Now that Paramount+ has started to expand its international reach into more territories, the streamer announced this week that Star Trek: Picard and Star Trek: Lower Decks will no longer live exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video service.
While Picard returns in the United States and Latin America on February 16, beginning February 17, Star Trek: Picard Seasons 1, 2, and 3 will be available on Paramount+ in the UK, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with South Korea to follow later in 2023. New episodes of Season 3 will be added to these countries’ Paramount+ catalog the day after their airing in the United States.
In addition, all three seasons of Star Trek: Lower Decks will also come to Paramount+ in those new international regions when the animated series returns for its fourth season later this year.
This will be welcome news for Paramount+ subscribers in those regions; at present both Picard and Lower Decks are expected to remain available on Prime Video.
Check back to TrekCore often for the latest in Star Trek franchise news!
We’ve known for months that the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be hitting Blu-ray and DVD this March — but for the first time, Paramount+ is planning a physical 4K release of the series as well.
Coming May 16, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 will be arriving in a special 4K Blu-ray Steelbook edition, which will contain all 10 episodes of 2022’s adventures in the Ultra HD format. The 4K Steelbook will not contain standard Blu-ray discs, so if you’re looking to acquire both formats, you’ll need to shop twice.
The special features on the standard Blu-ray release due out March 21 includes the following, which are expected to be included in the 4K set as well:
PIKE’S PEAK — Anson Mount takes fans through his journey as Captain Christopher Pike in the first season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, providing a glimpse into his portrayal with intimate footage throughout the season.
WORLD BUILDING — Led by Production Designer Jonathan Lee and his team, the season’s production design utilized cutting-edge technology to create worlds prior to shoots, allowing the actors to fully immerse themselves into scenes rather than imagine the worlds around them in a green room. Through interviews with producers, cast and crew, fans will learn about the expertise involved in the development process and how the powerful technology was seamlessly integrated into the show.
EXPLORING NEW WORLDS — Fans will explore the storylines and characters that bring Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to life with writers, cast and crew.
COMMENTARY — Anson Mount and Akiva Goldsman: “Strange New Worlds”
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This is the first Star Trek television series to receive the 4K disc treatment; with so few television series released in the Ultra HD format, it’s clear that CBS Home Entertainment is really putting their backing behind this release – and it’s likely any future Trek TV 4K releases will rely on successful sales numbers of the Strange New Worlds Season 1 set.
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.
Todd Stashwick as Captain Liam Shaw. (Paramount+)
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.”
Jeri Ryan as Commander Seven of Nine. (Paramount+)
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.
Stephanie Czajkowski as Lieutenant T’Veen. (Paramount+)
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.”
Joseph Lee as Lieutenant Matthew Arliss Mura. (Paramount+)
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!'”
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.”
Ashleigh Sharpe Chestnut as Ensign Sidney La Forge. (Paramount+)
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.
2022 brought the long-running Eaglemoss Star Trek machine to an unexpected end, as the company behind The Official Starships Collection, several ongoing book lines, and the large build-your-own-Enterprise-D model program went out of business.
We last spoke to former Eaglemoss program manager Ben Robinson in August, after the dust settled on the company’s demise and he was free to discuss the situation, sharing with us some behind-the-scenes information about what happened towards the end of the company’s life, and what was potentially in the cards for a revival of some of the well-loved Star Trek programs in the future.
In mid-January, it was announced that the Enterprise-D build-up program found a second life with Fanhome, part of the international licensed collectable company DeAgostini Group, allowing new subscribers to start their Galaxy-class model from stage one — but more importantly, allowing former Eaglesmoss subscribers to get their partially-completed builds underway once more.
This week, we sat down with Robinson to talk about the new Fanhome program, and continue the conversation about the future potential for the other now-defunct Eaglemoss offerings.
TREKCORE: When Eaglemoss closed, no subscriber had received all the parts needed to complete their Enterprise-D model — is that correct?
