The Original Series USS Enterprise in-joke actually gives Star Trek: Section 31's team a fighting chance when they need it most.

Makeup department head Shauna Llewellyn tells IndieWire about getting the 'Star Trek: Discovery' family back together to explain Georgiou's origins.

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.

Yeoh, a face of Balenciaga, connected the film's costume designer Gersha Phillips with the brand to create custom looks for the new "Star Trek" film.

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

Section 31 tries something ambitious, but it ultimately fails because of the iconic sci-fi saga's rich history and detailed lore.