Star Trek: Picard (2020 — 2023)

Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023) is an American science fiction television series that premiered on the streaming service Paramount+ in 2020. It is the eighth installment in the Star Trek franchise and was included in Kurtzman’s expanded Star Trek Universe from 2020 to 2023. The show centers on retired Starfleet Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and takes place 20 years after his last appearance in the film Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). Rumors of a new series featuring Stewart as Picard began circulating in June 2018 and were officially confirmed that August. Produced by CBS Studios, Secret Hideout, Weed Road Pictures, and Roddenberry Entertainment, the series was designed to have a slower pace and focus more on character development compared to previous franchise entries. Each season explores different aspects of Picard’s life in his later years. Filming took place in California, where the production received significant tax credits. The second and third seasons were shot consecutively. While Chabon served as showrunner for the first season, Matalas took over with Goldsman for the second, and Matalas was the sole showrunner for the third.

Taking place 20 years after his last appearance in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002), the series begins in 2399 with Jean-Luc Picard still deeply affected by the loss of Data and the destruction of Romulus in Star Trek (2009). Retired and living on his family’s vineyard, Picard’s life takes a new turn when a synthetic ‘daughter’ of Data visits him. Along with several other new synthetic beings, or ‘synths’, they embark on a fight for their right to exist. In a selfless sacrifice, Picard gives his life to save them. However, in the second season, set in 2401 after Picard’s consciousness is transferred into a synthetic body, he and his companions find themselves trapped in an alternate reality by Q, his old adversary. To save the future of the galaxy, they must travel back in time to the 21st century. In the third season, Picard discovers that he has a son who is being hunted by unknown enemies. He reunites with his former crew from the USS Enterprise to protect his son and confront a new invasion by the Borg.