BEN ROBINSON: That is correct. I have the only complete model in the world.
TREKCORE: It’s good that people will be able to get those models completed then! Where do things stand today, Ben?
ROBINSON: It took a little while to sort out, but DeAgostini, which operates from a website called FanHome.com, have taken over the license and will be completing the Enterprise-D build up. Their first priority is to make sure that everybody who had started the model is able to complete it.
What they’re doing right now is taking names, and will very shortly get to the point where they can take orders as well. For them, the big logistical question is “Who’s still there? Who wants to finish it? Have we got the stock?”
At the moment, they’re working with the existing stock. They will order more, but they don’t know how many people they’re ordering it for. The first thing they need to do is get their heads around the situation. The model itself is exactly the same parts that Eaglemoss were releasing. They’re using the same factory, which is PCT. There won’t be any problem with any of the fit or anything like that. It’s the same model.
The same editorial team will finish off the magazines and the instructions. It is a continuation of the project that Eaglemoss started. I’m sure people feel like this is taking forever, but actually, to get it back up and running in six months is quite an achievement.
CBS were completely blindsided by this — there were loads of issues, and they’ve been restricted in what they can say because they have lawyers and that type of stuff — but they’ve really gone to town to make sure that this works. They’ve done a lot to make sure that they’ve found the right partner, and to make sure that people are not left with something unfinished.
In terms of DeAgostini being the right partner, they’re the biggest partwork company, I think, in the world.
TREKCORE: They’ve done a lot of Star Wars collectibles, if I recall correctly?
ROBINSON: They’ve been the Star Wars licensee for 20-plus years, so they absolutely have a lot of experience with this kind of project. They did a big buildup line of the Millennium Falcon, which is an extraordinary thing. It’s huge. They are a really big, substantial company that has very deep pockets.
Everyone should feel confident that they know what they’re doing and that they will get stuff to people, and they will deal with any questions anybody has, and they’ll be on top of it.
TREKCORE: How will the process of signing up for the build up again through De Agostini work if subscribers were at different points in the build up when Eaglemoss went bankrupt?
ROBINSON: At the moment, everyone can just pick up exactly where they left off. You just say, “Please start my subscription from issue 13 or issue 19 or issue 28,” wherever you were. At the moment, they can’t let people catch up.
I know people have asked about, “Could I just get a load of issues in one go?” That’s something that longer term they’ll look up as a possibility, but the first thing to do is to make sure that everybody who has started can finish. That’s the overwhelming priority.
All the clever stuff about, “Can I do this or can I do that or that?” It’s like, “Yes, just hang on.” Maybe we’ll get to that, but right now let’s just make sure that people can finish.
TREKCORE: What about some of the supplementary items that were on offer with a subscription, like the free gift shuttle sets or the premium display base?
ROBINSON: The first thing to say is that DeAgostini did not buy Eaglemoss. Eaglemoss had all sorts of problems, which meant that nobody was willing to buy it. Unfortunately, if anybody paid for anything they didn’t get from Eaglemoss, that’s something they need to take up with their credit card company, or their bank, and try to recover the money that way. I hope that everybody has tried to do that.
DeAgostini, they can’t take on that liability; they didn’t get anything from this in that respect. They’ve just taken over the license. They’ve taken over the rights to do the Enterprise-D model, and they’ve bought the stock, and they’re trying to contact people.
Anybody who’s like, “Well, I paid for half of my stand,” or whatever, I’m sorry but that’s something you need to take up with your bank. As for the free gifts and the premium display base, DeAgostini’s intention is to offer similar things. It’s a little bit more complicated tracking down to some of those things — and to be honest, that mirrored base still wasn’t finalized.
We were still working on it, but their intention is to make similar things available. I haven’t double-checked this, but they should be able to do the shuttle sets. There’s no reason why not. I’m not sure whether there might be a bit of a delay because it will involve new manufacturing, which can take a while. There is some stock, and this is part of the problem, is they need to work out how many people want things to try and match the demand to that.
