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Cillian O'Sullivan praises Jess Bush's talent and generosity for helping him book the role of Dr. Roger Korby in Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3. O'Sullivan debuted as Korby in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, episode 2, "Wedding Bell Blues," and Roger, being Nurse Christine Chapel's new boyfriend, was an unpleasant surprise to her former flame, Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck).

Speaking exclusively to ScreenRant, Cillian O'Sullivan described his audition for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which was a chemistry read with Jess Bush over Zoom. O'Sullivan effusively praises Jess Bush for being "very generous" in his audition, noting that "she gave me everything that she could" in the difficult circumstances of doing a chemistry read over Zoom. Read Cillian's quote below:

Cillian O’Sullivan: Jess Bush is such an amazing actor. I think she'd have chemistry with a stone if she wanted to. We did the chemistry read for the auditions,...

In 1982, Captain Kirk uttered one word that would forever change the landscape of Star Trek.That word: Khan. Memorably screamed by William Shatner in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the villainous Khan Noonien Singh is the subject of a new scripted audio drama.

Star Trek: Khan was announced last year and officially wrapped production in February 2025. Details on the audio drama have remained scarce until now. During a Star Trek panel at San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, the official trailer and entire voice cast of Khan were revealed. Trek fans can anticipate the return of two fan-favorite characters in Star Trek: Khan when it premieres on Sept. 8.

A brand new official trailer dropped via Star Trek’s YouTube channel. The clip starts with a group chanting “Khan, Khan, Khan,” and a voiceover is heard saying, “This is Star Trek: Khan. The untold story of Star Trek’s most legendary villain.

Star Trek‘s most iconic villain, Khan, is back! The scripted podcast series, Star Trek: Khan, is set to release its first episode on September 8, 2025, in celebration of Star Trek Day.

The premiere date, key art, trailer reveal, and additional voice cast announcements were made during today’s Star Trek universe presentation in Hall H at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CA.

Star Trek: Khan explores the untold events on Ceti Alpha V, chronicling Khan’s descent from a superhuman visionary into the vengeful villain seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. New episodes will be available weekly on Mondays through November 3, wherever you get your podcasts.

Naveen Andrews (Lost) voices the iconic role of Khan Noonien Singh, and is joined by a stellar cast, including Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) as Lieutenant Marla McGivers, and Sonya Cassidy (Reacher) as Dr. Rosalind Lear, with Star Trek veteran Tim Russ...

The greatest villain from Star Trek: The Original Seriesis getting an audio drama podcast,Star Trek: Khan. Directed by Fred Greenhalgh and written by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack, based on a story by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek: Khan is a 9-episode series starring Naveen Andrews as Khan Noonien Singh and Wren Schmidt as Lieutenant Marla McGivers.

At San Diego Comic-Con's Star Trek Universe Hall H panel, CBS Studios revealed a trailer for Star Trek: Khan, which will premiere on all major audio platforms on September 8, Star Trek Day. Star Trek: Khan also confirms guest stars Sonya Cassidy as Dr. Rosalind Lear, Tim Russ as Ensign Tuvok, and George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu. Check out the trailer below:

Star Trek: Khan's official key art, confirming its September 8 release date, was also revealed. Check it out below:

What Is Star Trek: Khan? A Prequel To Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan...

Star Trek‘s most notorious villain is returning in podcast form, and fans at Comic-Con were treated to a sneak peek and more new details about the scripted audio series.

During Saturday’s Star Trek universe presentation in Hall H, the trailer and key art for Star Trek: Kahn were unveiled, along with a Sept. 8 premiere date (new episodes following on Mondays) in celebration of Star Trek Day and additional casting announcements, including franchise veterans George Takei and Tim Russ.

After Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt were cast as the titular Khan Noonien Singh and Lieutenant Marla McGivers, the presentation revealed Sonya Cassidy will play Dr. Rosalind Lear, with Russ reprising his Star Trek: Voyager role as Ensign Tuvok and the Takei back as Captain Sulu.

The supporting voice cast includes Olli Haaskivi as Delmonda, Maury Sterling as Ivan, Mercy Malick as Ursula and Zuri Washington as Madot.

Written by Kirsten Beyer and David Mack,...

Earlier this year, we learned that one of Star Trek's greatest villains would be returning in a new scripted podcast series. Now we know that two classic Trek actors will be joining the cast of the series, revisiting their original characters. George Takei and Tim Russ, who starred as Hikaru Sulu and Tuvok on Star Trek: The Original Series and Voyager, respectively, will star on Star Trek: Khan alongside Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt. The first episode of Khan will premiere on Star Trek Day: stardate September 8, 2025.

