Starfleet Academy 2026 Release Date Possibly Leaked By Actor

October 6, 2025

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘s 2026 release date on Paramount+ may have been accidentally revealed by one of the actors. Executive produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter and Academy Award nominee Paul Giamatti as season 1’s villain.

San Diego Comic-Con unveiled Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘s first teaser trailer, which was well-received. The footage revealed Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy, which is also the Federation starship USS Athena. Fans also learned Paul Giamatti plays Nus Braka, a Klingon-Tellarite hybrid villain.

On her Instagram, Gina Yashere might have accidentally leaked Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘s Paramount+ release month in a now-edited post. Hailing Starfleet Academy‘s prosthetics and costume departments in her post, Yashere signed off with “See you in January 2026,” before she edited her caption to “See you in early 2026.” See Gina’s post below:

When Will Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Premiere On Paramount+?

Gina Yashere might have inadvertently revealed the release month of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, which has been hyped as coming in “early 2026” to Paramount+ since July’s teaser trailer reveal.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1 will be 10 episodes, and season 2 is filming now in Toronto.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy possibly premiering in January 2026 would echo how Star Trek: Section 31 premiered on Paramount+ on January 25, 2025. This was followed by Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 in June. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 will also premiere on Paramount+ later in 2026.

Official news on when Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will premiere on Paramount+ is expected to be announced at New York Comic Con. Paramount+ will present a Star Trek Universe panel on Saturday, October 11, with the cast and executive producers of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy appearing on stage.

Our Take On Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s Premiere

If Gina Yashere did commit a snafu by posting Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘s premiere date is in January 2026, she acted quickly to correct the mistake. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s cast has already seen the pilot episode, which Robert Picardo, who plays The Doctor from Star Trek: Voyager, raved about online.

It makes sense if Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s cast already knows when season 1 premieres in 2026, but they are all sworn to secrecy until Paramount+ officially announces the news, which will likely happen at New York Comic Con.

Meanwhile, Gina Yashere possibly leaking info by accident puts her in good company. No less than Jonathan Frakes has a reputation for being loose-lipped about Star Trek embargoed info. Tom Holland and Mark Ruffalo are also known to be unable to keep secrets when it comes to Marvel Studios.

Whether it’s January or sometime in early 2026, the highly-anticipated Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be here before fans know it. New York Comic Con should confirm when, exactly, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy warps onto Paramount+.