Section 31 may not have lived up to everyone's expectations, but history suggests that Star Trek flops often lead to Star Trek successes.

Section 31, introduced a new format to the franchise that should continue on Paramount+, but with new ideas. Originally conceived as a Star Trek: Discovery spinoff about Michelle Yeoh's Emperor Philippa Georgiou,

Section 31? For our answer, we’ll have to dig into decades of behind-the-scenes intrigue and centuries of Star Trek continuity.

The truth is that “Star Trek” has been part of my life for so long, I can’t remember which series I first watched. It could have been “Star Trek: The

Section 31 could have used a cameo from the USS Enterprise. Released on January 24, 2025, on Paramount+, Section 31 is the fourteenth Star Trek film overall and the first made exclusively for streaming.

W hat Michelle Yeoh offers as a star, on the surface, is exactly what Star Trek needs. In the early years of her career — through Hong Kong action films like Police Story 3 (199