Star Trek: Picard (season 3)

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Star Trek: Picard
Season 3
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Country of originUnited States
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Original networkParamount+
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The third season of the American television series Star Trek: Picard features Jean-Luc Picard. The season is being produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, with Akiva Goldsman and Terry Matalas serving as showrunners.

Patrick Stewart stars as Picard, reprising his role from the series Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as other Star Trek media. A third season of the series was informally green-lit by January 2020 to allow it to be filmed back-to-back with the second season. Some third-season scenes were filmed during production on the second, which began in California in February 2021, before filming segued fully to the third season in September. Stewart officially announced the season soon after.

The season is expected to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+ in early 2023.

Cast and characters[]

Main article: List of Star Trek: Picard characters

Main[]

Notable guests[]

Production[]

Development[]

In February 2019, during development of the series Star Trek: Picard, star Patrick Stewart said "we are set up for possibly three years of this show".[2] Showrunner Michael Chabon and the series' writers were reported in January 2020 to have begun work on a second and third season of the series, with Terry Matalas joining them to fill the void that would be created by Chabon's planned departure later that year. CBS officially announced a second season for the series at that time, but did not confirm an informal third season green-light. The latter allowed the second and third seasons to be filmed back-to-back,[3] which helped manage the budgets and scheduling for both seasons.[4] Matalas and co-creator Akiva Goldsman took over as showrunners after Chabon's exit.[5] Stewart officially announced the season in September 2021,[4] shortly after filming had begun.[6]

Writing[]

Despite the second and third seasons being developed together, Goldsman said they would tell separate stories.[7]

Casting[]

Guest star John de Lancie revealed in April 2021 that he was filming scenes with Stewart that month for both the second and third seasons, reprising his Star Trek role of Q.[1]

Filming[]

Filming for the second season began on February 16, 2021,[8] with some third-season scenes being filmed at the same time.[1] Production takes place in California, after the series received tax incentives to continue filming there after the first season.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, strict guidelines are followed on set and cast and crew members are regularly tested.[1] Principal photography for the second season ended on September 2, with the production then segueing fully into filming the third.[6]

Release[]

The season is expected to premiere in early 2023 on Paramount+ in the United States.[4] Each episode of Picard is broadcast in Canada by Bell Media on the same day as the Paramount+ release, on the specialty channels CTV Sci-Fi Channel (English) and Z (French) before streaming on Crave.[10] Amazon Prime Video streams the episodes within 24 hours of their U.S. release in over 200 other countries and territories around the world.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "John de Lancie Reveals He Is Shooting Two Seasons' Worth Of A "Very Different Q" For 'Star Trek: Picard'". TrekMovie.com. April 30, 2021. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Patrick Stewart Says Star Trek Picard Series Is Set Up To Run Three Seasons". TrekMovie.com. February 4, 2019. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (January 12, 2020). "'Star Trek: Picard' Renewed for Season 2 at CBS All Access". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (September 9, 2021). "'Star Trek: Picard' Officially Renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 5, 2021). "'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 Teaser: Patrick Stewart Ponders The Final Frontier, Hints At A Familiar Character's Return". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Star Trek: Picard' Wraps Production On Season 2, Moving On To Season 3". TrekMovie.com. September 3, 2021. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Pascale, Anthony (September 14, 2021). "Interview: Akiva Goldsman On Q, The Borg Queen, And What Season 2 Of 'Star Trek: Picard' Is All About". TrekMovie.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  8. ^ Stowe, Dusty (February 17, 2021). "Star Trek: Picard Showrunner Confirms Season 2 Has Begun Filming". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  9. ^ Patten, Dominic (December 16, 2019). "'Star Trek: Picard' Renewed For Season 2 Ahead Of Series Debut On CBS All Access Next Month". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  10. ^ White, Peter (May 14, 2019). "Canada's Bell Media Acquires Rights To CBS All Access' Patrick Stewart-Fronted 'Star Trek' Spin-Off – LA Screenings". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  11. ^ White, Peter (May 13, 2019). "Amazon Beams Up Global Rights To CBS All Access' Jean-Luc Picard 'Star Trek' Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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