Star Trek: Starfleet Academy spins off directly from Star Trek: Discovery, modern-day Trek’s flagship series, and occurs after the events around the Season 4 premiere (not the series finale’s flashforward to Zora’s abandonment—yeah, I’m still not over it).

Spoilers follow for the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series premiere, “Kids These Days,” and Episode 2, “Beta Test,” both of which are available on Paramount Plus now.