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‘RHOP’ Star Wendy Osefo Gets Vulnerable About Her Arrest
“Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Eddie Osefo, were arrested in October 2025 on charges of insurance fraud. Now, several months later, Bravo has aired part one of the “RHOP” season 10 reunion, featuring comments from the Osefos following their release from jail. Since then, the reality star has briefly addressed the situation, but this is her first time reflecting on spending a night behind bars and how they explained their absence to their kids.
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Wendy Osefo Makes Rare Comments About Being Arrested
Part one of the “Real Housewives of Potomac” reunion for season 10 aired on February 15. The episode began with footage of the Osefos from October 2025 following their arrest. In the clip, she began, “Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would lead to us being taken away in handcuffs. It’s so crazy, and it feels like a bad dream.”
From there, her husband began to share his experience with the sticky legal situation. He said, “I remember in the holding cell, and I saw you talking to your sister.” Osefo then paused his line of conversation as he clearly became emotional, leading the “RHOP” star to say, “Baby.”
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He continued, “And then you heard Kamrynn, in the background.” For context, elsewhere in the episode, Osefo explained that she asked her sister and mother to pick up their three young children after they were arrested. She went on to explain how it broke her heart that her daughter was “so innocent” and confused by the ordeal.
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The ‘RHOP’ Star Discussed How The Arrest Changed The Dynamic With Their Kids
This section of the “RHOP” season 10 reunion continued with the Osefos becoming even more vulnerable. She said about her daughter, “She had no idea what was going on. She was just so happy to hear my voice. She was like, ‘Mommy,’ and then I said, ‘You’re gonna spend the night with Auntie’ she was just like, ‘Okay, Mommy, I’ll see you tomorrow.’”
The mother of three continued, “And I didn’t know if I was going to see her tomorrow. I was so scared. I was just worried about the kids. I’m so scared for them.” Later in the episode, while with the rest of the cast, Osefo went into more detail. She stated that her husband woke her up from a nap, stating that the police were at their home. Notably, the kids were not present.
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Osefo also shared in another clip from the reunion what hurt her the most regarding her kids, stating that her son, Karter, “saw everything” on his phone. When asked if her son had seen the mugshots, she responded, “What hurt me the most was that he saw it, and he didn’t tell my mom and my sister. So he went to sleep with it.”
After that, she revealed that she has since begun updating her children about their case so they aren’t left in the dark.
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Fans Were Mixed On The Emotional Moments

After Bravo posted the emotional clip of the scene featuring the Osefos, many “Real Housewives of Potomac” fans weighed in. Some felt sorry for the Osefos, while others were only saddened by being caught. One person wrote, “Translation: “Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would ever get caught.” Someone else said, “They are going to jail because why are you talking about this on this show!! They are the feds.”
A different “RHOP” fan stated, “This was all avoidable and unnecessary. Both had good careers plus tv money! What was the reason?” Another person chimmed in, “Something about this is sooooo beyond off, like are they acting or just not taking this seriously?”
Finally, a TikTok user said, “They committed a crime and never in their wildest dreams did they imagine they would go to jail???”
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Wendy Osefo First Addressed The Situation At BravoCon 2025
To the surprise of many, Osefo attended BravoCon 2025 in Las Vegas in November. Not only did she attend, but she also took part in the “Real Housewives of Potomac” panel at the convention. In addressing her arrest and charges, she said, “Thank you to everyone who has reached out to my family during this time. I read your messages. I can’t respond to everyone, but the love and support mean the world to me.”
She continued, “It’s an unfortunate situation. Right now, I can’t say too much, but I will say that when the time is right, I will share my story with everyone, and for now, they’re just allegations, and we will continue to push forward.” She also addressed her co-star, Ashley Darby, who made light of the arrest after learning of it.
The Osefos Have A Court Date In April

According to PEOPLE, the Osefos were arrested on October 10 for multiple charges related to insurance fraud, stemming from a home robbery they reported in April 2024. She faces 16 charges in total, while he faces 18. They have been accused of staging a robbery and then reporting items stolen that they either previously returned to the store or had in their possession.
Per the report, the couple also had “approximately 40 credit and/or debit cards, some of which are believed to be in company names.” Some of the most widely discussed of their aliases were Pam Oliver and Eddie Hennessey. Their trial is scheduled for April 2026.