The podcast series will take place in the decades between the Original Series episode "Space Seed," in which the crew of the USS Enterprise inadvertently revives Khan (then played by the great Ricardo Montalban) and subsequently exiles him to the remote planet Ceti Alpha V, and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, when Khan is inadvertently rediscovered and escapes his prison...

Paramount recently released a series of images for their upcoming show "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy," and Trekkies are already poring over them, looking for clues, details, and character quirks that might more closely inform them as to what kind of series we'll be looking forward to. The cast for the series has already been announced, and it will include Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, George Hawkins, Karim Diané, Zoë Steiner, and Sandro Rosta as its central Starfleet Cadets. None of their characters' names have been released yet, but we'll know them soon enough.

The cast will also include Tig Notaro, reprising her role as Jett Reno from "Star Trek: Discovery," as well as Robert Picardo, reprising his role as The Doctor from "Star Trek: Voyager." Trekkies can tell you that "Voyager" is set a good 815 years before the 32nd century of "Starfleet Academy," but the Doctor is a hologram and, as we now see,...

Plot: In season three, when we reconnect with the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, still under the command of Captain Pike, they face the conclusion of season two’s harrowing encounter with the Gorn. But new life and civilizations await, including a villain that will test our characters’ grit and resolve. An exciting twist on classic Star Trek, season three takes characters both new and beloved to new heights, and dives into thrilling adventures of faith, duty, romance, comedy, and mystery, with varying genres never before seen on any other Star Trek.

Review: With the recent announcement that the fifth season of Strange New Worlds would be the last, Star Trek fans were preparing for the third season to resolve the cliffhanger ending of the show’s sophomore run back in 2023. With the introduction of Montgomery Scott in addition to a recurring role for James T. Kirk, the...

Following the tragic accident on the set of the film “Rust” that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the documentary “Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna” aims to tell the true story of what transpired.

The Hulu documentary takes viewers inside the fateful day of Oct. 21, 2021 and the spectacle that followed Alec Baldwin, who fired the prop gun, and the case. In the documentary, Hutchins’ friend, director Rachel Mason, goes on the record to talk about the tragedy and the experience of losing a beloved friend and colleague.

The documentary features public court records, behind-the-scenes material from “Rust” and access to Hutchins’ personal archives and materials, with the goal of honoring her story.

“Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna” will release March 11 on Hulu and is produced by Julee Metz, Kate Barry, Jon Bardi and Will Cohen for Story Syndicate and Jessica Grimshaw, Nick Shumaker...

Star Trek was revolutionary for television when it first aired in 1966. It brought serious science fiction into the homes of millions with effects that—at the time—were remarkable for television. Of course, the budget and the available technology still presented limitations for what could be shown. Even today, there are limits to what Star Trek can show on screen.

Audio is a medium where these limits are simply not an issue. Over the past several years, we have seen a growing resurgence of audio dramas, after the radio drama format had all but died out in the mid-20th Century, after the advent of television. Although fans have made amateur Star Trek audio dramas earlier, the upcoming Star Trek: Khan is the first official audio addition to the series.

Unlike an audiobook, where the story is basically just told through words that are spoken, rather than written, an audio...

CBS Studios has announced that production has wrapped on recording for Star Trek: Khan, an all-new scripted audio series expanding the Star Trek universe. The Star Trek: Khan lead voice cast includes Naveen Andrews (Lost) as the iconic Khan and Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) as Marla McGivers.

The expansion of the universe will explore the dramatic untold events that unfolded in the desolate world of Ceti Alpha V after Captain Kirk left Khan and his followers stranded there, paving the way for the iconic clash in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. The new audio series will be available for streaming on all major podcast platforms later this year.

History remembers Khan Noonien Singh as a villain, the product of a failed attempt to perfect humanity through genetic engineering whose quest to avenge himself on Admiral James T. Kirk led to unimaginable tragedy and loss. But the truth...

Now that it’s been announced that Naveen Andrews will voice Khan Noonien Singh in the long-gestating Star Trek: Khan audio series, it’s time to delve a bit deeper into the news and the press release distributed to the media. There are numerous bits to explore.

First, we like the casting of Andrews. He’s a solid, experienced, and Emmy-nominated actor, best known for Lost, and has a distinctive voice. Though he was born in London, England, his parents are from India. Khan is Indian.

CBS Studios also revealed that Wrenn Schmidt will voice Marla McGivers, another character very familiar to fans of “Space Seed,” the episode upon which Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was built. Schmidt recently played Margo Madison on For All Mankind and co-starred on the series Person of Interest, which Kelvin Timeline filmmaker J.J. Abrams-produced. She also co-starred with Brent Spiner, Star...

