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Check out the images released for Paramount+’s Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01E03: “Vitus Reflux.”
Published Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:07:07 -0600 by Ray Flook
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Article Summary
See new images from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy S01E03: “Vitus Reflux,” premiering soon on Paramount+.
Starfleet cadets face off against War College students in a high-stakes challenge.
Episode 3 promises rising tensions, tested friendships, and a budding romance among the students.
Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau’s series explores new dangers and dreams at Starfleet Academy.
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We’ve got a new episode of Showrunners/EPs Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau’s Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti-starring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy hitting on Thursday, so what better way to kick off the week than with the official image gallery for S01E03: “Vitus Reflux”? It looks like we’ve got the Starfleet Academy cadets and the students over at War College set for a one-on-one. Based on the official overview, it seems the competition will test them in ways they didn’t expect.
Photo Credit: John Medland/Paramount+.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 3: “Vitus Reflux” Preview
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 3: “Vitus Reflux” – While our cadets compete to join an elite team at the Academy, a battle of escalating pranks breaks out between Starfleet Academy and a rival school. Tensions rise fast, threatening their newly emerging bonds and a blossoming romance. Written by Alex Taub & Kiley Rossetter, and directed by Doug Aarniokoski.
Produced by CBS Studios, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they 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.
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Here’s what we’ve previously learned about the cast and the upcoming “Star Trek” Universe series (with more details available for fans over at StarfleetAcademy):
Holly Hunter is Nahla Ake, the Chancellor of Starfleet Academy and Captain of the U.S.S. Athena, who also happens to be a long-lived half-Lanthanite.
Sandro Rosta is Caleb Mir, an orphan with a troubled past – and unlikely Starfleet cadet.
Karim Diané is Jay-Den Kraag, a Klingon cadet who dreams of becoming a medical officer.
Kerrice Brooks is Series Acclimation Mil, a.k.a. Sam, the first of her kind to ever attend Starfleet Academy.
George Hawkins is Darem Reymi, an aspiring captain from a wealthy home world.
Bella Shepard is Genesis Lythe, an admiral’s daughter determined to make her own name in Starfleet.
Zoë Steiner as Tarima Sadal, a Betazoid and daughter of the president of Betazed.
Robert Picardo, reprising his iconic role as The Doctor.
Tig Notaro, reprising her role as Jett Reno.
Oded Fehr, reprising his role as Admiral Vance.
Recurring guest star Gina Yashere as Commander Lura Thok, a Klingon/Jem’Hadar hybrid who is the chancellor’s First Officer and Cadet Master.
Recurring guest star Paul Giamatti is part Klingon, part Tellarite Nus Braka, the season’s villain with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert will voice Starfleet Academy’s Digital Dean of Students, sharing daily announcements with students and keeping them informed about pressing matters.
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Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners, with Kurtzman expected to direct the first two episodes. They will executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber. The series premiere episode is written by Violo, with the series produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, and distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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