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Nicki Minaj Posts Pics Of Herself With A.I.-Generated Donald Trump
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Gives Trump A.I. Makeover for Presidents’ Day
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ChatDJT has entered the chat …. Nicki Minaj honored her new favorite POTUS this Presidents’ Day with A.I.-generated photos of Donald J. Trump riding shotgun with her.
Check out the pics … the fake DJT is swagged out in gear fit for a Barbz — pink jacket and bedazzled jeans with a lot of bling hanging from his neck.
If you look closely, you can see that the original image appears to have featured Nicki’s husband, Kenneth Petty. A reflection that looks a lot like Kenneth is seen in the window behind the A.I. Trump’s head.
Looks like even Nicki’s hubby is taking a backseat to Trump these days. Sorry, Kenny!
As we reported … Nicki referred to herself as probably Trump’s biggest fan last month and — wouldn’t you know it — the next day she revealed she was gifted a “free” Trump Gold Card, giving her a fast pass to citizenship.
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Guy Fieri reveals what fans shout out at him that 'catches everyone's attention'
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Fieri tells EW he’s “got a million” catchphrases — none of which he expected to stick. But there’s one he hears everywhere he goes.
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Is The New Star Trek Spinoff About To Redeem Its Worst Character?
By Chris Snellgrove
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While many Star Trek fans dislike various characters in Starfleet Academy, the one they hate the most isn’t one of the main characters. Like members of the early Discovery bridge crew, she has a name, but almost nobody watching actually knows it. To them, she’s mostly “the girl who ate her comm badge.”
This character (who is actually named Pickford) has only appeared in three episodes so far, and she’s always in the background, being generally useless. So useless, in fact, that you might find yourself wondering why the writers put such a stupid character in their prestige sci-fi show. Now, some Star Trek fans have a compelling theory about Pickford: that her stupidity is just an act, and she’s secretly a spy for Nus Braka!
The Woman Who Knew Too Little

In the very first episode of Starfleet Academy (“Kids These Days”), Pickford stood out in the worst possible way, nervously admitting to the Doctor that she had swallowed her comm badge. Critics pointed to this as an example of the new show having the kind of broad comedy more suitable to a Saturday morning cartoon than a new Star Trek show. After all, this was a character training to be the best of the best, but she appeared to have the wits and intelligence of a toddler in her first appearance.
She doesn’t acquit herself very well later, either: in that premiere episode, she has a full-on meltdown after Nus Braka’s pirate attack. Later, she’s rude to the holographic SAM, and in the most recent episode (“Come, Let’s Away”), she had another panic attack in a tense situation and had to be escorted off the bridge. So far, Pickford has revealed herself to be rude, stupid, and completely useless in almost any situation, prompting a growing number of Star Trek fans to ask why she was put in the show in the first place.
A Secret Spy?

Apart from just being annoying, the biggest issue with Pickford is that she doesn’t seem to be Starfleet material. Sure, she’s in the academy and wears the uniform, but she seems to have none of the emotional and mental discipline you’d expect from a future Starfleet officer. This is in direct contrast to Starfleet Academy‘s Big Bad Nus Braka, who presents himself as a goofy joke (complete with cackling monologues about time being an origami chicken) but is secretly hypercompetent.
That competence was on full display in “Come, Let’s Away,” an episode where Starfleet asks for his help in defeating nefarious villains known as the Furies. Braka pretends to cooperate, but he manipulates the situation to his advantage and has his flunkies destroy a Starfleet vessel. Later, he disables and ransacks an entire Starbase, which is quite the accomplishment; sure, the Klingons in Discovery took out a base, but now, a simple space pirate was able to obtain the same accomplishment as one of the fiercest space empires the galaxy has ever known.
In “Come, Let’s Away,” this is presented as evidence that Nus Braka is a criminal genius, but some fans aren’t buying it. A growing number of viewers believe that the only way this skeezy pirate is able to so consistently outwit the smartest people in the quadrant is because he has someone on the inside, feeding him information. The primary suspect, surprisingly enough, is the girl who fed herself a comm badge!
