Tawny Newsome brings her comedic voice to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, constructing upon classes from Star Trek: Decrease Decks’ creator Mike McMahan. Govt produced by Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres with two episodes on January 15 on Paramount+.
After voicing Ensign/Lieutenant Beckett Mariner for 5 seasons of Star Trek: Decrease Decks, Tawny Newsome joined Star Trek: Starfleet Academy as a author and co-producer. Newsome was the Starfleet Academy writers’ room’s ‘continuity cop,’ and she or he co-wrote Star Trek: Starfleet Academy episode 5 with Kirsten Beyer.
At Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’s world premiere in New York Metropolis, CBR requested Tawny Newsome about what she realized from Star Trek: Decrease Decks creator Mike McMahan. Newsome explains how she carries on McMahan’s philosophy of writing comedy that “doesn’t punch down on [Trek], nevertheless it lifts it up and celebrates it.” Try Tawny’s clip beneath:
Star Trek has all the time included humor, however Mike McMahan proved that Star Trek may work in a half-hour animated format. Star Trek: Decrease Decks was genuinely humorous and contained numerous loving references to Star Trek’s characters and canon whereas nonetheless delivering outer house voyages that have been pure Star Trek at its core.
As a author, Tawny Newsome was known as “a stone-cold killer” by Star Trek govt producer Alex Kurtzman. A lifelong Star Trek fan and a comic, Newsome brings each virtues to Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, which balances lighthearted moments with Star Trek‘s core tenets of teamwork and journey.
Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid made Star Trek historical past after they introduced their animated Starfleet Ensigns to live-action Star Trek: Decrease Decks‘ crossover with Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds. Directed by Jonathan Frakes, “These Previous Scientists” is an excellent comedic romp and a high-water mark of Star Trek on Paramount+.
In the meantime, Tawny Newsome can also be creating Star Trek‘s first live-action comedy. As she awaits phrase on whether or not her Star Trek collection will get a greenlight from Paramount Skydance, Tawny’s comedic sensibilities will probably be on show in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, which additionally carries a few of Star Trek: Decrease Decks‘ humorous DNA.
Watch Star Trek: Starfleet Academy‘s “Carry the Legacy and Create the Future” trailer beneath:
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January 15, 2026
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Paramount+
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Alex Kurtzman, Noga Landau
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Karim Diane
Jay-Den Kraag
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Kerrice Brooks
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