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(part one: Main show)

" Catspaw " Is The Seventh Episode Of The 

second season of the American science fiction  

television series Star Trek Written by Robert Bloch  

and directed by Joseph Pevney , it was first broadcast 

October 27, 1967. The crew of the Enterprise encounter 

two aliens from another galaxy with magical-seeming 

powers. This episode was the first filmed to include 

series regular Pavel Chekov ( Walter Koenig ), 

although it was broadcast after several other episodes 

with the character had already been aired; the airing 

was delayed to coincide with Halloween .

The USS Enterprise , under the command of Captain 

Kirk , orbits the apparently lifeless planet Pyris VII. 

Contact has been lost with the landing party, consisting 

of Chief Engineer Scott , Lt. Sulu , and Crewman Jackson . 

Jackson calls for Transport back to the ship, but falls from 

the platform dead. His open mouth emits an eerie voice, 

telling Captain Kirk that Enterprise is cursed and must 

leave the planet immediately, or death will follow. Kirk 

beams down with First Officer Spock and Chief Medical 

Officer Dr. McCoy to search for the missing crewmen, 

leaving Assistant Chief Engineer DeSalle in charge of

Enterprise . The landing party comes upon three 

apparitions that appear as witches, who warn the landing 

team not to proceed any further. The team ignores 

the warnings and discovers what appears to be a 

medieval castle.Entering the castle, the landing party 

comes upon a black cat wearing a diamond pendant. 

As they follow the cat, the floor collapses, and the fall 

knocks them unconscious . When they awaken, they

find themselves held in a dungeon . Scott and Sulu 

soon appear, walking as if in a trance,and unlock 

their restraints

(part two: intermission show)

Star Trex Cats play on Halloween!!!

(Part Three: intermission show)

The Witches Scene From Catspaw

(Part 4  : intermission show)

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• 1.5 Act Four
• 2 Log entries
• 3 Memorable quotes
• 4.1 Production timeline
• 4.3 Story and production
• 4.5 Props and effects
• 4.6 Continuity
• 4.7 Remastered information
• 4.8 Video and DVD releases
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Summary [ ]

A landing party of Sulu , Scott , and Crewman Jackson on Pyris VII is overdue for a routine check-in, when Jackson finally answers the USS Enterprise 's urgent hails . His disconcerting message: one to beam up. And, when Jackson is beamed aboard by Kyle , he materializes on the transporter pad and he immediately falls down to the floor, dead . But from his dead lips a sonorous voice tells Captain Kirk that his ship is cursed; he must leave or all will die.

Act One [ ]

With two crewmen missing and a mysterious death, Kirk doesn't plan to leave just yet. He organizes a second landing party: himself, Spock , and Doctor McCoy . They beam to the point from which Jackson was beamed up. There, Kirk intends to discover what happened to his missing men, and what killed Jackson.

The planet is fogbound, something extremely unlikely given the environmental conditions, as there are no cloud formations or bodies of water on the planet. Proceeding towards a reading of nearby lifeforms , the landing party encounters three witches ; the spectral hags again warn Kirk to leave. Winds and fog try to thwart the landing party, but they eventually discover a large castle – the source of the lifeform readings. Entering the castle, they find a black cat and identify all the iconography of old Earth tales.

" I can do it, sir. I'm not that green! "

On the bridge of the Enterprise , Ensign Chekov reports to assistant chief engineer DeSalle that the landing party's lifeform readings are the only ones on the planet. As the landing party entered the castle, he then says they have simply stopped registering. DeSalle asks Chekov to check the scanning equipment for malfunctions but Chekov already has – the equipment is functioning perfectly. DeSalle then orders Chekov to recalibrate the scanners.

The landing party explores the castle further and falls through the floor, plunging them down to a dungeon chamber, and unconsciousness.

Act Two [ ]

Awakening, the landing party discovers they are chained. Scott and Sulu appear, and Kirk is at first relieved to see his missing men. Then he realizes they're marching to someone else's drum: alive, but unresponsive and no longer allies. The two enthralled men free Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, and herd them towards the door at phaser point; a brief scuffle is halted when all the men are suddenly – elsewhere, in the presence of a strange robed man.

This is Korob , decked out in wizard's finery, with robe, wand, and black cat . Spock's comment that mapping expeditions have not discovered lifeforms on Pyris VII wrings a small truth from Korob – that he is not native to this world. Korob first plies the crew with food and drink, then with fortunes in gemstones . All to get them to leave, without asking more questions. But Kirk tells Korob he could manufacture such stones by the ton on his ship; they're valueless, a fact that conflicts with whatever research Korob has done. Korob then reveals that the events were staged to test the landing party. He has learned they are loyal, brave, and incorruptible.

Sylvia enters. She tells Kirk that she can read and control the minds of men. Spock states that it must be Telepathy and Sylvia says "not entirely," and explains that telepathy is only a part of what she does. Kirk briefly overpowers Scott, seizing his phaser, and when he refuses to return it, Sylvia reveals another skill: she can perform sympathetic magic . She admits that she thought of Jackson in her mind, and when she killed the image and knew it was dead, so was the real Jackson. A small model of the Enterprise , held in the flame of a candle – and the real ship, orbiting above, begins to grow hot. Chekov reports to DeSalle that the temperature has jumped sixty degrees in just thirty seconds. " We're burning up, sir, " he states.

Act Three [ ]

Seizing Sylvia's arm, Kirk removes the model from the flame, and the Enterprise from danger. Kirk tries to surmise how they are able to do all of this and says " You seem to do with your mind, what we do with tools. You alter matter and move it about by telekinesis . " Korob begins to answer saying " Yes we can change… " when Sylvia cuts him off, stating that he talks too much. When Kirk suggests that landing parties will soon appear, Korob seals the model in a block – and above, the ship is suddenly surrounded by a force field unlike anything ever encountered, which doesn't come from anywhere.

On the Enterprise , Chekov cannot analyze the force field, but as it is nonetheless real DeSalle orders him to attempt to "put a dent in it".

Kirk and Spock are returned to the dungeon, while McCoy remains with Sylvia, who intends to question him. Kirk and Spock spend some time speculating about Sylvia and Korob, and Kirk decides they must be stopped. Their questions and interest seems to him a little too sinister. McCoy eventually returns, though he has been taken control of by Sylvia. He, Sulu, and Scott take Kirk to Sylvia.

Meanwhile, Sylvia and Korob argue. Sylvia likes her new sensations, and it's obvious that the interest goes further than their original plan. Wherever these aliens call home, they have nothing like them – and she intends to remain here. Korob reminds her they have a duty to the Old Ones , a fact she considers unimportant in light of her new infatuation.

Kirk is returned to Sylvia's presence, where he learns she is infatuated with him, as well. She reveals her plan: to dispose of Korob and join with Kirk. But Kirk is using her, gaining answers through manipulation. Among other things, he learns that the transmuter is the key to her power, a mechanism that facilitates the actualization of thought. But she discovers the deception, and has McCoy, Scott, and Sulu haul Kirk back to his cell.

On the Enterprise , Chekov reports that they had an effect on the force field, identifying a small electrical field as a start.

Korob finds Kirk and Spock; he reveals he has released the Enterprise , and he releases them. He also reveals that he can no longer control Sylvia or her pawns, and that he considers her dangerously irrational. He is regretful, offering his opinion that their visit could have been a peaceful one. Time presses, and he cannot explain in detail; instead, he urges the men out of their cell, where they again encounter the black cat – now grown to enormous size.

Act Four [ ]

Sylvia and Korob undone

The men are forced to retreat back into their cell, where they attempt to escape through the ceiling. The cat forces the door of the cell, however, crushing Korob. Kirk now has an opportunity to retrieve the wand.