Hiding In Plain Sight

Why do people think Nus Braka has a spy within Starfleet? For one thing, he has shown up whenever Chancellor Ake takes her students into space; this was explained in the first episode (he tracked Caleb’s transmission), but in the second episode, he seems to know enough about the Furies and their plan to coordinate an attack that destroyed a Starfleet ship and crippled a Starbase. He was likely coordinating with the Furies and possibly with his spy, which might be why he attacked a Starbase that focuses on researching (as Nelrec says) “classified things.”
Obviously, there are many characters that could be potential spies for Nus Braka: Genesis is still very mysterious and seems to share the space pirate’s Daddy issues. Nelrec is continually disillusioned by working with Starfleet, so he might very well team up with Chancellor Ake’s biggest enemy. Heck, even the Doctor may have become disillusioned enough (or just reprogrammed) to change sides, and since multiple versions of this character exist in the galaxy, Braka might have even replaced the Voyager Doctor with a copy loyal to him.
However, I agree with the fans who think Pickford is a secret spy: antics like swallowing her comm badge are a great way to ensure that nobody thinks she is smart enough to be a double agent. Plus, her frequent meltdowns could just be a convenient way to take her out of the action. For example, she could have easily communicated with Nus Braka in “Come, Let’s Away” after being escorted from the bridge, transmitting to the pirate once she is in her quarters and away from prying eyes and ears.
Is Starfleet Academy About To Redeem Its Worst Character?

There is no definitive proof that Nus Braka has a spy, and he may very well just be the criminal mastermind he presents himself as. But now that the Federation has placed him at the top of their Most Wanted list, it stands to reason we’ll see more of this villain going forward. Honestly, it would be downright shocking if we don’t get some big reveals in the season finale, and a secret spy update would be the biggest reveal of them all.
Right now, all my latinum is on Pickford, if only because it would be such a delightful heel turn: how cool would it be if the dumbest, most incompetent cadet turns out to be the biggest traitor since Seska? This would redeem Starfleet Academy’s throwaway character in the most unexpected way and give us a new villain to hate. If nothing else, she and Nus Braka could have an earnest, onscreen debate about the most pressing question in the galaxy: what tastes better, a comm badge or an origami chicken?
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Miss J Alexander On Who Showed Up For Him After His Stroke
Miss J Alexander claims that Tyra Banks has yet to visit him following the stroke that left him wheelchair-bound in 2022.
The former “America’s Next Top Model” judge opened up about where he stands with his former boss in the newly-released Netflix docuseries, “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.”
In the emotional reveal, Miss J confirmed that former co-stars Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker did show up at his hospital bedside to support him during his recovery.
And as the runway icon continues to reflect on his healing journey, speculation is also mounting about the possible return to television of “ANTM.”
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Miss J Alexander Says He Spent Five Weeks In A Coma After Stroke

Miss J’s misfortune began on December 27, 2022, when he suffered a stroke that rendered him unable to walk.
Speaking in the new Netflix docuseries, he recalled the traumatic events. “I had a stroke,” he said. “I woke up, I didn’t know where I was, other than the hospital.”
Revealing the full gravity of the ordeal, Miss J explained that he spent more than a month in a coma.
“I spent five weeks in a coma. I couldn’t walk, I couldn’t talk,” he recounted.
The model also addressed his relationship with Banks, noting that although she expressed interest in visiting, she has yet to do so.
“She just sent me a text that she wants to come and visit me,” said Miss J. “But no, not yet.”
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‘Reality Check’ Reveals Which ‘ANTM’ Stars Came To See Miss J Alexander After Stroke

While Miss J says Banks has yet to come check in on him, the beloved runway coach has not been without support from old “ANTM” colleagues.
Among those said to have visited him during the early days of his recovery are Manuel and Barker.
Both “America’s Next Top Model” alumni reflected on the emotional toll of seeing their longtime friend hospitalized.
“It was just such a terrible shock, and really upsetting and horrifying and scary,” Barker said. “I don’t know whether he even wanted me to see him in that way.”
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Directors Of The Netflix Docuseries Say Miss J ‘Didn’t Want Sympathy’
Despite the severity of his condition, creators of the Netflix series say Miss J made one thing clear during production: he didn’t want to be portrayed as a figure of pity.
Directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan recalled meeting the former “America’s Next Top Model” judge for the first time after his stroke.
In an interview with Netflix Tudum, Sivan explained that their early conversations shaped the way his story was ultimately told in the series.
