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.

The cast and crew of Section 31 tell io9 why stories about the controversial Star Trek organization are necessary for the franchise's utopian vision.

The story of Star Trek Section 31, sees the return of now Academy Award winning Michelle Yeoh reprise her Star Trek: Discovery role to joins a secret division of Starfleet which i