Escaping through the ceiling, Kirk and Spock are confronted by their own enthralled crew, and a brief scuffle ends with Sylvia's pawns out of action, and the reappearance of the cat, as well as Sylvia. The wand Kirk has retrieved is the transmuter, and Sylvia wants it very badly. She transports Kirk away from Spock into the main hall and tells him to give her the transmuter. She informs him that she has a less powerful, and simpler mechanism; that it's Korob's wand which holds the key to their power. Sylvia is reluctant to simply seize the device from Kirk, despite her contention that he does not know how to use it.

Finally, she threatens Kirk with a phaser, demanding the wand. Kirk responds by shattering the wand, an act that undoes everything… almost everything. At the landing party's feet, two small aliens wither and fall. Deprived of their transmuter, Sylvia and Korob have resumed their real forms, and are as Sylvia described them: feathers in the wind, a life form that is totally alien to their universe. They quickly perish, and both landing parties return to the Enterprise .

Log entries [ ]

• Captain's log, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 2267

Memorable quotes [ ]

"Remember the curse!"

" Captain Kirk! Can you hear me? There is a curse on your ship. Leave this place, or you will all… die! "

" Captain Kirk! … Captain Kirk! … Captain Kirk! " " Go back! … Go back! … Go back! " " Remember the curse! " " Wind shall rise! " " And fog descend! " " So leave here, all, or meet your end! "

" Spock. Comment? " " Very bad poetry, Captain. " " A more useful comment, Mister Spock. "

" If we weren't missing two officers and a third one dead I'd say someone was playing an elaborate trick or treat on us. " " Trick or treat, captain? " " Yes, Mister Spock. You'd be a natural. "

" Mister Chekov, recalibrate your sensors. If you need help – " " I can do it, sir. I'm not that green. "

Kirk, "Doc", and "Bones"

" Bones? Doc? "

" Where did your race get this ridiculous predilection for resistance, hmm? You examine any object. You… you question everything! Is it not enough to accept what is? "

" You can't think a man to death. "

" Maybe we can't break it, but I'll bet you credits to navy beans we can put a dent in it! "

" You are using me! You hold me in your arms and there is no fire in your mind! You're trying to deceive me! It's here like words on a page! You are using me! " " And why not?!! You've been using me and my crew!! " " You will be swept away. You! Your men! Your ship!! Your worlds!!! "

" Captain, a little more alacrity, if you please. "

" Everything's vanished. "

" All of this, just an illusion. " " No illusion. Jackson is dead. "

Background information [ ]

Production timeline [ ].

• "Broomstick Ride" is published in Super-Science Fiction : December 1957 [1]
• Story outline by Robert Bloch : 9 March 1967
• Revised story outline: 14 March 1967
• First draft teleplay: 29 March 1967
• 2nd draft teleplay: 14 April 1967
• Final draft teleplay by D.C. Fontana : 24 April 1967
• Revised final draft by Gene Roddenberry : 27 April 1967
• Additional page revisions by Gene Coon : 4 May 1967 , 5 May 1967 , 10 May 1967
• Day 1 – 2 May 1967 , Tuesday – Desilu Stage 9 : Int. Bridge , Transporter room
• Day 2 – 3 May 1967 , Wednesday – Desilu Stage 10 : Ext. Pyris VII surface
• Day 3 – 4 May 1967 , Thursday – Desilu Stage 10 : Int. Castle corridors
• Day 4 – 5 May 1967 , Friday – Desilu Stage 8 : Int. Dungeon
• Day 5 – 8 May 1967 , Monday – Desilu Stage 8 : Int. Dungeon , Great hall
• Day 6 – 9 May 1967 , Tuesday – Desilu Stage 8 : Int. Great hall
• Day 7 – 10 May 1967 , Wednesday – Desilu Stage 8 : Int. Great hall , Castle corridors miniature shots
• Day 8 – 11 May 1967 (Half Day), Thursday – Desilu Stage 8 : Int. Castle corridors miniature shots
• Score recording, 21 June 1967
• Premiere airdate, 27 October 1967
• 1st rerun, 24 May 1968
• First UK airdate: 20 April 1970
• Remastered airdate, 28 October 2006
• The title of this episode, "Catspaw", is a term that describes a person used by another as a dupe; as McCoy points out, Scott and Sulu are used as catspaws to lure more crewmen down.

Story and production [ ]

• Robert Bloch based this episode very loosely on his own short story "Broomstick Ride." Bloch also wrote " What Are Little Girls Made Of? " In both episodes, the "Old Ones" figure into the guest characters' backstories. [2]
• Although this was the first episode of TOS Season 2 in production (filmed in early May 1967 ), it did not premiere until the week of Halloween, 1967. It was, in fact, written in a Halloween-type theme for just that reason. This episode also remains to date the only Star Trek production produced as a "holiday special" type episode.
• This episode marks several changes to the episode credits. From this point on, the episode titles and end credits are in the same font as the main title of the series. Directors and writers are credited at the beginning of Act One instead of the end of the last act. DeForest Kelley 's name is added to the opening credits. Also, Gene Roddenberry is credited as series creator in the opening credits.
• Several bloopers from this episode can be found in the second season blooper reel. [3]
• This episode introduces two plot elements that were revisited in stories later in season 2. First, the theme of extragalactic aliens taking Human form and then becoming inundated with Human sensations was revisited in " By Any Other Name ". Second, the subject of an eccentric man with uncommon powers and accompanied by an apparently intelligent black cat, who later turns into a black haired woman, is revisited in " Assignment: Earth ".
• The three witches' appearance and manner of speech are reminiscent of (though not necessarily directly referential to) characters in Shakespeare 's Macbeth .

Koenig in a wig

• Walter Koenig joined the cast as Pavel Chekov in this episode, despite his character having already met Khan Noonien Singh in the previous season's " Space Seed " as noted in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ; also note the rather large wig worn by Walter Koenig in this episode which was later dispensed with when his own hair was long enough.
• This was the third and final appearance of Michael Barrier as DeSalle . The character has been promoted to assistant chief engineer because the producers thought they need someone in charge of main engineering while Scotty is in command of the bridge. However, as no such situation arose in any episodes, DeSalle has never made another appearance. ( These Are the Voyages: TOS Season Two , p. 46)
• James Doohan 's only dialogue in this episode is the statement " Everything's vanished ". George Takei doesn't speak at all; he simply nods "yes" and "no" when his character is queried by Kirk, and later cries " aha! " before engaging Kirk in hand-to-hand combat . This is Takei's only non-speaking appearance in the entire series.
• Theo Marcuse died in a car accident one month after this episode aired.
• The role of Crewman Jackson was played by regular Trek stuntman Jay Jones . In a 1996 retrospective interview, Jay claimed that the role of Jackson was his first assignment on Star Trek . ( Science Fiction Television Series , Mark Phillips and Frank Garcia, McFarland and Co.)
• This is the first episode to feature all seven of the "classic" cast members who were brought back for future big screen adventures: Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, Uhura, Sulu, and Chekov, although they do not all appear in the same scene together.

