world-wide hit biblical series The Chosen, is starring in key roles in three upcoming films, all based on true stories. Sarah’s Oil, Between Borders, and Hazel.

Sarah’s Oil, is an Amazon MGM drama starring Zachary Levi, Naya Desir Johnson, Sonequa Martin Green, Garret Dillahunt, Bridget Regan, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes, Stelio Savante and Mel Rodriguez. Sarah’s Oil is inspired by Tonya Bolden’s book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America, and tells the true story of Sarah Rector, an African American born in Oklahoma in the early 1900s. Filmed in Oklahoma, the drama chronicles Sarah’s journey to becoming the first African American teenage millionaire. Cyrus Nowrasteh (who also directed Savante in the action thriller Infidel) directed Sarah’s Oil from...

After Star Trek: Nemesis flopped at the box office, that was the end of Star Trek: The Next Generation until the crew gathered together once again for the final season of Star Trek: Picard. After Nemesis, though, Brent Spiner and John Logan had an idea for another movie that would have brought all of the captains from all of the series, crews, and villains together for one epic battle. [via Fandomwire] Not surprisingly, Paramount deemed it too expensive to produce so the idea wasn't considered further. But things have changed over the years, and with Paramount+ interested in streaming movies, this could be the perfect time to revisit Spiner and Logan's idea.

We now have four additional captains that could be added to the set-up, which could include Captain Burnham [Sonequa Martin-Green], Captain Seven of Nine [Jeri Ryan], Captain Pike [Anson Mount], and Captain Freeman [Dawnn Lewis]. Or the four could...

In Star Trek: Discovery, Phillipa Georgiou [Michelle Yeoh] had to leave Michael Burnham [Sonequa Martin-Green] and the rest of the Discovery crew behind when her body began rejecting the time jump to the 32nd century. Yeoh's character was written out in season three of Star Trek: Discovery, and she was supposed to star in a series based around her character and Section 31. That changed, though, and Paramount+ decided to go with a streaming channel movie instead which began filming in January 2024. And now, the release date for the movie has finally been announced!

According to Deadline, Section 31 will air on Paramount+ on January 24, 2025 both in the US and international markets where available. Since there are not usually any set times for a streaming channel drop, most likely the movie will be available after midnight on the 24th.

While many fans are looking forward to seeing the gray side of Starfleet in a longer form,...

Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ directorial debut My Dead Friend Zoe took the Grand Jury prize for Best Feature Narrative Saturday night as the Woodstock Film Festival presented awards for its silver jubilee edition.

The film stars Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman in a tale of a female veteran of the war in Afghanistan who “comes head to head with her Vietnam vet grandfather at the family’s ancestral lake house.” The feature grew out of a short film directed by Hausmann-Stokes, himself a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq.

The jury, comprised of Oren Moverman, Roger Ross Williams, and Debra Granik, wrote, “For a standout central performance that delves into the darkness of the human psyche in the aftermath of its most extreme brutality, and for shining a light on the tragic consequences of war on those who are sent in our name to fight, we the...

Paramount+ today debuted the official trailer for the fifth and final season of its hit animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks. The fifth and final season will premiere on Paramount+ with two episodes on Thursday, October 24, in the U.S. and internationally.

Following the premiere, new episodes of the 10-episode-long season will drop every Thursday on the service leading up to the series finale on Thursday, December 19.

In season five of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked with closing “space potholes” – subspace rifts that are causing chaos in the Alpha Quadrant. Pothole duty would be easy for Junior Officers Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford … If they didn’t also have to deal with an Orion war, furious Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, murder mysteries, and scariest of all: their own career aspirations.

This upcoming season on Paramount+ is a celebration of this underdog...

The Bold and the Beautiful alum Kiara Barnes is returning to the small screen. She nabbed another acting role with Fox’s American crime drama Accused.

What Happened to Zoe Buckingham?

It’s been a while since fans saw Barnes on the daytime soap. The last time Zoe appeared was in July 2021. Her sister Paris (Diamond White) told her about Carter’s (Lawrence Saint-Victor) affair with Quinn (Rena Sofer), who was married to Eric (John McCook) at the time. Zoe assumed that Carter was sleeping with Shauna (Denise Richards).

