Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Adds Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt
The guest stars were revealed at New York Comic Con, where Holly Hunter also confirmed she plays Nahla Ake's twin sister in season 2.
Bill Nighy and Rosemarie DeWitt will join the second season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as guest stars, it was announced at New York Comic Con's Star Trek universe panel. Holly Hunter also revealed at the panel that she plays both Captain Nahla Ake and her twin sister for at least one episode of the season.
Nighy plays Nyk Ake, a full-Lanthanite and the father of Captain Nahla Ake. DeWitt appears as Laytha Sadal, First Lady of Betazed and mother of cadets Tarima and Ocam.
The second and final season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will premiere in March 2027 on Paramount+, with 10 episodes, according to screenrant.com.
The show's first season is currently streaming on Paramount+.
Double roles are not new to the franchise. In Star Trek: The Original Series season 1 episode "The Enemy Within," William Shatner played good and evil versions of Captain James T. Kirk. Brent Spiner played Data and his android brother Lore in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Jonathan Frakes played Will Riker and his transporter clone Thomas Riker. Star Trek: The Next Generation also featured Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis, and her mother Lwaxana Troi, played by Majel Barrett Roddenberry.
Quick answers
When does Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 2 premiere?
Season 2 premieres in March 2027 on Paramount+ and will run for 10 episodes.
Who joins the cast of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 2?
Bill Nighy joins as Nyk Ake, Nahla Ake's father, and Rosemarie DeWitt plays Laytha Sadal, First Lady of Betazed.