Props and effects [ ]

Metal prop laminated in Lucite

• A detailed metal prop miniature of the Enterprise was created for this episode, then laminated in lucite as one of Korob's tricks. The miniature was donated to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum by Gene Roddenberry . ( The Star Trek Compendium , p. 70)
• The Ornithoid life forms were marionettes composed of blue fluff, pipe cleaners, crab pincers, and other materials. The marionettes were operated with thick, black threads that were clearly visible; most of this was corrected in the remastered version of the episode. ( The Star Trek Compendium , p. 70)
• The three witches seen towards the start of the episode were intended to be shown as floating severed heads, hence the reaction from the landing party at their appearance. The characters wore black turtlenecks against a black backdrop, with light shining directly up into the face. Unfortunately, the effect did not work and the turtlenecks worn by the actors can clearly be seen. Even in the remastered version of the episode, this oversight is still present. ( The Star Trek Compendium , p. 70)
• This is the first episode in which a scope can be seen at the engineering station on the bridge. The science station scope was slightly altered for this episode; it is of a lighter color than the science scope used in episodes of the first season and has a circular control added to its left side. This dial control, as first seen in this episode, would remain throughout Seasons 2 and 3 .
• The blue planet used in this episode as Pyris VII (albeit a darker blue to illustrate the spookiness of the planet) was reused in subsequent episodes, representing Argelius II in " Wolf in the Fold ", Sigma Iotia II in " A Piece of the Action ", Troyius in " Elaan of Troyius ", and Scalos in " Wink of an Eye ", which were all lighter blue color.
• The wizard's robe worn by Korob is the same costume that was previously worn by Bob Denver in the Gilligan's Island episode "Lovey's Secret Admirer", which aired on January 23, 1967. [4]

Continuity [ ]

• In this episode, DeSalle wears a red engineering tunic, unlike the gold command tunic he wore in " The Squire of Gothos " and " This Side of Paradise ". The character started out as a navigator in "Squire", then served as a science officer in "Paradise", ending up as an engineer here.
• The short scene of crewmen in turtleneck uniforms walking in a corridor during red alert is stock footage from " Where No Man Has Gone Before ". This marks the last time that these uniforms are worn by Enterprise crewmembers.
• The events of this episode take place on Stardate 3018.2 which means it took place right after the events of TOS : " The Menagerie, Part II ", whose events took place on Stardate 3013.1-3013.2, and before the episode TOS : " Shore Leave " whose events take place from Stardate 3025.3-3025.8.

Remastered information [ ]

"Catspaw" was the eighth episode of the remastered version of The Original Series to air, premiering in syndication on the weekend of 28 October 2006 . Aside from the standard remastering of the effects used for the USS Enterprise , the most notable revised features include new effects shots of Pyris VII , as well as the castle on the surface, with the original shot of the castle entry completely retained as part of the full building. The transmuter effect was also touched up and most of the visible wires controlling the Ornithoid life forms were removed.

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• Original US Betamax release: 1986
• US LaserDisc release: 8 May 1986
• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video ): Volume 16 , catalog number VHR 2328, release date unknown
• Japan LaserDisc release: 25 March 1993
• US VHS release: 15 April 1994
• UK re-release (three-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 2.1, 3 February 1997
• Original US DVD release (single-disc): Volume 15, 11 July 2000
• As part of the TOS Season 2 DVD collection
• As part of the TOS-R Season 2 DVD collection

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• William Shatner as Captain Kirk
• Leonard Nimoy as Spock
• DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Guest star [ ]

• Antoinette Bower as Sylvia

Co-starring [ ]

• Theo Marcuse as Korob

Featuring [ ]

• James Doohan as Scott
• George Takei as Sulu
• Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
• Walter Koenig as Chekov
• Michael Barrier as DeSalle
• John Winston as Transporter Chief
• Rhodie Cogan as First Witch
• Gail Bonney as Second Witch
• Maryesther Denver as Third Witch
• Jimmy Jones as Crewman Jackson

Uncredited co-stars [ ]

• William Blackburn as Hadley
• John Blower as Swenson ( deleted scene )
• Frank da Vinci as Brent
• Jeannie Malone as a yeoman
• Eddie Paskey as Leslie
• Frieda Rentie as a Lieutenant
• Unknown actress as Crew woman

Stunt doubles [ ]

• Bob Bass as stunt double for James Doohan
• Frank da Vinci as stunt double for Leonard Nimoy
• Gary Downey as stunt double for William Shatner
• Jimmy Jones as stunt double for DeForest Kelley
• Carl Saxe as stunt double for Theo Marcuse
• Vic Toyota as stunt double for George Takei

References [ ]

" all right "; ability ; ambition ; amplifier ; analysis ; animal ; answer ; arm ; assistant chief engineer ; attitude ; azimuth ; bear ; beef ; " bet you credits to navy beans "; billion ; boar ; body of water ; " Bones "; black ; blinking ; bravery ; bribery ; bypass power ; castle ; cat ; catspaw ; cell ; chance ; choice ; cloud formation ; cobweb ; colleague ; color ; compassion ; comrade ; consciousness ; contact ; coordinates ; creature ; credit ; crystal ; curse ; damage ; danger ; data ; day ; death ; degree (angle) ; degree (temperature) ; demon ; demonstration ; desire ; diamond ; doctor ; door ; dream ; drug ; dungeon ; dust ; Earth ; effect ; electrical field ; emerald ; environment ; experience ; eye ; failure ; familiar ; feather ; fire ; fog ; fool ; force field ; " for the moment "; friend ; ghost ; ghost story ; green ; Halloween ; heat ; heat-dissipation unit ; host ; hull ; Human (aka Earthman ); hypnosis ; idea ; illusion ; image ; impulse engine ; " in error "; information ; " in order "; inquiry ; iron maiden ; key ; knowledge ; landing party ; landing party procedure ; legend ; lifeform ; location ; logic ; love ; loyalty ; luxury ; mace ; magic ; magic wand ; magnetic field ; malfunction ; mapping expedition ; mark ; martial arts ; matter ; meter ; Milky Way Galaxy ; mind ; mind probing ; minute ; mistake ; model ; molecular structure ; mumbo jumbo ; myth ; mythology ; name ; navy bean ; nightmare ; object ; ogre ; Old Ones ; onion ; " on the double "; orbit ; page ; pain ; parallel development ; pattern ; peace ; peacock ; phaser ; place ; poetry ; power ; power system ; puppet ; Pyris VII ; Pyris VII system ; prisoner ; race ; racial subconscious (aka racial memories); range ; reactor ; relay station ; reality ; ruby ; saber-toothed tiger ; sapphire ; Satan ; science ; scientific method ; search party ; second ; sensation ; sensor ; sensor scan ; " Singing a different tune "; skeleton ; specimen ; " stand by "; standby alert ; static interference ; stranger ; subconscious ; superstition ; surface ; surface temperature ; symbol ; sympathetic magic ; telekinesis ; telepathy ; temperature ; thing ; thought ; threat ; tool ; traitor ; transmuter (aka power pack); trick ; trick or treat ; tricorder ; twilight world ; Vulcan neck pinch ; water ; wavelength analysis ; weapon ; white ; will ; wind ; wine ; witch ; wizard ; word

Unused references [ ]

solar day ; Starbase 9

External links [ ]

• " Catspaw " at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• " Catspaw " at Wikipedia
• " Catspaw " at MissionLogPodcast.com , a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
• " Catspaw " at the Internet Movie Database
• 1 Daniels (Crewman)

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Last Updated on May 27, 2024 by Catster Editorial Team

There have been more than 900 episodes of the 12 different iterations of Star Trek, including the animated series. There have also been 13 movies, over 800 books, and a novelization of the series. It has been one of the most popular franchises on small and big screens since it first aired in 1966.

Whether you’re a Trekkie or an ailurophile, enjoy this list of 7 cats that have featured and been named in various on-screen Star Trek iterations.

• The 7 Cats From Star Trek

Spot is probably the most famous of the Star Trek cats. He was once Lieutenant Commander Data’s pet and Data even wrote a sonnet dedicated to him called “Ode to Spot”. The cat earned the respect of Commander Worf, and when Data passed in 2379, Worf became Spot’s new owner.

Spot was played by a total of six different cats, of both genders, but was meant to be a female cat in the show.

More recently, Grudge has become the poster cat of Star Trek, featuring in Star Trek Discovery as Booker’s companion. The cat is played by two Maine Coon brothers, Leeu and Durban, but the character of the cat is actually based on writer Jenny Lumet’s grandmother’s Pekingese dog, Nelly.

Grudge now has his own X/Twitter account and, in 2022, the Book of Grudge was published.

Cat owners in Star Trek tended to name their cats after prominent people. Neelix, Reginald Barclay’s pet cat in Voyager, was named after Neelix, a Talaxian crewmember of the USS Voyager. Barclay obtained Neelix sometime after he transferred from the USS Enterprise-E to the Pathfinder Project on Earth.

Neelix was a Persian cat, and often slept on Barclay’s stomach.

