Holly Hunter cast in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Oscar winner Holly Hunter will star in Paramount+'s upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.

Produced by CBS Studios, the series follows the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy.



Hunter (pictured) will play the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy in the series, which goes into production later this summer.

According to the logline: Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become a Starfleet officer as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves, and a new enemy that threatens both the academy and the Federation itself.

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and produce the series along with executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The first episode of the series was written by Gaia Violo.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Hunter is best known for her role as Detective Grace Hanadarko on the TNT crime series Saving Grace. She also appeared in Top of the Lake opposite Elisabeth Moss, HBO's Succession and Showtime's miniseries The Comey Rule.