Before we met him as Professor X, we knew iconic British actor Sir Patrick Stewart as Starfleet Commander Jean-Luc Picard, who helmed the Enterprise in Star Trek: the Next Generation for seven seasons and four films.
Now Jean-Luc will be joined by Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, and Brent Spiner as the android Data, as he heads back into warp drive. Newcomers Alison Pill, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, and Harry Treadaway
Set 18 years after the events of the film Star Trek: Nemesis, Jean-Luc Picard is living a quiet life on his vineyard. When he is sought out by a mysterious young woman, Dahj (Isa Briones), in need of his help, he soon realizes she may have personal connections to his own past. Watch the BTS piece below:
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“The energy and excitement around the premiere of Star Trek: Picard has reached a magnitude greater than all of us at CBS All Access could have hoped for,” said Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President, Original Content, CBS All Access. “We’re thrilled to announce plans for a second season before the series’ debut, and we are confident that ‘Star Trek’ fans and new viewers alike will be captured by the stellar cast and creative team’s meticulously crafted story when it premieres on Jan. 23.”
Tonights teleplay is attributed to Akiva Goldsman and James Duff. Story by Akiva Goldsman & Michael Chabon & Kirsten Beyer & Alex Kurtzman and James Duff. Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.
OTHER STREAMING SHOWS DEBUTING TODAY
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OCTOBER FACTION: Debut sci-fi/fantasy series based on the comic books by Steve Niles and Damien Worm. Tamara Taylor and J.C. MacKenzie star as a pair of international monster hunters who give up the game to settle down in a small town and raise their teenage kids. [Netflix]
SAINT SEIYA: KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC: The Netflix original anime series, about a group of teens training to become mythical warriors, returns with six new episodes, completing its first season. [Netflix]
THE GHOST BRIDE: Six-part Mandarin-language fantasy series based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Malaysian author Yangsze Choo. It’s set in colonial Malaysia in 1890 and revolves around a woman (Huang Peija) who receives a proposal to marry a recently-deceased young man from a wealthy family. [Netflix]
THE DEAD LANDS: Te Kohe Tuhaka stars as a murdered warrior who is returned to the living world and tasked with hunting down rogue spirits in this fantasy horror series inspired by Māori traditions and history. [Shudder]
THE RED SHADOWS (LES OMBRES ROUGES): French mystery series about a cop (Nadia Farès) who uncovers new clues concerning the kidnapping of her sister when she was just a child, 25 years earlier. [Sundance Now]
THE PRODIGY: 2019 horror film starring Taylor Schilling and Jackson Robert Scott as parents who begin to suspect that their gifted son may be under the influence of a dark supernatural force. [Amazon and Hulu]
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The Geek is a working screenwriter, director and screenwriting instructor in Los Angeles.
