The cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is officially rounding out, as Holly Hunter is set to star in the upcoming Paramount+ series.
The news was confirmed on the official Star Trek on Paramount+ account on X, where it was also revealed that Hunter will play “the captain and chancellor” of the upcoming series. The Academy Award-winner will oversee both the faculty and new class of Starfleet cadets, according to a report from Variety.
“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” said co-showrunners Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across the board brilliance leading the charge on ‘Starfleet Academy’ is a gift to all of us, and to the enduring legacy of ‘Star Trek.’”
The series will begin filming this summer, with no other casting announcements having been made as of yet.
Hunter is no stranger to high-profile roles, having voiced Helen Parr/Elastigirl in 2004’s The Incredibles and 2018’s Incredibles 2. She also had starring roles in films like 1987’s Raising Arizona, 1995’s Home for the Holidays, 2000’s O Brother, and 2017’s The Big Sick.
What do we know about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy?
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will introduce us to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism,” the synopsis for the series reads. “Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will 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 does not yet have a premiere date.