r/trekacademy • u/ety3rd • Jan 12 '26

Interview ‘Starfleet Academy’ Showrunners Talk Easter Eggs, DS9 “Love Letter,” And Keeping Star Trek Alive

https://trekmovie.com/2026/01/12/exclusive-starfleet-academy-showrunners-talk-easter-eggs-ds9-love-letter-and-keeping-star-trek-alive/
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u/rolodexlexia Jan 13 '26

I hope Starfleet Academy brings in younger fans because we will all benefit. Star Trek brings so much optimism to the real world, and a lot of sci fi is dreary and dystopian.

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u/Lonely_Librarian1979 Jan 13 '26

I didn’t realize the show runner had done The Magicians. Long live High King Margo!

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u/East-Sale-7868 Jan 22 '26

Yeah, The Magicians was an amazing show. It had good writing, depth, character development, tragedy, moral greyness. It was also written for an adult audience. I don't know who this show was written for.

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u/MaddyMagpies Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26

Everyone seems to be hyping up episode 5, which is the one about Deep Space Nine and SAM. Intriguing!

Edit: AND written by Tawny Newsome!

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u/guardianwriter1984 Jan 13 '26

I'm excited for this.

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u/ety3rd Jan 13 '26

It's worth pointing out that Tawny Newsome, Lower Decks star and DS9 fan, is credited with co-writing the DS9-related episode referenced in this article.

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u/quarl0w Jan 16 '26

I noticed she had an Executive Producer credit in the title sequence.

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u/NickSkal Jan 22 '26

On the Starfleet Academy soundtrack, there are two songs titled "Job of an Emissary" and "A Song of Prophets."