Sylvia was actually an ornithoid who could shapeshift at will, and could telepathically examine the minds of individuals near her, but one of the forms she took was that of a black cat. Sylvia took crewmembers of the USS Enterprise hostage in a bid to research and learn more about humans before discovering she enjoyed torturing and manipulating them.

Isis was another shapeshifter who liked to take the form of a black cat . Isis was a companion to Supervisor Gary Seven and had some kind of telepathic link to her companion. Though she was Seven’s pet cat, she was more than just this and communicated with him telepathically, plus understood his spoken words. Human Isis and the feline form of Isis both wore the same collar.

Isis was also involved in the 1968 sabotage and detonation of a nuclear missile in the atmosphere 104 miles above the surface of central Eurasia.

Chester originally belonged to Liam Bilby and lived on Farius Prime with his owner. Chester had a favorite chair and didn’t like it when someone else sat in it! But, when Bilby died, Chester passed to Senior Chief Petty Officer Miles O’Brien, who had entered Bilby’s home under the guise of Connelly.

O’Brien brought Chester to Deep Space 9 and the cat seemed to like him right away, leaping onto O’Brien’s lap.

• 7. The Caitians

The Star Trek universe features many races that don’t get too much screen time, but occasionally pop up. The Caitians are a feline humanoid race that displayed a lot of feline characteristics, and are a spacefaring species and long-standing members of the United Federation of Planets.

They featured more prominently in the animated TV series, and the Caitians are a playable race in Star Trek Online, the MMORPG (multiplayer online role-playing game).

Cats have long been domesticated by humans , and it stands to reason they would feature in Star Trek. In the Star Trek Universe, they are treated as human pets and they feature quite regularly, although they only rarely appear in the movies and TV series. The Caitians did feature in the animated series and, more recently, take more of a starring role in the massive multiplayer game Star Trek Online.

Grudge’s role in Discovery has also put the cats of Star Trek on the map.

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Nicole is a lover of all animals, especially of the feline variety. She's mom to four, three fur babies and a human baby. She and her husband, John, live on a large forest property down in New Zealand. Their beautiful Burmese cat Baby (who is now 17 years old) was their first child, though he is now called Baby Cat since their human baby joined the party in 2022. The dogs Rosa and Mac also love cats, but the whole family agrees that King Baby Cat is enough cat for this household. Nicole is the Director of Content Management at Catster and Pangolia. With a Bachelor's degree in Education and years of online experience, she shares her pet knowledge and the knowledge of other professionals with the world, aiming to improve pets and pet parents' lives.

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Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of the upcoming Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in a recurring role. He will play the Season 1 villain, a man with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.

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He joins previously announced Holly Hunter, who will star in the series as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy. The series will begin production later this summer.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy follows a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive producers of the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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Paul Giamatti Boards Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in Recurring Guest Star Role

Giamatti's villainous casting follows that of Academy Award-winning actress Holly Hunter.

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Paul Giamatti has boarded the cast of the first season of the all-new Original Series from CBS Studios, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy , as a recurring guest star. Giamatti will play the season's antagonist — a man with an ominous past connected to one of the Academy's cadets.

Giamatti's casting follows that of the recently announced cast member Academy Award-Winning Actress Holly Hunter , who will star in the series as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy.

"Sometimes you're lucky enough to discover that one of the greatest actors alive is also a huge Star Trek fan, and meeting Paul was one of those miraculous moments for us," said co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau. "The sheer delight with which he dove in on Starfleet Academy is only surpassed by the gratitude we feel about him joining our incredible cast."

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy  introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo.  Star Trek: Starfleet Academy  is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy  is the latest addition to the expanding  Star Trek  franchise on Paramount+, which also includes the fifth and final season of  Star Trek: Discovery ,  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , the animated series  Star Trek: Lower Decks , and  Star Trek: Section 31 , an original movie event with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh.

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‘Starfleet Academy’ Casts Paul Giamatti: Everything We Know About New ‘Star Trek’ Series

Star Trek fans may have said goodbye to two of the Paramount+ series in the franchise in the last two years ( Picard in 2023,  Discovery in 2024), but there are new additions still to come. One of them is  Starfleet Academy , first said to be in development in February 2022. Just over a year later, it was announced that Paramount+ had picked it up to series (in March 2023).

“Admission is now open to Starfleet Academy! Explore the galaxy! Captain your destiny! For the first time in over a century, our campus will be re-opened to admit individuals a minimum of 16 Earth years (or species equivalent) who dream of exceeding their physical, mental and spiritual limits, who value friendship, camaraderie, honor and devotion to a cause greater than themselves. The coursework will be rigorous, the instructors among the brightest lights in their respective fields, and those accepted will live and study side-by-side with the most diverse population of students ever admitted. Today we encourage all who share our dreams, goals and values to join a new generation of visionary cadets as they take their first steps toward creating a bright future for us all. Apply today! Ex Astris, Scientia!” co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau said in a statement at the time.

“We are excited to introduce Star Trek  fans to a whole new generation of Starfleet officers in training as they navigate the rigors of the Academy and the brink of adulthood in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ,” added Domenic DiMeglio, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Data, Paramount Streaming. “Introducing new characters and compelling storylines, this all-new original series will serve as a fantastic addition to the franchise and Paramount+, bringing new generations of viewers and long-term Star Trek fans alike together to enjoy the next chapter in the iconic Star Trek universe.”

Now that casting has begun for the new series, we’re taking a look at everything we know below. Keep checking back for updates!

What Is  Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ?

The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. This young group of cadets will come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves, and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

Has Filming Started?

According to Paramount+, the series will begin production later this summer.

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Who’s in the  starfleet academy cast.

Holly Hunter stars as the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy.

“It feels like we’ve spent our entire lives watching Holly Hunter be a stone-cold genius,” said Kurtzman and Landau in a statement.  “To have her extraordinary authenticity, fearlessness, sense of humor, and across the board brilliance leading the charge on Starfleet Academy is a gift to all of us, and to the enduring legacy of Star Trek .”

Paul Giamatti has been cast in the recurring role of the season’s villain, described as “a man with an ominous past connected to one of our cadets.”

Said Kurtzman and Landau, “Sometimes you’re lucky enough to discover that one of the greatest actors alive is also a huge Star Trek fan, and meeting Paul was one of those miraculous moments for us. The sheer delight with which he dove in on Starfleet Academy is only surpassed by the gratitude we feel about him joining our incredible cast.”

When Will  Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Premiere?

It’s impossible to guess until production has wrapped.

Will Any  Star Trek Characters From Other Series Appear?

That has yet to be revealed.  Discovery ‘s Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) is a teacher there (and after the time jump in the show’s series finale , said to be the longest-tenured Academy instructor ever), but nothing has been said to suggest she will show up. We’ll have to wait and see.

Who’s Behind the New Series?

Kurtzman and Landau serve as co-showrunners and executive produce alongside Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Olatunde Onsunsamni, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber. The series premiere episode is written by Violo. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.

Plus, Jonathan Frakes , Trek legend and director extraordinaire, told TV Insider he’s “[looking] forward to Starfleet Academy ” when discussing his work behind the camera still to come in May 2024.

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The Boys Cast: A Guide to All the Actors from Season 1 to Season 4

'The Boys' features longtime TV stars like Karl Urban and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as well as breakout actors like Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty

Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in Parade, The New York Post, Seventeen, PopCrush and more.

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The Boys is back for a fourth season of vigilante superhero hunting with even more stars among its cast.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is just one of several new actors to join the cast for season 4 , putting him among the ranks of returning stars Karl Urban, Jack Quaid , Antony Starr , Erin Moriarty and his former Supernatural costar Jensen Ackles .

The series, produced by Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg , follows the Boys, a vigilante group, and the Seven, a corporate-backed superhero team, satirizing not just the superhero genre but also celebrity culture and modern politics. The show is based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's New York Times best-selling book series of the same name.

The cast is huge, thanks to the many "Supes," and even features cameos from Oscar-winning actors. Here is everything to know about  The Boys cast from seasons 1 to 4.

