10 Worst Sequels In Star Trek

2. Star Trek: Section 31

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Despite scoring rather a few ups when it was released, Section 31 polarised audiences in early 2025. The Long Trek was the result of a truncated season, a lack of its stars availability, and a premise that strayed far from the universe in which it was set.

It is also a sequel to the excellent Terra Firma two-part story from Star Trek: Discovery's third season. Those episodes introduced Carl, the new face of the Guardian Of Forever, and saw Michelle Yeoh leave that series. The seeds for a Section 31 series had been planted in Discovery's first and second seasons and production looked set to begin on an ongoing saga.

Yeoh's Oscar win directly impacted production on the series, forcing a rethink and restructuring. Sadly the promised spin-off became a shortened story with a breakneck pace, sacrificing plot for spectacle, and sense for explosions. 

For something that audiences had been waiting for, as well as an experiment in a new style of storytelling, Section 31 was a disappointment for those hoping for a more coherent plot centred in the Lost Era. One Garrett does not a Monster Maroon make, regardless of the number of star cameos involved.

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