Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Tig Notaro as Reno and Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake pictured from left to right. What to Expect from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9: 300th Night Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Tig Notaro as Reno and Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake pictured from left to right.

What to Expect from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9: 300th Night

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Caleb is at a crossroads on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9. “300th Night,” the season’s penultimate episode.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 started with the introduction of the history between Caleb and Captain Ake. A history that led to Caleb joining Starfleet Academy, an institution he deeply distrusts, based on a promise from Captain Ake to help him find his mom.

Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake.
300th Night – Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake in season 1, episode 9, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

Now, as we race to the Season 1 conclusion, that storyline will once again be our main focus, forcing both Caleb and Nahla to make some decisions. 

For Caleb, the time has come to reflect on the path he wants to take. Does he pursue the life he wanted when he started at the academy? Or has his experiences with Starfleet changed him enough to go in a new direction? He can’t keep one foot in the academy and one foot ready to bolt forever. 

He will eventually need to make a choice, and in “300th Night,” he will at least start to be pushed to finally decide.

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As for Nahla, she made a promise to Caleb, and it seems that to keep that promise, she will have to break the rules. That’s something she couldn’t do all those years ago when she met Caleb.

This is her chance to rectify something she regrets. The question is, at what cost to herself, the academy, or her career?

Here’s everything you need to know about this episode, including the air date, cast, and how to watch.


Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 Details

  • Title: “300th Night”
  • Air Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026
  • Network: Paramount+
  • Writer: Kirsten Beyer and Kenneth Lin
  • Director: Jonathan Frakes
Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Robert Picardo as The Doctor and Tig Notaro as Reno pictured from left to right
300th Night – L-R: Robert Picardo as The Doctor and Tig Notaro as Reno in season 1, episode 9, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

How to Watch Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9

  • Streaming: Available on Paramount+

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 Description

As the year ends, Caleb must choose between the life he wanted and the life he’s build at Starfleet Academy. Meanwhile, Nahla breaks protocol to keep her promis.


Guest Stars & Returning Characters

  • Main Cast: Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Holly Hunter, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, Robert Picardo, Sandro Rosta, Stephen Colbert, Tig Notaro, and Zoë Steiner
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Photos

Check out the photos from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9:

Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake.
300th Night – Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake in season 1, episode 9, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+
Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Tig Notaro as Reno.
300th Night – Tig Notaro as Reno in season 1, episode 9, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+
Still from Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 9 of Tig Notaro as Reno and Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake pictured from left to right.
300th Night- L-R: Tig Notaro as Reno and Holly Hunter as Captain Nahla Ake in season 1, episode 9, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Michael Gibson/Paramount+

What are your hopes for this episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and be sure to catch up with our Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 8, “The Life of the Stars” right here.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy streams Thursdays on Paramount+.

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