‘Picard’ – CBS All-Access Star Trek Series Officially Renewed For Season 2

We are insanely excited about the upcoming Picard series on CBS All-Access and the show doesn’t even premiere until January 23rd. Well, it seems like we aren’t the only ones who are excited because the network has now announced that they’ll be picking the show up for at least one more season. Here’s the announcement from CBS.

“The energy and excitement around the premiere of STAR TREK: PICARD has reached a magnitude greater than all of us at CBS All Access could have hoped for. We’re thrilled to announce plans for a second season before the series’ debut, and we are confident that ‘Star Trek’ fans and new viewers alike will be captured by the stellar cast and creative team’s meticulously crafted story when it premieres on Jan. 23.”

In the new series, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard is called back to action when a girl with mysterious ties to The Borg shows up on his door to ask for help. Along with Sir Patrick Stewart, the new show stars a cast of new characters and returning Star Trek alum that inlcudes: Alison Pill (Dr. Agnes Jurati), Isa Briones (Dahj), Evan Evagora (Elnor), Michelle Hurd (Raffi Musiker), Santiago Cabrera (Cristobal Rios) and Harry Treadaway (Narek) along with special guest stars Brent Spiner (Data), Jonathan Del Arco (Hugh), Jonathan Frakes (William Riker), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi).