Star Trek: Section 31 is coming in hot with a teaser that flips the usual Star Trek formula on its head. Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the trailer is packed with more action than Trekkies are used to, and it’s bringing a new level of intensity.

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

An incoming holographic transmission arrives from the secret unit's Section 31 director delivering their next dangerous mission and destination. This Control character is played by Michelle Yeoh's good friend and "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once" colleague Jamie Lee Curtis!

It’s a fun vibe that gives the entire cast a chance to ham things up, but whenever Section 31 slows down to zoom in on Georgiou’s inner turmoil, you can sense how much more substance there could have been to these characters if they were fleshed out over the course of a series.

This made-for-streaming Star Trek adventure starring Michelle Yeoh is an exhausting gallop of nonstop chatter and nonhuman abilities.

Section 31 doesn't factor into the next two Star Trek shows scheduled on Paramount+, which are set in different Star Trek eras.

Section 31 is among the worst offerings that Star Trek has ever done. We're not just talking about television series as a whole, specific episodes, or films. We're including books, video games, virtual reality offerings,

One of Michelle Yeoh's most famous costars joins her in Star Trek: Section 31. Her cameo references a John Carpenter sci-fi classic from the 1980s.