Ultimately, you should be able to get the same or very similar. There will be gifts for subscribers, there will be specials, you will be able to buy a premium display base.
TREKCORE: Do you think DeAgostini will open up the model subscription to new subscribers who had not started the project under Eaglemoss?
ROBINSON: It will be a possibility. Exactly when they’re able to offer that will depend a little bit on how many people want to complete what they started through an Eaglemoss subscription. The danger is that they need to manage it — and to make sure that there is enough stock to supply people. That’s the first priority.
What they don’t want to do is say anybody can sign up and suddenly, you find thousands of people come and sign up, and then stock that should have been going to the people who needed to resume their build-up all goes out to new subscribers.
Long term, their intention is absolutely to make it available so that you can start from the beginning again, if you’re interested in a new build. Anybody who’s interested should sign up; that way they’re in the database.
The other big part of this is the way that the database laws work means that they can’t just take over the Eaglemoss database. People will have to sign up again. They’ll have to give their credit card details again. They’re making a new agreement with a new company, even though it’s the same product.
This is not Eaglemoss, this is DeAgostini. That’s how people should treat it, and they should just register, and be ready to sign up. But the hope is that there will be an option for new subscribers, and I know they’re interested — if this works — in doing more Star Trek.
TREKCORE: So do you think this might be the start of a larger product line for Star Trek with DeAgostini?
ROBINSON: It’s very possible. There were some things that Eaglemoss was really, really good at — and as a result, those rights weren’t available to other companies. But now that Eaglemoss isn’t around, they’re able to get into that business. DeAgostini have employed me as a consultant for whatever that means… and not just to relaunch those programs.
Exactly what they do will take a little while to work out, but they are certainly enthusiastic and committed. They see Star Trek as a real opportunity — and they’re very interested in the fact that Eaglemoss was operating very successfully in the US.
They are employing people who have some experience with Star Trek and using me as a consultant, which is gratifying. Yes, I think there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of Star Trek production of the same kind of things that Eaglemoss was doing.
TREKCORE: Based on what you were hoping from our previous interview last year, related to companies taking over the various Eaglemoss product lines and continuing them, are you pleased with the direction things have been heading to resolve those issues?
ROBINSON: Yes, I think so. I think that the picture is every bit as positive as you would hope. I don’t want to promise things that haven’t become definite yet, but I am no less optimistic now than I was six months ago.
In fact, everything that I hoped would come to pass, is coming to pass — and you can draw your own conclusions about might mean! I’m happy to say that. I’m happy to say that I think that what Star Trek has shown is that there’s a remarkable loyalty and enthusiasm from the fan community for these products. Any sensible business can see that.
They understand that this is a good business, and they are interested in being in it — though, obviously, any business has challenges. We’ve done 400 ships. I keep asking, “How many more do people need?!” I hope the answer is plenty!
All of this depends on how successful everything is. If five people say, “Yes, I’ll finish the model,” then obviously, that’s going to be a problem. If most people sign up again, then they’ll be like, “Okay, this is really good. This is healthy.”
Everything is dependent on people being able to make money out of it. Their intention is to do more and to be part of the Star Trek family going forward.
TREKCORE: Do you have any updates you can share on Eaglemoss’s book releases that were planned before the bankruptcy?
ROBINSON: There are negotiations happening, but I’m not directly involved in those at the moment. I’m optimistic that the books will find a new home, but that’s still in negotiation. What I can tell people is that the Star Trek Shipyards books, which are the most popular, would be very easy to finish.
There were two more planned volumes in that series for the Alpha Quadrant to publish. Eaglemoss had done a good chunk of the work on those books, and they were ready to go.
They wouldn’t take too much to finish off. If someone picks up the rights to them, and is interested, that’s a doable deal. They’re not having to start from scratch or whatever.
