It's been over half a decade since we first heard rumblings of a Section 31 spinoff, and now we finally have a release date. Star Trek: Section 31 will be exclusively available on Paramount+ starting Friday,

Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh returns to the Star Trek universe to glam her way through the Federation's seedy underbelly.

Paramount+ has set January 24, 2025 for the premiere of its upcoming movie Star Trek: Section 31, starring Michelle Yeoh,

The project, covering the extremely secretive Section 31 division of Starfleet -- essentially its black ops espionage arm -- debuts on Paramount+ on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, CBS Studios announced Saturday at New York Comic Con.

How many secret lives can one person live? Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh stars in #Section31, a @ParamountPlus Original Movie streaming January 24. pic.twitter.com/4kIQ8C4cll — Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) October 19, 2024

Section 31 director Olatunde Osunsanmi says that the upcoming film encapsulates a wide variety of exciting tones that will fit nicely with the modern Star Trek era. Star Trek: Section 31 follows Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh),

Strange New Worlds wrapped up their second season, they were in the middle of their own unwinnable scenario. The Gorn had captured members of the Federation, and the U.S.S. Enterprise was given the order to withdraw from the conflict.

Section 31 director Olatunde Osunsanmi reflects on the journey of why the project works better as a movie instead of a TV show.