Starfleet Academy is reimagining them again in episode 4, “Vox in Excelso,” which airs Jan. 29. note: This article contains major spoilers for Starfleet Academy episode 4.] In the original Star Trek and the prequels Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Klingon Empire is portrayed as a fierce adversary of the United Federation of Planets. It is a part of the human condition,” Starfleet Academy co-showrunner Noga Landau told Polygon in a video interview. They seem like the sort of people who wouldn’t hold back from having a three-parent household.”The first four episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy are available to stream now on Paramount Plus.