Section 31 is now available to stream with a Paramount+ subscription, and it marks Michelle Yeoh's return to the franchise since her character's exit in Discovery. For the actress, it's a return she's waited for ever since plans for a spinoff series were stalled,

Its surprising late-game cameo isn’t about franchise ties at all: It features a familiar actor who’s never appeared in Star Trek before. Section 31 star Michelle Yeoh told Polygon this one was all about the personal, real-world connections she made in her Oscar-winning movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Yeoh, a face of Balenciaga, connected the film's costume designer Gersha Phillips with the brand to create custom looks for the new "Star Trek" film.