Karl Urban as Billy Butcher

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Karl Urban stars as Billy Butcher, leader of the titular vigilante group. Born and raised in New Zealand, Urban grew up around film crews thanks to his mom's job at a film equipment rental company.

He got his big breaks on TV, on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its spinoff Xena: Warrior Princess . Since then, Urban has become a veteran of several movie franchises, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe (as Skurge in Thor: Ragnarok ), Star Trek (as Dr. Leonard McCoy) and The Lord of the Rings (as Éomer).

He shares two sons with his ex-wife Natalie Wihong.

Jack Quaid as Hughie Campbell

Jack Quaid plays Hughie Campbell, a tech genius who supports the Boys on their missions. The actor is the son of Hollywood royalty — Dennis Quaid and rom-com queen Meg Ryan .

Aside from playing Hughie Campbell in The Boys , Quaid starred in Scream (2022), The Hunger Games (2012) and Rampage (2018) and lent his voice to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). He also acted in Christopher Nolan 's epic Oppenheimer .

Antony Starr as John Gillman/Homelander

Antony Starr plays Homelander, the unstable supervillain disguised as a superhero on The Boys .

The Kiwi actor got his start on Xena: Warrior Princess and has been a regular on TV with starring roles in Banshee and American Gothic.

Erin Moriarty as Annie January/Starlight

Erin Moriarty plays Annie January (a.k.a. Starlight), a member of the Seven who questions their benevolence.

The New York City-born actress had star turns in Jessica Jones , True Detective and several indie films before being cast as Starlight.

Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin/A-Train

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Jessie T. Usher is best known as The Boys ' super-speedy Reggie Franklin/A-Train, but he's been gracing screens for more than a decade.

Usher appeared on TV shows like Hannah Montana and Criminal Minds as a young adult. In 2011, he got his first starring role as Lyle Hugginson on Cartoon Network's Level Up . He later starred in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Shaft (2019) and Smile (2022) and appeared in Tales of the Walking Dead and the MacGyver reboot.

Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko Miyashiro/The Female

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Karen Fukuhara stars as the silent, sweet and superstrong Kimiko Miyashiro, a.k.a. The Female, in The Boys, and it's not the first time she’s played a quiet, deadly antihero: the L.A.-raised actress also starred as Katana in Suicide Squad (2016).

In middle school, Fukuhara hosted the Disney Channel’s Movie Surfers. Later, she worked as a reporter for the Japanese broadcasting network NHK while studying sociology and theater at UCLA. After college, she has taken roles in Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.

Tomer Capone as Serge/Frenchie

Tomer Capone stars as Frenchie on The Boys , an international arms dealer who works with the vigilante group to assuage his own guilt.

The Israeli actor has made a name for himself in the series When Heroes Fly and Fauda. For his first Hollywood role, Capone was cast in the 2024 sci-fi thriller Slingshot alongside Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne .

In March 2024, the actor revealed that he had married his longtime love, fellow performer Ortal Ben-Shoshan, per Ynetnews.com .

Laz Alonso as Marvin T. "Mother's" Milk/M.M.

Laz Alonso plays Marvin T. “Mother's" Milk, the Boys' operations coordinator who contends with vigilantes, evil superheroes and his obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The Washington, D.C.-born actor worked as an investment banker before turning to Hollywood, eventually appearing in blockbusters like Avatar and Fast & Furious as well as in a recurring role in The Mysteries of Laura .

Dominique McElligott as Maggie Shaw/Queen Maeve

Dominique McElligott plays Queen Maeve, a Wonder Woman-like superhero who works for the Seven but starts to help the Boys with their projects.

In 2008, the Irish actress starred in the first season of Raw as Rebecca Marsh. The next year she made her major film debut in Moon opposite Sam Rockwell and has worked consistently ever since, appearing in Leap Year (2010) and the series Hell on Wheels , The Astronaut Wives Club and House of Cards .

Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett

Colby Minifie stars as Vought's long-suffering publicist turned CEO Ashley Barrett.

Born and raised in N.Y.C., Minifie began acting professionally at age 11 and made her Broadway debut at 13 in The Pillowman with Billy Crudup and Jeff Goldblum . She graduated from the City University of New York in 2014 and has been a regular both on and off-Broadway.

Before starring in The Boys , Minifie appeared on Jessica Jones , The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Fear the Walking Dead . She also reprised her role as Barrett in The Boys ’ spinoff Gen V in 2023.

Giancarlo Esposito as Stan Edgar

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Giancarlo Esposito plays Vought CEO Stan Edgar on The Boys .

The actor was born in Denmark and raised in N.Y.C. by his opera singer mother and stagehand father. He made his Broadway debut at age 10 and transitioned to TV and film as a teen, getting his big break in Taps (1981).

He had for his Emmy-nominated performances in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul . He has also appeared as Moff Gideon in The Mandalorian . The Critics Choice Award winner is a regular in Spike Lee movies, starting with School Daze in 1988. He starred in the series Homicide: Life on the Street , Revolution , The Get Down and Dear White People . Also a veteran voice actor, Esposito's voice hit the big screen as Baxter Stockman in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in August 2023.

Esposito was married to Joy McManigal and the former couple share four children.

Chace Crawford as Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep

Chace Crawford stars as The Deep, an Aquaman parody character, with an unsettling relationship with other aquatic life.

In 2007, Crawford got his big break as Nate Archibald in the original Gossip Girl series. After the teen drama ended in 2012, he appeared in films like Mountain Men (2014) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012).

Jensen Ackles as Ben/Soldier Boy

Jensen Ackles joined The Boys as Soldier Boy, a dark take on Captain America, in season 3.

The Dallas-born actor began his career as a child model — his big break came on Days of Our Lives from 1997 to 2000. He then had appearances on Dawson's Creek and Dark Angel before starring in Supernatural as Dean Winchester beginning in 2005. The show lasted 15 seasons , and he reprised the role in the prequel spinoff The Winchesters .

Ackles married One Tree Hill star Danneel Harris in 2010 and the couple share three children.

Nathan Mitchell as Earving/Black Noir

Nathan Mitchell stars as Black Noir, a masked and mute superhero who works for the Seven.

Mitchell has also appeared on Ginny & Georgia , Arrow and iZombie .

Aya Cash as Klara Risinger/Liberty/Stormfront

Aya Cash was cast as Stormfront, a White supremacist supervillain created in Nazi Germany in The Boys season 2.

Early on, Cash had small roles on TV shows like Law & Order: SVU and Brotherhood before starring in the short-lived series Traffic Light on Fox. From 2014 to 2019, she starred on FX's You're the Worst . She married producer Josh Alexander in 2012.

Charlize Theron as Stormfront

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Charlize Theron played an actress cast as Stormfront in the Vought film Dawn of the Seven in The Boys season 2.

Theron is a Golden Globe and Oscar winner best known for her work in films including Tully , Bombshell and movies in the Fast & Furious franchise. The actress has two daughters, Jackson and August.

Claudia Doumit as Victoria Neuman

Claudia Doumit plays Victoria Neuman, a politician who says one thing publicly but has a completely hidden agenda.

She has appeared in shows like Mike & Molly , New Girl , Scandal and Supergirl before starring in Timeless , another Kripke creation.

Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr.

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Born Simon Beckingham in Gloucestershire, England, Simon Pegg stars as Hugh Campbell Sr., Hughie's father, on The Boys.

Pegg is best known as the writer and star of the zombie spoof Shaun of the Dead (2004) but the actor has also had supporting roles on Doctor Who and in the Star Trek , Star Wars and Mission: Impossible franchises.

He lives in England with his wife, Maureen McCann , and daughter Matilda .

Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell

Elisabeth Shue starred as Madelyn Stillwell, a Vought executive, in season 1 (and returned briefly in season 2) of The Boys.

The actress' breakout role was playing Ali Mills in The Karate Kid (1984). She had her first starring role in a movie, Adventures in Babysitting in 1987, followed by Cocktail (1988) and Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Part III (1990). Shue was even nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

She married director Davis Guggenheim , with whom she shares three children, in 1994.

