The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   5.9/10(4077 votes)

   #1 - Kids These Days

   S1:E11/15/2026

   Caleb Mir, a brilliant street kid, is offered admission to the new Starfleet Academy class.

   Director:Alex Kurtzman

   Writer:Gaia Violo

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   Director:Alex Kurtzman

   Writer:Gaia Violo
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   5.5/10(3394 votes)

   #2 - Beta Test

   S1:E21/15/2026

   Caleb questions whether he belongs at Starfleet Academy as the new academic year begins.

   Director:Alex Kurtzman

   Writers:Noga Landau, Jane Maggs

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   Director:Alex Kurtzman

   Writers:Noga Landau, Jane Maggs
3. 

   5.0/10(2190 votes)

   #3 - Vitus Reflux

   S1:E31/22/2026

   While our cadets compete to join an elite team at the Academy, a battle of escalating pranks breaks out between Starfleet Academy and a rival school. Tensions rise fast, threatening their newly-emerging bonds and a blossoming romance.

   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writers:Alex Taub, Kiley Rossetter

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   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writers:Alex Taub, Kiley Rossetter
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   6.5/10(928 votes)

   #4 - Vox in Excelso

   S1:E41/29/2026

   When an existential crisis threatens to wipe out a beloved but infamous Star Trek species, a cadet is forced to confront his past and strained relationship with his family. As he pursues an unexpected method of coping, Nahla races against time to save this species from extinction.

   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writers:Gaia Violo, Eric Anthony Glover

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   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writers:Gaia Violo, Eric Anthony Glover