Star Trek: Section 31 Review
‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Sees Michelle Yeoh Leading an Impossible Mission in Space. Yeoh’s alternate universe dictator Emperor Philippa Georgiou is back for a knockabout adventure that ties into her villainous past (and antiheroic present). Premiering on Paramount+ on January 24th, ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ represents the first ‘Star Trek’ movie produced –– even if it does carry the qualifier of “TV Movie” –– since 2016’s ‘Star Trek: Beyond.
’ Which tells you something about the moribund development levels of big screen ‘Trek.’ Instead, it has been left up to the likes of executive producer/overseer Alex Kurtzman to fly the Federation flag on the small screen instead. And ‘Section 31’ marks the first feature-length spin-off from the various series (in this case, ‘Star Trek: Discovery,’ which launched the current televisual incarnation back in 2017 and wrapped up last year).
The big question of course is, was it worth taking one of the characters and giving them a showcase?