Cameron Crovetti as Ryan Butcher

Cameron Crovetti stars as Ryan, Homelander's biological son, on The Boys.

The child star got his big break when he was 8 years old alongside his real-life twin brother Nicholas , playing the twin sons of Celeste ( Nicole Kidman ) and Perry Wright ( Alexander Skarsgård ) in Big Little Lies . Since then, he's appeared in Dirty John , The Gray Man and Goodnight Mommy (2022). He also voiced Harry Haphazard in the Disney Junior animated series Firebuds .

Jennifer Esposito as Susan Raynor

Jennifer Esposito was cast in The Boys as deputy CIA director Susan Raynor in 2018.

The New York-raised actress started her career with guest roles on TV in the mid-'90s. Her big break came in a starring role on Spin City that coincided with her roles in blockbusters like I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) and Summer of Sam (1999). Esposito starred in the Best Picture winner Crash (2004), followed by lead roles in the sitcoms Related and Samantha Who? .

She also continued to have success in TV, with the first three seasons of Blue Bloods before appearing on The Affair , NCIS and Law & Order: SVU . She married fitness trainer Jesper Vesterstrøm in 2020.

Laurie Holden as Crimson Countess

Laurie Holden stars as Crimson Countess in The Boys season 3, and though brief, her time on the show was important to Soldier Boy's story and satirized how celebrity culture treats women.

The Boys is only her most recent comic book adaptation: Holden previously starred as Andrea in The Walking Dead and in Fantastic Four (2005). She can also be seen in films like The Mist (2007) and Silent Hill (2006) as well as shows like The Shield , The Americans and The X-Files .

Paul Reiser as The Legend

N.Y.C.-born actor Paul Reiser starred as The Legend, the former Vought vice president of hero management based on Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee and film producer Robert Evans , in The Boys season 3.

Reiser is also a comedian and writer, having created and written for Mad About You . Before The Boys , he starred in Stranger Things , My Two Dads and The Kominsky Method .

The actor married Paula Ravets in 1988 and the couple share two children.

Shawn Ashmore as Lamplighter

Canadian actor Shawn Ashmore starred as Lamplighter, Starlight's predecessor, on The Boys .

Ashmore is familiar with the superhero genre, having starred as Iceman (Bobby Drake) in the X-Men films, Jake Berenson in Animorphs and Eric Summers in Smallville .

He married Dana Renee Wasdin in 2012 and the couple share one child.

Sean Patrick Flanery as Gunpowder

Sean Patrick Flanery stars as Gunpowder in The Boys , whose powers of expert marksmanship in the series differ from those in the comics, in which he breathes fire.

Flanery's breakout role was Indiana Jones in the 1992 ABC series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, followed by a turn as Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder (1995). He starred as Connor MacManus in the cult classic The Boondock Saints (1999) with Norman Reedus ; he later reprised the role in the sequel (2009).

The actor is married to Lauren Michelle Hill and the couple share three children.

Miles Gaston Villanueva as Alex/Supersonic

Miles Gaston Villanueva starred as Supersonic — a.k.a. Alex and formerly known as Drummer Boy — in season 3 of The Boys . His character was Starlight’s childhood friend and ex-boyfriend who briefly joins the Seven after winning a Vought reality show.

Villanueva starred as Luca Santori on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2016 and as Russ on Days of Our Lives in 2014. He's also appeared on Jane the Virgin , NCIS , NCIS: Los Angeles , Rosewood , The Resident and The Fosters.

The actor starred as Lyle Menéndez in Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders in 2017.

Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher

Shantel VanSanten starred as Rebecca Butcher, Billy's wife and Ryan's mother, in seasons 1 and 2 of The Boys .

VanSanten appeared in movies like The Final Destination (2009) and as a guest star on TV shows before her breakout role as Quinn James on One Tree Hill from 2009 to 2012.

The actress starred as Patty Spivot on The Flash in 2015 and as Julie Swagger on Shooter the next year. She stars in the Apple TV+ drama For All Mankind and has a recurring role on FBI .

Laila Robins as Grace Mallory

Laila Robins is a veteran stage and screen actor who starred as Grace Mallory in The Boys season 2.

Robins made her big screen debut in the Thanksgiving classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) as Susan Page, the wife of Steve Martin 's character. Two years later, she appeared in An Innocent Man with Tom Selleck .

On TV, she starred in Gabriel's Fire and guest starred in numerous series, including 30 Rock , Sex and the City , three Law & Order iterations and The Good Wife . Robins also played a young Livia Soprano on The Sopranos .

She has been in a relationship with Robert Cuccioli since 2000.

Dawnn Lewis as Valerie

Dawnn Lewis had a small but pivotal role in The Boys season 2 as Valerie, a woman who witnessed her brother's brutal murder at the hands of a Supe named Liberty.

Lewis previously starred in the sitcom A Different World and co-wrote the theme song, sung by Phoebe Snow for season 1 and Aretha Franklin for seasons 2 through 6. 

Barbara Gordon as Judy Atkinson

Barbara Gordon plays Judy Atkinson, Billy Butcher's aunt, in The Boys season 2.

Gordon is a veteran stage actor in Toronto, where the series films, and has appeared in films such as Empire of Dirt (2013) and Skinwalkers (2006) as well as the CBC program The Little Mosque on the Prairie .

Jess Salgueiro as Robin Ward

Jess Salgueiro stars as Hughie's girlfriend Robin Ward in The Boys season 1 — her death leads him to join The Boys.

The actress has had recurring roles in several TV series, including The Expanse , The Strain , Saving Hope , Y: The Last Man and Workin' Moms . Salgueiro also starred as Isabel in Tiny Pretty Things and as Mary-Anne in Letterkenny .

Jordana Lajoie as Cherie Sinclair

Jordana Lajoie plays Cherie Sinclair, Frenchie's close friend and former lover in The Boys .

Lajoie is a French Canadian actor who has previously appeared in the Hallmark holiday movie A Gingerbread Romance (2018) and the Lifetime film Terrified at 17 (2019). She starred in the Quebecois TV series Patrice Lemieux 24/7 as the title hockey star's wife, Shannon.

Katia Winter as “Little Nina” Namenko

Katia Winter starred as Little Nina, a Russian mob boss, in The Boys season 3.

Winter was born in Sweden and has been a working actor for nearly two decades. Her best-known roles include Freydís Eiríksdóttir in DC's Legends of Tomorrow , Katrina Crane in Sleepy Hollow and Nadia in Dexter .

Ess Hödlmoser as Cindy

Ess Hödlmoser played Cindy, a test subject turned Supe, in The Boys season 2.

A contortionist and stunt coordinator from Toronto, Hödlmoser performed motion capture as Pennywise the Clown in It (2017) and performed stunts in The Strain , 12 Monkeys , The Handmaid's Tale , The Expanse , Killjoys and A Simple Favor (2018).

More recently, they appeared in Motherhood: Fort Salem on Freeform and in Station Eleven on HBO.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler

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Jeffrey Dean Morgan joined The Boys for season 4 as Joe Kessler.

The actor starred in The Walking Dead as Negan, a role he reprised for the spinoff The Walking Dead: Dead City . He's also played key roles in The Good Wife , Grey's Anatomy and Supernatural . 

Morgan has been a working actor for more than 30 years, with movie credits including Rampage (2018), The Unholy (2021) , Watchmen (2009) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). He has been married to actress Hilarie Burton since 2019.

Valorie Curry as Firecracker

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Valorie Curry joined The Boys for season 4 as Firecracker, Deadline reported in August 2022.

The actress previously starred in The Tick , The Lost Symbol , The Following , House of Lies and Veronica Mars . In film, she appeared in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2 (2012) and Blair Witch .

In 2016, Curry married Sam Underwood , her costar in The Following .

Susan Heyward as Sister Sage

Susan Heyward stars as Sister Sage in The Boys season 4.

