Kerrice Brooks—who became emotional watching the Starfleet Academy teaser for the first time, which immediately endeared her to the entire Hall H audience—co-stars as Sam, “aka Series Acclimation Mil, the first member of her species, the Kasqians, to sign up for Starfleet,” according to the official description.

"We think of you all the time when we are in the writers room and we always talk about what would the fans want and love," exec producer Akiva Goldsman told supporters in Hall H.