The first conversation has just been taking over the rights — and then the second conversation is, “Okay, what do they want to do with anything new?” My immediate ability to write books myself is not enormous, because I have new employment that involves doing other things. I really enjoyed working on all the Star Trek books I worked on and I’m really proud of them. I would love to have had the chance to do some more, but I can’t see that happening in the immediate future. That’s a shame when I think about it that way — but never say never.
TREKCORE: So what is your advice to fans looking to stay informed on the future of the former Eaglemoss programs?
ROBINSON: The main message: at the moment, everybody is in a signup phase. Because of privacy laws, you can’t just email most people without them saying it’s okay for you to email them, so it’s very important for people to go and sign up. It’s so complicated the way this works, but there are rules about who you can email and who you can’t.
People may see that some people are getting an email and they’re not getting it, but the best thing for them to do is to go to FanHomefor the Enterprise-D part work subscription, or to MasterReplicas.com for the remaining Eaglemoss Official Starships Collection ship model inventory and sign up if they’re interested.
No one wants to make any promises that aren’t kept, particularly given what happened. The message is these people are both FanHome and Master Replicas are legit. They will both deliver a good service. I wouldn’t want to be involved with them if I didn’t think that was the case. No one’s trying to be unfair or unscrupulous. So go sign up!
In addition, stick around to hear Chrys’s theory about how the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds tie-in comic The Ilyrian Enigma will connect with the Season 2 storyline, and Alex’s theory about Star Trek: Picard Season 3’s cultural impact when it debuts on February 16.
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Following their previous Star Trek: The Next Generation hero prop replicas including the small Type I “cricket” phaser, Factory Entertainment is expanding their Federation arsenal with the early-season Type II “dustbuster” phaser.
Used in Season 1 and Season 2 of The Next Generation, this redesign of the classic Starfleet hand phaser was seen in such episodes as “Too Short a Season,” “The Arsenal of Freedom,” “Time Squared,” and others, the curvy phaser is the only Next Gen phaser design never to receive its own licensed toy or replica release in the 30+ years since it was seen on screen.
One of the last surviving dustbuster-style Type II phasers from #StarTrek TNG's first season; it has a light in the emitter which shines through the translucent red areas to simulate the internal energy discharge — and lets the digital arts know when to paint in the fired beam. pic.twitter.com/ZBWoTyDFph
It was phased out and replaced with the well-remembered “cobrahead” design beginning in Season 3 — and now Factory Entertainment is bringing the “dustbuster” phaser back with a new hero replica featuring internal lighting and sound elements for fans to bring home.
Up for preorder today with an anticipated June 2023 delivery, the Factory Entertainment “dustbuster” phaser will feature “an impressively heavy all metal body” and a design meant “to capture the best elements from all variants in a single blended execution.” It will also come with the display case and numbered plaque now standard with FE’s Trek replicas.
Factory Entertainment — STAR TREK: TNG 'Dustbuster' Phaser
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We got to check out Factory Entertainment’s prototype at 2022’s San Diego Comic Con, and you can see photos of that early edition here:
Prototype ‘dustbuster’ phaser at SDCC 2022. (Photo: TrekCore.com)Prototype ‘dustbuster’ phaser at SDCC 2022. (Photo: TrekCore.com)Prototype ‘dustbuster’ phaser at SDCC 2022. (Photo: TrekCore.com)
If you want to add Factory Entertainment’s Star Trek: The Next Generation “dustbuster” phaser replica to your personal armory, you can preorder today at a factory-discounted price of $499 — note however this introductory price ends February 15, when it will increase to $549.
Keep checking back to TrekCore for all the latest Star Trek merchandise news!
Star Trek: Picard reunites the Next Generation crew when the series returns for its third and final season beginning September 16 on Paramount+, and today the streamer released the last big trailer for the upcoming adventure during the AFC Championship football game.
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We hear from Worf (Michael Dorn) warning of an impending attack, Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) warning Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) not to trust anyone, Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd) on a dangerous planet, Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and Professor Moriarty (Daniel Davis) making threats, Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) arguing with Picard, Lore (Brent Spiner) taunting La Forge, Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) in a firefight, Worf fighting Raffi, Crusher firing a phaser rifle… and the whole gang back together once more.