She previously starred in the series Delilah , Vinyl , Orange Is the New Black and Hello Tomorrow! . She also had a recurring role in The Following alongside Curry and has appeared in guest roles on shows like 30 Rock and Law & Order .

In addition to her TV work, she has been in several movies, including the Poltergeist remake (2015), and is an accomplished stage actor. She starred on Broadway in The Trip to Bountiful alongside Cicely Tyson in 2013 and played Rose Granger-Weasley in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child from 2018 to 2019.

Rosemarie DeWitt as Hughie's Mom

Rosemarie DeWitt stars as Hughie Campbell's mother, who left when he was 6, in The Boys season 4.

DeWitt has appeared in a number of acclaimed films, including La La Land (2016), Rachel Getting Married (2008) and Poltergeist (2015), and TV shows, including The Last Tycoon , Sex and the City , The Staircase and Law & Order: SVU . She also played Don Draper's mistress, Midge Daniels, in Mad Men and starred as Charmaine Crane in United States of Tara .

After three years of dating, DeWitt married actor Ron Livingston on Nov. 2, 2009, having met on the set of the Fox series Standoff . They share two daughters, Gracie James and Esperanza Mae.

Rob Benedict as Splinter

Rob Benedict plays Splinter in season 4 of The Boys .

The actor's early credits include appearances in TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer , CSI , NCIS , Felicity and Chicago Hope as well as films like Waiting… (2005), Not Another Teen Movie (2001) and State of Play (2009).

Benedict is also the frontman of the band Louden Swain. He co-hosts the podcasts Supernatural Then and Now and Kings of Con: The Podcast with Supernatural costar Richard Speight Jr.

He shares daughter Audrey and son Calvin with his ex-wife, Mollie. Benedict is in a relationship with his Supernatural costar Ruth Connell .

Elliot Knight as Colin Hauser

Elliot Knight plays Colin Hauser in The Boys season 4.

The actor got his big break as the title character in the British series Sinbad in 2012. Two years later, he broke through stateside with a guest arc on How to Get Away with Murder , and in 2015, Knight starred as Merlin on ABC's Once Upon a Time .

Since then, he has starred in the series American Gothic and Animal Kingdom, voiced Kyle “Gaz” Garrick in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare II and hosted The Open Up Podcast .

Liyou Abere as Janine Milk

Liyou Abere stars as Janine, M.M.’s daughter, in The Boys seasons 2 and 3.

She voiced the Side Table Drawer on Blue's Clues & You and starred as Nyani Colom in Mrs. America and Jamie in Locke & Key . In 2023, she appeared in her first leading role in the film The Last Curlew .

Mishka Thébaud as Shockwave

Mishka Thébaud played Shockwave, a Supe second in speed only to A-Train, on The Boys seasons 1 and 2.

He starred as KidKnight in the web series Superhero Lockdown and has had recurring roles in Dark Matter , Bitten , The Drop , Falling Water and Super Pumped : The Battle for Uber . He's also appeared in The Good Doctor , FBI: Most Wanted and Schitt's Creek .

Frances Turner as Monique Milk

Frances Turner stars as Monique Milk, M.M.’s ex-wife.

In addition to The Boys , Turner has starred in New Amsterdam as Dr. Lyn Malvo, The Man in the High Castle as Bell Mallory and The Gifted as Paula Turner. She’s also appeared in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Quantico , Blue Bloods , Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU .

Matthew Gorman as Todd

Matthew Gorman stars as Todd, Monique Milk's boyfriend, who is a teacher and a Homelander fanboy.

Gorman grew up in Canada and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Toronto. He previously starred in The 99 and has appeared in Blue’s Clues & You and the Canadian comedy series Workin' Moms .

Goran Visnjic as Alastair Adana

Goran Visnjic appears in The Boys as Alastair Adana, chairman of the Church of the Collective. 

Visnjic began his career in theater. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač in ER and Garcia Flynn in Timeless . He's also appeared in Practical Magic (1998), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Hellraiser (2022). He also played Nikola Tesla in an episode of Doctor Who . 

He and his wife, Eva, lived in L.A. with their three children until 2021, when they moved to the United Kingdom.

Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin

Christian Keyes plays A-Train’s brother, Nathan, in The Boys .

He began his career in theater before transitioning to film and TV, beginning with small roles in Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) and Madea Goes to Jail (2006). Keyes has had recurring roles in Mistresses , Let's Stay Together , Beauty & the Beast , 9-1-1 and The Rookie and has starred in the series All Rise , In Contempt , Saints & Sinners , DC'S Legends of Tomorrow and The Young and the Restless .

Keyes is also a musician and singer and has a son named Christian Keyes Jr.

Jack Doolan as Tommy TNT

British actor Jack Doolan played Tommy TNT, one-half of the disgraced TNT Twins, in The Boys .

He previously starred in the U.K. series The Green Green Grass and Marcella and has appeared in Peep Show , Spooks and Call the Midwife .

Kristin Booth as Tessa TNT

Kristin Booth played Tessa TNT on The Boys .

The actress started her career playing Diane in the film Gossip (2000) and Sam in Lance Bass ' rom-com On the Line (2001). She’s also starred in several Canadian movies. On TV, Booth has guest starred in numerous projects, including as Nora in The Newsroom , Cheryl in Workin' Moms and in the Hallmark Signed, Sealed, Delivered film series.

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Counselor Troi's 10 Best Star Trek: TNG Episode, Ranked

Doctor who's matt smith reflects on the life-changing experience of carrying on the doctor's legacy, every q star trek appearance ranked worst to best.

• TNG could get a successful big-screen reboot like The Original Series thanks to modern Hollywood actors.
• Recasting TNG crew is tough as original cast members were irreplaceable. But new actors could coexist.
• TNG's best moments revisited with possible modern actors for revamped roles, bringing new energy.

Who would play the crew of the USS Enterprise-D if Star Trek: The Next Generation were rebooted as a new movie? With J.J. Abrams' blockbuster films, Star Trek: The Original Series has already gotten a successful big-screen reboot, and TNG could benefit from the same treatment. Following the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D, TNG had an amazing cast of characters who became just as popular as Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his Enterprise crew. Recasting the TNG crew would be no easy feat, as many of the actors came to embody the characters they played.

Throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation 's seven seasons, the crew of the USS Enterprise-D became a family and the cast members remain close friends today. While TNG 's original cast members are irreplaceable, they could coexist alongside a new cast for a big-screen reboot. With actors like Michelle Yeoh, Jason Isaacs, Holly Hunter, and, most recently, Paul Giamatti, modern Star Trek has been incredibly successful with its casting. Many big-name Hollywood actors love the Star Trek franchise and would jump at the chance to be a part of it. Here are 10 modern actors who could portray an updated cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

25 Best Star Trek: TNG Episodes Of All Time

Star Trek: The Next Generation produced some of the best and most beloved science fiction television of all time. Here is TNG's best of the best.

10 Julian Hilliard as Wesley Crusher

Originally portrayed by wil wheaton.

Although he is currently only 12 years old, Julian Hilliard has already appeared in numerous hit television shows and films. As young Luke in Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House , Hilliard perfectly captured the fear and wonder of a young, curious boy living in a creepy old mansion. Hilliard also portrayed Billy Maximoff, one of Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) twins, in WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Not only does Hilliard already have experience playing the son of Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda, but he seems more than capable of playing the young boy genius, Wesley Crusher. Wesley may not have been TNG's most popular character, but Wil Wheaton did the best he could with the role, and the character always had potential. Julian Hilliard could bring new energy to the role and round out the regular cast of TNG.

9 Marie Avgeropoulos as Counselor Deanna Troi

Originally portrayed by marina sirtis.

Best known for portraying Octavia Blake on the CW's post-apocalyptic drama The 100 , Marie Avgeropoulos would make a great Counselor Deanna Troi. Early in The 100, Octavia is one of the show's most empathetic characters, but she becomes a formidable warrior as the show progresses. Still, Avgeropoulos has the right look for Troi, and she showed her range as an actress on The 100.

