Watching the "Star Trek" movies in order of release also places them in proper continuity order, since the original cast handed off the film series to the "Next Generation" cast in 1994 after the final episode of "The Next Generation," and the reboot movies follow their own continuity that branches off from the main timeline.

Section 31 has released, and fans are wondering about the film’s timeline placement and when it is set in the larger Star Trek universe. This film sees the return of Michelle Yeoh‘s Emperor Philipa Georgiou,