Will There Be a ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Sequel? Michelle Yeoh, Cast & EPs Weigh In
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Star Trek: Section 31.]
How could we not want to see more of this team — Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh), Alok (Omari Hardwick), Rachel Garrett (Kacey Rohl), Quasi (Sam Richardson), and Wisp (Sven Ruygrok) — after the end of the Star Trek: Section 31 movie showed them not only finding ways to work together but also introduced Jamie Lee Curtis as Control?! Well, everyone — the cast along with executive producer Alex Kurtzman and executive producer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi — wants to do another movie, so that bodes well.
It’s a very enthusiastic “yes” from Yeoh. “First of all, I love this character and there are so many adventures to be had because that’s Section 31. It can be a standalone story because it’s a standalone adventure. It doesn’t have to be one that stretches for eight episodes or something like that,” she tells TV Insider. “And I think it really appeals to me because it’s like Guardians of the Galaxy, Mission Impossible in space.”
She also notes that’s “in the spirit of Star Trek, where you find different frontiers and different planets and different problems to solve, and with an amazing, misfit, crazy cat crew that is trying to find themselves to redemption. They’re very flawed characters who you don’t know whether they’re working with each other or they’re trying to destroy each other, but at the end of the day, they have a lot of fun.”
For Hardwick, doing more would allow him to go deeper with his character. “Alok’s still a mystery even to the person who played him,” he admits. There’s “so much to unlock” with him, “and I know Tunde and Alex didn’t ask me to come aboard and just stay a monolith or relegate myself to that which you saw on this version or on this iteration of Section 31. I can’t wait to be able to dive deeper into that guy, but I know the whole cast wants to come back.”
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Rohl agrees — and she has questions about her character as well. “What’s interesting with Rachel, too, is she’s so staunchly Starfleet and so the fact that she even finds her way into the Section 31 world is kind of wild to begin with, and the journey that she then goes on in the film is such a wild discovery for her,” she notes. “I’m curious about who plucked her from Starfleet and put her in Section 31. Why? What did they see and how do we end up with the ultimate sacrifice that she makes? That whole journey is full of delicious colors. There is a lot of that I want to explore.”
Kazinsky would come back for more immediately, despite his character’s fate. “I would work on this show for free for the rest of my life,” he enthuses before adding, “Alex Kurtzman, I didn’t mean it. But I would. Star Trek is my world.”
Ruygrok is also on board because of the “family” of the show, something he felt even as “a very baby Trekkie.” Kazinsky echoes that sentiment about the cast: “I think you can see the camaraderie on that screen. And if we don’t get to make more, we’re going to miss out on the kind of dynamic and the kind of chemistry that you don’t see onscreen a lot.”
The EPs would love to do more and hope the fans love it as much as they do. “We had a great time making it,” says Kurtzman. “And I think we just opened the door to the kinds of stories that you could end up telling. But who knows? ”
Could any of those stories play out on Paramount+’s Star Trek shows? Strange New Worlds is returning for Seasons 3 and 4, and Starfleet Academy is coming.
“I wouldn’t rule it out. I mean, one of the things that’s been I think really fun for us over the last eight years is finding ways to cross-pollinate stories,” according to Kurtzman. “And it’s not necessarily that we set something up that becomes a huge driver in another series, but the shows definitely and the movie now talk to each other in different ways, and we will always have connection points for sure.”
But if there is more, there is a question of how this team could work together. “If Jamie Lee’s in charge, we’re going to make it work because she’ll work us to make it work,” Rohl says immediately. “It’s another powerful woman for Rachel to bounce off and awaken against, which is very cool.
“We’re good,” adds Hardwick. “It’s a whole different entity with her. It’s its own galaxy. She has given the command. So in her giving us the command, I think it’ll be an interesting thing to see where [all the characters go].”
Ruygrok thinks that the team is just reflective of the cast. “We are cut from so many different clothes, but united, we are pretty much all the same, and I think we really felt that,” he says. “So going forward, I would imagine that we are still our same selves with a stronger unity, a stronger sense of who we are, where are we going, the direction that we want to take. This ragtag team, I think, will make some moves in the galaxy together.”
That team now includes a new member in Wisp, Fuzz’s wife, after he turned out to be the mole and the team killed him in a fight. (Ruygrok plays the character, as the small being is contained in a Vulcan conveyance.) So should the team trust Wisp? “Your question is valid,” Ruygrok laughs. (Watch the video above to see him talk about playing different characters in this movie.)
But there might be more from Section 31: Kazinsky teased scenes were cut, but he hopes that they show up as DVD extras. “We shot like eight different versions of this movie,” he shares. “There were so many wonderful things that didn’t make the movie that if we’d had the budget and the time would’ve added an extra 40 minutes. Hopefully, there’s an awful lot that will come. But speaking to Tunde about it, about the edit, I think a lot of those ideas will make it into any sequel.”
Would you want to see a sequel with this team? Let us know in the comments section below.
