We’re just under two weeks from the return of Star Trek: Picard, and ahead of its third and final season, showrunner Terry Matalas took to Twitter today to introduce fans to the Starfleet crew who serve aboard the USS Titan in the upcoming adventure.
Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) is the human commander of the USS Titan in this new 25th century era. Shaw is “a former engineer with a long history within Starfleet,” says Matalas; a limited description but the showrunner promises to share “more on him later.”
The Titan’s first officer is newly-minted Commander Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), who joined the service following Admiral Picard’s field commission in the Season 2 finale. Seven “was placed into an accelerated Starfleet program against her own judgement,” says Matalas, indicating she may not be fully comfortable in her new role aboard the Titan.
Leading scientific operations is Lieutenant T’Veen (Stephanie Czajkowski), a Vulcan who serves as the Titan’s official science offers. “Several Captains fought to have her on their bridge,” said Matalas, “[but] the Titan won.”
The ship’s weaponry is controlled by Lieutenant Matthew Arliss Mura (Joseph Lee), the tactical officer who has “has served on the new Titan for last three years” and is “exactly who you want at that station when you hear ‘Give ’em everything we got!'”
(Despite his distinctly human-sounding name, Matalas confirmed that Lt. Mura is Bajoran.)
Ensign Kova Rin Esmar (Jin Maley) speaks serves as the Titan’s communications officer. Per Matalas, Esmar “speaks over 72 languages [and] they graduated at the top of their class.”
If Esmar’s alien forehead seems familiar, that’s because they are a member of the Haliian race — introduced through Lt. Aquiel Uhnari in her self-titled episode. Previously, a Haliian ensign served as helmsman aboard the USS Stargazer in Season 2, and there’s a Haliian waiter working in the lounge aboard the USS Cerritos.
Finally, the USS Titan’s helm officer is Ensign Sidney La Forge (Ashleigh Sharpe Chestnut), casting which was first announced last October at New York Comic Con. One of Geordi La Forge’s two daughters, Sidney “didn’t want to build ships” like her sister Alandra (who we will also meet in Season 3, “she wanted to fly them.”
Several of these new characters can be seen in the recently-released final Star Trek: Picard Season 3 trailer.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 stars Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker, Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi, Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher, Michael Dorn as Worf, LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge, Brent Spiner as Lore, Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker, Ed Speleers as Beverly Crusher’s assistant, Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine. Along with the Titan bridge crew, Amanda Plummer will appear in a recurring role as Vadic, captain of the deadly Shrike vessel.
We’ve seen the first six episodes of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 — be on the lookout for our spoiler-free preview review on February 10!
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 will debut February 16 on Paramount+ the United States, and on CTV Sci Fi Channel and Crave in Canada. Outside of North America, the series is available on Amazon’s Prime Video service in most international locations.