“What was important is not framing Miss J as a survivor,” the director said. “He is not his health. First and foremost, he’s a diva who just shattered every single glass ceiling.”
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‘ANTM’ Rumored To Be Returning For Cycle 25
Another bombshell to emerge from “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model” was Banks’s suggestion that the show may be headed back to television.
“I feel like my work is not done. You have no idea what we have planned for cycle 25,” Banks said, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The long-running modeling competition wrapped its 24th cycle in April 2018. A few years later, Banks was already expressing interest in bringing the show back to air.
“I feel that we should at least end at 25,” Banks told ABC in 2020. “We’re seeing if that could happen.”
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Miss J Alexander Teases Comeback After Stroke

In “Reality Check,” Miss J reunites with Manuel and Barker, as the trio reminisces on their years in the “ANTM” spotlight.
The veteran judge grew emotional while acknowledging that he no longer commands the runway the way he once did.
But despite the physical challenges he continues to face, Miss J made it clear that he has no intention of letting his story end there.
“I’m the person who taught models how to walk,” he said. “I taught models how to walk, and now I can’t walk… Not yet. [But] I’m determined to walk. I’m sure you’re going to see me again. It’s not over for me yet.”
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Adrianne Curry-Rhode Comes to Tyra Banks’ Defense Amid New ‘ANTM’ Backlash
Adrianne Curry on Tyra Banks
She Doesn’t Give a F*** … And I Respect It!!!
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If you’re looking for an apology from Tyra Banks for “America’s Next Top Model’s” controversial practices, you’ll be waiting a long time … and Adrianne Curry-Rhode loves that about her.
Adrianne, who won the first cycle of the ’00s reality competition, shared a video Monday saying that Tyra “will not bend the knee and I respect that.”
The way Adrianne sees it … Tyra genuinely is not sorry, so why should she apologize?
“What? Do you want her to lie? Lie and say how bad she feels?” Adrianne asked.
As you know … ‘ANTM’ is back in the zeitgeist lately because of the new Netflix docuseries, “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.”
In the docuseries, old transgressions are dug up … perhaps most notably, Shandi Sullivan‘s traumatic experience, which was filmed on the show.
While ‘ANTM’ seemed to frame Shandi’s “drunk shower sex” as an act of infidelity on Shandi’s part, Shandi says it was sexual assault.
Tyra has basically passed blame onto other producers, but according to Adrianne … at least Tyra’s not being fake.
In her video, Adrianne leaves a message for Tyra, saying, “Keep on being yourself — which is someone who doesn’t give a flying s***.”
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Lexi Marvel Finally Explains The Sophie Rain Confusion Everyone’s Talking About
Lexi Marvel and Sophie Rain have become two of the most recognizable faces linked to the viral Bop House, but according to the duo, fans still can’t tell them apart. From social media comments to real-life encounters, the influencers say they’re constantly mistaken for one another, with some followers even convinced they’re related. The confusion has only intensified since Marvel stepped into the Florida-based content house shortly after Rain’s departure, fueling comparisons that continue to dominate online conversations. Here’s what both creators are saying about the mix-ups, the Bop House transition, and why neither Lexi Marvel nor Sophie Rain is bothered by the resemblance.
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Fans Constantly Confuse Lexi Marvel And Sophie Rain
Lexi Marvel says mistaken identity has become a regular part of her daily life, especially when she’s out in public. “It happens in public more than people think. Someone will walk up and say, ‘Sophie, I love you,’ and start telling a whole story about a video they watched. When I say, ‘It’s Lexi,’ they look shocked, then they laugh and ask for the photo anyway,” Marvel told The Blast.
She added that the confusion doesn’t stop online either. “People will even tag me in edits and write captions like I’m Sophie, then argue with each other in the replies. I try to keep it simple and say, ‘Lexi here,’ because it’s not worth making anyone feel dumb,” she admitted.
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Social Media Has Been Calling Them ‘Twins’ For Months
Followers have been comparing the two creators across platforms for nearly a year, often questioning whether they are related because of their similar features.
Under an August Instagram post from Lexi Marvel, one user wrote, “Wow, you two are twins, wow,” while another added, “Looks like they are sisters,” alongside comments like “Wait, there’s two of them” and “Hi twins.” One even asked, “She has a sister?” The ongoing comparisons have become part of both influencers’ online identities, with fans frequently referring to them as “twin sisters.”
