Starfleet Academy episode 5 features several brilliant Easter eggs calling back to various Star Trek series, with one relating to Gary Mitchell.

Starfleet Academy's latest episode pays homage to Deep Space Nine, revealing a surprising connection to the Dax symbiont.

In the months and weeks before "Starfleet Academy" finally arrived, the marketing made no attempt to hide how much this far-flung series would be pulling from various other aspects of "Star Trek" lore ...

Viewers without any Star Trek expertise can enjoy the new adventures out of context. But there are echoes and Easter eggs throughout this Paramount+ series, for those who catch them. This is FRESH AIR ...