“ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ” has set its premiere date on Paramount+.

The new series will debut with its first two episodes on Jan. 15, 2026, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter through March 12. The announcement was made during the “Star Trek” Universe panel at New York Comic-Con on Saturday.

In addition, it was revealed during the panel that Stephen Colbert is officially part of the show — at least, his voice is. Colbert will voice Starfleet Academy’s Digital Dean of Students, giving daily announcements to the students and alerting them of anything that needs their immediate attention.

Paramount has also dropped a new trailer for the series, which can be seen below.

As previously announced, “Starfleet Academy” has already been renewed for a second season . This wee

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