Paramount+ Orders Star Trek: Section 31 Movie With Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh is returning to the Star Trek universe with Star Trek: Section 31 for Paramount+. THR reports that the streaming service has ordered the film, a spinoff of Star Trek Discovery that will follow Yeoh’s character of Emperor Philippa Georgiou.

The film will be written by Craig Sweeny and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, both of whom have worked on Star Trek Discovery. The movie will see Georgiou join “a secret division of Starfleet tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets and faces the sins of her past.”

“I’m beyond thrilled to return to my Star Trek family and to the role I’ve loved for so long,” Yeoh said in a statement. “Section 31 has been near and dear to my heart since I began the journey of playing Philippa all the way back when this new golden age of Star Trek launched. To see her finally get her moment is a dream come true in a year that’s shown me the incredible power of never giving up on your dreams. We can’t wait to share what’s in store for you, and until then: live long and prosper (unless Emperor Georgiou decrees otherwise)!”

Yeoh is coming off of Everything Everywhere All at Once, which earned her an Oscar. Section 31 has been in development since 2019 and will start filming later this year.