A New ‘Starfleet Academy’ Clip Lets Paul Giamatti Go Wild

Star Trek is making a gambit with its subsequent sequence, Starfleet Academy. As a substitute of adults taking heart stage, the present focuses on a brand new class of Academy cadets coaching to turn out to be officers we see fill the crews of ships we’ve seen throughout the franchise. For individuals who love Star Trek however aren’t fully bought on this pivot, you would possibly discover one thing to love in the principle villain Nus Braka performed by Paul Giamatti, who appears to be like to be doing…let’s simply say, loads.

In a clip confirmed off at CCXP on Saturday, we see Braka hail Captain Ake (Holly Hunter) of the USS Athena, and inside seconds, that man is chewing up the surroundings like no person’s enterprise. As he makes his strategy to get in Ake’s face, you’ll be able to simply inform Giamatti’s having a lot enjoyable doing this half, even earlier than he laughs like a Energy Rangers villain-of-the-week that’s simply began his evil plan.

However that’s the place issues finish—to begin, we see the Athena instantly attacked and the ship’s crew juggle protection and making an attempt to get its college students to security. Defending the children is the better of the 2, because the ship’s shedding energy and Ake can’t name for assist and even a lot as fireplace its weapons. Deliberate or not, the assault on the Athena is framed because the Star Trek equal of a faculty capturing, even because the Physician (Robert Picardo) stories no casualties but and tells Ake to maintain it that approach.

Braka is a key character within the origin of Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), the present’s younger lead, and so they’ll seemingly cross paths all through the season. We’ll see how that goes when Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres January 15 on Paramount+.

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