Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in a recurring villain role. Giamatti joins Academy Award winner Holly Hunter, who leads the cast of Starfleet Academy as a Captain and the Chancellor of the Academy. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is the next Star Trek series on Paramount+. Executive produced by Noga Landau and Alex Kurtzman, who is also directing the series premiere, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will begin production in fall 2024 in Toronto.

Star Trek on Paramount+’s X account announced Paul Giamatti’s casting in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Although his character’s name is currently under wraps, Giamatti’s villain is described as a man with an ominous past who has a connection to one of Starfleet Academy’s cadets. Paul Giamatti joining Holly Hunter in Starfleet Academy shows the incredible caliber of actor the next Star Trek series is attracting. Check out Star Trek on Paramount+’s X post below:

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