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Shows that feel like Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026–)

If you loved Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, the closest series we have are Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022), Invasion (2021) and Star Wars Rebels (2014). All three share Star Trek: Starfleet Academy's cerebral and dreamlike feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

A young group of cadets 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.

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If Star Trek: Starfleet Academy hit the spot, these will too

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022– · 4 seasons · Paramount+
8.2sci-fi & fantasy · drama

The same two preoccupations: space, and playful

The difference: Not nearly as kinetic

Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

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Invasion
2021– · 3 seasons · Apple TV
6.2sci-fi & fantasy · drama

One thread runs through both: excited

The difference: Lighter on momentum

Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the chaos unraveling around them.

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Star Wars Rebels
2014–2018 · 4 seasons · Disney XD
8.1action & adventure · animation · sci-fi & fantasy

Both keep coming back to the same thing: excited

The difference: Leans further into animation

Set between the events of Star Wars: Episodes III and IV, the story unfolds during a dark time when the evil Galactic Empire is tightening its grip of power on the galaxy. Imperial forces have occupied a remote planet and are ruining the lives of its people. The motley but clever crew of the starship Ghost — cowboy Jedi Kanan, ace pilot Hera, street-smart teenager Ezra, the “muscle” Zeb, warrior firebrand Sabine, and cantankerous old astromech droid Chopper — is among a select few who are brave enough to stand against the Empire. Together, they will face threatening new villains, encounter colorful adversaries, embark on thrilling adventures, and become heroes with the power to ignite a rebellion.

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Stargate Universe
2009–2011 · 2 seasons · Syfy
7.6sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · drama

Two things both keep coming back to: space travel and universe

The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.

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Marvel's Inhumans
2017 · 1 season · ABC
4.9drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

Cerebral and dreamlike in the same breath

After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where their surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them may prove to not only save them, but Earth itself.

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The Acolyte
2024 · 1 season · Disney+
4.3mystery · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

The same mix in both: momentum, then scale

A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past.

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Star Trek: Enterprise
2001–2005 · 4 seasons · UPN
7.6sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure · drama

Both are built on the same subject: space travel

The difference: 25 years apart, and the 2000s show

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

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Dark Matter
2015–2017 · 3 seasons · Syfy
7.5sci-fi & fantasy · drama

Common ground: space

The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008–2020 · 7 seasons · Cartoon Network
8.5action & adventure · sci-fi & fantasy · animation

Sci-fi & fantasy with a pulse of awe, in both cases

Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.

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Secret Invasion
2023 · 1 season · Disney+
5.8drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

Both lean on ideas more than on action & adventure

Nick Fury and Talos discover a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years.

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Supergirl
2015–2021 · 6 seasons · CBS
6.2drama · sci-fi & fantasy · action & adventure

The same preoccupation in both: introspective

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

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Steven Universe Future
2019–2020 · 1 season · Cartoon Network
7.7animation · action & adventure · comedy

Common ground: introspective

After saving the universe, Steven is still at it, tying up every loose end. As he runs out of other people's problems to solve, he'll finally have to face his own.

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