Many "Star Trek" fans were more than a little skeptical of the announcement of a new television film in the franchise focused on Section 31. For those unfamiliar with the intricacies of "Trek" lore, Section 31 is a covert black ops department within the United Federation of Planets (which includes Earth),

Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou and Joe Pingue as Dada Noe in Star Trek: Section 31, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Jan Thijs/Paramount+ At the end of her run in Star Trek: Discovery, Georgiou (Yeoh) was sent to a different time from the crew in order to survive.

Discovery' in the franchise's first non-theatrical film.

A lot has changed for Michelle Yeoh since she first walked onto our screens as Captain Philippa Georgiou in "Star Trek: Discovery" television series seven years ago. Already a star, Yeoh’s Oscar win for "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022) catapulted her to even greater heights in Hollywood.

Star Trek is boldly going where no chapter of this long-running franchise has gone before with Section 31, a Michelle Yeoh-starring vehicle that takes place in the "lost era" set between the original series and Star Trek: The Next Generation.