Naveen Andrews and Wrenn Schmidt join ‘Star Trek: Khan’

The Star Trek franchise continues to expand with Star Trek: Khan, the latest addition to the popular sci-fi world. The audio series features the voices of Naveen Andrews (The Dropout) as Khan and Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) as Lt. Marla McGivers, a former Starfleet historian who followed Khan into exile on Ceti Alpha V.

The audio series is expected to be released on podcast platforms later this year. Kirsten Beyer and David Mack wrote the series, based on a story by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan‘s writer and director Nicholas Meyer. Fred Greenhalgh directed, and Rod Roddenberry, Alex Kurtzman, Aaron Baiers, Kirsten Beyer, Molly Barton, Fred Greenhalgh, and Trevor Roth served as executive producers.

CBS Studios offered this description of the audio series:

“The exciting expansion of the Star Trek universe will explore the dramatic untold events...

CBS has announced that production has wrapped on Star Trek: Khan, an all-new scripted audio series which will explore “the dramatic untold events that unfolded in the desolate world of Ceti Alpha V after Captain Kirk left Khan and his followers stranded there, paving the way for the iconic clash in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”

The voice cast includes Naveen Andrews (Lost) as the iconic villain Khan. The story explores his complex psyche and the depths of his anger, ambition, and pain. Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) plays Marla McGivers, a former Starfleet historian who follows Khan into exile on Ceti Alpha V. More cast announcements will follow at a later date.

The audio series is based on a story by Nicholas Meyer, writer and director of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Kirsten Beyer and David Mack serve as writers on the series. “History remembers...

‘Star Trek: Khan’ has officially announced its lead voice cast. The new scripted audio series will be available on all major podcast platforms in late 2025.

Naveen Andrews (Lost) will voice the legendary Khan Noonien Singh, while Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind) will play his wife, Marla McGivers. Recording for the series has now been completed, and more cast members will be revealed later.

The story is based on an idea by Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan writer and director Nicholas Meyer. Writers Kirsten Beyer and David Mack will bring the script to life.

Related: ‘Star Trek: Picard’: What Happened to Wesley Crusher?

The series will explore what happened on the harsh planet of Ceti Alpha V after Captain Kirk left Khan and his followers stranded there. It will show how Khan changed from a powerful leader with great ambitions to the vengeful villain seen in The Wrath of Khan.

In Season 1 of Star Trek: Picard, Alison Pill played cyberneticist Agnes Jurati, a role she reprised for Season 2, but with a bit of a different take. At the end of Season 2 of Picard, Jurati was assimilated by the Borg, becoming a new, not-so-evil Borg Queen. Now, per Screen Rant, the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World actress says she’d come back to Trek if she were called.

Pill is currently starring in Young Werther, a romantic comedy from director José Avelino Gilles Corbett Lourenço. She said she’s not under any type of contract to return but would be open to the prospect of coming back to the Star Trek franchise.

“If I was on a retainer, I could pay my mortgage and just wait for Star Trek to call!” Pill said. “Then I could spend summers eating gelato! No, there is no retainer. But I would happily revisit Jurati Borg Queen any time.

Patrick Stewart was determined not to return to the Star Trek universe after his appearance in the film, Star Trek: Nemesis. He conveyed this to Alex Kurtzman when the latter met with him to pitch a series based on his character Jean-Luc Picard. Kurtzman brought along novelist Kirsten Beyer and screenwriter James Duff to convince Stewart that there was a lot to revisit in Picard’s character.

A promotional poster of Star Trek: Picard | Paramount

After much consideration, Stewart agreed to the series Star Trek: Picard, but not before setting a few conditions that the creators had to follow stringently. These conditions may have also sealed the fate of a potential fourth season of the series.

Patrick Stewart’s Conditions Make Star Trek: Picard Season 4 Less Likely

Patrick Stewart in a still from Star Trek: Picard Season 3 | Paramount

Patrick Stewart committed to reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard...

In William Shatner's film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier," the U.S.S. Enterprise is hijacked by a hippie Vulcan cult leader named Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) and flown to the very center of the Milky Way. In reality, the galaxy's center is the site of a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*. In "Frontier," Sybok believes it's where God lives. Not a spiritual conduit to God, mind you, but the actual physical body of God Himself. Kirk (Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) think Sybok is mad, but are dragged along in his mad scheme. 

When the Enterprise arrives at its destination, however, it seems for a few moments that Sybok is right. He and the Enterprise crew encounter and land on a mysterious planet, and God Himself (George Murdock) appears. Everyone is awestruck ... except for Kirk. When God asks the mortal characters for a starship to spread His Word,...

