Star Trek: Section 31 is all set to premiere on Paramount+ this Friday, January 24, 2025. Exploring a very different team of the Starfleet, the film will be available to watch on the streaming service at 12 am Pacific Standard Time or 3 am Eastern Standard Time in the United States of America. So, those hoping to catch the film as it goes live will have to be up at midnight to check it out.
Going into Star Trek: Section 31, fans will be seeing the return of Michelle Yeoh's Philippa Georgiou after she made her debut in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. Section 31 is also intended to be the first Star Trek film released on streaming and will overall be its 14th film in the franchise.
The film will focus on Georgiou as her past catches up with her and she faces her sins while also working alongside Section 31. It is also a part of the expanded Star Trek universe.
Release timing for Star Trek: Section 31 explored
As previously stated, Star Trek: Section 31 will be premiering on January 24, 2025, at 3 am Eastern Standard Time or 12 am Pacific Standard Time in the United States of America. However, the release timing for the show will be different in different regions. The table below will tell fans when the show will premiere in their region.
Where to watch Star Trek: Section 31?
The upcoming Star Trek film will be available to watch on Paramount+ on January 24, 2025, in the United States of America and every other region the streaming service is available in. However, to watch the film, fans will require a valid subscription to the streaming service.
If they already have a subscription to the service, then the film will be available to watch at no further cost.
Cast of Star Trek: Section 31 explored
Star Trek: Section 31 will feature the talents of Michelle Yeoh as she returns to portray the role of Philippa Georgiou in the film. She will be joined by other actors such as Omari Hardwick as Alok, Kacey Rohl as Rachel Garnett, and more. Here is the confirmed list of cast and characters that will be appearing in the upcoming film.
- Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou
- Omari Hardwick as Alok
- Kacey Rohl as Rachel Garnett
- Sam Richardson as Quasi
- Sven Ruygrok as Fuzz
- Robert Kazinsky as Zeph
- Humberly Gonzalez as Melle
- James Hiroyuki Liao
What is Star Trek: Section 31 about?
The upcoming Star Trek film is a television movie directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi from a script by Craig Sweeney. This is the first television film of the Star Trek franchise and will also be a part of Alex Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek universe.
It's a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery and is set in the "lost era" of the franchise which took place between the original Star Trek films and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The upcoming movie will feature actress Michelle Yeoh in the lead as Emperor Philippa Georgiou. The official synopsis reads as follows according to Paramount+:
"Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) joins a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past."
For further updates on the film, stay tuned.