Star Trek fans, of which I am also a big Trek fan, have been chomping at the bit for more information on the return of iconic Star Fleet Captain, Jean Luc Picard after it was announced that the character was set to return in a brand new series. Today we not only got to see the first full trailer for the show, but the SDCC 2019 panel revealed some amazing news as well:
The trailer shows that not only will Picard have a dog, but he has also put together a new crew which will see the return of Data (Brent Spiner), The Borg Hugh (Johnathon Del Arco) and Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), all of which were on the panel. We also learned by Johnathon Frakes and Marina Sirtis wil reprise their roles as Will Riker and Deanna Troi.
The show will be set after Picard has retired from Starfleet, but suddenly finds himself thrown back into action, and requiring the building of a new crew for a new mission after a mysterious young woman comes to him saying her life is in danger.
This show is already looking amazing but it has to tread a very fine line from trying to repeat the success of previous shows but also in not pandering just for nostalgia sake. But the characters returning are compelling, personally I cannot wait to see Data and Seven of Nine working together!
Star Trek: Picard is due to hit TV Screens early 2020 on CBA All Access in the US and Amazon Prime Video.
*Update: Entertainment Weekly interviews the cast of the show, skip to time stamp 03:20 for start*
