Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Section 31Star Trek: Section 31will have no impact on the next twoStar Trekseries scheduled for Paramount+. The firstStar Trekmade-for-streaming movie and the first newStar Trekmovie since 2016,Star Trek: Section 31premiered January 24 on Paramount+. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Craig Sweeny,Star Trek: Section 31brings back Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh asEmperor Philippa Georgiou, who emerges in the unexplored 24th century"lost era"ofStar Trek.
Unfortunately,critical and audience reception forStar Trek: Section 31has not been kind.WhileSection 31has its supporters who enjoyed its attempt to bring aMission: ImpossiblemeetsGuardians of the Galaxyvibe toStar Trek,critics and longtimeStar Trekfans bemoanSection 31’s departure fromStar Trek’s traditional tropes.Star Trek: Section 31now finds itself in an uncertain situation where a sequel or continuation of Emperor Georgiou’s adventures is in doubt.
However,Star Trek on Paramount+’s next two yearsare planned out. There are twoStar Trekserieson the way, one already established and popular, and another blazing new trails. BothStar Trekseries have two seasons of 10 episodes each ordered, assuringthere will be 40 new hours of Star Trek on Paramount+ in 2025 and 2026. Neither of Star Trek on Paramount+’s next offerings are connected toStar Trek: Section 31.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Won’t Reference Section 31
Strange New Worlds Does Its Own Thing In The 23rd Century
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3completed filming in 2024, and the next 10 episodes depicting the voyages of the USS Enterprise await an official 2025 premiere date on Paramount+.Strange New Worldsalso starts filming season 4 in the spring of 2025.Strange New Worldsis a prequel set in the mid-23rd centurya few years before the events ofStar Trek: The Original Series.This meansStrange New Worldstakes place over 60 years beforeStar Trek: Section 31,as Michelle Yeoh’s movie is set in 2324 andStrange New Worldsseason 3 happens around 2260.
Strange New Worldshas not mentioned Section 31.
Section 31 does exist duringStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' 23rd century, but it’s not the same team or organization Emperor Georgiou meets inStar Trek: Section 31. InStrange New Worlds’era, Commander Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif) was named head of Section 31 at theend ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2. However,Strange New Worlds’episodic voyages focus on expanding and experimenting withStar Trek’s genres, andStrange New Worldshas not mentioned Section 31.
Star Trek: Section 31 Cast & Character Guide
Star Trek: Section 31 introduces a new team of operatives teaming up with Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Georgiou to save the Federation from a new threat.
While a spy adventure involving Section 31 is possible inStrange New Worldsseason 3 or 4, such an episode would have no direct connection toStar Trek: Section 31barring some type of crossover requiring time travel. However, there has been no indication this will happen. Meanwhile, most ofStar Trek: Section 31’s characters have not been born inStrange New Worlds' 23rd century,while Emperor Georgiou herself is in the 32nd century as seen inStar Trek: Discoveryseason 3.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Is Centuries After Section 31
Starfleet Academy Continues Star Trek: Discovery’s 32nd Century
Star Trek: Starfleet Academyseasons 1 and 2 are filming back-to-back in Toronto, andStar Trek’s newest series also doesn’t connect toStar Trek: Section 31.Star Trek: Starfleet Academyis set in the late 32nd century,after theend ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 5. InStar Trek’s far future, the Prime timeline has long since diverged away from the Mirror Universe to prevent crossovers. Emperor Georgiou was sent back to the 24th century because she was dying from time travel and crossing realities.
Star Trek: Lower Decks’Tawny Newsome is also developing a live-actionStar Trekcomedy, but its potential 25th century setting is also far removed fromStar Trek: Section 31.
Starfleet Academyhas no connection toStar Trek: Section 31, other than both originating as spinoffs ofStar Trek: Discovery. Still, Emperor Georgiou andStar Trek: Section 31’s characters could be referenced, or even appear as holograms inStarfleet Academy.Star Trek on Paramount+ corporate synergy aside, however,it’s more likelyStarfleet Academywill concentrate on the new possibilities offered by the 32nd century.
Section 31 Doesn’t Affect Star Trek’s Future
Section 31 Is In A Limbo Era Of Star Trek
Star Trek: Section 31establishes its present-dayas Stardate 1292.4, which translates to the year 2024.Section 31is the first major adventure set inStar Trek’s 24th century"lost era"before the events ofStar Trek: The Next Generation. While this gaveSection 31plenty of leeway to depict a new era ofStar Trek, it also meantSection 31is decades removed from bothTNGandStar Trek: The Original Series' 23rd century timeframe.
Star Trek: Section 31 Movie Ending & All Twists Explained
Star Trek: Section 31 introduces a new threat to the Federation Emperor Georgiou must defeat. Here’s what Section 31’s ending means.
Thus,Section 31has no direct impact on any otherStar Trekseries beyond Emperor Georgiou saving the United Federation of Planets from a heretofore unknown invasion by theMirror Universe’s Terran Empirein 2324. However,Section 31also leaves Emperor Georgiou stuck in a limbo where she may not be able to appear againoutside of aStar Trek: Section 31sequel because her streaming movie is so far removed from otherStar Trekseries.
Will Star Trek: Section 31 Get A Sequel?
Emperor Georgiou’s Future Adventures Are In Doubt
Star Trek: Section 31premiered with hype in accordance to being the firstStar Trekmovie led by Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh. However, reviews and online reaction fromStar Trekfans aboutStar Trek: Section 31has not been warm. WhileSection 31does have fans, the firstStar Trekstreaming movie received a shellacking. OnRotten Tomatoes,Star Trek: Section 31only mustered a 20% Rotten rating and a dismal 17% Popcornmeter from the audience.Section 31now ranks as the lowest-ratedStar Trekmovie on Rotten Tomatoes.
Star Trek: Section 31 Movie Sequel: Everything We Know
Star Trek: Section 31 is Paramount+’s first Star Trek streaming movie, but will Michelle Yeoh headline another movie as Emperor Georgiou?