Zoe had enough of Los Angeles and the constant drama. She ultimately broke up with Carter and left town. Zoe has been spending time in London with her mother. It’s also likely that Zoe got word about Paris’s surprise engagement to Thomas (Matthew Atkinson).

However, it doesn’t look like Zoe is ever returning to the show. Her character has been written off,...

From Tommy and Trevor’s first meeting under a cloud of raining frogs to the time she defended their relationship in front of his entire church, it’s never a dull moment for the 9-1-1: Lone Star couple — and they’re about to embark on their biggest adventure yet.

Monday’s episode, a continuation of the final season’s three-part premiere, found Tommy getting down on one knee and asking Trevor to make her a preacher’s wife. “Trevor Parks, what would you say if I asked you to be my husband?” she said, to which he replied,...

Star Trek: Discovery really had themselves a chance to make a new show that continued the legacy of the franchise, enthralling us with new and vibrant stories. Instead, it was yet another prequel that no one asked for. It may have had a shot, but the show did everything it could to turn off established fans. Unfortunately, due to poor management, genuine talents like series star Sonequa Martin-Green bore the brunt of the backlash.

She was, after all, the starring character of the franchise; Michael Burnham. Despite an awful character name, there was hope. After all, Martin-Green was in demand coming off of her role on The Walking Dead. They got a true talent to star in their new Trek series. Why not? Yet, the character was poorly written and given way too many myths and canon-breaking attachments that rubbed fans the wrong way.

A mysterious and never before mentioned sister of Spock?...

We finally have a complete cast list for Accused season 2, so here’s a look at who’s starring in the second season of the Fox hit!

Based on a British show, Accused premiered in 2023 on Fox and quickly became a success. The anthology series opens with a person on trial and flashbacks showing how they got to this point. The storylines are unique, with the crime often not what viewers expected and not always having a happy ending.

The show did well in the ratings and is set for a second season. It was delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes, with Fox deciding to hold it off until this fall. As with season 1, each episode features a brand new guest cast with a new storyline.

It is confirmed that Emmy winner Michael Chiklis, who starred in the pilot episode, will return for season 2 but in a different part. He...

A little over a year after Alaska Daily’s cancellation, Hilary Swank is headed back to TV.

The actress — who starred in the aforementioned ABC drama — will recur during Season 3 of Yellowjackets on Paramount+ With Showtime, with the option to become a series regular if the show is picked up for Season 4, our sister site Deadline reports.

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Onetime Krypton resident Aaron Pierre reportedly is on the short list to play Green Lantern John Stewart in HBO’s Lanterns TV series.

Beacon 23‘s Stephan James is also in some form of contention for the role, our sister site THR reports, while Snowfall‘s Damson Idris is now out of the mix.

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Pierre’s TV credits also include...

Mike Colter (Evil) and Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery) are among the final flurry of castings for Season 2 of Fox’s Accused crime anthology.

Based on the BBC’s BAFTA Award-winning crime anthology and developed by Howard Gordon, Fox’s Accused each season serves up collection of topical and human stories of crime and punishment. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, each episode promises a provocative thriller, exploring a different crime, in a different city, and with an entirely original cast.

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Exclusive: Sonequa Martin-Green, Mike Colter, Jamie Chung, Sherri Saum, and Kiara Barnes have joined Season 2 of Fox’s crime procedural Accused.

Martin-Green and Colter will lead the finale, titled “Megan’s Story,” as Megan and John, respectively. Barnes play Eve in the same episode, in which a music executive’s marriage to her husband is threatened by a beautiful seductress.

Chung will play the character Grace in “Eugene’s Story,” and Saum will play the character Erica in “Justin’s Story.”

In “Eugene’s Story,” a kind-hearted jewelry store owner is put on trial after his wife’s past throws their present into chaos. “Justin’s Story” sees a wrestling coach is on trial after he pushes his star wrestler too far.

The new cast joins some heavy hitters who have already been announced for Season 2, including Felicity Huffman, Taylor Schilling, Patrick J. Adams, William H. Macy, Justin Chambers, Danny Pino and Nick Cannon.

Idris Elba will help bring to the screen Chinua Achebe’s 1958 debut novel Things Fall Apart.

