Section 31 is a spinoff of the series Star Trek: Discovery but mainly seems designed to exploit the talents of Michelle Yeoh, who, since she created the character of Philippa Georgiou, has added the term "Academy Award winner" to her bio.

Many "Star Trek" fans were more than a little skeptical of the announcement of a new television film in the franchise focused on Section 31. For those unfamiliar with the intricacies of "Trek" lore, Section 31 is a covert black ops department within the United Federation of Planets (which includes Earth),

Michelle Yeoh as Georgiou and Joe Pingue as Dada Noe in Star Trek: Section 31, streaming on Paramount+, 2024. Photo Credit: Jan Thijs/Paramount+ At the end of her run in Star Trek: Discovery, Georgiou (Yeoh) was sent to a different time from the crew in order to survive.

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Back when Michelle Yeoh first played Emperor Philippa Georgiou in TV’s Star Trek: Discovery, her schedule wasn’t as packed as it is today.

A lot has changed for Michelle Yeoh since she first walked onto our screens as Captain Philippa Georgiou in "Star Trek: Discovery" television series seven years ago. Already a star, Yeoh’s Oscar win for "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022) catapulted her to even greater heights in Hollywood.