Others expressed how much they loved the duo, with one fan writing, “You two are the best duet.”
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Sophie Rain Says The Comparisons Don’t Bother Her
Sophie Rain says she experiences the same mix-ups in real life and online, but she takes it all in stride. “People mix us up in real life and in comments, and it doesn’t stop. Someone will run up and say, ‘Lexi, you killed it,’ and they are being so genuine.”
She added that she doesn’t see the resemblance as a negative. “It doesn’t bother me, because it’s not mean ever haha,” she said. “Lexi is beautiful and talented, so being compared isn’t an insult.”
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The Confusion Intensified After The Bop House Transition
The resemblance became an even bigger topic of conversation after Sophie Rain exited the Florida-based Bop House in late July and Lexi Marvel joined shortly afterward.
Rain addressed her departure publicly in August, saying the decision was entirely her own. “Leaving Bop House was my choice, and I have zero regrets,” she said.
She also made clear there was no tension between the two creators. “I think Lexi’s talented, and she’s going to bring her own energy to the house. It’s not about replacing me, it’s about keeping the brand fresh.”
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Bop House Fame And Viral Content Fuel The Comparisons
Lexi Marvel, a Puerto Rican influencer with more than 2.5 million Instagram followers, was formally introduced to the Bop House audience on August 10, quickly becoming part of its viral content ecosystem.
Since then, side-by-side videos and coordinated outfit posts featuring both women have continued to spark debate among fans. In one clip that amassed nearly 200,000 likes, the pair appeared together in matching loungewear, prompting comments about their nearly identical hair color, facial features, and styling.
The Bop House, formed in 2024 and often dubbed the “Gen Z Playboy Mansion,” has amassed more than 5 million followers on TikTok, with its creators building lucrative subscription businesses across multiple platforms, making any roster change a headline-worthy moment.
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“It’s ok for you to stay quiet in the face of blind stupidity, meanness and lack of empathy. But maybe you’re not okay,” Mehcad Brooks wrote on social media.
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The Fate of Prime Video’s 6-Part Dark Spy Thriller Decided After Divisive Season 1
Last year, Prime Video added another action crime thriller hit to its catalog thanks to the British series, The Assassin. Featuring Keeley Hawes opposite Freddie Highmore in his first television role since the end of his shift on The Good Doctor, it was hailed by critics as a captivating-if-flawed mother-son spy story, earning a 74% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Though audiences were far less impressed overall with a 43% rating, an immediate rise to #1 on the Prime Video charts in the U.K. made a second season feel quite likely, especially with Highmore’s Edward en route to finally meet his birth mother.
Season 1 followed Edward to Greece as he hunted for answers about his parentage, bringing him face-to-face with his supposed mother, Julie, a former assassin. Before he could learn more about her and his father, however, her violent past caught up with her, sending them both on the run. With Julie’s quiet life upended, they had to navigate a shadowy conspiracy that placed the family in grave danger and roped in Edward’s fiancée, Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin). With the first episode outperforming the highest-viewed episodes of other buzzy Prime Video U.K. original series, like The Girlfriend and Harlan Coben’s Lazarus, development on Season 2 got underway back in November in hopes of a pick-up for more.
Sure enough, the streaming service has now confirmed in a new report that The Assassin would be coming back, with the dynamic duo of Hawes and Highmore in tow alongside a returning Brune-Franklin as Kayla and Devon Terrell as her brother, Ezra. Series writers and creators Harry and Jack Williams are also back at the helm, and they have a story laid out for Season 2. It’ll begin with a small jump, picking up after a calamitous trip to a currently unknown part of Northern Europe that opens a new rift between Edward and Julie. Exactly where their massive falling-out came from is unknown, but it’s enough to send them on their separate ways. Alone again, Julie slips back into her old ways as an assassin and begins dating again, while Edward goes on a honeymoon with Kayla that also goes horribly wrong. It all forces the two back together to take on the Spanish criminal underworld, assuming they can repair their relationship.
