Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Section 31WillStar Trek: Section 31get a sequel, and will Paramount+ order moreStar Trekstreaming movies? Directed by Olatunde Osunanmi and written by Craig Sweeny,Star Trek: Section 31is headlined by Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh, who reprises her fan-favorite anti-heroine,Emperor Philippa GeorgioufromStar Trek: Discovery.The first newStar Trekmovie in 9 years and the firstStar Trekmovie made for streaming,Star Trek: Section 31premiered Friday, January 24, on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Section 31is a feature film spinoff ofStar Trek: Discovery,but it carves out its own place in theStar Trektimeline. Set in the 24th century"lost era,“decades before the start ofStar Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Section 31sees Emperor Georgiou recruited back into Starfleet’s shadowy intelligence division. TheSection 31 black ops teamled by Alok Sahar (Omari Hardwick) needs Georgiou to find a super weapon that ties back to Philippa’s past as the ruler of the Terran Empire in the Mirror Universe. Georgiou faces the sins of her past as the unlikely protector of the United Federation of Planets.
Star Trek: Section 31’s Ending Set Up A Sequel - But Will It Happen?
Emperor Georgiou & Section 31 Have A New Mission
Star Trek: Section 31’s ending leaves the door open for a sequelabout Emperor Georgiou and her Section 31 team. In fact,Section 31’s final scene sets up a new mission for Georgiou and her black ops rogue squadron. Georgiou is also formally back in Section 31’s fold by the end ofStar Trek: Section 31.InStar Trek: Discoveryseason 2, Georgiou was previously a member of Section 31 and helped the USS Discovery and the USS Enterprise defeat Section 31’s genocidal A.I., Control.
Section 31 is already a historic project as it’s the first Star Trek movie headlined by a woman (and Oscar winner).
Star Trek: Section 31getting a sequel is entirely up to what kind of numbers the first newStar Trekmovie in 9 years garners on streaming, although the target threshold for success is unknown.Star Trek on Paramount+ clearly has high hopes forStar Trek: Section 31,and the streamer would also like to continue makingStar Trekmovies with Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh.Section 31is already a historic project as it’s thefirstStar Trekmovie headlined by a woman(and Oscar winner), and it’s the firstStar Trekmovie not about any version of the Starship Enterprise.
Section 31 Starts The Star Trek Movie Comeback We’ve Wanted For 9 Years
Star Trek: Section 31 is the first Star Trek movie since Star Trek Beyond in 2016, and hopefully, this is only the beginning.
Star Trek: Section 31was originally planned to be a TV series spinoff ofStar Trek: Discovery.Michelle Yeoh’s Georgiou was written out ofStar Trek: Discoveryseason 3, which also mentioned Philippa’s past lover, San (James Hiroyuki Liao), to bridge toSection 31.However, the COVID-19 pandemic andMichelle Yeoh winning the Best Actress OscarforEverything Everywhere All At OncechangedSection 31’s trajectory. As the firstStar Trekstreaming movie,Paramount+ hopesSection 31will create a new and profitable division of Star Trek on Paramount+to complement the multiple streamingStar TrekTV series.
Which Star Trek: Section 31 Characters Would Return For A Sequel?
The Next Section 31 Team Might Have New Faces
Not everyone survived the chaos ofStar Trek: Section 31, but most of the black ops team remained alive at the end of the movie, including Emperor Georgiou. Given who was gathered at Georgiou’s nightclub, the Baraam, at the end ofStar Trek: Section 31, it’s apparent that Michelle Yeoh’s Georgiou, Omari Hardwick’s Alok Sahar, Kacey Rohl’s newly-promoted Lt. Commander Rachel Garrett. Sam Richardson’s Quasi, and Sven Ruygrok as a new version of the Vulcan Fuzz would be back for aStar Trek: Section 31sequel. As would Jamie Lee Curtis as Section 31’s handler, Control.
Jamie Lee Curtis
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AStar Trek: Section 31sequel would inevitably introduce a new villain, and potentially, new members to Emperor Georgiou’s squad. WhileStar Trek: Section 31tied up the film’s direct link to one of Georgiou’s Mirror Universe past sins,it’s possible a sequel could bring back Miku Martineau as the young Emperor Georgiouand further explore her rise to becoming the Terran Empire’s absolute authoritarian dictator.Star Trek: Section 31also alluded toLt. Rachel Garrett’s future as Captain of the USS Enterprise-CinStar Trek: The Next Generationand a sequel could further push Rachel toward her tragic destiny.
When Would A Star Trek Section 31 Sequel Happen?
Lots Of Factors Could Slow Down A Section 31 Sequel
If aStar Trek: Section 31sequel were greenlit,there is no known timeframe for when it could premiere on Paramount+. Michelle Yeoh is highly in demand, and her fellow cast members like Sam Richardson and Kacey Rohl also have other acting opportunities. Scheduling Yeoh andSection 31’s cast may prove to be a challenge. Further,Section 31was filmed on the Star Trek Stage in Toronto, which is now occupied byStar Trek: Starfleet Academy,which is filming two seasons back-to-back. Given an average of 2 years to mount a Star Trek on Paramount+ project, aStar Trek: Section 31sequel shouldn’t be expected until 2027 or later.
Will Paramount Plus Make More Star Trek Streaming Movies After Section 31?
Fans Really Want Star Trek: Legacy
Star Trek: Section 31opening the door for moreStar Trekstreaming movies as well as a sequel toSection 31is the optimal outcome for Paramount+ and for fans.Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard,andStar Trek: Lower Decksare now over, but those series introduced scores of popular characters whose stories fans want to see continue. If moreStar Trekstreaming movies are greenlit,it’s safe to say the one audiences want the most isStar Trek: Legacy, Star Trek: Picardseason 3’s continuation about the USS Enterprise-G headlined by Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Commander Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd), and Ensign Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers).
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Fans would also love to see aStar Trek: Lower Decksstreaming moviepicking up the saga from whereStar Trek: Lower Decks' season 5 finaleleft off. Maybe even better would be fulfilling Mike McMahan’s dream ofStar Trek: Lower Decksas a live-action streaming movie. Further, there are many characters, fromStar Trek: Picard’s Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora), to the Agnes Jurati Borg Queen (Allison Pill), to the villains like the Mirror Universe’s Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs) fromStar Trek: Discovery,whose stories could be fleshed out and continued inStar Trekstreaming movies.
It’s possible Netflix could be inspired, ifStar Trek: Section 31is a success, to greenlightStar Trek: Prodigyas an animated streaming movie.
