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“ Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ” will end with its upcoming second season, Variety has learned exclusively.

The show was originally picked up at Paramount+ in 2023, with the streamer renewing the show for a second season before the first had aired. The first season debuted in January and aired its season finale on March 12, while the second season recently wrapped production.

“We're incredibly proud of the ambition, passion, and creativity that went into bringing ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ to life,” CBS Studios and Paramount+ said in a joint statement. “The series introduced audiences to a bold new group of characters, welcomed familiar faces, and expanded the ‘Star Trek’ universe in exciting new ways. We're grateful to Alex Kurtzman, Noga Landau, Gaia Violo, and the entire cast and crew who pushed storytelling boundaries in the spirit of Gene Roddenberry's vision. We look forward to sharing the upcoming second and final season with everyone, and continuing to celebrate the cast, crew, and all that was accomplished with this series.”

The first season of “Starfleet Academy” reached an 87% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with Variety ‘s Aramide Tinubu describing it as a “delightful entry point” into the franchise. But the show failed to find a significant audience. Across its 10-episode first season, it has failed to rank on the Nielsen Top 10 streaming viewership charts.

“Starfleet Academy” takes place after the events of “Star Trek: Discovery” in the 32nd century. The show follows the first class of students and teachers to attend the newly re-established Starfleet Academy. The cast includes Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, Bella Shepard, and Zoë Steiner, as well as Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Gina Yashere, “Star Trek” voyager alum Robert Picardo, and “Discovery” star Tig Notaro. Tatiana Maslany appeared in a guest role.

Series co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau penned a letter in which they expressed their appreciation to the “hundreds of hardworking humans who pour every ounce of their talents” into the making of the show.

“Whether you're working on ‘Star Trek’ or part of the marvel that is ‘Star Trek’ fandom — its very heart, soul, and conscience —the joy comes from adventuring across boundaries of time, space, and the humanly possible in service to Roddenberry's transformative vision of the future,” the pair wrote. “That incomparable vision was fueled by an inexhaustible optimism. ‘Star Trek’ places its bet on the best in human nature. It dares to imagine a society of ‘infinite diversity in infinite combinations,’ free of war, hate, poverty, disease, and repression, and dedicated to the spirit of scientific inquiry and respect for all life, whether carbon or silicon-based, green-skinned or blue.”

The full letter can be read below.

Kurtzman has been the steward of the newest iteration of the “Star Trek” TV franchise for a decade. His current overall deal with CBS Studios via his Secret Hideout production company runs through the end of 2026. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Kurtzman and CBS Studios are currently in talks for a new deal that will keep him in the CBS fold. In addition to his work on “Star Trek,” he has produced shows like the “Hawaii Five-O” reboot, “Scorpion,” and “Salvation.”

In addition to the upcoming second season of “Starfleet Academy,” there are also two more seasons to come of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.” Season 4 of the latter show is expected to be released later this year, while a fifth and final season recently completed production. The kids animated series “Star Trek: Scouts” also currently airs on YouTube in partnership with Nickelodeon Digital Studios.

Beyond that, the future of the franchise remains uncertain. At the time of this publishing, no new shows have been announced as being in development. Paramount is said to remain very high on the “Star Trek” IP, however, with a new “Star Trek” movie currently in development.