Kerrice Brooks—who became emotional watching the Starfleet Academy teaser for the first time, which immediately endeared her to the entire Hall H audience—co-stars as Sam, “aka Series Acclimation Mil, the first member of her species, the Kasqians, to sign up for Starfleet,” according to the official description.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds focuses on the years before James Kirk was captain of the Enterprise, with Anson Mount ‘s Christopher Pike at the helm. Paul Wesley recurs as Kirk, now a first officer who occasionally crosses paths with the Enterprise crew. He has also played versions of Kirk in alternate timelines.

Strange New Worlds still has three more seasons to air before its planned ending, but executive producers are already teasing a possible sequel series. The show is a prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series,