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.

In the ever-expanding "Star Trek" universe - which next year enters its seventh earthly decade - there's room for all kinds of celestial phenomena, including the occasional underwhelming dwarf star. That status is claimed by "Star Trek: Section 31,

The actor returns to the "Star Trek," reprising her character Philippa Georgiou, who leads the franchise's first television movie now streaming on Paramount+.