Other than Michelle Yeoh's Philippa Georgiou, Kacey Rohl's Rachel Garrett is the only Star Trek legacy character in Section 31 and she's a big deal.

Regardless of how you ultimately feel about the tone Section 31 goes for—which definitely leans hard into trying to be cool and cynically jokey a lot of the time—and perhaps even regardless of how threadbare most of the primary cast is treated by Section 31 ‘s script,

Star Trek: Section 31 is coming in hot with a teaser that flips the usual Star Trek formula on its head. Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, the trailer is packed with more action than Trekkies are used to, and it’s bringing a new level of intensity.

What was once in development as a TV show packs quite a bit into a feature film. Star Trek: Section 31 brings Michelle Yeoh back in her Discovery role of Philippa Georgiou, working alongside, albeit reluctantly, the black ops unit.

The cast and crew of Section 31 tell io9 why stories about the controversial Star Trek organization are necessary for the franchise's utopian vision.

Section 31 lacks Star Trek iconography, and bringing back this classic starship from the Mirror Universe would have helped.