Star Trek fans finally look set to discover what happened to Deep Space Nine captain Benjamin Sisko — a mystery left unanswered for more than 25 years.
Deep Space Nine's series finale saw Sisko sacrifice his physical form but seemingly live on as a spiritual entity within a wormhole (it's a long story). While the DS9 crew are left unsure exactly what's happened, Sisko reappears to his newly-pregnant wife in a vision and promises he'll eventually return to his family... someday.
And with that, Deep Space Nine ended. But did Sisko ever return? Was his family ever reunited? Or was Sisko simply suggesting he'll see his family again when they too leave their physical forms behind? Questions around Sisko's fate have long since lingered, and were rekindled in surprising fashion earlier this year when an initial Star Trek: Starfleet Academy teaser trailer suggested answers were on the way.
In the teaser, we see Star Trek: Starfleet Academy character Sam, played by Kerrice Brooks, examining a display titled 'The Fate of Benjamin Sisko'. "Confronting the unexplainable," the display reads. "The fate of Benjamin Sisko, Emissary of the Prophets. Captain Sisko's fate: Did he die in the Fire Caves of Bajor? Did he live on in the Celestial Temple?"
Now, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy showrunner Noga Landau has addressed the tease, and suggested that long-term Trekkies would soon have their patience rewarded.
"I think we've honored everything that's come before us, the 60 years of legacy that came before us in so many different ways," Landau told Screenrant. "One is with the people we've brought to join these amazing folks. We have Robert Picardo, who's playing The Doctor, the same Doctor from Voyager. We have multiple cast members joining us from Discovery. And you know, when you look at the wall of heroes in our atrium, our giant set, you'll see us honoring so many of the people who came before us, who showed us what heroism is, and who showed us what the values of Starfleet are.
"And there's also mysteries," Landau continued. "Watch out for Benjamin Sisko! We get to do some really cool stuff that hasn't been done in a long time, that I think really honors the fans who've been waiting to see what happens. So we definitely know who we are and the shoulders that we are standing on today."
Could Benjamin Sisko finally be ready to leave his wormhole? It's worth remembering, of course, that Starfleet Academy is set in the 32nd century, the same time period featured in later seasons of Star Trek: Discovery that's 700 years after the events of Deep Space Nine. Of course, Sisko could have been hanging out as a disembodied entity all that time, but it would seem to rule out any reunion with his human family.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is expected to debut in early 2026, which is the 60th anniversary of the original series. What better time to finally answer one of the franchise's lingering questions, and pay homage to one of its best captains?
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