Patrick Stewart was initially uninterested in returning as Jean-Luc Picard for an all-new Star Trek series, but after certain conditions were met, a deal was ultimately made.

In his new autobiography, Making It So: A Memoir, Stewart shared the whole story behind the creation of Star Trek: Picard, and an excerpt was published by Time. Stewart explained how writers Alex Kurtzman and Akiva Goldsman had approached him with a pitch for a Picard-focused series, and the actor admits that his first reaction was to say, 'No, definitely not interested. Sorry." During a subsequent meeting with Kurtzman, Star Trek novelist Kirsten Beyer, and screenwriter James Duff, Stewart reiterated how he had no real interest in revisiting Picard, believing he'd explored all he could with that character's story.

Related: Patrick Stewart Reveals How He Wanted Star Trek: Picard to End

"I had very much enjoyed being Jean-Luc and kept him close in my heart.

One of the biggest boons the new wave of Star Trek programming on Paramount+ has received is the return of Patrick Stewart to reprise his role as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Picard. The show reached its conclusion with its third season earlier this year under new showrunner Terry Matalas, receiving universal acclaim for paying off decades of storytelling threads and character arcs. Now, the final season has received a stellar physical home video release on Blu-ray and DVD, along with a limited edition steelbook and and the complete series collection on Blu-ray and DVD. Both sets look great on the shelf for any recent or longtime Star Trek fans.

The final season of Picard sees the title character and his former first officer, Will Riker, respond to a distress signal from their friend and the Enterprise's former chief medical officer, Beverly Crusher, without Starfleet's official support. As the two senior officers reunite with Crusher,...

Star Trek: Picard has captivated viewers with its celestial journey, blending beloved characters and intriguing new storylines. A poignant deleted scene between Picard and Crusher illuminates their relationship and explores the complexities of family and legacy. The final season delves into Picard's personal journey, showcasing his evolution as a character and his quest to protect his newfound son.

Star Trek series Star Trek: Picard, which recently unveiled its climactic final season, has been nothing short of a celestial journey, reacquainting us with revered characters whilst introducing us to riveting new arcs. It's a heartfelt continuation of a story that has shaped the realm of science fiction for decades. And now, as fans indulge in the series through Blu-ray, DVD, or the specially curated Blu-ray SteelBook, they have a golden opportunity to delve deeper into the complexities of the characters who've become akin to family.

In this particular vignette, unearthed by Screen Rant,...

In the final season of Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc Picard learns he has a son he never knew about and must protect him from an unknown enemy. A deleted scene from the season shows Beverly Crusher discussing her son Jack with Picard, expressing her regrets and the challenges she faced in raising him. The series wraps up the story of characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Voyager, bringing family and legacy to the forefront.

Screen Rant is thrilled to present an exclusive look at a deleted scene from the final season of Star Trek: Picard, which is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. The three-season series brings Jean-Luc Picard out of retirement and back into the adventures of Star Fleet. Deeply impacted by the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus, Picard is living on his family's vineyard. However, when a synthetic daughter of Data turns up looking for help,...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 introduced a mystery gesture between Dr. Joseph M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) and Lt. LA'an Noonien Singh (Christina Chong), and its meaning is teased by writer Davy Perez. Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters," brought Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the USS Enterprise back to the planet Rigel VII, first seen in Star Trek: The Original Series' "The Cage." But the gesture of M'Benga rubbing his index finger beneath his eye as a kind of code was first seen in Strange New Worlds season 2's premiere, "The Broken Circle."

Appearing on The 7th Rule podcast hosted by Cirroc Lofton and Ryan T. Husk, Davy Perez, who co-wrote Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4 with Kirsten Beyer, teased the meaning of M'Benga and LA'an's secret gesture. Perez didn't want to reveal its true meaning, but he gave some compelling insight. Read his quote below:...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #3!In the Star Trek universe, first contact is always a dicey proposition, and ancient Vulcans prove how it has changed over time. In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #3, Spock receives a vision of Illryia’s distant past - a past where they met the Vulcans. At this point in history, the Vulcans had not yet embraced the philosophy of logic, leading to a much different type of first contact.

The issue, written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, drawn by Megan Levens, colored by Charlie Kirchoff and lettered by Neil Uyetake, opens with Spock (now genetically modified to be stone) finding what appears to be an abandoned Vulcan temple on Illyria. After entering, Spock is seemingly transported back to the planet’s distant past, where he finds the ancient Illyrians welcoming a Vulcan delegation. Spock...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #4!Captain Pike, of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, has just had a moral reckoning on par with Deep Space Nine’s Benjamin Sisko. In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #4, Pike must make a difficult moral decision that could have long-term ramifications for both his imprisoned First Officer and the Federation as a whole - and it echoes a similar dilemma Sisko found himself in during one of Deep Space Nine’s most acclaimed episodes.

