Scientists say that our universe is constantly expanding. But some universes should know when to quit, as evidenced by the first television film (well, technically streaming film) and the fourteenth overall in the venerable Star Trek franchise. Premiering on Paramount+, Star Trek: Section 31 is a spinoff of the series Star Trek: Discovery but mainly seems designed to exploit the talents of Michelle Yeoh, who, since she created the character of Philippa Georgiou, has added the term “Academy Award winner” to her bio.
Helmed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the film was originally conceived as another series, but Oscar winners tend to have busy schedules. Hence this one-off, although its conclusion makes it obvious that if the fans demand it, we’ll be seeing plenty more of Philippa and the other figures from the titular rogue organization that defends the United Federation of Planets in ways they would prefer not to know
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