WhenMichelle YeohleftStar Trek: Discoveryin Season 3, it seemed like a long shot that she would ever return to the franchise. Yeoh has been a superstar for decades, and earlier this year she finally received a long-overdue Academy Award for her role inEverything Everywhere All at Once. So to hear that she would, in fact, be returning toStar Trekfor one last adventure is a huge treat for fans of the indomitable Phillipa Georgiou. Formerly plotted as a spin-off series,Star Trek: Section 31will now be a movie coming exclusively to Paramount+. While Paramount has yet to reveal many details about the film,it’s expected to follow Georgiou as she returns to the original timeline established inDiscoveryand her exploits in Starfleet’s black-ops division.
During an interview with Collider’sArezou Aminfor her role in the upcoming Netflix seriesThe Brothers Sun, Yeoh was able to share a small tease about her plans for filmingSection 31, which is slated to begin rolling sometime this year. She said, “I just came back from Toronto, and what does that tell you? We are definitely prepping. We are definitely going full steam ahead. And thank you.Section 31is very special to me, and I’m so happy we’re doing it.”
Yeoh is actually one of the driving forces behind the film’s existence as she’s determined to give Georgiou a proper send-off. Writers for the film resumed work on it back in October followingthe end of the WGA Strike, and now it looks like Yeoh will be heading back up to Toronto to begin filming very soon.Star TrekbossAlex Kurtzmanpreviously spoke about the project at New York Comic Con, saying Yeoh is behind it “with all her power.”
When Is ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Coming Back?
While Paramount has not yet set an exact release date for the fifth and final season ofStar Trek: Discoveryit wasannounced at CCXPthat the series would bereturning in April 2024. With her character having returned to the original timeline in Season 3, it’s unlikely we’ll see Yeoh in the upcoming episodes. However, her memory is something thatSonequa Martin-Green’s Michael Burnham will no doubt carry with her into the final season. Season 5 is set tofollow the crew of the Discoveryon a hunt for “the greatest treasure in the galaxy,” as they meet a slew of new allies and adversaries.
While it hasn’t been confirmed,the upcomingStarfleet Academyseriesmay also be aDiscoveryspin-off, set in the future timeline with the “first new recruits in over a century.“DiscoverySeason 4 began putting the building blocks for this in place, with Tilly (Mary Wiseman) taking a break from her duties on the ship to spend time atthe newly reopened academy.
Section 31andStarfleet Academywill begin filming in 2024, andStar Trek: Discoverywill return for Season 5 in April 2024. Stay tuned at Collider for further updates and don’t miss Amin’s full conversation with Yeoh. All previous seasons ofDiscoveryare available to stream on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Discovery
Taking place almost a decade before Captain Kirk’s Enterprise, the USS Discovery charts a course to uncover new worlds and life forms.
