In the galaxy of Gene Rodenberry's 59-year-old "Star Trek" franchise, humanity enjoys an idyllic, utopian, primary-colored future in which a non-lethal phaser and a persuasive argument can put an end to even the messiest of conflicts.

With the relaunch of Star Trek on TV with Discovery, Section 31 has become a mainstay of "modern Trek." And now with Star Trek: Section 31, it's fully in the spotlight, with Michelle Yeoh in the captain's seat for a concept that was originally developed as a streaming show, before being repurposed into a streaming movie.