Among the licenses from the most cult science fiction in the world of cinema and series, we obviously find Star Wars, Stargate, Doctor Who, Aliensbut also Star Trek. And precisely, it is this last franchise that is talked about today thanks to the project Star Trek : Section 31available in streaming on Paramount+.
A highly anticipated fans project …
Unfortunately, where this film directed by Olaunde Osunsanmi was extremely expected from fans (it is the very first TV movie in the saga and acts as a spin-off to the excellent series Star Trek : Discovery), it is an understatement to say that he disappoints everyone. And this, even though its potential was enormous.
Indeed, the plot takes place in a forgotten era, located between the films based on the original series (1979-1991) and the series Star Trek: The new generation (1987-1994), and is carried by the excellent Michelle Yeoh, who resumes her famous role as Philippa Georgiou.
On the program here? We follow Georgiou while she works with section 31, a secret division of Starfleet, with the mission of protecting the federation of the United Planets and this, even though her disturbing past resurfaces.
-… who disappoints everyone
What to offer fan service to all floors, while continuing to expand this universe a little more? Yes, but obviously, it was not very well done. As we can discover on Rotten Tomatoes, Star Trek : Section 31 is already presented as one of the worst films of the year 2025 with a Average note of 24% Assigned by the press and 20% awarded by the public. An overly generic scenario is criticized without a real link with Star Trekbut also a botched production.
“I didn’t think that possible, but There is something worse than the musical episode of Strange New Worldand I suffered from the first 15 minutes“, Can we read in the comments of the site, just like,”Writing and play are even worse than you can find in fan-films. And it’s insulting to them“, “This film did not even deserve that I head to the sofa“.
And criticism of the genre is not very lacking. “”It’s the perfect movie if you hate Star Trek. These writers seem to hate the license even more. A real waste of time and money“, is also shared, as well as,”Too many characters, an overly chaotic script. It looks like a bad pilot episode that requires being reworked. A missed opportunity“, “It is an insult and a slap in the face of people who really like Star Trek“, “It is absolutely not the star trek, or even good SF. It is a bad version of the projects clichés with a band of chelous characters who must find a weapon to save the world. Bad performance, bad scenario … just bad“.
