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Jean-Luc Picard
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- 1. Remembrance Jan 23, 2020
- At the end of the 24th Century Jean-Luc Picard is sought out by a young woman in need of his help.
- 2. Maps and Legends Jan 30, 2020
- Picard investigates the mystery of Dahj as well as what her very existence means to the Federation.
- 3. The End Is the Beginning Feb 6, 2020
- Soji captures the attention of the Borg cube research project's executive director.
Star Trek: Picard is an American science fiction television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer, and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access (later rebranded as Paramount+). It is the eighth Star Trek series and was released from 2020 to 2023 as part of Kurtzman's expanded Star Trek Universe.
Star Trek: Picard. Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard in the next chapter of his life.
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Star Trek: Picard is a sci-fi drama series starring Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, 20 years after his last mission on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The series follows Picard's adventures in a new chapter of his life, with old and new allies, enemies, and mysteries.
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is the eighth main series set in the Star Trek universe, the ninth including the companion series Star Trek: Short Treks, and the eleventh Star Trek series overall. Picard is produced by CBS Studios and stars Patrick Stewart, reprising the role of Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The new series is set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, dealing with "the new chapter in Picard's life."
The series forms part of Alex Kurtzman's five-year deal with CBS to expand the Star Trek franchise. The first season debuted on CBS All Access, which subsequently became Paramount+. Kurtzman serves as executive producer on the series along with Stewart, as well as James Duff, Akiva Goldsman, Michael Chabon, Trevor Roth, Heather Kadin, and Rod Roddenberry. In addition, Aaron Baiers serves as co-executive producer. Writer Kirsten Beyer devised the concept for the series, and she features as part of the writing staff alongside Kurtzman, Duff, Goldsman, and Chabon. Chabon served as the first season's showrunner.
The series was announced at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention on 4 August 2018, where Stewart appeared alongside Kurtzman to reveal his involvement. At the time of the announcement, the series was still early in pre-production, with no scripts written yet. According to the actor, the possibility of Picard's return had been suggested to him about a year before, but he originally planned to reject the idea. However, upon revisiting episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation and realizing the power and influence of the series, he changed his mind. On making the announcement, Stewart referred to the news as "unexpected, but delightful".
It was reported that, on the day before the announcement, CBS applied for a number of trademarks in classes relating to entertainment, which could be connected with the new series. Marks applied for included "Star Trek: Reliant", and "Star Trek: Destiny", a title that shares its name with a post-TNG Star Trek novel trilogy.
Work in the writers' room began in September 2018, and an image of the staff with Stewart was shared by the actor at the end of that month. This image featured Stewart, Duff, Goldsman, Beyer, Chabon and also Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, who had not been previously announced as one of the series' writers. Production was expected to begin in April 2019, according to Kurtzman, and the series is filmed in California. In December 2018, CBS Corporation Chief Creative Officer David Nevins stated that CBS expected the series to launch late in 2019.
In January 2019, Kurtzman announced that the series would acknowledge the prime universe elements of Star Trek, stating that "Picard's life was radically altered by the dissolution of the Romulan Empire."
On 1 March 2019, it was announced that Hanelle M. Culpepper would be directing the first two episodes of the series. This marks the first time that a black woman was directing the series premiere of a Star Trek series.
On 4 March 2019, the first two series regulars besides Stewart were announced, Santiago Cabrera and Michelle Hurd. Later in March, Evan Evagora was added to the cast as a series regular.
The opening title sequence for Star Trek: Picard was meant to connect viewers to Picard's journey in a way that was "more intimate" and "more emotional", containing imagery of Château Picard, a Borg cube, chips and pieces that would culminate into Picard himself.
•Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
•Alison Pill as Dr. Agnes Jurati (Seasons 1-2)
•Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine (Seasons 2-3)
•Isa Briones as Soji Asha, Dahj Asha, Sutra (Season 1), and Kore Soong (Season 2)
•Evan Evagora as Elnor (Seasons 1-2)
•Michelle Hurd as Raffaela Musiker
Season 1
PIC Season 1, 10 episodes:
Season 2
PIC Season 2, 10 episodes:
Season 3
PIC Season 3, 10 episodes:
Production
lead Patrick Stewart initially had no intention whatsoever to reprise his role, feeling that the role had run its course, but decided to accept the invitation for a talk with the producers, as he felt it was only courteous to explain his reasons for declining the part in person. However, during the meeting and its follow-ups, Producer Michael Chabon was able to change Stewart's mind as he was fully willing to take Stewart's vision of an older Picard into account. In the process, Chabon entirely discarded the original story treatment he had written for the opening episode, and started a new, heeding Stewart's concerns. (TRR: "Remembrance") Stewart himself has confirmed this (including his initial disinclination to take on the role again) during his appearance on the British talk show The Graham Norton Show (Season 26, Episode 16, 17 January 2020), shortly before the series premiered. Marina Sirtis appeared with the same wig and contact lenses that she wore in Star Trek Nemesis. She held on to them after that production finished, and informed Picard producers of this, likely saving them time and the US$10,000 it would have cost to make a new wig.
Promotion
In the months leading up to the premiere of the new series, a monthly prequel three-volume comic book mini-series, Star Trek: Picard - Countdown, was released by IDW Publishing, starting in November 2019. The comic book series introduced several characters, later featured in the live-action production, as well as dealing with events that led up to the ones featured on the show. Additionally, the Star Trek: Picard Movie & TV Collection Blu-ray Disc set (which incidentally, included the exclusive sixteen-page Star Trek: Sky's the Limit comic book, likewise from IDW ) saw an October/November release as an appetizer. The majority of the titles included in the collection contained events referenced to in the series, which held especially true for TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds", Star Trek: First Contact, and Star Trek Nemesis. Aside for Patrick Stewart's own remarks on the new show, it was also revealed in the above-mentioned The Graham Norton Show episode, that the London Underground station Piccadilly Circus was temporarily dubbed "Picardilly Circus" in anticipation of the new series, whereas Stewart himself had related how he came across a New York City subway line map into which an imaginary subway line was incorporated, outlining the Starfleet arrowhead logo. Both of these occasions had been part of the official franchise overall marketing strategy. London public transportation Head of Customer Information, Design and Partnerships at Transport for London, Julie Dixon, clarified, "We're thrilled to partner with Amazon Prime Video to create this exciting takeover of one of London's most well-known Underground stations to celebrate the launch of Star Trek: Picard. The Star Trek franchise is a global sensation and we're excited to mark this next chapter in a creative and engaging way that connects with tens of thousands of people. We hope that the out of this world activity has brought a bit of unexpected fun to our customers and that they boldly go on their commute, young or old." The New York City MTA metro company Stewart had come across, additionally dispensed Star Trek: Picard-themed cards/tickets at six pre-selected metro stations, aside from displaying the series billboards and having adjusted its subway line map where the six stations were linked to form the Starfleet arrowhead. Season 1 Official publicity imagery Season 2 Official publicity imagery Season 3 Official publicity imagery
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