The organization's title came from the original Starfleet Charter, Article 14, Section 31, which allowed for extraordinary measures to be taken in times of extreme threat. Between 2149 and 2151, a young Ensign Malcolm Reed was recruited by Section 31 through former Starfleet Security officer Harris.

Section 31, in the fictional universe of Star Trek, is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization that carries out covert operations for the United Federation of Planets.

Star Trek: Section 31 is a 2025 American science fiction television film directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Craig Sweeny for the streaming service Paramount+. It is the first television film, and the fourteenth film overall, in the Star Trek franchise and part of executive producer Alex Kurtzman 's expanded Star Trek Universe .

Jan 19, 2025 · Section 31 is a covert group of Starfleet. Check out this quick guide to Section 31 and where it's popped up throughout Star Trek history. What is Star Trek: Section 31 about?

Apr 19, 2023 · Section 31 is the subject of the new Star Trek film for Paramount+, starring best actress winner Michelle Yeoh. She’ll reprise her Star Trek: Discovery role of former Empress Philippa...

Feb 14, 2019 · Section 31 was obliquely alluded to in Star Trek: Enterprise, revealing that they existed even at the beginning of the Federation. There, they facilitated Phlox's forcible transportation to a Klingon colony in order to find a cure for a virus.

Nov 24, 2024 · We're still two months off before Paramount+ takes us into Starfleet's secret black-ops division known as Section 31 for the first-ever "Star Trek" streaming movie next year, but the online...

Nov 21, 2018 · Section 31 plays a fundamental role in the denouement of the Dominion War and Deep Space Nine at large. They were the group that developed the virus killing the Founders in the...

6 days ago · Section 31 is a top-secret branch of Starfleet Intelligence, operating way outside usual Federation rules and regulations. Its operatives exist in the shadows, doing unsavory work behind the...

5 days ago · Star Trek: Section 31 is a spin-off of Star Trek: Discovery, building on Michelle Yeoh's Emperor-turned-undercover-agent character as she works with a secret Starfleet division.