The Hijack and Luthor actor will star in a series adaptation which is in the works at the studio A24, our sister site Variety reports. Additionally, Elba will executive-produce alongside Gina Carter, David Oyelowo and Amanda N’Duka (of production company Yoruba Saxon), Ben Forkner, Dayo Ogunyemi and Achebe Masterworks.

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Despite being one of the oldest characters in Star Trek history, Captain Christopher Pike wasn't really a compelling character until Anson Mount took the role in Season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery. Even then, it has taken Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Pike to really come into his own as a likable, inspirational lead character. Part of this is because he's not exactly like previous versions of Pike.

Captain Pike first appeared in the original Star Trek pilot episode, "The Cage." Portrayed by Jeffrey Hunter, this Pike was irritable and brooding. He was not only isolated from his crew but openly adversarial with various members. While "The Cage" is an interesting episode overall, it is reasonable to say that this Captain Pike is not really all that fun to watch.

Of course, various elements of "The Cage" got repurposed into the 2-part Original Series episode "The Menagerie." This offered a...

The Deadliest Catch captains found themselves in deep water on the upcoming episode of Celebrity Family Feud as a tricky question about strip clubs left them floundering. Captains Sig Hansen, Keith Colburn, Jake Anderson, “Wild” Bill Wichrowski, and Johnathan Hillstrand will appear on Monday’s (September 16) 3-hour primetime Family Feud event on ABC, where they will face off against Star Trek universe actors Wilson Cruz, Celia Rose Gooding, Wil Wheaton, Dawnn Lewis, and Sonequa Martin-Green. In a clip shared by Entertainment Weekly, the Discovery Channel stars are asked by host Steve Harvey to “name something in a strip club a man might like to have in his man cave.” This question proves especially difficult for Anderson, who can only come up with “bra.” After Harvey reacts to the audience’s stunned response, Anderson adds, “I can’t believe underwear didn’t go on there.” The Deadliest Catch guys receive a...

Star Trek is a wonderful franchise, filled with beautifully written characters, compelling storylines, and incredible concepts that get brought to life. Across weeks, months, years, and decades, Star Trek has delivered some of the best writing that not only science fiction has ever seen but entertainment has ever seen. Some of the best stories that you can find in this world happen in the run time of a Star Trek property.

That's made possible thanks in part to the dynamic and enthralling characters that make up this wonderful little universe of ours. Yet, they don't always get it right from the jump. Sometimes plots fall apart, characters don't get over and entire concepts fall asunder.

The issue with that, usually, is a poor starting point. Getting it right from the beginning matters. Trying to create a dynamic character, while making them unique and still familiar is hard. It's so hard...

When Star Trek: Discovery debuted in 2017, the producers and team behind it knew the show had big shoes to fill. They could have slid into the mold and tried to recreate Star Trek: The Next Generation. Maybe more fans would have liked it that way, but in all fairness, everything changes. No Star Trek series has been the same since The Original Series. And they all had things about them that some people didn't like.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine took a big risk by setting the series on a space station instead of having the crew aboard a spaceship, and some people have said that Gene Roddenberry would never have approved of it. But it amassed fans who remained dedicated watchers to this day...all because it took a risk, which is exactly what Discovery did.

Were there highs and lows? Absolutely. Some things that worked and others that didn't?...

Briarcliff Entertainment announced on Wednesday that its dark veteran dramedy My Dead Friend Zoe, starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales and Ed Harris, will now open in theaters nationwide on February 28, 2025.

Exec produced by Travis Kelce, the film, which won the Audience Award in its SXSW world premiere, had previously been scheduled to open on November 1.

Marking the directorial debut of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, a former U.S. Army infantry paratrooper and Iraq War Bronze Star veteran, My Dead Friend Zoe follows the journey of Merit (Martin-Green), a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of Zoe (Morales), her dead best friend from the Army. Despite the persistence of her Va group counselor (Morgan Freeman), the tough love of her mother (Gloria Reuben) and the levity of an unexpected love interest, Merit’s cozy-dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo insulated from the world.

Star Trek's newest era has not been the most universally acclaimed version of the era. The series has seen seven shows and counting announced and or begun filming since 2017. Each show has been received pretty differently from one another. Some shows, like Strange New Worlds and Prodigy, are beloved for their refreshing but familiar takes on the franchise.

