This year’s First Contact Day is warping way past Zefram Cochrane and anything else you might have been expecting, because Paramount+ just rocked the Star Trek universe in a way that no one could have predicted.
 
While fans have been hoping for cameo appearances from his former castmates and Enterprise crew members, today the streamer has announced that all six of Captain Picard’s senior staff will be joining Patrick Stewart for Star Trek: Picard Season 3.
 
Not only Jonathan Frakes, Marina Sirtis, and Brent Spiner, who have already appeared on the series, but Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, and Gates McFadden will also be back for the “concluding chapter” in the Star Trek: Picard tale.
 

In a teaser video for the still-in-post-production third season, brand-new dialogue from the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast plays over a pensive-looking Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) — including dialogue from Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Worf (Michael Dorn), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), and likely Arik Soong (Brent Spiner) — followed by Picard and Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) holding phasers at the ready.

PICARD: “I am not a man who needs a legacy.”

LA FORGE: “I think back on those days on the Enterprise, all that danger we rushed into…”

PICARD: “Those were the days.”

SOONG: “Evolution is not an act of preservation, it’s addition!”

WORF: “It is clear… sacrifice is required again.”

CRUSHER: “Jean-Luc, when the galaxy comes calling, you love it!”

RIKER: “Aren’t we a little overdue for a good old fashioned road trip?”

TROI: “I promise, you will not be alone.”

The formal announcement from Paramount+ reads as follows:

“STAR TREK: PICARD” WELCOMES “STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION” CAST MEMBERS ABOARD SEASON THREE

 

LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner Are Set to Star Alongside Patrick Stewart in the Third and Final Season of the Hit Paramount+ Original Series

 

April 5, 2022 – Make it so! In honor of First Contact Day, Paramount+ today revealed that Patrick Stewart’s “Star Trek: The Next Generation” co-stars LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner will star alongside Stewart in season three of the service’s hit original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Season three is the concluding chapter in the STAR TREK: PICARD saga.

 

“I remember watching the premiere of ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ almost 34 years ago with my father like it was yesterday. It was the spark that ignited my love for science fiction,” said Terry Matalas, season three showrunner and executive producer. “So, it’s most fitting that the story of Jean-Luc Picard ends honoring the beginning, with his dearest and most loyal friends from the U.S.S. Enterprise. It would be an understatement to say that giving these characters a proper send-off is an honor. The entire STAR TREK: PICARD team and I can’t wait for fans to experience this final, high-stakes, starship-bound adventure in season three!”

 

STAR TREK: PICARD 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 three, 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. Terry Matalas serves as showrunner for season three.