The long awaited Star Trek: Star Fleet Academy is finally ready for the public, and Paramount has released the entire first episode, entitled “Kids These Days”, for free on YouTube. You can watch it here.

(If you’re not in the United States, Paramount has probably geo-locked for you and you won’t be able to get the video to play — we’ve fixed that in the past on shorter videos, but this one is both a bit too big and a completed commercial work that we can’t legally copy and host. )

In the debut episode, a 21-year-old Caleb Mir, a brilliant street kid, has spent years on the run, but is offered the chance of a lifetime: admission to the first new Starfleet Academy class in San Francisco in over a century—under the watchful eye of newly-minted Chancellor Nahla Ake.

The series follows a new class of cadets as college life at Starfleet Academy collides with high-stakes missions. Under the watchful eyes of their instructors, friendships and loyalties are pushed to the brink, and every decision could shape the future of the Federation.

Starring Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, Bella Shepard, and Zoë Steiner, as well as Holly Hunter, who plays the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy. Additional cast members include Tig Notaro and Robert Picardo, reprising their roles as Jett Reno and The Doctor, and guest stars Oded Fehr and Mary Wiseman, reprising their roles as Admiral Vance and Sylvia Tilly, as well as recurring guest stars Gina Yashere and Paul Giamatti.

Check out Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming January 15 on Paramount+. New episodes drop every Thursday through March 12th.

They’re nearly finished shooting the second season as of January 15, 2026. The show was renewed before a single frame of the first season had aired, based purely on the public’s anticipation and excitement over the project.