Others, like Lower Decks and Short Treks, intrigued fans for their uniqueness and ability to expand the universe. Then there are shows like Picard and Discovery that did more harm than good to the health of the franchise.

That doesn't mean every show is without merit, nor does it mean that the worst shows in the Nu Era of Star Trek don't have some redeeming qualities. Yet, the desire to expand ideas past their original inception and add nuance to a variety of factors didn't sit well with a lot of fans.

Exclusive: Zachary Levi (Hotel Tehran) and Naya Desir-Johnson (The Equalizer) are toplining Sarah’s Oil, a new theatrical drama from Amazon MGM Studios that has wrapped production.

Others in the cast include Sonequa Martin-Green (Star Trek: Discovery), Garret Dillahunt (Raising Hope), Bridget Regan (Jane the Virgin), Kenric Green (The Walking Dead), Adyan Copes (Who Is Christmas Eve?), Stelio Savante (The Cleaning Lady) and Mel Rodriguez (The Last Man on Earth).

Inspired by Tonya Bolden’s book Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America, Sarah’s Oil tells the true story of Sarah Rector, an African American born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming one...

Star Trek: Picard was the last time fans of the franchise saw Patrick Stewart took on the role of Jean-Luc Picard. The series also saw the return of Brent Spiner as the beloved Data, a character he first played way back in 1987 for The Next Generation.

Brent Spiner in a still from Star Trek: Picard | Paramount Pictures

While both the actors have claimed multiple times in the past that they planned to quit the franchise, they reprised their roles in multiple projects even after the conclusion of The Next Generation. However, the two were not the only ones who returned to reprise their roles for Picard.

They were also joined by none other than LeVar Burton, who reprised his portrayal of Geordi La Forge.

Brent Spiner thought LeVar Burton’s work in Picard was best he had ever seen from the actor

A still from Star Trek: Picard | Credits: Paramount...

Since its debut, Star Trek: Discovery has been a significant addition to the beloved Star Trek franchise. But despite the anticipation surrounding the project, the 2017 TV series was later subject to criticism, surrounding Sonequa Martin-Green’s portrayal of Michael Burnham, and the controversial depiction of Klingons.

A still from Star Trek: Discovery (2017) | Paramount Network

While Star Trek: Discovery has garnered overall praise for its visual effects and modern storytelling, Sonequa Martin-Green’s acting has consistently drawn backlash, with accusations of her performance lacking emotional depth. Meanwhile, it seems, that fans can still turn a blind eye to Martin-Green’s acting, but they can never forgive the show for changing the appearance of Klingons.

Sonequa Martin-Green’s Performance Witnessed Negative Reception

When Star Trek: Discovery was released in 2017, with the optimism to meet fans’ expectations, the show was greeted by a loyal fanbase, praising its take on complex themes relevant to contemporary society.

Brent Spiner starred in the iconic 1987 series Star Trek: The Next Generation and portrayed the role of the android called Data in the franchise. However, things became interesting when Data decided to play a little game.

Brent Spiner as the android Data in Star Trek: Nemesis | Paramount Pictures

During the second season of the show, an iconic episode was released called “Elementary, Dear Data” which was one of the smartest concepts that the franchise had ever created.

Brent Spiner Gave Us An Iconic Villain For Star Trek: The Next Generation

Credits to the writers and the director of that episode, but it was Brent Spiner’s portrayal of Data that brought this iconic villain to life. When Captain Jean-Luc Picard (portrayed by Patrick Stewart) is waiting for the USS Victory, Data and La Forge decide to play a little game.

Daniel Davis as Moriarty in Star Trek: The Next Generation...

Star Trek: Discovery premiered back in 2017 and was the 7th Star Trek show, and the 6th live-action series to have been released. It marked a new era for fans of the long-running space saga, set a decade before the events of the original Star Trek.

Regardless, Star Trek: Discovery has received more than its fair share of criticism. This is majorly due to its commitment to move away from the original narrative, and the unfamiliarity of the universe as far as its eventual 32nd century setting was concerned.

Still, the show has also been critically lauded, and one of the reasons has been the introduction of several memorable characters who have become an integral part of Star Trek as a whole.

