Star Trek: Section 31can finally reveal if Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) is connected to Empress Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) fromStar Trek: Enterprise.Section 31 is the firstStar Trekmovie made for streaming on Paramount+. Headlined by Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh’s return as herStar Trek: Discoveryanti-heroine, Emperor Philippa Georgiou,Star Trek: Section 31promises to uncover the sins of Starfleet’s black ops agency as well asreveal more about Georgiou’s history as the Mirror Universe’s Emperor.
The mysteriousStar Trek: Section 31appears to be set inStar Trek’s 24th century ‘lost era,‘but Philippa Georgiou’s glory years as the Emperor of the Terran Empire in the Mirror Universe happened in the 23rd century. As seen inStar Trek: Discoveryseason 1, and revisited in season 3, Georgiou was the ruthless, absolute ruler of the Terran Empire until she joined Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery inStar Trek’s Prime Universe.Georgiou’s exit from the Mirror Universe left behind unanswered questions, and a pertinent one is whether Georgiou is tied to the 22nd-century reign of Empress Hoshi Sato.
Star Trek: Section 31 - Everything You Need To Know
Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh headlines Star Trek: Section 31, and here’s what we know about Paramount+’s first Star Trek streaming movie.
Section 31 Can Answer Whether Michelle Yeoh’s Emperor Georgiou Is Related To Star Trek: Enterprise’s Hoshi Sato
Are the two Mirror Universe Emperors linked?
Star Trek: Section 31contains flashbacks to theyoung Philippa Georgiou (Miku Martineau)and will show some of the blood that was spilled to make her the Terran Emperor in the 23rd century. This is an ideal opportunity forStar Trek: Section 31to resolvewhether Georgiou’s family or legacy is descended in any way from Empress Hoshi Sato.Hoshi is believed to be the first woman to rule the Terran Empire, which she achieved through treachery and murder at the end ofStar Trek: Enterpriseseason 4’s two-parter, “In a Mirror Darkly.”
Emperor Georgiou’s formal title was Her Most Imperial Majesty, Mother of the Fatherland, Overlord of Vulcan, Dominus of Qo’noS, Regina Andor, Philippa Georgiou Augustus Iaponius Centarius.
Another bond Empress Hoshi Sato and Emperor Philippa Georgiou share is the USS Defiant. The 23rd-century Constitution Class starship crossed over fromStar Trek’s Prime Universe into the 22nd-century Mirror Universe. Commander Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) of the ISS Enterprise stole the Defiant, plotting to use its advanced technology to take over the Terran Empire. But Hoshi murdered Archer and executed his plan, declaring herself Empress. InStar Trek: Discoveryseason 1,Emperor Georgiou knew about the United Federation of Planets from the USS Defiant’s computer archives.
Jordon Nardino, who wroteStar Trek: Discoveryseason 1’s “Vaulting Ambition,” Tweeted athread in 2018 about the connection between Emperor Georgiou and Empress Sato, but his background info may not be canonical:
Star Trek: Enterprise Season 5 Would Have Returned To The Mirror Universe
Discovery picked up where Enterprise left off
Star Trek: Enterpriseseason 5, if it happened, would likely have featured a return to the Mirror Universe, which was a favorite ofEnterprise’s late showrunner, Manny Coto.Enterprise’s original idea for aMirror Universe event involved William Shatner, who would have reprised the Mirror Universe’s Tiberius Kirk fromStar Trek: The Original Series’ “Mirror Mirror.” Tiberius Kirk clashing with Captain Jonathan Archer didn’t happen, but Coto decided to takeStar Trek: Enterpriseinto the Mirror Universe anyway with the well-received “In a Mirror Darkly,” which ended with thesurprise of Hoshi Sato’s takeover of the Terran Empire.
A financial and budgetary dispute between William Shatner’s camp and Paramount/UPN, which was planning to cancelStar Trek: Enterprise, is believed to be why the Tiberius Kirk Mirror Universe episodes didn’t happen.
Star Trek: Discovery’s creation of Emperor Georgiou may have been inspired by Empress Hoshi Sato in some way, but it’s more likely the fact thatboth actresses are Asianis a coincidence after Michelle Yeoh was cast in the roles of Captain Georgiou and Emperor Georgiou. Still, the only two known Mirror Universe Emperors being of Asian descent and separated by less than a hundred years inStar Trek’s timeline would benefit from a long-awaited canonical explanation inStar Trek: Section 31.
