Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1
Created by Gaia Violo
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is set in the 32nd century, a time period in the far-future of the Star Trek franchise where Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets are recovering from a cataclysmic event, as depicted in Star Trek: Discovery. It introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 has concluded on Paramount+. It ran from January 15, 2026 to March 12, 2026.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 has concluded on Paramount+. It ran from January 15, 2026 to March 12, 2026.
Where to watch in the US
Current US catalog status not verified
Originally released on Paramount+. We haven’t independently confirmed whether it remains available there.
Release details
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Released
Paramount+
Since Jan 15
Released
Finale
Since Mar 12
Episode guide
Episodes
- 1
Kids These Days source at TVmaze
After being on the run since age 6, 21-year-old Caleb, a brilliant street kid, is offered the chance of a lifetime: to join the first new Starfleet Academy class in San Francisco in over a century. There's just one problem – the person offering him the spot is newly-minted Chancellor Nahla Ake, the Starfleet captain who sentenced his mother to Federation prison 15 years ago...
- 2
Beta Test source at TVmaze
With the start of the new academic year, Caleb's unease about his future at Starfleet Academy persists. But when a delegation from a former Federation ally arrives and Caleb is tasked with showing their leader's daughter around campus, he must put his uncertainty aside to discover what life at the Academy is really about.
- 3
Vitus Reflux source at TVmaze
While our cadets compete to join an elite team at the Academy, a battle of escalating pranks breaks out between Starfleet Academy and a rival school. Tensions rise fast, threatening their newly-emerging bonds and a blossoming romance.
- 4
Vox in Excelso source at TVmaze
When an existential crisis threatens to wipe out a beloved but infamous Star Trek species, a cadet is forced to confront his past and strained relationship with his family. As he pursues an unexpected method of coping, Nahla races against time to save this species from extinction.
- 5
Series Acclimation Mil source at TVmaze
As a cadet sets out to solve an ancient Starfleet mystery, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and learns the value of forging her own path. Meanwhile, Nahla agrees to help a fellow chancellor with an elaborate alien ritual.
- 6
Come, Let's Away source at TVmaze
During the cadets' first training mission on an abandoned ship, they encounter a dangerous new enemy and must fight for survival while Nahla seeks help from an unexpected source.
- 7
Ko'Zeine source at TVmaze
As our cadets return home for their first school holiday, they must choose between what their families expect of them and their own dreams for the future — including an aspiring captain who's secretly willing to risk everything to re-write her own past, and an aristocratic cadet called to serve his planet way before he's ready.
- 8
The Life of the Stars source at TVmaze
A visiting instructor arrives at the Academy and uses an unorthodox method to help the cadets process the emotions of recent trauma. At the same time, a cadet faces an unexpected challenge that will alter the trajectory of her life forever.
- 9
300th Night source at TVmaze
As the year comes to an end, Caleb must choose between the life he thought he wanted and the life he's built for himself at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol in one final gambit to keep a promise to Caleb.
- 10
Rubincon source at TVmaze
When an old enemy resurfaces as an existential threat to the Federation, Nahla must outwit a vengeful foe with a personal vendetta against her — as our cadets and instructors undertake a dangerous, seemingly impossible, mission to save everyone and everything they hold dear.
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- Season premiere · Paramount+January 15, 2026Reported
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1: January 15, 2026 on Paramount+”
- Season finale · Paramount+March 12, 2026Reported
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 finale: March 12, 2026 on Paramount+”
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- Cast and crew data
- Season release history
Release dates retain the source wording. Season history records original premieres; availability receipts identify options that can be used now or later.
Past changes
Season finale date announced: March 12, 2026 on Paramount+
Season premiere date announced: January 15, 2026 on Paramount+