The cast of Star Trek: Discovery. Credits: CBS Interactive, Inc

Sonequa Martin-Green, who played the role of Discovery captain Michael Burnham, also said something similar. The 39-year-old actress suggested...

In the "Star Trek: Discovery" episode "Face the Strange," Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) becomes inexplicably unstuck in time. First, she is thrown from the 32nd century back to the 23rd century events of "Such Sweet Sorrow Part 2," when the USS Discovery was embroiled in a deadly battle with a malevolent machine intelligence called Control. Then she's thrown even further back, to when the USS Discovery was first being built. Then forward again, to the "Sweet Sorrow" battle. It's all very confusing. 

Burnham and a fellow time-stranded coworker, Reyner (Callum Kieth Rennie), eventually find that the Discovery is infected by a bug called a Krenim chronophage that essentially eats time. Its machinations have snared the Discovery in a time tangle, leaving it distracted and unable to move while some weapons-seeking bad guys flee the ship's righteous investigations. Burnham and Reyner keep merrily skipping about in time. They skip ahead to when the Federation was seen destroyed,...

With the official conclusion of the Star Trek: Discovery series, discussions about a movie adaptation that have been delayed for quite some time are resurfacing. Audience opinions are mixed on whether they actually want a movie.

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Recent remarks by the show’s star, Sonequa Martin-Green, subtly suggest that the possibility of the movie becoming a reality is gaining traction in the studio.

Sonequa Martin-Green on the Possibility of a Star Trek: Discovery Spin-Off Movie

Star Trek 4 remains distant from its release, yet there’s reassuring news that development is ongoing for the highly anticipated movie. In March 2024, reports surfaced that Steve Yockey, known for his work on The Flight Attendant, has taken up the challenge of crafting a new script for the film. This installment aims to reunite stars like Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, and Zoe Saldaña.

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Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek is a testament to rich storytelling that has featured a diverse universe showcasing rich and diverse cultures that explore the human condition. At the core of the series, it delves deep into social and ethical questions that resonate deeply with its viewers. The original series had been a major hit that had brought Trekkies to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that took off in 1966.

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While Roddenberry had a positive vision for the series, that notion took a serious blow with Star Trek: Discovery. One of the key reasons that the series is so hated because unlike the original show known for its well-written characters and rich lore, Discovery was a weak copy that had countless shortcomings. Sonequa Martin-Green has come forward being honest about the show’s weak start, earning fans’ respect.

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Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired domestic distribution rights to Legion M’s “My Dead Friend Zoe.” The dark comedy-drama, which won the SXSW Film Festival’s Audience Award this year, stars Sonequa Martin-Green (“The Walking Dead”), Natalie Morales (“No Hard Feelings”), Oscar nominee Ed Harris (“Apollo 13”) and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman (“Million Dollar Baby”). The supporting cast also includes Gloria Reuben (“ER“) and Utkarsh Ambudkar (“Ghosts”).

The film is the directorial debut of Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, a former U.S. Army infantry paratrooper and Iraq War Bronze Star veteran. In the film, Hausmann-Stokes examines the post-war experience and pays tribute to veterans. The story was co-written by Hausmann-Stokes with A.J. Bermudez. The film also marks the executive producer debut of NFL star Travis Kelce.

In “My Dead Friend Zoe,” Merit (Martin-Green) is a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who finds herself at odds with her family because of the presence of Zoe...

Exclusive: Seven years after Ryan Bartlett left UTA to launch Hyperion, the veteran talent agent is leaving the boutique agency to join Independent Artist Group. He will work in Iag’s talent department, reporting to Andrew Rogers in a reunion for the duo who were agents together at Paradigm where Rogers headed Motion Picture Talent.

The deal for Bartlett came together late last week and was finalized over the weekend. He plans to bring many of his longtime clients to Iag, including Xochitl Gomez, Ashton Sanders and Natasha Behnam.

Meanwhile, the plan for Hyperion, which Bartlett ran since its June 2017 inception, is to continue with agents Austin Leshay and Will Atlas at the helm.

Iag was formed a year ago when Agency for the Performing Arts and music touring agency Artist Group International merged. The new combined agency (and APA before that) has been bulking its ranks over the past...

