By The reviews are out for the upcoming “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” series, and the reaction has not been bad.
On Rotten Tomatoes it sits at an 83%, which is one above the 82% that “Star Trek: Discovery” debuted with. On Metacritic it’s at 65/100, which is above the 59/100 of the first season of “Lower Decks,” and just shy of the 66/100 for the first season of “Voyager”.
It’s a vast improvement over the disastrous scores for the “Section 31” movie last year, and reviews are repeatedly saying much of the same thing – that this is a “Star Trek” that is trying something quite new and is taking risks.
Here’s a sampling of reviews:
“‘Star Trek’ endures because it keeps returning to the radical idea that hope is something you build patiently over time. Whether this series can live up to that legacy remains an open question, but it’s planting some of the right seeds.” – Zaki Hasan, SF Chronicle
“Does this blend of old and new — at least, new to Star Trek — actually work? At times, almost shockingly well. At others, there are as many growing pains and awkward interactions for Starfleet Academy itself as there are for its students.” – Alan Sepinwall, Who’s Alan Watching
“This is a new, exciting frontier for “Star Trek” that breaks up the formula and is definitely worth tuning into.” – Michael Graham, The Wrap
“Starfleet Academy clearly has a lot of love for what has come before it, and how that history will shape this next generation. But it also loves Star Trek enough to keep trying to push it forward, too.” – James Whitbrook, io9
“Starfleet Academy is the best example of what Star Trek can and should be doing in this modern era – effortlessly inclusive, compelling, and innovative.” – Samantha Coley, Collider
“The show gets better as it goes on, especially in its thoughtful and joyous fourth episode and its hilarious, canon-rattling fifth entry.” – Jacob Hall, Slashfilm
“It may end up scrutinising the boldly going space adventurers more than any other series in the franchise. This fact means that although SFA may not be the show hardcore Trekkies were expecting, it is certainly and undeniably new.” – Ryan Britt, Inverse
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” is set to premiere on January 15th 2026.
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