Ahead of its February 2022 return, Paramount+ has officially granted CBS Studios’ Star Trek: Picard an early third season renewal. In addition, the streamer has also dropped a brand new trailer for the upcoming second season of the Patrick Steward-led sci-fi drama, teases a time-hopping adventure for the former Starfleet admiral as he deals with the return of John de Lancie’s Q.
The video features Q transporting Jean-Luc Picard into an alternate timeline, where he becomes a dictator. In order to save the futre, he and his crew enlisted the help of the Borg Queen to time-travel back to 21st-Century Earth.
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Star Trek: Picard tells the next story of Picard’s life, which takes place after the events of Star Trek: Next Generation. The series is being led by Sir Patrick Stewart as he returns to the Star Trek Universe to reprise one of his most iconic roles as Jean-Luc Picard. Joining him are returning franchise alums including Brent Spiner as Data and Star Trek: Voyager‘s Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine. It also stars Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, and Orla Brady.
In addition to John de Lancie, the second season will also feature the return of EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg as she is expected to reprise her role as Guinan after she was personally invited to guest-star in the new season by Stewart when he appeared in The View last year. The new season will also feature Annie Wersching as the Borg Queen.
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Star Trek: Picard is executive produced by Akiva Goldsman and Terry Matalas, who are both serving as showrunners. Executive producers are Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Doug Aarniokoski, Dylan Massin, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Aaron Baiers, and Kirsten Beyer. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