In the first three seasons of The 100, Octavia is involved in a romantic relationship with Lincoln (Ricky Whittle), a warrior from a group of survivors called the Grounders. With their very different personalities, this relationship is reminiscent of the one between Deanna Troi and Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation's final season. Like Marina Sirtis, Marie Avgeropoulos also has Greek parents.

Marina Sirtis's empathic Counselor Deanna Troi had some great moments throughout Star Trek: The Next Generation's seven seasons.

8 Elizabeth Olsen as Dr. Beverly Crusher

Originally portrayed by gates mcfadden.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Elizabeth Olsen showed her incredible range as an actress, playing Wanda Maximoff (aka The Scarlet Witch) as a frightened orphan, a powerful Avenger, a devoted wife and mother, and a malevolent force fueled by her grief. In WandaVision, in particular, Olsen got to lean into her domestic tendencies before eventually unleashing the full might of her power.

Elizabeth Olsen has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards, for her performance as Wanda Maximoff in WandaVision and as housewife Candy Montgomery in HBO's Love & Death .

Like Dr. Beverly Crusher, Wanda would do anything for her children, but she's also a strong and capable woman outside of her role as a mother. On Star Trek: The Next Generation, Dr. Crusher was incredibly empathetic, but was also willing to stand up to Captain Picard when needed. Elizabeth Olsen has already proven more than capable of playing both sides of a role like Dr. Crusher.

7 John Boyega as Lt. Geordi La Forge

Originally portrayed by levar burton.

British actor John Boyega rose to fame after playing Stormtrooper-turned-rebel Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its two sequels. Like Geordi La Forge, Finn has a strong sense of empathy and morality, choosing to join the resistance rather than participate in the cruelty of the First Order. Boyega starred in the Netflix science fiction comedy They Cloned Tyrone as multiple characters, proving his versatility as an actor.

John Boyega also portrayed King Ghezo alongside Viola Davis's General Nanisca in the historical epic The Woman King . While Boyega's performance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was almost universally praised, the character of Finn was underutilized in the two sequels. Boyega has proven himself to be a talented actor who could undoubtedly play the brilliant and compassionate Geordi La Forge .

6 Laz Alonso as Lt. Worf

Originally portrayed by michael dorn.

As Marvin T. "MM (Mother's Milk)" Milk on Amazon Prime's The Boys , Laz Alonso has both the warrior mentality of Worf and his strong sense of morality. The Boys has a skewed morality compared to Star Trek, but MM is often the one holding Billy Butcher (Karl Urban) back from his darker impulses. MM is out for revenge against the defense contractor that owns the superhero team known as the Seven, which also draws comparisons to Worf.

Laz Alonso portrayed the villain in the fourth film in the Fast & Furious franchise, and he played Na'vi warrior Tsu'tey in James Cameron's Avatar. In The Boys and Avatar, Alonso plays both MM and Tsu'tey as strong and loyal warriors who also have a soft side . Life Worf, they fight for what they believe in and would protect their friends and families with their lives.

5 Matt Smith as Lt. Commander Data

Originally portrayed by brent spiner.

British actor Matt Smith has the perfect look and acting range to portray the USS Enterprise-D's resident android, Data (Brent Spiner). On the BBC's Doctor Who , Matt Smith brought a childlike wonder to the Eleventh Doctor, while also making it believable that he was a 900-year-old time lord. Both of these characteristics would serve him well playing Data, as the android is both ageless and childlike.

Matt Smith was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal of Prince Philip in Netflix's The Crown, and currently stars as Daemon Targaryen on HBO's House of the Dragon, a prequel to Game of Thrones. With all of these very different roles, Matt Smith has shown that he has just as much range as Brent Spiner, who portrayed both Data and his evil twin Lore (as well as several members of the Soong family).

Former Doctor Who star Matt Smith reflects on the life-changing experience he had carrying on the Doctor's legacy, getting to portray the character.

4 Richard Madden as Commander William Riker

Originally portrayed by jonathan frakes.

Scottish actor Richard Madden has played princes, spies, and superheroes, and elements of all of these characters could be incorporated into a portrayal of Commander William Riker . Riker was an accomplished Starfleet officer who became less uptight as Star Trek: The Next Generation progressed, and Madden has the charm to play Riker as a ladies' man and the leadership qualities to play him as First Officer of the Starship Enterprise.

As Robb Stark in HBO's Game of Thrones, Madden commanded armies before his untimely death at the infamous red wedding . Like many Star Trek actors, Madden has also performed in numerous Shakespeare plays. In 2016, he starred as Romeo in a West End production of Romeo and Juliet, alongside Lily James as Juliet, and directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Richard Madden won a Golden Globe award for his performance as war veteran and police officer Sergeant David Budd in the critically acclaimed miniseries, Bodyguard.

3 Toby Stephens as Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Originally portrayed by patrick stewart.

No one could ever replace Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard, but British actor Toby Stephens could make the role his own. Stephens delivered an incredible performance as the ruthless pirate Captain James Flint in Starz's Black Sails , and he could bring the same commanding energy to the role of Picard. As both Captain Flint and John Robinson in Netflix's Lost in Space , Stephens has played a strong and capable leader who remains calm in a crisis.

Most recently, Toby Stephens appeared as the Greek god Poseidon in the Disney+ adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Like Patrick Stewart, Toby Stephens began his acting career on the stage and is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stephens has starred in numerous Shakespeare plays, including a portrayal of Hamlet for the 2004 Royal Shakespeare Company production. Not only has Stephens proven he can lead the cast of an ensemble show, but he can also perform the hell out of a speech, a quality necessary for Captain Picard.

2 David Tennant as Q

Originally portrayed by john de lancie.

Scottish actor David Tennant has the perfect chaotic energy to play the omniscient god-like being known as Q. As the Tenth Doctor on Doctor Who, Tennant perfectly captured the sometimes manic, but always intelligent and profoundly compassionate nature of the Doctor. David Tennant's version of Q could also incorporate elements of his Good Omens character, Crowley, who enjoys wreaking havoc on occasion, but genuinely cares for his friend Aziraphale (Michael Sheen).

John de Lancie's god-like Q became one of Star Trek's most popular recurring characters, and here are all of his appearances ranked worst to best.

The energy David Tennant brought to the manipulative villain Killgrave on Marvel's Jessica Jones could come in handy in playing the darker Q of early TNG. When Q later developed a fondness for Picard, he became more playful, which is where Tennant's Doctor energy would come in handy. Like many British actors, Tennant has also performed in numerous Shakespearean adaptations and even played Hamlet alongside Patrick Stewart's Claudius.

1 Lisa Berry as Guinan

Originally portrayed by whoopi goldberg.

Another important recurring character on Star Trek: The Next Generation was Whoopi Goldberg's Guinan , who served as the bartender in Ten Forward on the USS Enterprise. Like many real-world bartenders, Guinan was always willing to listen and offer advice to any of the crew members on board. As Billie the Reaper on the CW's Supernatural , Lisa Berry was believable as an ageless being who often knew more than she let on.

Later in Supernatural, Billie became Death incarnate, making her even more powerful and knowledgeable.

Berry certainly has the right energy to play Guinan as someone who will tell you what you need to hear rather than what you want to hear. Berry had quite a screen presence on Supernatural and she could bring that same compelling energy to playing the enigmatic El Aurian bartender. Whether or not the characters of Star Trek: The Next Generation ever get recast, there are many talented actors who would be perfect for a role in a potential reboot.

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Star Trek: The Next Generation is the third installment in the sci-fi franchise and follows the adventures of Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew members of the USS Enterprise. Set around one hundred years after the original series, Picard and his crew travel through the galaxy in largely self-contained episodes exploring the crew dynamics and their own political discourse. The series also had several overarching plots that would develop over the course of the isolated episodes, with four films released in tandem with the series to further some of these story elements.