Exclusive: Cirroc Lofton & Tawny Newsom talk Jake Sisto’s Return In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 5
In Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Episode 5 is a standout hour built on emotional legacy, identity, and the weight of becoming who you’re meant to be.
It also marked the return of two of Star Trek’s alumni, Cirroc Lofton and Tawny Newsom.
STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they 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.
In "Series Acclimation Mil" - Due to her own work as an emissary for the Makers, SAM becomes obsessed with the mystery of Benjamin Sisko, the Emissary of the Prophets who vanished at the end of the Dominion War. At the same time, Ake helps War College Chancellor Kelrec prepare for an important meeting with another chancellor with the help of the Doctor and Reno in an effort to make peace between them. Kelrec reveals that he feels that Ake abandoned Starfleet, leading to his animosity towards her.
SAM's efforts are unsuccessful, but Professor Illa shares with her Jake Sisko's book Anslem,[a] and SAM has an interaction with Jake through it. Illa reveals that she's Illa Dax, the current host of the Dax symbiont who was friends with Sisko.
Lofton is best known for playing Jake Sisko on the 1990s TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999)
From 2020-2024, Newsom was the lead voice of Ensign/LtJG Beckett Mariner in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Tawny Newsom & Cirroc Lofton talk Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Episode 5