The issue is written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, drawn by Megan Levens, colored by Charlie Kirchoff and lettered by Neil Uyetake. On the former Illyrian home world, Spock has discovered evidence that the species’ reliance on genetic modification was the result of first contact with pre-logic Vulcans. This information could potentially change Federation ideals, swinging them in favor of Augments such as Una,...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #3!Mister Spock has just received his most bizarre upgrade in Star Trek canon. In the miniseries Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma, Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise are attempting to free Una Chin-Riley, Aka Number One, from Federation authorities - a quest that has put Pike in the cross-hairs of the Illyrians, Number One’s people. In response, the Illyrians abducted Spock, giving him an 'upgrade' to retrieve a long-lost secret.

The issue is written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, drawn by Megan Levens, colored by Charlie Kirchoff and lettered by Neil Uyetake. Spock has awoken to find himself on a barren and desolate planet - and his skin has been turned to stone by the Illyrians, who are masters of genetic engineering.

Spock Has Been Turned to Living Stone

The Illyrians...

Star Trek: Picard season 3 is set to reintroduce plenty of familiar faces from past Star Trek stories, and the series' showrunner hopes fans will receive it similarly to Star Trek: The Next Generation. Star Trek: Picard premiered on January 23, 2020, and featured the return of Patrick Stewart in his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard. Created by Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, and Akiva Goldsman, the series follows Stewart's Picard in the next chapter of his life following the events of 1987's Star Trek: The Next Generation and 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis. The show features Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Isa Briones, and Jeri Ryan among its large ensemble cast.

In an interview with SFX Magazine (via GamesRadar), Star Trek: Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas told the publication in its latest issue, which features Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard on the cover, that he hopes the reaction to Star Trek: Picard...

2022 has been a banner year for Star Trek in both television and comics, and the stakes for the entire franchise have been redefined. This year saw the second season of Star Trek: Picard, the third of Star Trek: Lower Decks and the second half of Prodigy’s first season; it also saw the premiere of Strange New Worlds, which drew nearly universal acclaim from fans and critics. Just as the franchise returned to form on television, it made a roaring comeback in the comics as well.

This year, Idw published the landmark Star Trek #400. This book served as a touchstone for a reinvigoration of the franchise in comics. It seeded a number of exciting and forthcoming titles as well as being a glorious celebration of Star Trek history. This book led into the launch of the new Star Trek series, which is changing the face of the galaxy and giving...

Warning; contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Engima #1The ban on genetic engineering in the Star Trek universe is wrong–and the Federation knows it. In Idw Publishing’s new Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #1, the crew deals with the fallout from the show’s season one finale, which saw Number One, who is genetically modified, arrested by Starfleet officials. Now, her crewmates are grappling with what has happened, making it clear this law is unfair, and unjust. The issue is on sale now in print and digital.

Genetic engineering is a crime in the United Federation of Planets, stemming from Khan Noonien Singh and his Augments, genetically modified humans who almost destroyed the Earth. This left a bad taste in humanity’s mouth, resulting in a ban on the practice centuries later. Of course, this has not stopped humans from trying, and...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #1!A new Star Trek comic has confirmed the dark legacy of Enterprise’s Captain Jonathan Archer. As the vanguard of humanity’s first attempt to explore deep space, Archer had to make some difficult decisions, and in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The Illyrian Enigma #1, readers learn the heartbreaking, long-term consequences of one of Archer’s worst moments. The issue, the first of five, is on sale now in print and digital.

Captain Pike’s first officer, Una Chin-Riley, has been arrested by Starfleet, thanks to her Illyrian background. The Illyrians practice genetic modification, altering their bodies to fit the environments of the worlds they colonize; genetic modification of any kind is forbidden in the Federation, hence the reason for Una’s arrest. To help her, Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise head to an Illyrian colony,...

Warning: contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer #3A Star Trek: Picard comic that takes place before season three of the Paramount+ TV show explains the actual way in which Seven of Nine became a Starfleet commander - a journey which is likely to only be partially explored when the show itself returns.

In the official trailer for Picard's season finale, it's implied that Seven joins Starfleet right after the events of season two, creating the impression that it was the culmination of her efforts against the Zhat Vash and the Borg Queen that gave her the means to apply and be recruited. The Idw Publishing comic, however, confirms that Seven of Nine's journey to Starfleet isn't as direct as the TV show makes it seem.