Star Trek: Discovery, a television series within the Star Trek franchise, is roughly set a decade before the events of the original Star Trek series, and follows the adventures of the USS Discovery and its crew, including Michael Burnham, portrayed by Sonequa Martin-Green.

Sonequa in Star Trek: Discovery (image credit: CBS)

Premiering in 2017, Star Trek: Discovery quickly built a loyal fanbase. Now, with its fifth and final season’s debut recently in May, the show continued to explore classic Star Trek themes.

How The Original Vision for Star Trek: Discovery Could Have Save The Show

Initially, Bryan Fuller envisioned the new show as an anthology series, exploring various stories across different time periods within the Star Trek universe. The idea was also teased in initial teasers of different ships and crews, sparking fan curiosity.

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Star Trek: Discovery, which is the 7th series that encompassed the massive Star Trek franchise, debuted its first season in 2017 and is now in its 5th and final season which aired in Paramount+ on April 4, 2024. The show is a prequel that follows the crew of the starship Discovery a decade before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series.

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When the series was given the greenlight, there were speculations from certain fans regarding the timeline that it was set in as they believed that prequels were becoming redundant. The show though, took a risky and bold decision regarding the time factor after two seasons that allowed them to work without the pressure of continuity while also creating a whole new narrative that could be freshly developed.

Star Trek: Discovery’s Quest For Change Led To This Bold Move

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When "Star Trek: Discovery" signed off last month, it left a few character arcs hanging. That's because the show's cancellation wasn't announced until season 5 had already wrapped, leading to a season finale that was reworked into a series finale with the help of quick rewrites and some additional footage.

Luckily, several main characters still got their happy ending despite the Paramount+ bait-and-switch, and Blu del Barrio's ensign Adira Tal was one of them. Adira joined the Discovery crew as an orphan with a Trill symbiont for a boyfriend. By season 5's ending, Adira had come into their own as a member of the crew, found a family in the form of parent figures Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) and Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz), and amicably ended things with their partner, Gray (Ian Alexander), after he was separated from them and placed into a body of his own.

Adira ends up...

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Star Trek: Discovery has proven to be unlike any other show in canon. It has featured several twists, turns, and surprises that resonate with viewers, giving major nostalgia as it takes them back to the journey of humans and aliens in Starfleet.

Discovery has become a pioneer in helping Paramount+ build a new vision for Star Trek on modern television.

With its modern storytelling, good CGI, and coordinated dialogues that show the typical political and social issues, the show is considered one of the best in the franchise.

Now that it has ended relive the five best moments in Discovery.

Booker and Culber’s Friendship

Cleveland Booker and Hugh Culber’s friendship is one of the highlights of Discovery Season 5 Episode 6, titled Whistlespeak.

The episode shows the importance of family and friendship after the crew decides to strand themselves in the...

"Star Trek: Discovery" came to an end this week after a five season run that included some soaring highs, low lows, and, above all else, big swings. Debuting in 2017, "Discovery" was the first of a new wave of "Trek" shows that would come to define the franchise for modern viewers. It did so ambitiously, but it didn't always work for everyone -- especially in the early days. In a new interview with the LA Times, Alex Kurtzman, "Discovery" co-showrunner and head of "Trek" at Paramount+, spoke frankly about the show's initially so-so reception and explained why he thought it might not have worked for "Trek" fans at first.

"I think people felt it was too dark," Kurtzman explained, echoing a sentiment that's popped up in plenty of reactions to the series over the years. While the vast majority of critics have given the show positive reviews over the years, early...

Star Trek: Discovery just ended after five seasons on the air. The Paramount+ spinoff series concluded the story seeing the Discovery captain, Michael Burham (Sonequa Martin-Green), trying to find the Progenitors’ technology, which was used to create humanoid life. Meanwhile, her crew set out to find and rescue her.

Here is how Star Trek: Discovery ended and what is next for the franchise.

How Did Star Trek: Discovery End?

Star Trek: Discovery’s series finale started where the penultimate episode ended. Captain Michael Burham disappeared through a portal and woke up somewhere with infinite gateways that led to exotic worlds. While there, she saw Moll (Eve Harlow). The two fought and then decided to work together.

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They set out to find the Progenitors’ technology, which was used to create humanoid life. They then find an interface with communication from Book (David Ajala). Of course,...