# Star Trek is Adrift on TV: Why ‘Starfleet Academy’ is Folding After Two Seasons

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Podcast: [Daily Variety](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-variety-7474590)
Published: 2026-03-25T18:42:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC2453827488.mp3
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## Resource

On today’s episode, we’re talking Star Trek and its future with Variety’s Joe Otterson. He broke the news that Paramount+’s “Starfleet Academy” will end after just two seasons and showrunner Alex Kurtzman is likely to pass the baton as the creative steward of the franchise for TV. Otterson unpacks what’s next for the beloved space opera in TV and film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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