Related: Star Trek Turns Picard's Evil Clone into a Huge Missed Opportunity

But now fans have a better understanding of how Seven of Nine officially joined Starfleet,...

Contains spoilers for Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer #3!A Star Trek: Picard comic that takes place between seasons two and three of the Paramount+ series just missed the opportunity to reference Jean-Luc Picard's past relationship with his evil clone Shinzon from the film Nemesis.

Although Nemesis is generally maligned by fans, Picard's clone Shinzon played a pivotal role in Picard's overall story. And since the Picard TV series had already done an exceptional job at delving into Picard's past and his relationships with various characters from Star Trek: The Next Generation, fans saw a major opportunity when the comics continued the story by having Picard get entangled with the Remans, who raised his evil clone.

Related: Star Trek Confirms Picard Will Never Crack a Major Tng Mystery

Unfortunately, over the course of Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer by writers Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson, artist Angel Hernandez, colorist J.D.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard - Stargazer #3 and Star Trek: Picard season twoThe epilogue of a Star Trek: Picard comic that transpires before season three of the hit Paramount+ series hints that Star Trek: Voyager's Captain Janeway's character could return for the series finale.

The more that Picard has brought back beloved characters from various Star Trek series, the more fans have noticed the absence of others. Captain Catherine Janeway from Voyager definitely falls within the latter category, especially since Seven of Nine plays such a major role in Picard. The trailer for Picard's third and final season may have alluded to Janeway's involvement in the series because of Seven of Nine's official role in Starfleet, but the fact that she doesn't appear in the actual trailer itself is disheartening.

Related: Pike's Relationship With Spock's Fiancee Creates A Kirk Mystery

Janeway does, however, make a brief...

“I really believe that music is the heart of the narrative,” declares Emmy-winning composer Jeff Russo about the power of a great film or TV score. “It’s our responsibility to be the undercurrent to what the feeling of the story is; whether that feeling is love, hate, tension, anxiety. Any one of those feelings that the characters get to feel during the story should be underscored by us and brought out to a certain degree,” he says about the composer’s primary role. “Part of what I think a composer’s job is as well is to figure out where to not put music, not necessarily always where to put music, because a lot of times, the absence of music can also evoke certain feelings.”

The Emmy-winning composer (for “Fargo” in 2017) is at the top of his game as a leading composer for genre television. His recent offerings include...

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers.

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 6

Continuing a kind of mash-up between 12 Monkeys and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Season 2 of Star Trek: Picard has entered into its final batch of episodes. At this point, the show has a lot going on: from a rogue Soong (Brent Spiner) to a new hybrid Borg Queen (Alison Pill And Annie Wersching), and of course, the still unexplained mystery of Q’s vanishing powers. But, for the most part, in Episode 7, “Monsters,” the show slows down. Here, we’re in Jean-Luc’s mind for about half the episode, which could have triggered a clip-show episode a la Tng’s “Shades of Gray” but thankfully didn’t.

Instead, Picard brought a batch of deep cuts and easter eggs from the entire Star Trek franchise, and a few other sci-fi franchises along the way, too.

Picard Enterprise-e Ready Room?...

Paramount+'s rebooted Star Trek franchise has done an incredible job growing its audience, message, and genre over the last five years.

Besides the five -- count 'em, Five -- series which will air this year, Simon & Schuster Audio has just released an all-new adventure, "Star Trek: No Man's Land," as an audio drama co-written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson.

Both authors are well-seasoned Star Trek experts.

Beyer has played a large part in the creation and evolution of the many current Star Trek television series, serving as writer and producer on all the live-action series as well as a co-creator on Star Trek: Picard.

Since joining the franchise in 2007, Johnson has written and co-written the most Star Trek tie-in comics in Star Trek's history.

Star Trek: No Man's Land, featuring Star Trek: Picard's Seven and Raffi on an adventure of their own in the time gap between...

Star Trek’s relationship with tie-in media, specifically books and comics, is one of the largest and most expansive in the history of science fiction. Before the explosion of the Star Wars “expanded universe” of novels in 1991, Star Trek had been putting out at least four novels every year since 1980. This output hasn’t really changed much since the ‘80s, and though the official canonicity of Trek novels remains intentionally vague, there’s a long tradition of the writers of books and comics making every effort to make what tie-in media match with what you see on screen. But hardcore fans want to know, what counts and what doesn’t? Does what happens in the comic books, novels, and now, audio drama adventures, really count?

