“Star Trek: The Next Generation” cast members Patrick Stewart and Gates McFadden reunited on stage at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday to promote the third and final season of the Paramount+ series “Star Trek: Picard “.
Although they couldn’t make it to Hall H, Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard) and McFadden (Dr. Beverly Crusher) will be joined in the new season by “TNG” co-stars Jonathan Frakes (William River), LeVar Burton ( Geordi). La Forge), Michael Dorn (Worf), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) Brent Spiner (who played the android Data on “TNG” and plays Data’s human brother Alan Inigo Soong on “Picard”) and co. by “Picard” Jeri Ryan. (Seven of Nine) and Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker).
According to series executive producer Alex Kurtzman, Picard will have to find and reunite his old crew, who are scattered across the galaxy. “I think it took us two seasons to earn the return of the [“TNG”] crew,” Kurtzman said. Kurtzman mostly stayed mum on who the new season’s main villain would be, other than to say “I’m not going to say much except to say it’s awesome.”
Stewart also said that he will indeed set foot on the Enterprise-D at least once in Season 3. “I forgot we had carpet on it,” he joked.
The team behind the show also debuted a new teaser trailer for “PIcard” season three, which you can watch below.
The panel was moderated by Lea Thompson, who directed two episodes of “Picard” season 2 and also appeared in a small on-screen role in the fifth episode of the season.
The new season 3 teaser teases the first “TNG” characters who have yet to appear in “Picard,” namely Burton’s Geordi, Dorn’s Worf and McFadden’s Crusher, as well as some intriguing hints about what they’re up to doing Geordi appears to be wearing the uniform of a Starfleet admiral, while Worf appears to be wearing the insignia of a captain. Dr. Crusher, however, has no uniform.
“Picard” Season 3 is the first time the “TNG” central have acted together since the 2002 feature film “Star Trek: Nemesis.” Spiner has played several characters on “Picard,” including Data, whose consciousness died for good at the end of Season 1; Frakes and Sirtis played Riker and Troi in a Season 1 episode; Whoopi Goldberg reprized her role as Guinan in the season 2 premiere and finale; Will Wheaton played Wesley Crusher in the season 2 finale; and John de Lancie concluded his role as Q throughout Season 2.
The third and final season of “Picard,” which the cast wrapped filming this spring, will premiere in 2023.
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