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18+ min ago (212+ words) We're in the middle of the annual, massive CCXP convention in Brazil right now, and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy just beamed down a brand new clip from the upcoming series premiere " giving us our first real look at the USS Athena and series cast in action. " " Series villain Paul Giamatti took the CCXP stage to unveil the new clip from the forthcoming Academy debut in January, where viewers get to see Captain Ake (Holly Hunter) and her USS Athena command crew face off against the attacking Nus Braka (Giamatti). As Ake and her crew, including Commander Lura Thok (Gina Yahere) and Lieutenant Ya (WWE wrestler Becky Lynch) take on Braka's ship, down below the holographic Doctor (Robert Picardo) leads injured and frightened Starfleet cadets to safety " following the vocal directions of the Athena's "digital dean" (voiced by Stephen Colbert). Of…...

41+ min ago (169+ words) | December 6, 2025 | By: Anthony Pascale 1 comments so far Just days after we got a new poster (that still has people talking), comes the first clip for the upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. You can see some elements of this story arc in the trailer released at NYCC in October. And check out our full trailer analysis for a breakdown. Starfleet Academy will premiere globally with 2 episodes on Thursday, January 15 on Paramount+, and in Japan on Tuesday, January 23. The series will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., the U.K., Latin America, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Japan. The series is also available on Paramount+ in Canada. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. All Access Star Trek Podcast, Apparel, Goldstein/Daley Trek, Hawley Trek, Models, Star Trek: Prodigy, Starfleet Academy, Strange New Worlds, TNG, VOY,…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (450+ words) Jackson Hayes is a Movie/TV Feature Writer at ComicBook. Starting his writing career in 2017, he quickly rose through the ranks and became an editor. He's spent the last six years working at outlets such as CBR, The Escapist, and Full Circle Cinema, where he's covered major franchises like the MCU, DCU, and more. You [] All the credit in Star Trek goes to the characters who work on the bridge. The captain and their second-in-command are the ones calling the shots, deciding whether the ship will participate in a dangerous mission and negotiating with threats from across the galaxy. Star Trek: The Original Series sets that standard by giving all of its best material to James T. Kirk and Spock, but it's hard to blame the show for playing favorites. After all, William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy are icons. However, as…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago (721+ words) Niall is a writer for ComicBook.com's Movies & TV team, having started writing about pop culture for WhatCulture in 2020, and contributing to Screen Rant between 2021 and 2025. A lifelong lover of comic books, Niall boasts an extensive knowledge of the superhero genre, and is well-versed in both Marvel and DC lore. Niall also [] It's no secret that science fiction has long been one of the most popular genres in entertainment. First, it was the written word, with short sci-fi stories and novels proving popular, then came the transition to the big and small screens alike. Along the way, there have been sci-fi shows that changed the world, shaping not just the genre itself but actually affecting change on a larger scale due to their popularity and insightful vision of society's future. There's a reason sci-fi is one of the most consistently…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago (981+ words) Lucy Owens is a Texas-based screenwriter and filmmaker whose work has been recognized at prestigious festivals like Slamdance and the Austin Film Festival. An Arizona State University graduate and UCLA Extension alum, she is also co-founder of the independent production company, Lemon St. Pictures. Before joining the team at ComicBook.com she covered movies and TV [] Hard science fiction is the sci-fi subgenre that attempts to play by the rules of the real world. The concepts usually kick off from an idea in physics, biology, engineering, astronomy, or psychology that already exists or is strongly supported by current research. It then spins the speculation from there, considering what the realistic trajectory might look like. When it works, this kind of sci-fi can, and often does, show us where we might be headed. While not all the films on this list…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (263+ words) Jackson Hayes is a Movie/TV Feature Writer at ComicBook. Starting his writing career in 2017, he quickly rose through the ranks and became an editor. He's spent the last six years working at outlets such as CBR, The Escapist, and Full Circle Cinema, where he's covered major franchises like the MCU, DCU, and more. You [] Interstellar is the gold standard of the science fiction genre for many. What Christopher Nolan does is place a human story in a sci-fi setting, allowing the film's heart to fill in any gaps that pop up. Matthew McConaughey also brings his A-game, ensuring that all of the dense dialogue stays on course and all of the emotional beats go off without a hitch. The result is something extraordinary that only gets better with rewatches, with Nolan leaving plenty of breadcrumbs early in the film…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (172+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. "I am too alone, too slow, too lazy, too undisciplined, too little in my big body. I talk too much " and too little " saying too often the wrong thing." Octavia Butler wrote these words in her personal journal on Nov. 23, 1983. By that point in her career she'd published five novels, but that output hadn't resolved her inner doubts. When writers, artists of any kind, attain a certain level of prominence, it can be easy to imagine that they were destined for their acclaim, that their greatness was inevitable. But that doesn't serve them, or us. Instead, the portrait of Butler not simply as a genius, but as a human being riddled with…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (139+ words) The team over at Master Replicas have announced a number of Star Trek products over the last year, from action figures to plaque replicas to LCARS light boxes. While some items have recently begun to ship, the company has experienced a number of delays to fulfillment promises" all while adding even more Trek preorders to ["] Alex and Ben also touch on Master Replicas" other licenses like Stargate and Foundation, so be sure to listen to the full interview for everything you may want to know about the state of Master Replicas news. WeeklyTrek is available to subscribe and download each week on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify " and we"ll be sharing the details of each new episode right here on TrekCore each week if you"re simply just looking to listen in from the web....

3+ hour, 36+ min ago (1563+ words) David Harth has been writing professionally for six years and is a former staff writer at CBR.com. He's written about comics, movies, TV, and video games. David has been a fan of geek media since he was a wee lad, starting out with Star Wars in the early '80s. Since then, he's become a huge [] The X-Men are one of the most formidable teams in comics. The group's entire ethos is all about training; half the reason they exist is to teach mutants how to use their powers. They train all the time, both against each other and against holographic versions of their greatest foes, all while mastering teamwork and becoming tougher than ever. Pick on one X-Man and you pick on them all. But, even if you are able to get one away from the rest of the group,…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago (332+ words) Hot Toys is giving Star Wars fans another reason to upgrade their display shelves with a striking new Carrie Fisher Leia Organa collectible inspired by her undercover mission in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. This is the moment where Leia, disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh, slips into Jabba's palace as part of the plan to rescue Han Solo. The new 1/6 scale figure captures that entire vibe with impressive detail, featuring a masked head sculpt, an unmasked portrait with moveable eyes, several swap out hands, an electrostaff, a thermal detonator, and a display stand. It's a clean and thoughtfully assembled set that reflects Hot Toys' continued dedication to screen accuracy and craftsmanship. Collectors eager to bring Return of the Jedi Leia into their Star Wars lineup can pre-order the figure now through Sideshow Collectibles. It's listed at…...