‘The Assassin’
Fleabag banner Two Brothers Pictures is producing The Assassin in association with All3Media International. In an official statement, Hawes hailed the series’ return as a chance to dig deeper and build on Julie’s history with Season 2, saying, “I can’t wait to step back into Julie’s world. To reunite with Freddie and our extraordinary cast, and to dive deeper into Julie’s life and her complicated relationship with Edward, is a privilege. There is so much more to uncover.” Highmore, too, heaped praise on the cast and crew in a separate statement, expressing plenty of excitement to get to match up with the BAFTA-nominated Hawes once more. “What fun it’ll be to get the gang back together – I can’t wait to be reunited with so many of the cast and crew. Harry and Jack have cooked up another spectacular adventure, and I feel so lucky to have the brilliant Keeley as a sparring partner once again.”
Series executive producers and Two Brothers partners Daisy Mount and Alex Merce also shared a few words on the official renewal, teasing many more twists to come in Season 2 that will keep viewers guessing.
“Reuniting with Keeley, Freddie, Shalom, and Devon is a real privilege as we dive back into the world of The Assassin – of course we couldn’t leave them sailing off into the sunset in blissful harmony. The second season is full of twists, turns and thrilling unpredictability – just like the characters at the center of it.”
The Assassin will begin filming Season 2 later this year. In the meantime, all episodes of Season 1 are available to stream on Prime Video in the U.K., AMC+ in the U.S., and Crave and CTV in Canada, with NBCUniversal having the rights in Latin America, HBO Max in France, Mediaset in Spain, and Stan in Australia. Stay tuned here at Collider for further updates on the series as it gets back to work.
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July 25, 2025
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Prime Video
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Paul Giamatti Defends Holly Hunter’s Bold Captain’s Chair Move in Star Trek’s New Spin-Off
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is the newest star in the galaxy of Star Trek shows, and it has attracted its share of controversy. Coming in for a surprising amount of criticism is the preference of Holly Hunter, who plays Chancellor Nahla Ake, to sit in her captain’s chair in an unconventional and decidedly informal fashion. However, Hunter’s castmates and fellow Star Trek alums have been quick to spring to her defense. Last week, fellow Starfleet captain Kate Mulgrew led the charge; now, it’s the turn of her on-screen arch-foe, Paul Giamatti.
Giamatti, who plays space pirate Nus Braka on the series, recently guested on The D-Con Chamber, a podcast hosted by Trek veterans Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer. The subject of Hunter came up, as Keating described her as “taking on the spirit of a cat,” and Giamatti gave her his full endorsement: “The first time I saw her do it, we went onto the set for the bridge, and she got in the chair like that, I just thought it was great. I’m sure there’s people who were outraged.” As a Trek fan himself, though, he didn’t share the outrage: “I’m an old Star Trek fan, and I thought, ‘That’s great.’ What a great thing that somebody is just gonna be that comfortable in there, and it’s a different kind of command stuff, you know.”
Who Is Nus Braka?
The hybrid offspring of a warlike Klingon and a contentious Tellarite (which Braka has referred to as a “Klingarite”), Nus Braka is a space pirate operating in the aftermath of The Burn, a galaxy-wide disaster that shattered the United Federation of Planets. He is first seen in the opening moments of the series, having masterminded the robbery of a Federation shuttle and the murder of its pilot. Put on trial by Ake alongside his accomplice, Anisha Mir (Tatiana Maslany), both he and Mir were sent to jail, separating the latter from her son, Caleb. A decade later, he’d escaped prison, leading the Venari Ral marauders in strikes against the still-rebuilding Federation. He comes into conflict with the new Starfleet Academy, which is led by Ake, and counts Caleb (Sandro Rosta) as a student as he searches for his lost mother. Recently, an encounter with the hostile Furies led Ake to seek Braka’s assistance…only to be double-crossed by the canny pirate.
Keating and Trinneer starred on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005) as, respectively, Malcolm Reed and Charles “Trip” Tucker; they launched the podcast in 2024 after concluding their previous podcast, The Shuttlepod Show. Previous guests on The D-Con Chamber have included William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, and Enterprise captain Scott Bakula.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is now streaming on Paramount+; episode 7, “Ko’Zeine,” will premiere on Thursday. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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January 15, 2026
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Paramount+
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Alex Kurtzman, Noga Landau
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Douglas Aarniokoski
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Alex Taub, Tawny Newsome, Kirsten Beyer, Jane Maggs, Kiley Rossetter
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