Giamatti was given the scripts for the first five episodes of "Starfleet Academy" and offered five different roles. It was Giamatti who chose to play the villain. While you often hear about actors who play alien characters complaining about their time in the makeup chair, Giamatti was apparently the exact opposite.

Starfleet Academy starts streaming early next year, and we have our very first trailer. The show stars Holly Hunter as the chancellor and Paul Giamatti as the antagonist.

Starfleet Academy" reveals Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake, the first chancellor of the academy after 120 years of neglect in the post-Burn world of "Star Trek: Disc