Along with the new preview, Paramount+ has also released the final key art for Picard Season 3, the second poster design unveiled after the first one arrived in early January.
Joining all of the returning stars on the poster is the first of two new cast members joining the series for the final season.
Actor Ed Speleers, best known for appearances on Outlander (Starz) and You (Netflix), is described as “a series regular who aids Beverly Crusher’s medical efforts on worlds Starfleet has forgotten.” The character’s name was not revealed in today’s announcement — so his identity is likely tied to the Season 3 storyline.
Picard Season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas also brings one of his 12 Monkeys leads to the 25th century this year, as actor Todd Stashwick beams aboard the USS Titan as the captain of the season’s hero starship. Stashwick will appear in a recurring role throughout Season 3.
Ed Speleers (L) and Todd Stashwick join STAR TREK: PICARD’s Season 3 cast. (Paramount+)
This won’t be Stashwick’s first trip into the Star Trek universe, though; the actor played a Romulan infiltrator inside the Vulcan High Command back in Star Trek: Enterprise, appearing in Season 4’s “Kir’Shara.”
Along with Speleers and Stashwick, 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, Amanda Plummer as Vadic, and Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine.
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.
We’re back from hiatus with a review covering some of Factory Entertainment’s new Star Trek prop replicas, announced last fall and finally arriving into waiting fans’ hands in December.
Following their Ressikan Flute and Starfleet Medical set prop replicas released in 2021 and 2022, the company launched their next high-end Star Trek: The Next Generation replicas last September with a pair of early-season Type 1 “cricket” hand phasers.
Modeled after the Starfleet hand weapon first used in the series pilot episode, “Encounter at Farpoint,” but was largely obsoleted after the first year due to its lack of visibility on screen — though it did appear occasionally in later episodes such as “Up the Long Ladder,” “The Bonding,” “The Mind’s Eye,” and even Star Trek: Voyager Season 5 story “In the Flesh.”
The company has produced two versions of the Type I phaser, based upon its two appearances: the first is the dark-barreled edition meant to represent the weapon as it appeared in TNG Season 3 and beyond, and a second limited-run edition featuring a painted silver barrel representing its initial design in Season 1 of The Next Generation.
We thank Factory Entertainment for sending us both versions of their cricket phaser replica to check out for this review.
Each features identical electronic light and sound integration, controlled through the two copper-colored beam intensity buttons. Once powered on — by holding down the left beam button for a few seconds — this allows users to raise the phaser’s strength from a low-level stun setting (Level 1) to a high-powered vaporization setting (Level 8) with a simple press of either button.
The phaser also has two additional engagement options, starting with a power overload. By holding town both beam intensity buttons for a few seconds, a power buildup sound plays as the beam strength indicator rises rapidly, resulting in a loud ‘explosion’ when the overload discharges.
The standard edition (left) and the Season 1 limited-edition variant.
The second is a setting called “Crusher Mode,” named after Wesley Crusher’s use of the cricket phaser in TNG Season 5’s “The Game” — press the trigger and the right beam intensity button at the same time, and the phaser goes into rapid-fire mode for about five seconds, flashing the red beam light in time with the discharge sound to emulate Wesley’s tactic.
Thankfully, unlike some replicas these additional settings aren’t a hidden feature — the included instruction pamphlet clearly spells out how to activate each mode, so there’s no need to press random button combinations just to figure out how to make it work. (The electronics themselves are powered by four LR44 batteries, located below the removable trigger panel.)
Each phaser replica in their included display cases.
Finally, like the TNG medical set last year, the cricket phaser replicas come packaged in a wood-and-glass display case, which also includes a metal plaque indicating the product’s edition number. It’s kind of overkill for a product this size, honestly, since the phaser itself measures in at less than 3.5 inches in length — but if this is the only replica in your collection, it does make for a nice display piece when it’s in the case.