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No more, please. I 'd looked forward to it (love Michelle Yeoh) & expected to enjoy it. But, other than the origin story for the Empress, it was awful. I agree -- "worst Star Trek ever." But, is it really even Star Trek? Other than a few mentions of Star Fleet and continuity of the Empress from Discovery, it didn't seem like Star Trek. As Yeoh noted, it was more like low-rent Guardians of the Galaxy crossed with bad Mission Impossible. Section 31 didn't seem at all to resemble what we learned about it in other incarnations in Enterprise, Discovery, and DS9. Would you really use agents who seem designed to capture attention wherever they go -- an unintelligent guy with threatening-looking armor, an emotional Vulcan, & the Empress? These folks don't exactly blend in & escape notice so they can do their work in the shadows. Further, there was so much bad acting that it was difficult to watch. I nearly turned it off about 45 minutes in but hung on in the (apparently vain) hope it would improve. It didn't. I have zero interest in watching a sequel and am relieved resources weren't directed into creating a series. It felt like a bad pilot that should just have been buried. If Yeoh was not the lead, it might well have never been streamed. It saddens me the cast wants to do more. Did they not see a final version before making those statements? Isn't there a timeline issue with San in the future from where the Guardian of Forever sent Georgiu? How did he find her?
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I was so excited to see Section 31 but . . . it was awful! The picture was too dark and there was no real connect with all the characters. The movements were too fast to watch and even tho I didn't watch it all I still don't know what it was all about. I saw Discovery and this was no where near the quality of it!
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I saw this last night. WORST Star Trek movie EVER!!
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Re :follow up to section 31 if it's as bad as the first definitely NO!
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Given how bad the first movie was, I have no interest in seeing another one.
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I enjoyed it. Liked seeing the emperor's backstory. Now that the introductions are out of the way, I think a sequel or show would be even better.
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Spot the white man.
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I haven't seen it yet. I will do paramount next spring most likely (I rotate services).
So odd to me that this wasn't going to be partly set in the dark backstreets of SF, with and the espionage around Starfleet, and defending secrets.... And then also have "away" sort of Bond-like impossible: missions that take us adventures but... as spies.
I don't understand why it looks so weird... the sets and stuff... it doesnt feel Section 31y. And so that is my initial impression of the show. It doesn't actually seem to be about Section 31 as we know it.
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I thought it was a different Trek and fun. I really liked the new characters. I would be so down for another section 31 movie. Oh maybe two
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Overall, I liked it! I really enjoyed watching the flashback scenes. However, I felt that everyone died too quickly. 😢 The scene was short but very emotional, and the cast did a great job. Could they be reborn and face Georgiou in a different galaxy? Perhaps the next series could explore the return of the Georgiou family—especially her younger brother, whom she poisoned. Maybe he could reappear through a temporal anomaly, a Mirror Universe twist, or even as a consciousness preserved by advanced alien technology.
His return could force Georgiou to confront her past, not just as a ruthless leader but as a sister. Instead of a battle for power, their story could explore themes of forgiveness and redemption, showing that even in the darkest timelines, family bonds can transcend time and space. It would be a powerful way to add depth to her character and highlight the emotional core of Star Trek: hope, growth, and the possibility of change.
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Please no. It is a boring, terrible show with no plot or thread keeping it together. It is nothing but special computer based effects with scenes done on inexpensive sets. We were so excited when we saw the words Star Trek, but it has zero to do with our favorite show. This is pandering by using the name to generate viewer interest in a show that needs help.
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I really wanted this to be good... it needs work... try a series but change the tone... section 31 in my mind was dark and mysterious... this was too hammed up. Doesnt fit the series.. i really think Section 31 has legs but a change of direction please.. Take another look at DS9 and the tailor...
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Yes to a sequel or series providing Jamie Lee’s role is expanded & if Yeoh’s schedule permits. The action scenes are good just a little too much and a little more story telling should be included. I felt it was ok and would like to see more.
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Was this written by A.I. or something? No one wants another. One was awful enough. The space scenes were terrible and the "on location" scenes were just barren Toronto with color filters and flames. Ooohhh kewl, spacey!
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I enjoyed for what it was. Honestly probably should have been less condensed. Because it felt lacking in spots. But I definitely enjoyed it blurring the normal and sometimes predictable Star Trek narrative.
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I hope not. They should put the final nail in the coffin. You have Star Trek fans thinking they know Genes' vision, but in reality, they don't. He detested Star Trek 2, The Wrath of Khan because Starfleet is not a military organization. You got the other part of the fandom who wants to see new stuff. Both sides will never agree on anything.
Everything since the next Star Trek The Next Generation would have Gene Roddenberry rolling in his grave.
It's a complete travesty to the man.
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Please, god, NO!!
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Oh God, no .. Worst Star Trek ever
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I'm just finishing the movie and I liked. Different than Star Trek show in some way but I liked and I wish they produce more of Section 31.
There's excessive hate but most from little brains not open for new frontiers.
Just give it another chance.
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Worse ever. Nothing to do with Star Trek. Star Trek 5 was better.
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The first movie is always the worst.
TMP wasn't anywhere good as the second, TWOK.
Generations wasn't anywhere as good as the second, First Contact.
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Section 32 could be much better than Section 31.
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Yes, please make a sequel to this show. I really enjoyed myself and it was a very refreshing twist to the episode. The crew had very good on screen chemistry.👍🏽👍🏽
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