Co-writers of the new audio drama Star Trek: Picard – No Man’s Land — Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson — want fans to know one thing: They think it all counts.

Production has been suspended on Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard after more than four dozen cast and crew members tested positive for Covid, sources have confirmed to Deadline. Lead Patrick Stewart is not among them, we hear.

Filming halted Monday on the show, which employs more than 450 staffers, but is scheduled to resume tomorrow. The outbreak affected both crew members, as well as cast in Zone A.

Production had been underway on Season 2 of the series which follows Stewart’s titular character into the next chapter of his life.

Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady and Brent Spiner also star.

The series is just the latest forced to temporarily halt production because of a recent surge in Covid cases. It comes just days after production was suspended for NCIS, and pushed to February for NCIS: LA. NBC also has delayed filming for Chicago Fire because of Covid.

Star Trek Day was chock-full of announcements for fans of the iconic sci-fi franchise, and we're rounding up all the intel for you below.

Paramount+ unveiled a brand-new Season 2 trailer for its Star Trek: Picard.

The trailer also revealed fans can expect the new season in February 2022 on Paramount+ in the U.S.

What's more, the beloved series has already been renewed for a third season.

The series features Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and follows this iconic character into the next chapter of his life.

The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.

For season two, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Aaron Baiers, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Doug Aarniokoski, and Dylan Massin serve as executive producers; and Kirsten Beyer serves as co-executive producer.

“Star Trek: Picard” Season 2 will see Jean-Luc squaring off against an old adversary: the Borg Queen.

Variety has confirmed that Annie Wersching will play the Borg Queen in the second season of the Paramount Plus series. Wersching will now be the third actress to take on the role after Alice Krige played the leader of the Borg Collective in the film “Star Trek: First Contact” and in “Star Trek: Voyager” series finale. Susanna Thompson also played the character in multiple episodes of “Voyager.”

Exactly how the Borg Queen will factor into Season 2 is unknown, but chances are it will involve some manner of time travel. An early trailer for the new season, which also gave fans a tease of John de Lancie returning as Q, hinted that time would be a major theme of the next installment of the series.

Wersching’s recent TV credits include “Bosch,” “Runaways,” “The Rookie,...

Bosch and Runaways alum Annie Wersching will join the Season 2 cast of Paramount+’s and CBS Studios’ Star Trek: Picard. The series stars Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady and Brent Spiner.

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 follows its titular character (Stewart) into the next chapter of his life. Season 2 also touts the return of John de Lancie’s Q.

Wersching will recur as the Borg Queen. Alice Krige played the Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact and Voy: Endgame. Susanna Thompson also took on the character in Star Trek: Voyager.

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 sees Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Michael Chabon, Doug Aarniokoski, Dylan Massin, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry and Trevor Roth serve as executive producers; Aaron Baiers and Kirsten Beyer serve as co-executive producers. Akiva Goldsman and Terry Matalas serve as co-showrunners for Season...

Paramount Plus unveiled a new teaser for Season 2 of “Star Trek: Picard.”

The teaser was released on June 16 in honor of Captain Picard Day, a celebration of a fictional annual event held aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise-d, as seen in “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

“Stark Trek: Picard” features Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, who is entering the next chapter of his life. The series also stars Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Jeri Ryan, Orla Brady, John de Lancie and Brent Spiner.

Produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, “Star Trek: Picard” is executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Doug Aarniokoski and Dylan Massin. Aaron Baiers and Kirsten Beyer serve as co-executive producers, while Goldsman and Matalas serve as co-showrunners for Season 2.

Watch the teaser below.

The Star Trek Universe continues to expand at Paramount+.

The streamer held a First Contact Day series of events for fans of the franchise, and there were some big reveals.

We'll start with Star Trek Discovery, which got a slick new trailer for its upcoming fourth season.

The teaser trailer was introduced by series star Sonequa Martin-Green following the "Women In Motion" panel during today's virtual event, which also revealed that season four will be ready for take-off in 2021.

The next chapter of Star Trek: Discovery finds Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery facing a threat unlike any they've ever encountered.

With Federation and non-Federation worlds alike feeling the impact, they must confront the unknown and work together to ensure a hopeful future for all.

The cast for the fourth season includes Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman...

“Star Trek: Picard” is back for a second season in 2022 on Paramount+ and a new trailer, which teases the possibility that time travel might play a role in the story, features the return of John de Lancie as the omnipotent Q.

de Lancie also confirmed his appearance in the upcoming season during Monday’s First Contact Day celebration — in “Star Trek” lore, April 5 is the day humanity launched its first warp-capable vessel, which led immediately to first contact with Vulcan, setting in motion the creation of the Federation 100 years later.

de Lancie first portrayed Q — a member of a society of omnipotent beings collectively known as the Q Continuum, who pesters Picard as part of what he claims is a trial of sorts to judge Humanity’s worthiness to be a galactic race — in the pilot episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Over the years Q seems to regard...