While it looks nice, unless you’re a completist — or if you prefer the early look to the later color scheme — there’s not really a reason to buy the Season 1 limited edition over the standard dark-barrel version of the cricket phaser. All of the electronics and sound effects are the same, and the $50 price bump isn’t really justified for the simple addition of silver paint around the front of the device.
The silver band and barrel unique to the Season 1 variant.
It’s also not quite as accurate to the early-look model as it could be: the original had silver ‘lips’ at the front of the device (seen here in “Justice”) not replicated on Factory’s build, and the silver paint has a bit of castoff where the pattern was stenciled for application.
That said, both versions of the cricket phaser replica are nice pieces to hold, as their weighty all-metal bodies and clicky, responsive electronic buttons make each a remarkable upgrade from the old 1990s-era Playmates Toys playtime edition, which was inflated to a size nearly three times larger than the actual prop.
…compared to the mid-1990’s Playmates Toys cricket phaser (top).
The price on each is nothing to scoff at, either — the standard edition is $299, with the Season 1 variant running for $349 — but in this case, for the build quality and functionality of each one, these replicas are very much in line with the cost you’d face if you commissioned a fan-built replica to the same specs. (We know it’s not affordable to everyone, of course, please don’t misunderstand us!)
These are just the first phaser replicas in Factory Entertainment’s planned Star Trek arsenal; the company has already teased plans for a TNG Season 1 “dustbuster” phaser which we expect to see go up for preorder fairly soon, and there’s certainly more Trek to come from this company in 2023 and beyond.
Factory Entertainment — 'Star Trek: TNG' Cricket Phaser Replicas
Keep checking back to TrekCore for all the latest news on Factory Entertainment’s plans, and more from the world of Star Trek merchandise and collectables!
In addition, stick around to hear Stephen’s wish for a Star Trek anthology series that could explore all the different parts of the Star Trek universe — and Alex lays his cards on the table, giving some big predictions about which legacy characters will be appearing in the upcoming third season of Star Trek: Picard.
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While Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard won’t be here until February 16, Paramount+ is already teasing the last pre-season look at the upcoming episodes with a teaser giving us a first look at the Next Gen gang back in action.
Paired with today’s NFL football programming, the teaser features Patrick Stewart’s narration over a mix of gameplay footage and snippets from Star Trek: Picard Season 3 — hyping up the final Season 3 trailer set to arrive January 29 during the 6:30PM ET AFC Championship game halftime break.
Allies and adversaries will go head to head in an epic clash. Watch the AFC Championship Game on @NFLonCBS next Sunday, January 29 to see the official trailer for #StarTrekPicard's final season during halftime. pic.twitter.com/J8JNhvEGoz
Along with some snippets of things seen in previous trailers — like the Enterprise-F and a skirmish between Worf and Raffi Muskier — today’s quick teaser features flashes of new baddie Vadic (Amanda Plummer), Starfleet commander Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), and the former Enterprise-D and -E command crew meeting in the USS Titan’s conference room to discuss a serious situation.
Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Picard (Patrick Stewart) aboard the USS Titan. (Paramount+)Admiral Picard leads a conference. (Paramount+)Captain Riker listens to Picard. (Paramount+)Troi (Marina Sirtis) and Worf (Michael Dorn) listen to Picard. (Paramount+)La Forge (LeVar Burton) and Crusher (Gates McFadden) listen to Picard. (Paramount+)Geordi La Forge. (Paramount+)Deanna Troi. (Paramount+)Raffi Musiker (Michelle Hurd). (Paramount+)Commander Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan). (Paramount+)The USS Titan flees from the Shrike. (Paramount+)Vadic (Amanda Plummer) sends in her forces. (Paramount+)
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, and Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine.
Keep checking back to TrekCore for all the Star Trek: Picard Season 3 news as it breaks!
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 will debut February 16, 2023 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.