Paramount Plus revealed a teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of “Star Trek: Picard,” which will premiere in 2022.

The teaser trailer was introduced by Sir Patrick Stewart, who played Captain Jean-Luc Picard for seven seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” at the top of Paramount Plus’ slew of First Contact Day virtual panels. Additionally, it was revealed that production on the second season has already begun.

John de Lancie, who first portrayed the iconic character Q on “The Next Generation,” confirmed that he will appear in the second season alongside Stewart. Q shared comedic chemistry with Picard on the “Star Trek” series, often getting on the captain’s nerves. Picard initially deemed Q’s services unnecessary, but as the series progresses, Q morphed into a mentor role to Picard. In the episode “Deja Q,” he said Picard is “the closest thing in this universe that I have to a friend.

This Star Trek: Picard article contains spoilers for Season 1, and spoilers for Stranger Things Season 2.

When Stranger Things Season 2 hit Netflix in 2017, I learned to hate the binge-model. Before I could catch my breath, I was already aware that it would take the entire season for Eleven to reunite with the boys, and I felt heartbroken. I didn’t mind the spoilers, I was just more frustrated that there wasn’t time to process all the twists and turns. From that point on (and maybe before) I rebelled, sometimes loudly, against the Netflix binge-model. For the most part, my cries for a more traditional release schedule were somehow heard. I mean, you can’t imagine either season of The Mandalorian dropping all at once. Similarly, Star Trek: Discovery certainty benefits from the weekly episode drop, giving fans plenty to talk about and think about until the next week.

But. As...

This Star Trek: Picard article contains some spoilers for Season 1.

As Star Trek: Lower Decks finally debuts internationally on Amazon Prime, Star Trek: Picard Season 1 arrives on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time in the U.K. Although the Blu-ray snuck in a U.S. release back in October, it’s safe to say that Trekkies may have been pretty distracted by world-events (and Discovery Season 3!) at the time, and may not have delved-into all the extra Picard goodies! So, if you’re a U.S. reader and you missed the news about the Picard deleted scenes the first time around, or if you’re in the U.K. and you’re just now getting your hands on the Picard Season 1 Blu-ray, here’s what to know about the various deleted scenes.

First up, before getting into the weeds of the Picard Season 1 deleted scene ranking, it...

To mark the release of Picard Season 1 on 25th January, we’ve got Blu-ray and poster to give away to 2 winners.

14 years after Captain Jean-Luc Picard retired from Starfleet, Patrick Stewart is back to reprise his iconic role. After the destruction of the Planet Romulus, we follow Picard as he tracks down a series of mysteries about his past. From co-creators Alex Kurtzman, Pulitzer Prize winning author Michael Chabon, Oscar winner Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind), and renowned Star Trek novelist Kirsten Beyer, Star Trek: Picard sets out on a new adventure against a legion of dangerous foes, with the help from a few returning characters – Data, Riker, and Seven of Nine – and a whole new crew.

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Stars: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones, Evan Evagora, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera, Harry Treadaway, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Del Arco, Jonathan Frakes, Jeri Ryan, Marina Sirtis | Created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Kirsten Beyer

I am one of those Star Trek fans that when they announced Patrick Stewart was coming back to play Jean Luc Picard I wasn’t all that fussed, we currently had Discovery which I was totally in love with and honestly I just didn’t think I really needed to tread Tng waters again.

My interest in Picard did slowly start to creep up though as the time got closer to release on Amazon Prime and little nuggets of information were falling into our laps. The first thing that struck me was that this looked a million miles from what had gone before, a more mature and weathered Star Trek with no real sign...

This article contains Major spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Picard.

As the enemy starships are closing in, and all hope is lost, our heroes in a battered starship look up, and see that: yes, another ship has just warped in. They’re about to be rescued! Everything is going to be Ok!

In Star Trek, we’ve gotten used to this kind of last-minute starship rescue scene, with the most famous example probably being the Enterprise-e coming to the rescue of Worf and the Defiant in Star Trek: First Contact. But, in the Lower Decks Season 1 finale, we got the beginnings of what is becoming an eyebrow-raising Trekkie finale tradition.

So, in the case of the USS Cerritos being attacked by the Pakleds in the Lower Decks finale, the ship that comes to their recuse is the USS Titan, commanded by Captain Willaim T. Riker. That’s right.